Ving Rhames Biography (1959?-)

Full name, Irving Rhames; born May 12, 1959 (some sources cite 1961), in NewYork, NY; son of Ernest (an auto mechanic) and Reatha (some sources cite Reather; a homemaker) Rhames; married Valerie Scott, 1994 (divorced, 1999); married Deborah Reed, December 25, 2000; children: (second marriage) Tiffany (stepdaughter), Rainbow (daughter; some sources cite spelling as Reignbeau), Freedom (son). Addresses: Agent: Eddy Yablans, International Creative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211; Brandt Joel, Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Manager: Peter Safran, Brillstein-Grey Entertainment, 9150 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 350, BeverlyHills, CA 90212.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor
Birth Details: May 12, 1959?; New York, New York, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Jack, Native Son, 1986
Cinque, Patty Hearst (also known as Patty), Atlantic, 1988
Lieutenant Reilly, Casualties of War, Columbia, 1989
George, Jacob's Ladder (also known as Dante's Inferno), TriStar, 1990
Herbert Cotter, The Long Walk Home, Miramax, 1990
Chief petty officer Frank McRae, Flight of the Intruder, Paramount, 1991
LeRoy, The People under the Stairs (also known as Wes Craven'sThe People under the Stairs), Universal, 1991
Randolph, Homicide, Triumph Releasing, 1991
Mr. Stereo, Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot, Universal, 1992
Duane Stevenson, Dave, Warner Bros., 1993
Ivan, Bound by Honor (also known as Blood In, Blood Out ... Bound by Honor), Buena Vista, 1993
Little Leroy, The Saint of Fort Washington, Warner Bros., 1993
Garvey, DROP Squad, Gramercy, 1994
Marsellus "Big Man" Wallace, Pulp Fiction, Miramax, 1994
Omar, Kiss of Death, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1995
Luther Stickell, Mission: Impossible, Paramount, 1996
Shad, Striptease, Columbia, 1996
Mann, Rosewood, Warner Bros., 1997
Marsellus "Big Man" Wallace (in archive footage), You're Still Not Fooling Anybody, 1997
Muki, Dangerous Ground, New Line Cinema, 1997
Nathan "Diamond Dog" Jones, Con Air, Buena Vista, 1997
Buddy Bragg, Out of Sight, Universal, 1998
Aaron Thibadeaux, Entrapment (also known as Verlockende Falle), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1999
Marcus, Bringing Out the Dead, Paramount, 1999
Luther Stickell, Mission: Impossible II (also known as M:I-2), Paramount, 2000
Melvin, Baby Boy, Columbia, 2001
Voice of Sergeant Ryan Whitaker, Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within(also known as Fainaru fantaji), Columbia/TriStar, 2001
Iceman Chambers, Undisputed (also known as Undisputed--Sieg ohne Ruhm), Miramax, 2002
Voice of Mr. Cobra Bubbles, Lilo & Stitch (animated; also known as Stitch! and Stitch! The Movie), Buena Vista, 2002
Deputy chief Arthur Holland, Dark Blue, United Artists, 2003
Voice of Mr. Cobra Bubbles, Stitch! The Movie (animated), Buena Vista Home Video, 2003
Envy, DreamWorks, 2003
Sin, Columbia/TriStar, 2003
Television Appearances
Series
Czaja Carnek, Another World (also known as Another World: Bay City), NBC, beginning 1986
Charlie Hazard, Men, ABC, 1988-1989
Movies
Ed, Rising Son, TNT, 1990
Leon, When You Remember Me, ABC, 1990
Jellyroll, Terror on Track 9, CBS, 1992
Detective Artie Brown, Ed McBains's 87th Precinct: Lightning (alsoknown as 87th Precinct: Lightning), NBC, 1995

