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Known For
Credits
Cast Credits
Eli Stone (2008)
Guest starring as Mason Andrews
- Episode 1x04: Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go (Feb 21, 2008)
Star Trek: Enterprise (2001)
Guest starring as General K'Vagh
(2 episodes)
- Episode 4x16: Divergence (2) (Feb 25, 2005)
- Episode 4x15: Affliction (1) (Feb 18, 2005)
The Proud Family (2001)
Guest starring as Crandall Smythe
- Episode 1x06: Spelling Bee (Oct 12, 2001) [Co-Star]
The Nightmare Room (2001)
Starring as R.L. Stine
(5 episodes)
- Episode 1x05: Fear Games (Oct 13, 2001)
- Episode 1x04: Tangled Web (Oct 6, 2001)
- Episode 1x03: The Howler (Sep 29, 2001)
- Episode 1x02: Scareful What You Wish For (Aug 31, 2001)
- Episode 1x01: Don't Forget Me (Aug 1, 2001)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)
Guest starring as Preston Cash
- Episode 1x09: Unfriendly Skies (Dec 8, 2000)
That '70s Show (1998)
Guest starring as Officer Kennedy
(3 episodes)
- Episode 6x17: Happy Jack (Mar 24, 2004)
- Episode 6x10: A Legal Matter (Feb 4, 2004)
- Episode 6x09: Young Man Blues (Jan 14, 2004)
Murder One (1995)
Guest starring as Judge Nathaniel Alexander
- Episode 1x05: Chapter Five (Oct 19, 1995)
Spider-Man (1994)
Guest starring as James Rhodes / War Machine
(2 episodes)
- Episode 3x12: Chapter XI - Carnage (Nov 9, 1996)
- Episode 3x11: Chapter X - Venom Returns (Nov 2, 1996)
Iron Man (1994)
Starring as James Rhodes / War Machine
(8 episodes)
- Episode 1x09: Iron Man to the Second Power Part 1 (Nov 19, 1994)
- Episode 1x07: The Origin of the Mandarin (Nov 5, 1994)
- Episode 1x06: Enemy Without, Enemy Within (Oct 29, 1994)
- Episode 1x05: The Grim Reaper Wears a Teflon Coat (Oct 22, 1994)
- Episode 1x04: Silence My Companion, Death My Destination (Oct 15, 1994)
- Episode 1x03: Data In Chaos Out (Oct 8, 1994)
- Episode 1x02: Rejoice! I Am Ultimo, Thy Deliverer (Oct 1, 1994)
- Episode 1x01: And the Sea Shall Give Up Its Dead (Sep 24, 1994)
Starring as Whirlwind
(5 episodes)
- Episode 1x09: Iron Man to the Second Power Part 1 (Nov 19, 1994)
- Episode 1x08: The Defection of Hawkeye (Nov 12, 1994)
- Episode 1x07: The Origin of the Mandarin (Nov 5, 1994)
- Episode 1x06: Enemy Without, Enemy Within (Oct 29, 1994)
- Episode 1x04: Silence My Companion, Death My Destination (Oct 15, 1994)
Starring as Blacklash
(4 episodes)
- Episode 1x09: Iron Man to the Second Power Part 1 (Nov 19, 1994)
- Episode 1x07: The Origin of the Mandarin (Nov 5, 1994)
- Episode 1x06: Enemy Without, Enemy Within (Oct 29, 1994)
- Episode 1x04: Silence My Companion, Death My Destination (Oct 15, 1994)
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990)
Starring as Philip Banks
(148 episodes)
- Episode 6x24: I, Done (2) (May 20, 1996)
- Episode 6x23: I, Done (1) (May 20, 1996)
- Episode 6x22: Eye, Tooth (May 13, 1996)
- Episode 6x21: I, Stank Hole in One (May 6, 1996)
- Episode 6x20: I, Stank Horse (Apr 22, 1996)
