Bill Nunn Biography (1953-)

Born October 20, 1953, in Pittsburgh, PA; father, a part-time football scout;married, wife's name Donna; children: Jessica, Cydney. Addresses: Agent: Amanda Glazer, Kohner Agency, 9300 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 555, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Manager: Maryellen Mulcahy, Framework Entertainment, 9057 NemoSt., Suite C, West Hollywood, CA 90069.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor, producer
Birth Details: October 20, 1953; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
(Uncredited) Kitten's bouncer, Sharky's Machine, 1981
Grady, School Daze, Columbia, 1988
Radio Raheem, Do the Right Thing, Universal, 1989
Himself, Making "Do the Right Thing" (documentary), First Run Features, 1989
(Uncredited) Glory, 1989
Grave digger, Cadillac Man, Orion, 1990
Dougy, Def by Temptation, Troma Releasing, 1990
Bottom Hammer, Mo' Better Blues, Universal, 1990
Duh duh duh man, New Jack City, Warner Bros., 1991
Bradley, Regarding Henry, Paramount, 1991
Detective Eddie Souther, Sister Act, Buena Vista, 1992
Police photographer, National Lampoon's "Loaded Weapon 1" (also known as Loaded Weapon 1), New Line Cinema, 1993
William Crawford, Blood Brothers (also known as Native Strangers), 1993
Detective Vincent, Save Me, Spark Film, 1994
Reverend Ellis, Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh (also known as Candyman 2 and Candyman II: Farewell to the Flesh), Gramercy, 1995
Easy Wind, Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead, Miramax, 1995
Crash train motorman, Money Train, Columbia, 1995
Kabral Jabar, Canadian Bacon, Gramercy, 1995
Detective Jerry Guinn, True Crime (also known as Dangerous Kiss and True Detective), Vidmark Entertainment, 1995
Steve Finch, Bulletproof, Universal, 1996
Detective Bob Burke, Extreme Measures, Warner Bros., 1996
(Uncredited) Cliff Williams, Mad City, Warner Bros., 1997
Detective John Sampson, Kiss the Girls, Paramount, 1997
Kingston, The Tic Code, Avalanche Releasing, 1998
Uncle Bubba, He Got Game, Buena Vista, 1998
Danny Boodmann, La leggenda del pianista sull'oceano (also known as The Legend of 1900 and The Legend of the Pianist on the Ocean), Fine Line, 1998
Jimmy Beck, Foolish, Artisan Entertainment, 1999
Moses Grady, The Hungry Bachelors Club (also known as Food forthe Heart), Mama's Boys, 1999
Charles Pierce, Lockdown, Palm Pictures, 2000
Luther, The Substitute: Failure Is Not an Option (also known as The Substitute 4: Failure Is Not an Option), Artisan Entertainment, 2001
Joseph "Robbie" Robertson, Spider-Man, Columbia, 2002
Dr. Luke, The Kudzu Christmas, Urban Works Entertainment/Ventura Distribution, 2002
Reverend Lyle Blunt, People I Know (also known as Im inneren kreis and Der innere kreis), Miramax, 2003
Dancing Bear, Red Bear Productions, 2003
Lonnie Shaver, Runaway Jury, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2003
Joseph "Robbie" Robertson, Spider-Man 2 (also released as Spider-Man 2: The IMAX Experience), Columbia, 2004
Idlewild, Universal, 2005

Desmond, Champions, Muskat Filmed Properties/Picture Farm, 2006
Wardlowe Gone, Randy and the Mob, Capricorn Pictures/Ginny Mule Pictures/Timbergrove Entertainment, 2006
Joe Musto, Firehouse Dog, Regency Enterprises, 2006
Film Work
Associate producer, The Kudzu Christmas, Urban Works Entertainment/Ventura Distribution, 2002
Television Appearances
Series
Jack Cloud, Traps, CBS, 1994
Local Heroes, NBC, 1996
Terrence "Pip" Phillips, The Job, ABC, 2001
Movies
Orderly, The Littlest Victims (also known as Innocent Victims), CBS, 1989
Chief Adams, White Lie (also known as Louisiana Black), USANetwork, 1991
Harlan, The Last Seduction, HBO, 1993
William Crawford, Silent Witness: What a Child Saw (also known asBlood Brothers and Native Strangers), USA Network, 1994
Mulkey, Dangerous Heart, USA Network, 1994
Sergeant Rivers, The Affair (also known as Black Tuesday),HBO, 1995
Leonard, Mr. & Mrs. Loving, Showtime, 1996
Dr. Len Jeudwine, Quicksilver Highway (also known as The Body Politic and Chattery Teeth), Fox, 1997
Arnold Douglas, Ellen Foster, CBS, 1997
Watts Fatboy, Ambushed, HBO, 1998
Howard M'Shalla, Always Outnumbered (also known as Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned and Socrates), HBO, 1998
Captain David Arends, Carriers (also known as Virus X--Die toedliche falle), CBS, 1998
Howard Porter, Passing Glory, TNT, 1999
The Price of a Broken Heart, Lifetime, 1999
Special Agent Malcolm Russ, Stolen from the Heart, CBS, 2000
Episodic
First military police officer, "The Pass," Vietnam War Story, HBO,c. 1987
Troy Davis, "The Ex-Partner," Bakersfield P.D. (also known as Bakersfield and Buddy Blues), Fox, 1993
Fearless Jones, "Fearless," Fallen Angels, Showtime, 1994
Tony Maxwell, "A Coupla Stiffs," Chicago Hope, CBS, 1995
Lieutenant Ozzie Carver, "Internal Affairs," New York Undercover (also known as Uptown Undercover), Fox, 1995
Frank Champness, "Lost and Found," Touched by an Angel, CBS, 1996
Lieutenant McCormick, "Maranatha," Millennium, Fox, 1997
Detective Barnes, "A Minor Miracle," Early Edition, CBS, 1998
The Rosie O'Donnell Show, syndicated, 2001
Grant Singer, "Free Byrd," The District, CBS, 2003
Also appeared in The Division, Lifetime.
Specials
(In archive footage) Comedy Central Roast of Denis Leary, Comedy Central, 2003
Merry F#%$in' Christmas (also known as Denis Leary's "Merry F#%$in' Christmas"), 2005
Stage Appearances
Home, Alliance Theatre Company, Atlanta, GA, 1982-83
Dinosaur, tar lady, dragon, and Alpo, The Grubb Chronicles, Alliance Theatre Company, 1983-84
The Beast and The Land Between, Alliance Theatre Company, 1984-85
Tales from Edgar Allan Poe, Alliance Theatre Company, 1985-86
Barber and Sam McCullum, Everybody's Ruby, New York Shakespeare Festival, Anspacher Theatre, Public Theatre, New York City, 1999
Bobo, A Raisin in the Sun, Royale Theatre, New York City, 2004
Appeared in the plays Fences, A Lesson from Aloes, Macbeth, River Niger, A Soldier's Play, Split Second, andT-Bone and Weasel.
Stage Work
Director of numerous children's stage productions.
RECORDINGS
Videos
Making a Mark, Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, 2005
College Daze, Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, 2005
Birth of a Nation: The Making of "School Daze," Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, 2005

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Essence, July, 1991

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