Delroy Lindo Biography (1952-)

Born November 18, 1952, in Lewisham, London, England (some sources cite Eltham, London, England); immigrated to Canada, c. 1967; father worked various jobs; mother, a nurse; married Neshormeh (an educator and program director); children: Damiri (son). Addresses: Agent: Endeavor, 9601 Wilshire Blvd.,Third Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.; Manager: Rigberg-Rugolo Entertainment,1180 South Beverly Dr., Suite 601, Los Angeles, CA 90035.

Nationality

Canadian

Gender

Male

Occupation

Actor, producer, director

Birth Details

November 18, 1952

London, United Kingdom

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Appearances
• Sam, Find the Lady (also known as Call the Cops! and Kopek and Broom), 1976
• Prisoner, Voice of the Fugitive (also known as Frontiere de laliberte), 1978
• Army sergeant, More American Graffiti (also known as Purple Haze), Universal, 1979
• Mabruki, Mountains of the Moon, TriStar, 1990
• Mbulu, The Blood of Heroes (also known as The Salute of the Jugger and Salute to the Jugger), Filmpac, 1990
• Captain Brix, The Hard Way, Universal, 1991
• Harley, Bright Angel, Hemdale Releasing, 1991
• West Indian Archie, Malcolm X (also known as X), Warner Bros., 1992
• Bonafide, Bound by Honor (also known as Blood In, Blood Outand Blood In, Blood Out ... Bound by Honor), Buena Vista, 1993
• Howard, Mr. Jones, TriStar, 1993
• Woody Carmichael, Crooklyn, Universal, 1994
• L'exil du roi Behanzin, 1994
• Bo Catlett, Get Shorty, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1995
• (Uncredited) Captain Wanta, Congo, Paramount, 1995
• Rodney Little, Clockers, Universal, 1995
• Agent Lonnie Hawkins, Ransom, Buena Vista, 1996
• Colonel Max Wilkins, Broken Arrow, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1996
• Red, Feeling Minnesota, Fine Line, 1996
• Jackson, A Life Less Ordinary, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1997
• (Uncredited) Phillipe Moyez, The Devil's Advocate (also known as Im Auftrag des Teufels), Warner Bros., 1997
• Kyle, Pros and Cons, New Line Home Video, 1999
• Mr. Rose, The Cider House Rules, Miramax, 1999
• Detective Roland Castlebeck, Gone in Sixty Seconds, Buena Vista, 2000
• Isaak O'Day, Romeo Must Die, Warner Bros., 2000
• Agent Harry Roedecker, The One (also known as Jet Li's "The One"), Columbia, 2001
• Bobby "Bob" Blane, Heist (also known as Le vol), Warner Bros., 2001
• General Wheeler, The Last Castle, DreamWorks, 2001
• The professor, The Book of Stars, Showcase Entertainment, 2001
• Dennis, Wondrous Oblivion, Momentum, 2003
• Dr. Ed "Braz" Brazleton, The Core (also known as Core), Paramount, 2003
• General Zateb Kazim (some sources cite role of Carl), Sahara, Paramount, 2005
• Domino, New Line Cinema, 2005
• Hounddog, Full Moon, c. 2005
• Television Appearances
• Miniseries
• Voice, Baseball (also known as The History of Baseball), PBS, 1994
• Voice, Jazz, PBS, 2001
• Movies
• Assistant district attorney Berger, Perfect Witness, HBO, 1989
• Kingman, The Winner, The Movie Channel, 1996
• Satchel Paige, Soul of the Game (also known as Baseball in Black and White and Field of Honour), HBO, 1996
• John Calhoun, First-Time Felon, HBO, 1997
• Matthew Henson, Glory & Honor, TNT, 1998
• Clarence Thomas, Strange Justice, Showtime, 1999
• Ricardo Thornton, Profoundly Normal (also known as Le droit a la difference), CBS, 2003
• Delbert, The Exonerated, Court TV, 2005
• Lackawanna Blues, HBO, 2005
• Specials
