Cast & creator
Bill Duke
Best known for Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Lost, Knots Landing
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.
Also known as: William Henry Duke Jr.
84
film credits
47
television credits
74
1972–2024 · acting roles
6.6
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (131)
Showing 131 of 131 credits
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Ed Pastrino
1999
Lost
Warden Harris
2004
Knots Landing
Director
1979
Dallas
Director
1978
Falcon Crest
Director
1981
Cold Case
Grover Boone
2003
American Playhouse
FBI Agent #2
1982American Playhouse
Director
1982
Strong Medicine
Director
2000
Miami Vice
Director
1984
Hill Street Blues
Director
1981
Charlie's Angels
David Pearl
1976
Matlock
Director
1986
Battlestar Galactica
Phelan
2004
The Twilight Zone
Director
1985
Cagney & Lacey
Director
1982
Starsky & Hutch
Officer Dryden
1975
Hunter
Director
1984
The Boondocks
Detective (voice)
2005
Black Lightning
Agent Percy Odell
2018
Fame
Director
1982
New York Undercover
Director
1994
Kojak
Sylk
1973
Tour of Duty
Director
1987
Predator
Mac Eliot
1987
Justice League
Detective (voice)
2001
Crime Story
Director
1986
Spenser: For Hire
Director
1985
Fastlane
Capt. Bob Parish
2002Fastlane
Director
2002
Amen
Director
1986
No Sudden Move
Aldrick Watkins
2021
Commando
Cooke
1985
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
Mr. Johnson
1993Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
Director
1993
Gaslit
Charles Anderson
2022
Starman
Director
1986
Trauma Center
Director
1983
Flamingo Road
Director
1981
Get Rich or Die Tryin'
Levar
2005
The Outsiders
Director
1990
Bird on a Wire
Albert Diggs
1990
National Security
Lieutenant Washington
2003
Mandy
Caruthers
2018
Payback
Det. Hicks
1999
Call to Glory
Director
1984
Exit Wounds
Chief Hinges
2001
Emerald Point N.A.S.
Director
1983
American Gigolo
Leon James
1980
The Limey
Head DEA Agent (uncredited)
1999
Henry's Crime
Frank
2010
Hell Town
Director
1985
Menace II Society
Detective
1993
Karen Sisco
Amos Andrews
2003
A Rage in Harlem
Director
1991
Palmerstown, U.S.A.
Luther Freeman
1980
Deep Cover
Director
1992
Hoodlum
Director
1997Hoodlum
Executive Producer
1997
HeartBeat
Director
1988
Berrenger's
Director
1985
A Man Called Hawk
Director
1989
Celebrity Crime Files
Self
2012
Action Jackson
Capt. Earl Armbruster
1988
Bad Country
John Nokes
2014
No Man's Land
Malcolm
1987Gideon Oliver
Director
1989
Freaky Deaky
Wendell Robinson
2012
Not Easily Broken
Director
2009Not Easily Broken
Producer
2009
Car Wash
Duane – Abdullah
1976
The Big Bang
Drummer
2011
Red Dragon
Police Chief
2002
American Satan
Gabriel
2017
High Flying Bird
Spence
2019Maximum Security
Director
1984
The Cemetery Club
Director
1993
Miracle's Boys
Director
2005
Susan's Plan
Detective Scott
1998
Hollow Point
Senior Guard James
2019
Frank Capra's American Dream
Self
1997
The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery
Director
2000
Love and a Bullet
Mysterious Voice on Phone
2002
Dark Girls
Director
2011
Cover
Director
2007
A Fuller Life
Self - Reader (segment "Freelance")
2013
Who Killed Atlanta's Children?
Sheriff Chirumenga Jenga
2000
In Search of Tomorrow
Self - Interviewee
2022
Street of No Return
Lieutenant Borel
1989
Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force
Sgt. Langford
1978
Dallas: The Early Years
Seth Foster
1986
The Killing Floor
Director
1984
If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator'
Self
2000
Light Girls
Director
2015
Iceberg Slim: Portrait of a Pimp
Self
2012
Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI
Director
1986
Yellow
Miles Emory
2006Clipped Wings, They Do Fly
D.A. Adam Stevenson
2018
The Vandal
Harold
2021
In Search of the Last Action Heroes
Self
2019
Created Equal
Director
2017
A Raisin in the Sun
Director
1989
Love Is Not Enough
'Happy' Jordan
1978
Always Outnumbered
Blackbird Wills
1998Redd Foxx Biopic
Director
Predator: The Unseen Arnold
Self
Sweet Black Film: The Birth of the Black Hero in Hollywood
Self
2022
Partners of the Heart
Director
2002
Foolish
Studio Producer
1999
Restored Me
Officer Brantley
2016
Never Again
Earl
2001
Preying for Mercy
Executive Producer
2014Preying for Mercy
Director
2014
America's Dream
Director
1996
The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success
Self
2006
Predator: The Life Inside
Self
2001
Directors on Directing
Self
2009
Deacons for Defense
Director
2005
Fever
Detective Glass
1999
Prince Among Slaves
Director
2008
X-Men: The Last Stand
Trask
2006
Predator: Character Design
Self
2001
Santiago's Ark
Mr. Sands
1972
DMX: Angel
Director
2001Santiago's America
Mr. Sands
1975
Predator: Old Painless
Self
2001
The Meeting
Director
1989The Journey
Director
2024
Predator: Classified Action
Self
2001Scavenger Hunt
Joe
Battledogs
President Donald Sheridan
2013