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Re: who is the best black actor?
« Reply #25 on: August 12, 2008, 01:53:34 AM »
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Re: who is the best black actor?
« Reply #26 on: August 12, 2008, 03:24:03 AM »

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Re: who is the best black actor?
« Reply #27 on: August 15, 2008, 03:35:36 PM »
Tough question...

I think Todd Bridges, because he seamlessly went from childhood star to prison bitch.

Of course, the problem with black actors is that they get typecast.  Even Denzel Washington...he played a black guy in his first movie, and has played a black guy in every single film he's done since.
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Re: who is the best black actor?
« Reply #28 on: August 15, 2008, 03:38:30 PM »
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Re: who is the best black actor?
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Re: who is the best black actor?
« Reply #30 on: August 17, 2008, 04:32:18 PM »
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Re: who is the best black actor?
« Reply #31 on: August 18, 2008, 09:20:12 PM »
Terrance Howard is my favorite actor now, but Denzel owns the title no question. Amreican Gangster was great and then you have to add in all the other movies he has done.........

In Production
2000s
1990s
1980s
1970s
The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009) (post-production) .... Lieutenant Zachary Garber


The Great Debaters (2007) .... Melvin B. Tolson
American Gangster (2007) .... Frank Lucas
Deja Vu (2006) .... Agent Doug Carlin - ATF
... aka Deja Vu (Philippines: English title)
Inside Man (2006) .... Detective Keith Frazier
The Manchurian Candidate (2004) .... Ben Marco
Man on Fire (2004) .... Creasy
Out of Time (2003/I) .... Matthias Lee Whitlock
Antwone Fisher (2002) .... Dr. Jerome Davenport
John Q (2002) .... John Quincy Archibald
... aka John Q. (USA: poster title)
Training Day (2001) .... Alonzo
Remember the Titans (2000) .... Coach Herman Boone


The Hurricane (1999) .... Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter
The Bone Collector (1999) .... Lincoln Rhyme
The Siege (1998/I) .... Anthony 'Hub' Hubbard
He Got Game (1998) .... Jake Shuttlesworth
Fallen (1998) .... Det. John Hobbes
Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special (1997) (TV) (voice) .... Humpty Dumpty / The Crooked Man
"Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child" .... Humpty Dumpty (1 episode, 1997)
    - Mother Goose (1997) TV episode (voice) .... Humpty Dumpty
The Preacher's Wife (1996) .... Dudley
Courage Under Fire (1996) .... Lt. Colonel Nathaniel Serling
Devil in a Blue Dress (1995) .... Ezekiel 'Easy' Rawlins
Virtuosity (1995) .... Lt. Parker Barnes
Crimson Tide (1995) .... Lt. Commander Ron Hunter
Philadelphia (1993) .... Joe Miller
The Pelican Brief (1993) .... Gray Grantham
Much Ado About Nothing (1993) .... Don Pedro
Malcolm X (1992) .... Malcolm X
... aka X (USA: poster title)
Jammin': Jelly Roll Morton on Broadway (1992) (TV) .... Narrator
Ricochet (1991) .... Nick Styles
Mississippi Masala (1991) .... Demetrius Williams
Mo' Better Blues (1990) .... Bleek Gilliam
Heart Condition (1990) .... Napoleon Stone


Glory (1989) .... Pvt. Trip
The Mighty Quinn (1989) .... Xavier Quinn
"St. Elsewhere" .... Dr. Philip Chandler / ... (137 episodes, 1982-1988)
    - The Last One (1988) TV episode .... Dr. Philip Chandler
    - The Abby Singer Show (1988) TV episode .... Dr. Philip Chandler
    - Split Decision (1988) TV episode .... Dr. Philip Chandler
    - Requiem for a Heavyweight (1988) TV episode .... Dr. Philip Chandler
    - The Naked Civil Surgeon (1988) TV episode .... Dr. Philip Chandler
      (132 more)
For Queen & Country (1988) .... Reuben James
Cry Freedom (1987) .... Steve Biko
Baka: The People of the Rainforest (1987) (TV) .... Narrator
The George McKenna Story (1986) (TV) .... George McKenna
... aka Hard Lessons (USA: video title)
Power (1986) .... Arnold Billing
A Soldier's Story (1984) .... Pfc. Peterson
License to Kill (1984) (TV) .... Martin Sawyer
Carbon Copy (1981) .... Roger Porter


Flesh & Blood (1979) (TV) .... Kirk
Coriolanus (1979) (V) .... Aedile/Roman Citizen/Volscian Citizen/Roman Soldier/Volscian Soldier
Wilma (1977) (TV) .... Robert Eldridge, age 18