- Episode 6x19: I, Whoops, There It Is (Apr 15, 1996)
- Episode 6x18: Hare Today... (Apr 8, 1996)
- Episode 6x17: The Butler's Son Did It (Mar 18, 1996)
- Episode 6x16: I, Bowl Buster (Feb 26, 1996)
- Episode 6x15: Breaking Up is Hard to Do (2) (Feb 19, 1996)
- Episode 6x14: Breaking Up is Hard to Do (1) (Feb 12, 1996)
- Episode 6x13: I, Clownius (Jan 15, 1996)
- Episode 6x12: Boxing Helena (Jan 8, 1996)
- Episode 6x11: I, Ooh, Baby, Baby (Dec 11, 1995)
- Episode 6x10: There's the Rub (2) (Nov 20, 1995)
- Episode 6x09: There's the Rub (1) (Nov 20, 1995)
- Episode 6x08: Viva Lost Wages (Nov 13, 1995)
- Episode 6x07: Not With My Cousin You Don't (Nov 6, 1995)
- Episode 6x06: Not, I Barbecue (Oct 23, 1995)
- Episode 6x05: The Script Formerly Known As (Oct 16, 1995)
- Episode 6x04: Bourgie Sings the Blues (Oct 9, 1995)
- Episode 6x03: Stress Related (Oct 2, 1995)
- Episode 6x02: Get a Job (Sep 25, 1995)
- Episode 6x01: Burnin' Down the House (Sep 18, 1995)
- Episode 5x25: For Whom the Wedding Bells Toll (May 15, 1995)
- Episode 5x24: Love in an Elevator (May 8, 1995)
- Episode 5x23: Cold Feet, Hot Body (May 1, 1995)
- Episode 5x22: To Thine Own Self Be Blue ... and Gold (Apr 24, 1995)
- Episode 5x21: Save the Last Trance for Me (Apr 17, 1995)
- Episode 5x20: As the Will Turns (Apr 10, 1995)
- Episode 5x19: Slum Like It ... Not! (Mar 13, 1995)
- Episode 5x18: The Wedding Show (Psyche!) (Feb 27, 1995)
- Episode 5x17: Will Is from Mars... (Feb 20, 1995)
- Episode 5x16: A Decent Proposal (Feb 13, 1995)
- Episode 5x15: Bullets Over Bel-Air (Feb 6, 1995)
- Episode 5x14: It's a Wonderful Lie (Jan 23, 1995)
- Episode 5x13: Three's a Crowd (Jan 9, 1995)
- Episode 5x12: Same Game, Next Season (Dec 12, 1994)
- Episode 5x11: Will Steps Out (Nov 28, 1994)
- Episode 5x10: Will's Up a Dirt Road (Nov 21, 1994)
- Episode 5x09: Love Hurts (Nov 14, 1994)
- Episode 5x08: Sooooooooul Train (Nov 7, 1994)
- Episode 5x07: Father Knows Best (Oct 24, 1994)
- Episode 5x06: Will's Misery (Oct 17, 1994)
- Episode 5x05: Fresh Prince: The Movie (Oct 10, 1994)
- Episode 5x04: Grumpy Young Men (Oct 3, 1994)
- Episode 5x03: Reality Bites (Sep 26, 1994)
- Episode 5x02: What's Will Got to Do with It? (2) (Sep 19, 1994)
- Episode 5x01: The Client (1) (Sep 19, 1994)
- Episode 4x26: The Philadelphia Story (May 23, 1994)
- Episode 4x25: For Sale by Owner (May 16, 1994)
- Episode 4x24: Papa's Got a Brand-New Excuse (May 9, 1994)
- Episode 4x23: Mother's Day (May 2, 1994)
- Episode 4x22: M is for the Many Things She Gave Me (Apr 25, 1994)
- Episode 4x21: The Harder They Fall (Mar 14, 1994)
- Episode 4x20: The Ol' Ball and Chain (Feb 28, 1994)
- Episode 4x19: You'd Better Shop Around (Feb 21, 1994)
- Episode 4x18: Stop Will! In the Name of Love (Feb 14, 1994)
- Episode 4x17: When You Hit Upon a Star (Jan 31, 1994)
- Episode 4x16: I Know Why the Caged Bird Screams (Jan 24, 1994)
- Episode 4x15: Who's the Boss (Jan 10, 1994)
- Episode 4x14: Sleepless in Bel-Air (Jan 3, 1994)
