By Curtis-Hall
Vondie Curtis-Hall (born September 30, 1950 in Detroit ) is an American actor , director and screenwriter .
Life and accomplishments
Curtis-Hall made his debut in two films from 1988: In the action film Blue Jean Cop with Peter Weller and Sam Elliott only his voice could be heard, in the comedy The Prince of Zamunda he appeared alongside Eddie Murphy . He played one of the bigger roles in the television thriller In the Violence of a Stranger (1991). In the series Emergency Room - The emergency room he played two different supporting roles; for the former role, a suicidal transvestite , he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award in 1995 . From 1995 to 1999 he starred in the television series Chicago Hope and was nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award as a cast member in 1997 and 1998 .
Curtis-Hall married actress Kasi Lemmons in 1995 , who later also became a director and screenwriter. As a supporting actor in his wife 's directorial debut film Eve's Bayou (1997), he was nominated for the Image Award in 1998 . For the role in the made-for-TV biopic Don King: Only in America (1997) he received in 1998 the Golden Satellite Award . In 1997, the crime comedy Gridlock'd was released. with which he made his debut as a director and screenwriter. As the director of the musical drama Glitter - Shine of a Star (2001), he was nominated for the Golden Raspberry in 2002. This was followed in 2006 by a nomination for the Black Movie Award for directing the action thriller Waist Deep (2006) with Meagan Good and Larenz Tate . Curtis-Hall played one of the roles in his wife's biography Talk to Me (2007) and received the Gotham Award in 2007 as a member of the ensemble .
Filmography (selection)
As an actor
- 1988: Blue Jean Cop ( shakedown , voice for speaker )
- 1988: The Prince from Zamunda (Coming to America)
- 1989: Mystery Train
- 1989: Black Rain
- 1990: Die Hard 2
- 1991: In the power of a stranger (... And Then She Was Gone)
- 1992: Passion Fish
- 1993: Falling Down (Falling Down)
- 1994: The Cartel (Clear and Present Danger)
- 1994, 2001: Emergency Room - Die Notaufnahme ( ER , TV series, 8 episodes)
- 1995–1999: Chicago Hope ( Chicago Hope , TV series, 104 episodes)
- 1996: Operation: Broken Arrow (Broken Arrow)
- 1996: Mississippi Delta - Heaven's Prisoners
- 1996: William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet (William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet)
- 1997: Gridlock'd - Full on! (Gridlock'd)
- 1997: Eve's Bayou
- 1997: Don King: Only in America
- 1998: Dr. Hugo
- 2000: Ghetto Superstar (Turn It Up)
- 2002: The Sopranos (The Sopranos , TV series, episode 4x07 Watching Too Much Television )
- 2007: Honeydripper
- 2007: Talk to Me
- 2009: Criminal Minds (TV series, episode 4x14 Cold Comfort )
- 2009: Bad Lieutenant : The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
- 2011: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV series, episode 12x21 Reparations )
- 2013: Black Nativity
- 2014: Tin Man
- 2014: Anarchy (Cymbeline)
- 2015: Marvel's Daredevil (TV series, 9 episodes)
- 2015: Experimenter
- since 2018: For the People (TV series)
As a director
- 1997: Gridlock'd - Full on! (Gridlock'd)
- 2001: Glitter - shine of a star (glitter)
- 2001, 2002: Emergency Room - Die Notaufnahme ( ER , TV series, two episodes)
- 2004: Redemption - The Grapes of Wrath ( Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story , TV movie)
- 2006: Up to the Neck (Waist Deep)
- 2012: Abducted: The Carlina White Story (TV movie)
- 2016: Toni Braxton: Unbreak My Heart (TV movie)
As a screenwriter
- 1997: Gridlock'd - Full on! (Gridlock'd)
- 2006: Up to the Neck (Waist Deep)
Web links
- Vondie Curtis-Hall in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Curtis-Hall, Vondie |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American actor, director and screenwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 30, 1950 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Detroit |