Personal Info
Birth date
1943-02-26 (82 Years)
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Poughkeepsie, New York, USA
Also known as
William Henry Duke Jr.
بیل دوک
Bill Duke
Biography
William Henry "Bill" Duke, Jr. (born February 26, 1943) is an American actor and film director. Known for his physically imposing frame, Duke's acting work frequently dwells within the action/crime and drama genres but also includes comedy. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bill Duke , licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
7.936
Overview:
In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories.Lost
7.9
Overview:
Stripped of everything, the survivors of a horrific plane crash must work together to stay alive. But the island holds many secrets.Dallas
6.862
Overview:
The world's first mega-soap, and one of the most popular ever produced, Dallas had it all. Beautiful women, expensive cars, and men playing Monopoly with real buildings. Famous for one of the best cliffhangers in TV history, as the world asked "Who shot J.R.?" A slow-burner to begin with, Dallas hit its stride in the 2nd season, with long storylines and expert character development. Dallas ruled the airwaves in the 1980's.Hill Street Blues
7.6
Overview:
A realistic glimpse into the daily lives of the officers and detectives at an urban police station.Tour of Duty
8.012
Overview:
The trials of a U.S. Army platoon serving in the field during the Vietnam War.Jimmy Kimmel Live!
5.5
Overview:
Jimmy Kimmel Live! is an American late-night talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and broadcast on ABC.Charlie's Angels
6.7
Overview:
Beautiful, intelligent, and ultra-sophisticated, Charlie's Angels are everything a man could dream of... and way more than they could ever handle! Receiving their orders via speaker phone from their never seen boss, Charlie, the Angels employ their incomparable sleuthing and combat skills, as well as their lethal feminine charm, to crack even the most seemingly insurmountable of cases.The Twilight Zone
7.763
Overview:
This 1980s revival of the classic sci-fi series features a similar style to the original anthology series. Each episode tells a tale (sometimes two or three) rooted in horror or suspense, often with a surprising twist at the end. Episodes usually feature elements of drama and comedy.Knots Landing
6.868
Overview:
The domestic adventures, misdeeds and everyday interactions of five families living on a cul-de-sac in a small California community.Amen
6.6
Overview:
Amen is an American television sitcom produced by Carson Productions that ran from September 27, 1986 to May 11, 1991 on NBC. Set in Sherman Hemsley's real-life hometown of Philadelphia, Amen stars Hemsley as the deacon of a church and was part of a wave of successful sitcoms on NBC in the 1980s which featured entirely or almost-entirely black casts. Others included The Cosby Show, A Different World, and 227.Falcon Crest
5.528
Overview:
Falcon Crest is an American primetime television soap opera which aired on the CBS network for nine seasons, from December 4, 1981 to May 17, 1990. A total of 227 episodes were produced. The series revolves around the feuding factions of the wealthy Gioberti/Channing family in the Californian wine industry. Jane Wyman starred as Angela Channing, the tyrannical matriarch of the Falcon Crest Winery, alongside Robert Foxworth as Chase Gioberti, Angela's nephew who returns to Falcon Crest following the death of his father. The series was set in the fictitious Tuscany Valley northeast of San Francisco.Cold Case
7.774
Overview:
The Philadelphia homicide squad's lone female detective finds her calling when she is assigned cases that have never been solved. Detective Lilly Rush combines her natural instincts with the updated technology available today to bring about justice for all the victims she can.Battlestar Galactica
8.209
Overview:
When an old enemy, the Cylons, resurface and obliterate the 12 colonies, the crew of the aged Galactica protect a small civilian fleet - the last of humanity - as they journey toward the fabled 13th colony, Earth.Strong Medicine
7.1
Overview:
The lives of staff in the womens' health clinic of a fictitious hospital in Philadelphia.Miami Vice
7.451
Overview:
The story of the Miami Police Department's vice squad and its efforts to end drug trafficking and prostitution, centered on the unlikely partnership of Sonny Crockett and Ricardo Tubbs - who first meet when Tubbs is undercover in a drug cartel.The Boondocks
8.146
Overview:
