Michael Clarke Duncan

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Michael Clarke Duncan (2012)

Michael Clarke Duncan (born December 10, 1957 in Chicago , Illinois - † September 3, 2012 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American actor .

Life

Duncan grew up with a single mother in Chicago. With his enormous body size (height: 196 cm, weight: approx. 142 kg), he first worked as a bouncer in various clubs in Chicago, then as a bodyguard in Los Angeles, among others for Will Smith and Jamie Foxx .

His first major film was Armageddon - The Last Judgment ; He became friends with Bruce Willis during filming in 1998 . This later helped him to his most famous role as John Coffey in the Stephen King film adaptation The Green Mile , which earned him an Oscar and a Golden Globe nomination in the category Best Supporting Actor . At the side of Willis, he also starred in the films No halves , Sin City and Breakfast of Champions - Breakfast for Heroes .

Other well-known roles were that of the Kingpin in Daredevil , Balthazar in The Scorpion King and a participation in Planet of the Apes and The Island . He also lent Atlas in the PlayStation game God of War II and a character in the computer game Soldier of Fortune , as well as Wade from the future in the Kim Possible episode A Sitch in Time .

In addition to his roles in films, Duncan also had guest appearances in series such as the US crime series CSI: NY and the sitcom Two and a Half Men . In Bones he played as Leo Knox in the sixth season in the backdoor pilot for the spin-off The Finder , in which he continued these roles. In 2011 he starred alongside Mischa Barton and Devon Sawa in Matt Orlando's horror film The Sibling .

His German voice actor was Tilo Schmitz . In the film The Green Mile , however, Jürgen Kluckert lent him his voice.

On September 3, 2012, he died at the age of 54 of complications from a heart attack on July 13, 2012. He left behind his fiancée Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth .

Filmography (selection)

As an actor

As a voice actor

Awards

Web links

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Spiegel Online : Hollywood giant Michael Clarke Duncan is dead . wit / dapd / dpa. September 3, 2012. Retrieved September 3, 2012.
  2. ↑ CNN - 'Green Mile''s giant has taken massive strides - December 10, 1999 . In: CNN . 
  3. ↑ USA WEEKEND Magazine  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.usaweekend.com  
  4. ↑ Mariano Glas: The Finder: FOX orders Bones spin-off . Serienjunkies.de . May 11, 2011. Retrieved September 11, 2011.
  5. ↑ Steve Barton: The Sibling is Out (of the Grave) for Revenge . Dread Central . May 8, 2012. Retrieved May 8, 2012.
personal data
SURNAME Duncan, Michael Clarke
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-American actor
DATE OF BIRTH December 10, 1957
PLACE OF BIRTH Chicago , Illinois, United States
DATE OF DEATH 3rd September 2012
Place of death Los Angeles , California, United States