Detective Jackson, Deadly Whispers, CBS, 1995
Don King, Don King: Only in America, HBO, 1997
Pike, Body Count (also known as The Split), The Movie Channel, 1998
Title role, Holiday Heart, Showtime, 2000
Garrick Jones, Sins of the Father, F/X, 2002
Judge Thomas Jones, RFK, F/X, 2002
Miniseries
Charles Jones, Iran: Days of Crisis (also known as L'amerique en otage), TNT, 1991
Johnnie Cochran, American Tragedy, CBS, 2000
Specials
Young Gabriel Grimes, Go Tell It on the Mountain, PBS, 1984
Voice, The Way West, PBS, 1995
Narrator (with others), Robert F. Kennedy: A Memoir, The DiscoveryChannel, 1998
Presenter, World Stunt Awards, ABC, 2001
John Morgan, "Little John," Hallmark Hall of Fame, CBS, 2002
Hollywood Salutes Nicolas Cage: An American Cinematheque Tribute,TNT, 2002
Episodic
Georges, "The Maze," Miami Vice, NBC, 1985
Hector Lincoln, "Abrams for the Defense," Crime Story, NBC, 1986
Tucker, "Burn Baby, Burn," Tour of Duty, CBS, 1987
Walker Monroe, "Child's Play," Miami Vice, NBC, 1987
Henry Brown, "McAllister," Spenser: For Hire, ABC, 1988
Luther "Million" Paxton, "Suicide Squad," The Equalizer, CBS, 1988
Walter "Walt" Robbins, "Hit and Run," ER (also known as Emergency Room), NBC, 1994
Walter "Walt" Robbins, "9 ½ Hours," ER (also known as Emergency Room), NBC, 1994
Max Villareal, "Old Thyme Religion," New York Undercover, Fox, 1995
Walter "Walt" Robbins, "The Birthday Party," ER (also known as Emergency Room), NBC, 1995
Walter "Walt" Robbins, "Love among the Ruins," ER (also known as Emergency Room), NBC, 1995
Walter "Walt" Robbins, "Luck of the Draw," ER (also known as Emergency Room), NBC, 1995
Walter "Walt" Robbins, "Sleepless in Chicago," ER (also known as Emergency Room), NBC, 1995
Himself, The Late Show with David Letterman, CBS, 1996
Walter "Walt" Robbins, "Doctor Carter, I Presume," ER (also knownas Emergency Room), NBC, 1996
Walter "Walt" Robbins, "The Right Thing," ER (also known as Emergency Room), NBC, 1996
Himself, The Late Show with David Letterman, CBS, 1997
Quito Real, "Honor among Thieves," UC: Undercover, NBC, 2001
Quito Real, "Nobody Rides for Free (a.k.a. Blowback)," UC: Undercover, NBC, 2001
Quito Real, "Once upon a Time ... in the Hood (a.k.a. Amerikaz Most Wanted, a.k.a. This Thug's Life)," UC: Undercover, NBC, 2001
Attorney general Troy Hatcher, "Explicit Activities," The District, CBS, 2002
Attorney general Troy Hatcher, "Oil and Water," The District, CBS,2002
Attorney general Troy Hatcher, "Resurrection," The District, CBS,2002
Attorney general Troy Hatcher, "The Second Man," The District, CBS, 2002
Garrett Krebs, "A Hero for Halloween," The Proud Family (animated), The Disney Channel, 2002
Voice of Cobra Bubbles, "Lilo and Stitch," Stitch! (animated; alsoknown as The Adventures of Lilo & Stitch), 2002
Attorney general Troy Hatcher, "Rage," The District, CBS, 2003
Buddy Bragg, "Out of Sight," Karen Sisco, 2003
Also appeared in Guiding Light, CBS.
Pilots
DeWitt Wardlaw, Philly Heat, ABC, 1995
Hulan, Mother County, CBS, 1995
Stage Appearances
Hastings Persuivant and Herbert, King Richard III, New York Shakespeare Festival, Delacorte Theatre, Public Theatre, New York City, 1983
Omar, Short Eyes, Second Stage Theatre Company, McGinn-Cazale Theatre, New York City, 1984
The Road, Goodman Theatre, Chicago, 1984
Wait until Dark, Studio Arena Theatre, Buffalo, NY, 1984
Doc, The Winter Boys (also cited as The Winter Boys), Biltmore Theatre, New York City, 1985
M'Bengue, A Map of the World, New York Shakespeare Festival, Estelle R. Newman Theatre, Public Theatre, New York City, 1985
Carlyle, Streamers, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC, 1986
Hark/Executioner, Ascension Day, Hudson Guild Theatre, New York City, 1992
Major Tours
Ajax, European cities, 1980
RECORDINGS
Videos
Behind the Mission: The Making of "M:I-2" (documentary short), Paramount Home Video, 2000
Pulp Fiction: The Facts (documentary short), Miramax, 2002

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

Contemporary Black Biography, Volume 14, Gale, 1997

Periodicals

Ebony, August, 2002, pp. 146-52
Entertainment Weekly, December 10, 1993, p. 52; June 14, 1996, pp.32-35
Esquire, August, 1998, pp. 119-24
Jet, February 9, 1998, p. 36
Parade, April 4, 1999, pp. 4-6
People Weekly, June 24, 1996, pp. 77-78

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