When Robert “Granddad” Freeman becomes legal guardian to his two grandsons, he moves from the tough south side of Chicago to the upscale neighborhood of Woodcrest (a.k.a. "The Boondocks") so he can enjoy his golden years in safety and comfort. But with Huey, a 10-year-old leftist revolutionary, and his eight-year-old misfit brother, Riley, suburbia is about to be shaken up.Black Lightning
6.979
Overview:
Jefferson Pierce is a man wrestling with a secret. As the father of two daughters and principal of a charter high school that also serves as a safe haven for young people in a New Orleans neighborhood overrun by gang violence, he is a hero to his community.Spenser: For Hire
6.7
Overview:
Mystery and suspense series based on Robert Parker's "Spenser" novels. Spenser, a private investigator living in Boston, gets involved in a new murder mystery each episode.Matlock
7.108
Overview:
Matlock is an American television legal drama, starring Andy Griffith in the title role of criminal defense attorney Ben Matlock. The show, produced by The Fred Silverman Company, Dean Hargrove Productions, Viacom Productions and Paramount Television originally aired from September 23, 1986 to May 8, 1992 on NBC; and from November 5, 1992 until May 7, 1995 on ABC. The show's format is similar to that of CBS's Perry Mason, with Matlock identifying the perpetrators and then confronting them in dramatic courtroom scenes. One difference, however, was that whereas Mason usually exculpated his clients at a pretrial hearing, Matlock usually secured an acquittal at trial, from the jury.Hunter
7.2
Overview:
Hunter is an American police drama television series created by Frank Lupo, and starring Fred Dryer as Sgt. Rick Hunter and Stepfanie Kramer as Sgt. Dee Dee McCall, which ran on NBC from 1984 to 1991. However, Kramer left after the sixth season to pursue other acting and musical opportunities. In the seventh season, Hunter partnered with two different women officers. The titular character, Sgt. Rick Hunter, was a wily, physically imposing, and often rule-breaking homicide detective with the Los Angeles Police Department. The show's main characters, Hunter and McCall, resolve many of their cases by shooting dead the perpetrators. The show's executive producer during the first season was Stephen J. Cannell, whose company produced the series.New York Undercover
7.1
Overview:
New York Undercover is an American police drama The series stars Detective J.C. Williams and Detective Eddie Torres, two undercover detectives in New York City's Fourth Precinct who were assigned to investigate various crimes and gang-related cases.Starsky & Hutch
7.247
Overview:
Streetwise Detective David Starsky partners up with a more intellectual partner, Kenneth 'Hutch' Hutchinson, to protect citizens and patrol the streets of Bay City.Kojak
6.996
Overview:
A bald, lollipop sucking police detective with a fiery righteous attitude battles crime in New York City.Crime Story
7.9
Overview:
The hard-boiled saga of hair-trigger cop Lieutenant Mike Torello and his obsessive pursuit of ruthless gangster Ray Luca.Hell Town
5
Overview:
Hell Town is an American drama series that aired on NBC from September 4, 1985 to December 25, 1985. The series features former Baretta star Robert Blake.Palmerstown, U.S.A.
5.5
Overview:
Palmerstown, U.S.A. is a drama series. It centers on the lives of two 9-year-old best friends, one black and one white, growing up in a small Southern town during the 1930s.Justice League
8.167
Overview:
The long-awaited rebirth of the greatest superhero team of all time: Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Hawkgirl, Green Lantern, and Martian Manhunter.Cagney & Lacey
6.9
Overview:
Mary Beth Lacey and Chris Cagney are teamed up as NYPD police detectives. Their opposing personalities (one is tough and the other sensitive) mesh to make this one of the great crime-fighting duos of all time.Legacy
8
Overview:
During post-civil war, Ned Logan, a wealthy widower, is raising a family all on his own on his Kentucky horse farm. Ned's streetwise adopted son clashes with his youngest son, Clay, as well as the southern society. Meanwhile, Sean reconsiders his impending engagement to debutante, Vivian Winters.Acting
TBAScavenger Hunt as Joe
2022Gaslit (1 Episode) as Charles Anderson
2022Sweet Black Film: The Birth of the Black Hero in Hollywood as Self
2022In Search of Tomorrow as Self - Interviewee
2021The Vandal as Harold
2021No Sudden Move as Aldrick Watkins
2019In Search of the Last Action Heroes as Himself
2019Hollow Point as Senior Guard James
2019High Flying Bird as Spence
2018Mandy as Caruthers
2018Black Lightning (21 Episodes) as Agent Percy Odell
