Carl Lumbly
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| Carl Lumbly | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 14, 1951 Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States |
| Spouse(s) | Vonetta McGee (1987 — present) |
Carl Winston Lumbly (born August 14, 1951)[1] is an American film, stage, and television actor.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early life
Born to Jamaican immigrants in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Lumbly graduated from South High School there and Macalester College in nearby St. Paul.
[edit] Acting career
At one time he was a journalist in Minnesota, when he got an acting job while on assignment for a story about a workshop theatre and stayed with the improvisational company for two years (along with then-unknown Danny Glover).
His first major role was Detective Marcus Petrie on the television series Cagney and Lacey (1982 – 1988). He starred as the main character in the short-lived sci-fi series M.A.N.T.I.S. (1994 – 1995). His most visible role was as Marcus Dixon in the American television series Alias (2001 – 2006). Other prominent roles include providing the voice the for Martian Manhunter on Justice League and Justice League Unlimited, and a recurring role on L.A. Law. He also appeared as the voice of the Mayor of Metropolis on Superman the Animated Series episode "Speed Demons" in 1997.
In 2000, Lumbly portrayed activist and Congressman Ron Dellums in the Disney's Channel's original movie, The Color of Friendship. Although the movie was focused on Dellums's daughter's friendship with a white South African girl, the film also discussed Dellums's role in ending apartheid in South Africa.
Lumbly most recently appeared as Lt. Daniel "Bulldog" Novacek in the television series Battlestar Galactica. Lumbly also plays a role in the cinematic of video game Command and Conquer 3 's upcoming expansion pack Kane's Wrath.
[edit] Works
[edit] Film
- Caveman (1981)
- The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai (1984)
- The Bedroom Window (1987)
- Everybody's All-American (1988)
- To Sleep With Anger (1990)
- Pacific Heights (1990)
- Brother Future (1991)
- South Central (1992)
- How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998)
- Men of Honor (2000)
- Just A Dream (2002)
[edit] Television
- Cagney and Lacey (1982–1988)
- Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8 (1987)
- M.A.N.T.I.S. (1994)
- On Promised Land (1994)
- Nightjohn (1996)
- The Ditchdigger's Daughters (1997)
- Buffalo Soldiers (1997)
- The Wedding (1998)
- The West Wing (2000)
- The Color of Friendship (2000)
- Little Richard (2000)
- Justice League (2001–2004)
- Alias (2001–2006)
- Static Shock (2003)
- Sounder (2003)
- Martin Scorsese presents The Blues: Episode 4 (2003)
- Justice League Unlimited (2004–2006)
- Battlestar Galactica (2006)
- Superman: The Animated Series (1997)
- The X-Files: "Teliko" (Season 4, Episode 3; 1996)
[edit] Video Games
- Command and Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath (2008)
[edit] References
- ^ According to the State of Minnesota. Minnesota Birth Index, 1935-2002. At Ancestry.com