Producer:
2000s
1990s
Antwone Fisher (2002) (producer)
Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks (2000) (TV) (producer)


Hank Aaron: Chasing the Dream (1995) (executive producer)

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The Great Debaters (2007)
Antwone Fisher (2002)

Soundtrack:
The Mighty Quinn (1989) (performer: "CAKEWALK INTO TOWN")

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1990s
Streetballers (2008) (special thanks)


The Making of 'Girl, Interrupted' (1999) (TV) (thanks)

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2000s
1990s
1980s
Hollywood on Fire (2008) (completed) .... Himself


The 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter: Best Picture
Fallen Empire: Making 'American Gangster' (2008) (V) .... Himself
"Entertainment Tonight" .... Himself (17 episodes, 2006-2008)
... aka E.T. (USA: informal title)
... aka ET Weekend (Australia: weekend title)
... aka Entertainment This Week (weekend title)
... aka This Week in Entertainment (USA: weekend title)
    - Episode dated 5 February 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
    - Episode dated 16 January 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
    - Episode dated 31 December 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
    - Episode dated 27 December 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
    - Episode dated 25 December 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
      (12 more)
We Have a Dream (2008) (TV) .... Himself
"Late Show with David Letterman" .... Himself / ... (3 episodes, 2004-2008)
... aka Late Show Backstage (USA: title for episodes with guest hosts)
... aka Letterman (Australia)
... aka The Late Show (USA: informal short title)
    - Episode #15.44 (2008) TV episode .... Himself - Guest
    - Episode dated 20 March 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
    - Episode dated 19 July 2004 (2004) TV episode .... Himself
"Tavis Smiley" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2004-2008)
    - Episode dated 8 January 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
    - Episode dated 23 July 2004 (2004) TV episode .... Himself
"TV One on One" .... Himself (1 episode, 2007)
    - Episode dated 23 December 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
"Sunday Morning Shootout" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2004-2007)
... aka Hollywood Shootout (USA: syndication title)
... aka Shootout (USA: new title)
    - Denzel Washington/Hilary Swank/Richard LaGravenese (2007) TV episode .... Himself
    - Episode #1.37 (2004) TV episode .... Himself
"Live with Regis and Kathie Lee" .... Himself (6 episodes, 2004-2007)
... aka Live with Regis (USA: new title)
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    - Episode dated 21 December 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
    - Episode dated 19 October 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
    - Episode dated 2 November 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
    - Episode dated 21 March 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
    - Episode dated 8 April 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
      (1 more)
Julia Roberts: An American Cinematheque Tribute (2007) (TV) .... Himself
"The Oprah Winfrey Show" .... Himself (3 episodes, 2002-2007)
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    - Episode dated 26 November 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
    - Episode dated 31 October 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
    - Episode dated 8 February 2002 (2002) TV episode .... Himself
"The Charlie Rose Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 2007)
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    - Episode dated 2 November 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
"The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" .... Himself (4 episodes, 2001-2007)
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    - Episode dated 21 November 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
    - Episode dated 22 April 2004 (2004) TV episode .... Himself
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"HBO First Look" .... Himself (4 episodes, 2001-2007)
    - The Making of 'American Gangster' (2007) TV episode .... Himself
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    - Antwone Fisher (2003) TV episode .... Himself
    - Training Day: Crossing the Line (2001) TV episode .... Himself
The World Awaits: De La Hoya vs. Mayweather (2007) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself - Audience Member
"Wetten, dass..?" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
    - Wetten, dass..? aus Bremen (2006) TV episode .... Himself
"Friday Night with Jonathan Ross" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
    - Episode #11.13 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
"Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
    - Episode dated 22 November 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
"The Early Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
    - Episode dated 22 November 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
"Movie Rush" (2006) TV series .... Himself
Forbes Celebrity 100: Who Made Bank? (2006) (TV) .... Himself
The Ultimate Heist: Making 'Inside Man' (2006) (TV) .... Himself
Inside Men: Denzel & Spike - Man to Man (2006) (TV) .... Himself
"Corazón de..." .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
    - Episode dated 21 March 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
The 63rd Annual Golden Globe Awards (2006) (TV) .... Himself - presenter
"What It Takes" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
    - Denzel Washington (2006) TV episode .... Himself
BET Awards 2005 (2005) (TV) .... Himself
"Good Morning America" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
    - Episode dated 25 March 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
Vengeance Is Mine: Reinventing 'Man on Fire' (2005) (V) .... Himself
Jonathan Demme and the Making of 'The Manchurian Candidate' (2004) (TV) .... Himself
"Film '72" .... Himself (3 episodes, 1996-2004)
... aka Film '73 (UK: new title)
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... aka Film 2005 (UK: new title)
... aka Film 2006 (UK: new title)
... aka Film 2007 (UK: new title)
... aka Film 2008 (UK: new title)
... aka Film of the Year (UK: teaser title)
... aka The Film Programme (UK: informal alternative title)
    - Episode dated 15 November 2004 (2004) TV episode .... Himself
    - Episode dated 27 September 2004 (2004) TV episode .... Himself
    - Episode dated 22 April 1996 (1996) TV episode .... Himself
"Parkinson" .... Himself (1 episode, 2004)
    - Episode dated 11 September 2004 (2004) TV episode .... Himself
"Today" .... Himself (1 episode, 2004)
... aka NBC News Today (USA: promotional title)
... aka The Today Show (USA)
    - Episode dated 25 July 2004 (2004) TV episode .... Himself
ESPY Awards (2004) (TV) .... Himself
4th Annual BET Awards (2004) (TV) .... Himself
Apollo at 70: A Hot Night in Harlem (2004) (TV) .... Himself
Moving Image Salutes Richard Gere (2004) (TV)
The Making of 'Man on Fire' (2004) (TV) .... Himself
"Total Request Live" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2002-2004)
... aka TRL (USA: promotional abbreviation)
... aka Total Request with Carson Daly (USA)
    - Episode dated 21 April 2004 (2004) TV episode .... Himself
    - Episode dated 18 December 2002 (2002) TV episode .... Himself
"Extra" .... Himself (1 episode, 2004)
... aka Extra: The Entertainment Magazine (USA)
    - Episode dated 16 April 2004 (2004) TV episode .... Himself
Out of Time: Crime Scene (2004) (V) .... Himself
"Tinseltown TV" .... Himself (1 episode, 2003)
    - Episode dated 6 September 2003 (2003) TV episode .... Himself
Spike Lee's '25th Hour': The Evolution of an American Filmmaker (2003) (V) .... Himself
"Kela on the Karpet" (2003) TV mini-series .... Himself
The 75th Annual Academy Awards (2003) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter: Best Actress in a Leading Role/Past Winner
34th NAACP Image Awards (2003) (TV) .... Himself
Hollywood Celebrates Denzel Washington: An American Cinematheque Tribute (2003) (TV) .... Himself
"Listen Up! Charles Barkley with Ernie Johnson" .... Himself (1 episode, 2002)
... aka Listen Up! (USA: short title)
    - Episode #1.1 (2002) TV episode .... Himself
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Tom Hanks (2002) (TV) .... Himself
"Rank" .... Himself (1 episode, 2002)
    - 25 Toughest Stars (2002) TV episode .... Himself
The 74th Annual Academy Awards (2002) (TV) .... Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Leading Role & Co-Presenter: Honorary Award to Sidney Poitier
The 59th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2002) (TV) .... Himself
Behind the Scenes of 'John Q' (2002) (V) .... Himself
Spotlight on Location: Hurricane (2001) (V) .... Himself
Essence Awards (2001) (TV) .... Himself
The Making of 'Antwone Fisher' (2001) (TV) .... Himself
"The Rosie O'Donnell Show" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1996-2000)
    - Episode dated 27 September 2000 (2000) TV episode .... Himself
    - Episode dated 9 December 1996 (1996) TV episode .... Himself
2000 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards (2000) (TV) .... Himself
The 72nd Annual Academy Awards (2000) (TV) .... Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role
6th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2000) (TV)
"American Masters" .... Himself - Actor (1 episode, 2000)
    - Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light (2000) TV episode .... Himself - Actor