• Interviewer, Delroy Lindo on Spike Lee, Independent Film Channel,1999
• Interviewer, Delroy Lindo in Conversation with Charles Burnett, Showtime, 2000
• Himself, Hollywood High, American Movie Classics, 2003
• Awards Presentations
• The 42nd Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 1988
• Presenter, The 2000 Essence Awards, Fox, 2000
• Episodic
• Issac Stubbs, "No Way Down," Beauty and the Beast, CBS, 1987
• Issac Stubbs, "Terrible Savior," Beauty and the Beast, CBS, 1987
• Mark Slater, "Vendetta," A Man Called Hawk, ABC, 1989
• Roger, Going to Extremes, ABC, c. 1992
• Guest, The Late Show with David Letterman, CBS, 1996
• Guest, The Rosie O'Donnell Show, syndicated, 1996
• Guest, Howard Stern, E! Entertainment Television, 2000
• Himself, "The Films of Spike Lee," The Directors, Encore, c. 2000
• Himself, Aaliyah: The E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 2001
• Voice of the angel Gabriel, "Brawl in the Family," The Simpsons (animated), Fox, 2002
• Guest, Dinner for Five, Independent Film Channel, 2004
• Television Work
• Specials
• Creator and executive producer, Delroy Lindo on Spike Lee, Independent Film Channel, 1999
• Creator, executive producer, and director, Delroy Lindo in Conversation with Charles Burnett, Showtime, 2000
• Stage Appearances
• Of Mice and Men, Manitoba Theatre Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, 1975-76
• Spell Number 7, Negro Ensemble Company, New York City, 1979
• Macbeth, Cincinnati Playhouse, Cincinnati, OH, 1981-82
• Willie, Master Harold ... and the Boys, Lyceum Theatre, New York City, 1983
• Walter Lee Younger, A Raisin in the Sun, Yale Repertory Theatre, New Haven, CT, 1983-84
• Home, Hartford Stage Company, Hartford, CT, 1983-84
• A Lesson from Aloes, Virginia Stage Company, Norfolk, VA, 1983-84
• Friar Francis, Much Ado about Nothing, Shakespeare and Company, Lenox, MA, 1985
• Union Boys, Yale Repertory Theatre, 1985-86
• Herald Loomis, Joe Turner's Come and Gone, Huntington Theatre Company, Boston, MA, 1986-87, then Old Globe Theatre, San Diego, CA, 1987-88, later Ethel Barrymore Theatre, New York City, 1988
• Oscar Charleston, Cobb, Yale Repertory Theatre, 1988-89
• Caleb Humphries, Miss Evers' Boys, Center Stage, Baltimore, MD, 1989-90
• Caius Cassius, Julius Caesar, Center Theatre Group, Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, 1990-91
• Title role, Othello, Great Lakes Theatre Festival, Cleveland, OH,1992-93
• Scott Joplin, The Heliotrope Bouquet by Scott Joplin and Louis Chauvin, Playwrights' Horizons Theatre, New York City, 1993
• Title role, Othello, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Louisville, KY,1998
• Appeared off-Broadway in Les Blancs.
• Major Tours
• Willie, Master Harold ... and the Boys, U.S. cities, 1983
• Walter Lee Younger, A Raisin in the Sun, U.S. cities, 1986-87
• Radio Appearances
• Episodic
• Guest, The Howard Stern Radio Show, 2000
• RECORDINGS
• Videos
• The Cider House Rules: The Making of an American Classic, Miramax,1999
• Jet Li Is "The One," Columbia/TriStar Home Video, 2002

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

• Contemporary Black Biography, Volume 45, Gale, 2004

• Boston Globe, May 8, 1994, p. B11
• Current Biography, March, 2001, pp. 28-34
• Ebony, August, 2002, pp. 146-52
• Entertainment Weekly, September 15, 1995, p. 85
• New York Times, May 8, 1994, section 2, p. 19
• People Weekly, November 13, 1995, p. 180
• Premiere, June, 1994, p. 27
• USA Today, September 18, 1995, p. 4D