Barry Shabaka Henley Biography (1954-)

Some sources cite original name as Barry Joseph Henley; born September 15, 1954, in New Orleans, LA. Addresses: Agent: Bauman, Redanty and Shaul Agency, 5757 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 473, Los Angeles, CA 90036.; Manager: Gina Rugolo Entertainment, 210 North Canon Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90210.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor
Birth Details: September 15, 1954; New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Nincompoop (also known as The Chivalrous Deeds of a Nincompoop), 1988
El Paso doctor, What's Love Got to Do with It (also known as Tina: What's Love Got to Do with It), Buena Vista, 1993
(As Shabaka) Geoffrey Lennox, Fear of a Black Hat (also known as The Trial of N.W.H.), Samuel Goldwyn, 1993
Reverend Raymond, The Thing Called Love, Paramount, 1993
McDermott, The Scout, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1994
Doctor Toffler (some sources spell name as Tobler), Lord of Illusions (also known as Clive Barker's "Lord of Illusions"), United Artists, 1995
Dravec, Destiny Turns On the Radio, Savoy Pictures, 1995
Woodcutter, Devil in a Blue Dress (also known as Le diable en robe bleue), Columbia/TriStar, 1995
Buddy, How Stella Got Her Groove Back, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1998
Emmet, Patch Adams, Universal, 1998
Man at Frankie's, Bulworth (also known as Tribulations), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1998
Officer Bobby, Rush Hour, New Line Cinema, 1998
Uniformed police officer, Fallen, Warner Bros., 1998
Pokerface, Life, Universal, 1999
Herbert Muhammad, Ali, Columbia, 2001
(As Shabaka Henley) Go with the Fro (short film), 2001
(As Barry Henley) Lieutenant Marks, Pavement (also known as DieSpur des Moerders), ApolloProMedia/Film Afrika/Motion Picture Corporation of Europe, 2002
Daniel, Collateral, DreamWorks, 2004
Thurman, The Terminal, DreamWorks, 2004
Council member Douglas, Four Brothers, Paramount, 2005
Virgil, Shackles, 2005
Lieutenant Martin Castillo, Miami Vice, Universal, 2006
Television Appearances
Series
Willis Tillis, The Royal Family, CBS, 1991-92
(As Shabaka B. Henley) Sam Otero, Die Gang (also known as Waterfront), German television, beginning 1997
Sergeant Albert (some sources cite Archie) Simms, Robbery Homicide Division (also known as Metro and R.H.D./LA: Robbery Homicide Division/Los Angeles), CBS, 2002, USA Network, 2003
Eddie, Barbershop, Showtime, beginning 2005
Movies

Judge Barton, Till Death Us Do Part (also known as Married forMurder), NBC, 1992
Shakey Winfield, Lackawanna Blues, HBO, 2005
Specials
Voice, "John Brown's Holy War," The American Experience, PBS, 2000
Himself, Inside "The Terminal," HBO, 2004
Himself, Barbershop: A Little off the Top, Showtime, 2005
Episodic
Ernie, "Car Wars," Roc, Fox, 1992
Detective Venezia, "Hail the Conquering Marrow," Johnny Bago, CBS,1993
Detective Venezia, "Johnny Bago Free at Last," Johnny Bago, CBS, 1993
Detective, "Chicago Heat," ER (also known as Emergency Room), NBC, 1994
Ernie, "The Last Temptation of Roc," Roc, Fox, 1994
(As Shabaka Barry Henly) Charlie, "The Naked and the Dead, but Mostly theNaked," Married ... with Children, Fox, 1995
Mr. Derien, "Eddie by Moonlight," Malcolm & Eddie, UPN, 1996
Stan Lawrence, "Penal Envy," Sparks, UPN, 1996
Voice, "Ebony, Baby," Duckman (animated), USA Network, 1997
"Don't You Be My Valentine," Brooklyn South, CBS, 1998
Delmar Forchette, "The Prince and the Porker," City of Angels, CBS, 2000
Tom Cunningham, "Boy Trouble," The Steve Harvey Show, The WB, 2000
Guest, "Ali," HBO First Look, HBO, 2001
Lieutenant Schmand, "Revenge Is Sweet," Oz, HBO, 2001
Omar Maltese, "Born to Run," Crossing Jordan, NBC, 2001
"The Good Fight," Providence, NBC, 2002
Archie Day, "I Like Ike," NYPD Blue, ABC, 2004
Archie Day, "My Dinner with Andy," NYPD Blue, ABC, 2004
Asante Odufemi, "Ritual," Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (also known as Law & Order: SVU and Special Victims Unit), NBC, 2004
Mr. Patterson, "Shake Your Groove Thing," Grey's Anatomy, ABC, 2005
Appeared as Linton Bell, John Grisham's "The Client" (also known as The Client), CBS; and as Roger Billings, NYPD Blue, ABC.
Pilots
Teddy, Clippers, CBS, 1991
Brooklyn South, CBS, 1997
Stage Appearances
Richard II, Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, 1992
The Piano Lesson, Crossroads Theatre Company, New Brunswick, NJ, c. 1996
Jungle Bells (solo performance), The Black Theatre Artists Workshop, LocoMotion Theatre Festival, Actors' Gang Theatre, Los Angeles, 1997, andother venues, including The Hackney Empire, Bullion Room Theatre, London, 2002, and Mexican Heritage Plaza Theatre, San Jose, CA, 2003
Doub, Jitney, Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, 2000, Second Stage Theatre, Union Square Theatre, New York City, 2000-2001, and Royal National Theatre, London, 2002
Appeared in Boesman and Lena, Los Angeles area production; and inMeasure for Measure, Berkeley Shakespeare Company. Also appeared in The Blood Knot, Galileo, and Waiting for Godot.
RECORDINGS
Videos
Himself, The Making of "Ali," 2001
Himself, City of Night: The Making of "Collateral," DreamWorks Home Entertainment, 2004
WRITINGS
Writings for the Stage
Jungle Bells (solo performance), The Black Theatre Artists Workshop, LocoMotion Theatre Festival, Actors' Gang Theatre, Los Angeles, 1997, andother venues, including The Hackney Empire, Bullion Room Theatre, London, 2002, and Mexican Heritage Plaza Theatre, San Jose, CA, 2003

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