"Celebrity Profile" .... Himself (1 episode)
    - Danny Glover (????) TV episode .... Himself
"Mundo VIP" .... Himself (1 episode, 1998)
    - Show nº102 (1998) TV episode .... Himself
The 70th Annual Academy Awards (1998) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter: Best Cinematography/Past Winner
Straight from the Streets (1998) (V) .... Himself
The Great Christmas Movies (1998) (TV) .... Himself
28th NAACP Image Awards (1997) (TV) .... Himself
NBA at 50 (1996) (TV)
27th NAACP Image Awards (1996) (TV) .... Himself - Co-host
The 67th Annual Academy Awards (1995) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter: 'The Shawshank Redemption' Film Clip
The Making of 'Crimson Tide' (1995) (V) .... Himself
"Nyhetsmorgon" .... Himself / ... (2 episodes, 1994)
    - Filmen 'Philadelphia'/Nyheter och väder (1994) TV episode .... Himself/Joe Miller
    - Filmen 'Pelikanfallet'/Nyheter och väder (1994) TV episode .... Himself/Gray Granthan
26th NAACP Image Awards (1994) (TV) .... Himself
A Century of Cinema (1994) .... Himself
"The Barbara Walters Special" .... Himself (1 episode, 1993)
... aka Barbara Walters: Interviews of a Lifetime (USA: rerun title)
... aka The Barbara Walters Summer Special (USA: repeat compilations title)
    - Episode dated 29 March 1993 (1993) TV episode .... Himself
The 65th Annual Academy Awards (1993) (TV) .... Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role & Co-Presenter: Documentary Awards
1993 MTV Movie Awards (1993) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
"Space Ghost Coast to Coast" .... Himself (1 episode, 1993)
... aka SGC2C (USA: short title)
    - Pilot (1993) TV episode .... Himself
Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II (1992) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
The American Film Institute Salute to Sidney Poitier (1992) (TV) .... Himself
The 45th Annual Tony Awards (1991) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
The 63rd Annual Academy Awards (1991) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Motown 30: What's Goin' On! (1990) (TV) .... Himself
Nelson Mandela: An International Tribute for a Free South Africa (1990) (TV) .... Himself
The 62nd Annual Academy Awards (1990) (TV) .... Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
"The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" .... Himself (1 episode, 1990)
... aka The Best of Carson (USA: rerun title)
    - Episode dated 9 January 1990 (1990) TV episode .... Himself
22nd NAACP Image Awards (1990) (TV) .... Himself


