
Dorian Harewood
Birthday: 1950-08-06 | Place of Birth: Dayton, Ohio, USADorian Harewood (born August 6, 1950) is an African American actor. He first garnered attention for his portrayal of Simon Haley (father of author Alex Haley) in the ABC miniseries Roots: The Next Generations. He is also known for his roles in Full Metal Jacket and The Jesse Owens Story, and for his co-starring role in the ABC Television series Strike Force. In 1994, he was awarded the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series, Mini-Series or Television Movie, for his recurring role as jazz/blues saxophonist Clarence "Cool Papa" Charleston on the NBC drama series I'll Fly Away. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dorian Harewood, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Acting
Role
as James Cline
as Self - Narrator
as Albert Peach
as Baxter Kyle
as Older Irwin (voice)
as Jim Monroe
as Dr. Tan
as Self - Narrator
as Claude St. Claire
as Mackie Whittaker
as Teddy Howard
as Tombstone (voice)
as Dalton Gregory
as George Adams
as Captain Louis Morgan
as Guy Richardson
as Pete Horton
as Al Hendrix
as Brad Lily
as Luke Sinclair
as Juror 5
as Jax (voice)