- Episode 4x13: 'Twas the Night Before Christening (Dec 20, 1993)
- Episode 4x12: You've Got to Be a Football Hero (Nov 29, 1993)
- Episode 4x11: Take My Cousin -- Please (Nov 22, 1993)
- Episode 4x10: Home is Where the Heart Attack Is (Nov 15, 1993)
- Episode 4x09: Fresh Prince After Dark (Nov 8, 1993)
- Episode 4x08: Blood is Thicker Than Mud (Nov 1, 1993)
- Episode 4x07: Hex and the Single Guy (Oct 25, 1993)
- Episode 4x06: Will Goes a-Courtin' (Oct 18, 1993)
- Episode 4x05: It's Better to Have Loved and Lost It... (Oct 11, 1993)
- Episode 4x04: Father of the Year (Oct 4, 1993)
- Episode 4x03: All Guts, No Glory (Sep 27, 1993)
- Episode 4x02: Where There's a Will, There's a Way (2) (Sep 20, 1993)
- Episode 4x01: Where There's a Will, There's a Way (1) (Sep 20, 1993)
- Episode 3x24: Six Degrees of Graduation (May 10, 1993)
- Episode 3x23: The Way We Were (May 3, 1993)
- Episode 3x22: Ain't No Business Like Show Business (Apr 12, 1993)
- Episode 3x21: You Bet Your Life (Mar 1, 1993)
- Episode 3x20: The Baby Comes Out (Feb 22, 1993)
- Episode 3x19: Just Say Yo (Feb 15, 1993)
- Episode 3x18: The Alma Matter (Feb 8, 1993)
- Episode 3x17: The Best Laid Plans (Feb 1, 1993)
- Episode 3x16: Bundle of Joy (Jan 25, 1993)
- Episode 3x15: Robbing the Banks (Jan 18, 1993)
- Episode 3x14: Winner Takes Off (Jan 4, 1993)
- Episode 3x13: Mommy Nearest (Dec 14, 1992)
- Episode 3x12: The Cold War (Dec 7, 1992)
- Episode 3x11: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way from the Forum (Nov 23, 1992)
- Episode 3x10: Asses to Ashes (Nov 16, 1992)
- Episode 3x09: A Night at the Oprah (Nov 9, 1992)
- Episode 3x08: Boyz in the Woods (Nov 2, 1992)
- Episode 3x07: Here Comes the Judge (Oct 26, 1992)
- Episode 3x06: P.S. I Love You (Oct 24, 1992)
- Episode 3x05: Mama's Baby, Carlton's Maybe (Oct 12, 1992)
- Episode 3x04: Hilary Gets a Job (Oct 5, 1992)
- Episode 3x03: That's No Lady, That's My Cousin (Sep 28, 1992)
- Episode 3x02: Will Gets Committed (Sep 21, 1992)
- Episode 3x01: How I Spent My Summer Vacation (Sep 14, 1992)
- Episode 2x24: Strip-Tease for Two (May 4, 1992)
- Episode 2x23: Be My Baby Tonight (Apr 27, 1992)
- Episode 2x22: The Aunt Who Came to Dinner (Mar 23, 1992)
- Episode 2x21: Vying for Attention (Mar 2, 1992)
- Episode 2x20: Those Were the Days (Feb 24, 1992)
- Episode 2x19: Eyes on the Prize (Feb 17, 1992)
- Episode 2x18: Ill Will (Feb 10, 1992)
- Episode 2x17: Community Action (Feb 3, 1992)
- Episode 2x16: Geoffrey Cleans Up (Jan 20, 1992)
- Episode 2x15: My Brother's Keeper (Jan 13, 1992)
- Episode 2x14: Hilary Gets a Life (Jan 6, 1992)
- Episode 2x13: Christmas Show (Dec 16, 1991)
- Episode 2x12: Something for Nothing (Dec 9, 1991)
- Episode 2x11: The Butler Did It (Nov 25, 1991)
- Episode 2x10: Hi-Ho Silver (Nov 18, 1991)
- Episode 2x09: Cased Up (Nov 11, 1991)
- Episode 2x08: She Ain't Heavy (Nov 4, 1991)
- Episode 2x07: The Big Four-Oh (Oct 21, 1991)