The 60th Annual Academy Awards (1988) (TV) .... Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
20th NAACP Image Awards (1988) (TV) .... Himself
19th Annual NAACP Image Awards (1987) (TV) .... Himself - Co-host

Archive Footage:
Oscar, que empiece el espectáculo (2008) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself/Frank Lucas
Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters (2006) (uncredited) .... Alonzo
"80s"
    - Episode #1.6 (2005) TV episode .... Steve Biko
"Tvist"
    - Episode dated 10 October 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Dr. Philip Chandler
"Cinema mil"
    - Episode #1.2 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
Geschichte des erotischen Films, Die (2004) (TV)
Michael Moore, el gran agitador (2004) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
People Like Us: Making 'Philadelphia' (2003) (V) .... Himself
Shirtless: Hollywood's Sexiest Men (2002) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
Headliners & Legends: Denzel Washington (2002) (TV) .... Himself
Whitney Houston: The Greatest Hits (2000) (V) .... Dudley 'Dud' (segment "Step by Step")
"Joe Bob's Drive-In Theater"
    - Quadriplegia, Nymphomania, and HIV-Positive Night (1995) TV episode .... Joe Miller
All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! (1994) (TV) .... Himself





















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Re: who is the best black actor?
« Reply #32 on: August 19, 2008, 10:00:30 AM »
that's a pretty shitty list
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Re: who is the best black actor?
« Reply #33 on: August 20, 2008, 08:26:13 PM »
that's a pretty shitty list

So says a pretty big shit head.. That list is packed with great movies. I wouldn't expect you to understand.

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Re: who is the best black actor?
« Reply #34 on: August 20, 2008, 08:28:09 PM »
So says a pretty big shit head.. That list is packed with great movies. I wouldn't expect you to understand.
I gotta agree, Denzel is a great actor. 8)

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Re: who is the best black actor?
« Reply #35 on: August 20, 2008, 09:07:10 PM »
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Re: who is the best black actor?
« Reply #36 on: August 21, 2008, 04:38:11 AM »
So says a pretty big shit head.. That list is packed with great movies. I wouldn't expect you to understand.

It isn't. Denzel probably done half a dozen good movies all his career. If even that.


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Re: who is the best black actor?
« Reply #37 on: August 22, 2008, 02:34:30 AM »
personnally i think the robert downy jr is the best black actor, tropic thunder proves it
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Re: who is the best black actor?
« Reply #38 on: August 22, 2008, 04:41:15 PM »
Who is the best black actor? The best one is a rapper named Tupac Shakor because he sold his story about staging his own murder in a re-inventing himself type of way that proved to be very lucrative. Tupac Shakor is the black version of Elvis Presley.

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Re: who is the best black actor?
« Reply #39 on: August 22, 2008, 08:05:18 PM »
Who is the best black actor? The best one is a rapper named Tupac Shakor because he sold his story about staging his own murder in a re-inventing himself type of way that proved to be very lucrative. Tupac Shakor is the black version of Elvis Presley.

If you really believe he WAS the best you can atleast spell his name correctly.

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Re: who is the best black actor?
« Reply #40 on: August 22, 2008, 11:38:23 PM »

Of course, the problem with black actors is that they get typecast.  Even Denzel Washington...he played a black guy in his first movie, and has played a black guy in every single film he's done since.

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