2017American Satan as Gabriel
2016Restored Me as Officer Brantley
2014Bad Country as John Nokes
2013A Fuller Life as Self - Reader (segment "Freelance")
2013Battledogs as President Donald Sheridan
2012Celebrity Crime Files (1 Episode) as Self
2012Iceberg Slim: Portrait of a Pimp as Self
2012Freaky Deaky as Wendell Robinson
2011The Big Bang as Drummer
2010Henry's Crime as Frank
2009Directors on Directing as Self
2006Yellow as Miles Emory
2006X-Men: The Last Stand as Trask
2006The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success as Self
2005Get Rich or Die Tryin' as Levar
2005The Boondocks (1 Episode) as Unknown
2004Battlestar Galactica (1 Episode) as Phelan
2004Lost (1 Episode) as Warden Harris
2003Karen Sisco (10 Episodes) as Amos Andrews
2003Cold Case (1 Episode) as Grover Boone
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live! (1 Episode) as Unknown
2003National Security as Lieutenant Washington
2002Red Dragon as Police Chief
2002Fastlane (5 Episodes) as Capt. Bob Parish
2002Love and a Bullet as Mysterious Voice on Phone
2001Justice League (1 Episode) as Detective (voice)
2001Exit Wounds as Chief Hinges
2001Never Again as Earl
2000Who Killed Atlanta's Children? as Sheriff Chirumenga Jenga
1999The Limey as Head DEA Agent (uncredited)
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2 Episodes) as Ed Pastrino
1999Fever as Detective Glass
1999Payback as Det. Hicks
1998Susan's Plan as Detective Scott
1998Always Outnumbered as Blackbird Wills
1997Frank Capra's American Dream as Self
1993Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit as Mr. Johnson
1993Menace II Society as Detective
1990Bird on a Wire as Albert Diggs
1989Street of No Return as Lieutenant Borel
1988Action Jackson as Capt. Earl Armbruster
1987No Man's Land as Malcolm
1987Predator as Mac Eliot
1986Dallas: The Early Years as Seth Foster
1985Commando as Cooke
1980Palmerstown, U.S.A. (18 Episodes) as Unknown
1980American Gigolo as Leon James
1978Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force as Sgt. Langford
1978Love Is Not Enough as 'Happy' Jordan
1976Car Wash as Duane – Abdullah
1976Charlie's Angels (1 Episode) as David Pearl
1975Starsky & Hutch (1 Episode) as Officer Dryden
1973Kojak (1 Episode) as Sylk
1972Santiago's Ark as Mr. Sands
Directing
2024The Journey ... Director
2017Created Equal ... Director
2015Light Girls ... Director
2014Preying for Mercy ... Director
2011Dark Girls ... Director
2009Not Easily Broken ... Director
2008Prince Among Slaves ... Director
2007Cover ... Director
2005Deacons for Defense ... Director
2005Miracle's Boys (1 Episode) ... Director
2002Robbery Homicide Division (1 Episode) ... Director
2002Fastlane (1 Episode) ... Director
2002Partners of the Heart ... Director
2001DMX: Angel ... Director
2000Strong Medicine (1 Episode) ... Director
2000The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery ... Director
1998Legacy (2 Episodes) ... Director
1997Hoodlum ... Director
1996America's Dream ... Director
1994New York Undercover (2 Episodes) ... Director
1993Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit ... Director
1993The Cemetery Club ... Director
1992Deep Cover ... Director
1991A Rage in Harlem ... Director
1990The Outsiders (3 Episodes) ... Director
1989The Meeting ... Director
1989Gideon Oliver (1 Episode) ... Director
1989A Raisin in the Sun ... Director
1989A Man Called Hawk (2 Episodes) ... Director
1988HeartBeat (1 Episode) ... Director
1987Tour of Duty (1 Episode) ... Director
1986Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI ... Director
1986Amen (1 Episode) ... Director
1986Starman (2 Episodes) ... Director
1986Crime Story (2 Episodes) ... Director
1986Matlock (1 Episode) ... Director
1985The Twilight Zone (1 Episode) ... Director
1985Spenser: For Hire (1 Episode) ... Director
1985Hell Town (1 Episode) ... Director
1985Berrenger's (1 Episode) ... Director
1984Hunter (1 Episode) ... Director
1984Miami Vice (1 Episode) ... Director
1984Call to Glory (1 Episode) ... Director
1984Maximum Security (1 Episode) ... Director
1984The Killing Floor ... Director
1983Emerald Point N.A.S. (2 Episodes) ... Director
1983Trauma Center (1 Episode) ... Director
1982Cagney & Lacey (2 Episodes) ... Director
1982Fame (1 Episode) ... Director
1981Falcon Crest (7 Episodes) ... Director
1981Hill Street Blues (2 Episodes) ... Director
1981Flamingo Road (2 Episodes) ... Director
1979Knots Landing (10 Episodes) ... Director
1978Dallas (1 Episode) ... Director
Production
2014Preying for Mercy ... Executive Producer
2009Not Easily Broken ... Producer
1997Hoodlum ... Executive Producer