- Episode 2x06: Guess Who's Coming to Marry? (Oct 14, 1991)
- Episode 2x05: Granny Gets Busy (Oct 7, 1991)
- Episode 2x04: PSAT Pstory (Sep 30, 1991)
- Episode 2x03: Will Gets a Job (Sep 23, 1991)
- Episode 2x02: The Mother of All Battles (Sep 16, 1991)
- Episode 2x01: Did the Earth Move for You? (Sep 9, 1991)
- Episode 1x25: Working It Out (May 6, 1991)
- Episode 1x24: Just Infatuation (Apr 29, 1991)
- Episode 1x23: 72 Hours (Mar 11, 1991)
- Episode 1x22: Banks Shot (Feb 25, 1991)
- Episode 1x21: Love at First Fight (Feb 18, 1991)
- Episode 1x20: Nice Lady (Feb 11, 1991)
- Episode 1x19: It Had to Be You (Feb 4, 1991)
- Episode 1x18: The Young and the Restless (Jan 21, 1991)
- Episode 1x17: The Ethnic Tip (Jan 14, 1991)
- Episode 1x16: The Lucky Charm (Jan 7, 1991)
- Episode 1x15: Deck the Halls (Dec 10, 1990)
- Episode 1x14: Day Damn One (Dec 3, 1990)
- Episode 1x13: Knowledge is Power (Nov 26, 1990)
- Episode 1x12: Talking Turkey (Nov 19, 1990)
- Episode 1x11: Courting Disaster (Nov 12, 1990)
- Episode 1x10: Kiss My Butler (Nov 5, 1990)
- Episode 1x09: Someday Your Prince Will Be in Effect (2) (Oct 29, 1990)
- Episode 1x08: Someday Your Prince Will Be in Effect (1) (Oct 29, 1990)
- Episode 1x07: Def Poet's Society (Oct 22, 1990)
- Episode 1x06: Mistaken Identity (Oct 15, 1990)
- Episode 1x05: Homeboy, Sweet Homeboy (Oct 8, 1990)
- Episode 1x04: Not with My Pig, You Don't (Oct 1, 1990)
- Episode 1x03: Clubba Hubba (Sep 24, 1990)
- Episode 1x02: Bang the Drum, Ashley (Sep 17, 1990)
- Episode 1x01: The Fresh Prince Project (Sep 10, 1990)
FM (1989)
Starring as Quentin Lamoreaux
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2x01: Doing It Again (Mar 28, 1990)
- Episode 1x01: Love or Money (Aug 17, 1989)
A Different World (1987)
Guest starring as The Pin Punisher
- Episode 3x04: To Have and Have Not (Oct 26, 1989)
L.A. Law (1986)
Guest starring as Judge Michael Conover
(9 episodes)
- Episode 6x17: P.S. Your Shrink Is Dead (Apr 16, 1992)
- Episode 6x04: Spleen It to Me, Lucy (Nov 7, 1991)
- Episode 5x03: Lie Harder (Nov 1, 1990)
- Episode 4x19: Bang... Zoom... Zap (Apr 26, 1990)
- Episode 4x12: On Your Honor (Feb 8, 1990)
- Episode 4x08: The Good Human Bar (Jan 4, 1990)
- Episode 3x07: To Live and Diet in L.A. (Jan 5, 1989)
- Episode 3x02: The Son Also Rises (Nov 10, 1988)
- Episode 2x17: Belle of the Bald (Apr 14, 1988)
The Hogan Family (1986)
Guest starring as Judge N. Keller
- Episode 2x18: Hogan vs. Hogan (Mar 16, 1987)
Guest starring as Mr. Erdman
- Episode 5x06: License to Drive (Oct 23, 1989)
Moonlighting (1985)
Guest starring as Reuben King
- Episode 2x10: Twas the Episode Before Christmas (Dec 17, 1985)
Night Court (1984)
Guest starring as Judge Hopkins
- Episode 7x15: Wedding Bell Blues (1) (Feb 7, 1990)
Cagney & Lacey (1982)
Guest starring as School Prinicipal Berwin
(2 episodes)
- Episode 4x17: Who Says It's Fair (2) (Feb 18, 1985) [Credit Only]
- Episode 4x16: Who Says It's Fair (1) (Feb 11, 1985) [Uncredited]