Carl Lumbly Biography (1952-)

Born August 14, 1952, in Montego Bay, Jamaica; raised in Minneapolis, MN; married Vonetta McGee (an actress), May 29, 1987; children: Brandon. Addresses: Agent: Karen Forman, Metropolitan Talent Agency, 4526 Wilshire Blvd.,Los Angeles, CA 90010; Susie Schwarz, SDB Partners, 1801 Avenue of the Stars,Suite 902, Los Angeles, CA 90067; (commercials) David Brady, Brady, Brannon& Rich, 5670 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 820, Los Angeles, CA 90036.; Publicist: Nancy Iannios Public Relations, 8271 Melrose Ave., Suite 102, Los Angeles,CA 90046 (some sources cite 8225 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, 90036).

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor, voice performer
Birth Details: August 14, 1952; Montego Bay, Jamaica

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Inmate, Escape from Alcatraz, Paramount, 1979
Hardcore, 1979
Keshah, Lifepod, 1980
Bork, Caveman, United Artists, 1981
John Parker, The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai: Across the Eighth Dimension (also known as Buckaroo Banzai and The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1984
Detective Quirke, The Bedroom Window, De Laurentiis EntertainmentGroup, 1987
Edwin Palmer, Judgment in Berlin (also known as Escape to Freedom and Ein Richter fuer Berlin), New Line Cinema, 1988
Narvel Blue, Everybody's All-American (also known as When I Fall in Love), Warner Bros., 1988
Junior, To Sleep with Anger, Samuel Goldwyn, 1990
Lou Baker, Pacific Heights, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1990
Ali, South Central, Warner Bros., 1992
Judge Spencer Boyle, How Stella Got Her Groove Back, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1998
Cue, 9mm of Love, 2000
Mac Brashear, Men of Honor (also known as The Diver, Menof Honour, and Navy Diver), Twentieth Century-Fox, 2000
Narrator, Marcus Garvey: Look for Me in the Whirlwind, 2001
Nat Turner, Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property, California Newsreel, 2003
Film Additional Voices
Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero (animated; also known as Subzero), 1998
Television Appearances
Series
Detective sergeant Marcus Petrie, Cagney & Lacey, CBS, 1982-1988
Earl Williams, a recurring role, L.A. Law, NBC, 1989-1990
Dr. Michael Norris, Going to Extremes, ABC, 1992-1993
Dr. Miles Hawkins (title role), M.A.N.T.I.S., Fox, 1994-1995
Mayor Christian Davidson, a recurring role, EZ Streets, CBS, 1996-1997
Marcus R. Dixon, Alias (also known as Alias--Die Agentin and A Vingadora), ABC, 2001-
Voice of J'Onn J'Onzz (Martian manhunter), Justice League (animated; also known as JL, JLA, and Justice League of America), The Cartoon Network, 2001-2004
Voice of J'Onn J'Onzz (Martian manhunter), Justice League: Unlimited (animated), The Cartoon Network, 2004-
Miniseries
Frederick Douglass, "The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry," The American Experience, PBS, 1991
Lute, The Wedding (also known as Oprah Winfrey Presents: The Wedding), ABC, 1998
Himself, I Love the '80s Strikes Back, VH1, 2003
Narrator, "Warming by the Devil's Fire," The Blues, PBS, 2003
Movies
Reverend Howell, Undercover with the KKK (also known as The Freedom Riders and My Undercover Years with the KKK), NBC, 1979
Bobby Seale, Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8, HBO, 1987
Denmark Vesey, "Brother Future" (also known as "T. J.'s Turn in Time"), WonderWorks Family Movie, PBS, 1991
District police commissioner Thomas Mambulu, Eyes of a Witness (also known as Circumstantial Evidence), CBS, 1991
Charlie Walker, Back to the Streets of San Francisco, NBC, 1992
Addison Haig, "Out of Darkness," ABC Theatre, ABC, 1994
Floyd Ween, On Promised Land (also known as My Precious T-Top), The Disney Channel, 1994
Sergeant Marcus Petrie, Cagney & Lacey: The Return, CBS, 1994
John (title role), Nightjohn, The Disney Channel, 1996
Donald Thornton, The Ditchdigger's Daughters, The Family Channel,1997
Horse, Buffalo Soldiers, TNT, 1997
Detective Mollo, Border Line, NBC, 1999
Bud Penniman, Little Richard (also known as Built for Speed: The Little Richard Story), NBC, 2000

Ron Dellums, The Color of Friendship, The Disney Channel, 2000
J. M. Hoagland, Just a Dream, Showtime, 2002
The father, "Sounder," The Wonderful World of Disney, ABC, 2003
Specials
Voice of Theseus, "The Gospel at Colonus," Great Performances, PBS, 1985
Destined to Live: 100 Roads to Recovery, NBC, 1988
Cal, "The Reunion," America's Dream, HBO, 1996
Africans in America--America's Journey through Slavery, PBS, 1998
Episodic
Third paramedic, "What's a Nice Girl Like You Doing...?," Emergency!, NBC, 1978
Customer, "Fantasy Borough: Part 1," Taxi, ABC, 1980
Jimmy, "And the Doorknobs Shined Like Diamonds," The Jeffersons, CBS, 1981
Ernest (Ernie), "The Box," Tribeca, Fox, 1993
Lamm, "The Last Lap at Luxury," seaQuest DSV (also known as seaQuest 2032), NBC, 1994
Marcus Duff, "Teliko," The X-Files, Fox, 1996
Michael Johnson, "Life Lines," Chicago Hope, CBS, 1996
Willis Thompson, "Sins of the Father," Touched by an Angel, CBS, 1996
"The Palace of Dreams," The Lazarus Man, TNT, 1996
Voice of Colonel William Marcus, "Other Space," The Real Adventures ofJonny Quest (animated), The Carton Network and TBS, 1997
Voice of mayor, "Speed Demons," Superman (animated), The WB, 1997
Nathan, "Eve of Destruction," Any Day Now, Lifetime, 1998
Nathan, "It's Called Depression," Any Day Now, Lifetime, 1998
Dr. Graham Baker, "Double Blind," ER (also known as Emergency Room), NBC, 1999
Dr. Graham Baker, "Sticks and Stones," ER (also known as Emergency Room), NBC, 1999
Kevin Manus, "Eliza," Strange World, ABC, 1999
Voice of Alterus, "Absolute Power," Superman (animated), The WB, 1999
Voice of stalker, "Bloodsport," Batman Beyond (animated), The WB,1999
Voice of Tumbulu, "Chimp off the Old Block," The Wild Thornberrys(animated), Nickelodeon, 1999
Jeff Breckenridge, "Six Meetings before Lunch," The West Wing, NBC, 2000
Obediah Jackson, "The Trial," The Magnificent Seven, CBS, 2000
Thomas "Tom" Calloway, "Affairs of the State," Family Law, CBS, 2000
Voice of red colobus monkey, "Island Trade," The Wild Thornberrys(animated), Nickelodeon, 2000
Voice of stalker, "Plague," Batman Beyond (animated), The WB, 2000
Dan "Danny" Holman, "A View through the Window," Night Visions, Fox, 2001
Jackson Turner, "Jackson," Kate Brasher, CBS, 2001
Anansi, "Static in Africa," Static Shock (animated), The WB, 2003
Martian manhunter, "A League of Their Own: Parts 1 & 2," Static Shock (animated), The WB, 2003
Anansi, "Out of Africa," Static Shock (animated), The WB, 2004
Guest, The Wayne Brady Show, syndicated, 2004
Himself, Pyramid, syndicated, 2004
Pilots
Sergeant Marcus Petrie, Cagney & Lacey, CBS, 1981
Peter, Moe's World, ABC, 1992
Dr. Miles Hawkins (title role), M.A.N.T.I.S., Fox, 1994
Stage Appearances
Siswe Bansi Is Dead, San Francisco, CA, 1976
The Island, San Francisco, CA, 1976, then Matrix Theatre, Los Angeles, 1978
Statements, Los Angeles, 1978
Eden, Los Angeles Actors Theatre, Los Angeles, 1980
Francisco, The Tempest, New York Shakespeare Festival, Public Theatre, Delacorte Theatre, New York City, 1981
Hugh, Meetings, Phoenix Theatre Company, Marymount Manhattan Theatre, New York City, 1981
Nevis Mountain Dew, Los Angeles Actors Theatre, 1981
Theseus, The Gospel at Colonus, Carey Playhouse, Brooklyn Academyof Music, Brooklyn, New York City, 1983
Sus, Los Angeles Actors Theatre, 1983
"The Damned Thing," Sundays at the Itchy Foot, Center Theatre Group, Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, 1986
Eyes of the American, Los Angeles Theatre Center, Los Angeles, 1986
"The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar and Berenice," Sundays at the Itchy Foot, Center Theatre Group, Mark Taper Forum, 1986
Oberon, A Midsummer Night's Dream, New York Shakespeare Festival,Public Theatre, Anspacher Theatre, New York City, 1988
Caleb Humphries, Miss Evers' Boys, Center Theatre Group, Mark Taper Forum, 1989-1990
My Children! My Africa!, 1991
Booster, Jitney, Second Stage Theatre, Union Square Theatre, New York City, 2000
Voice of Bobo, The Outsiders (staged reading), Marin, CA; also appeared in Styles, Los Angeles Actors Theatre.
Major Tours
Appeared in The Island and Siswe Bansi Is Dead, Los AngelesActors Theatre, both produced on tour of Californian cities.
RECORDINGS
Videos
Buckaroo Banzai Declassified, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists Home Entertainment, 2002
Video Games
Voice, Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero (also known as Subzero), 1998
Voice of Agent Marcus Dixon, Alias, Acclaim Entertainment, 2004
Audiobooks
Narrator, A Season on the Reservation: My Sojourn with the White Mountain Apache, by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Simon & Schuster, 2000

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Starlog, November, 1994

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