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Dawn of the Dead (2004) -- An unexplained plague has decimated the world's population and yet, the dead aren't dying. They've become zombies, stalking endlessly in a constant quest to feed on the flesh and blood of the few remaining living.
"Miami Vice" (1984): Season 4: Episode 5 -- After shooting a boy during an investigation, a tormented Crockett (Don Johnson) tries to repair his relationship with his son. With Belinda Montgomery and Grammy winner Isaac Hayes.
Surrogates (2009) -- A clip from the movie Surrogates.
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard (2009) -- Interview: Ving Rhames "On working with comedic actors"
Surrogates (2009) -- People are living their lives remotely from the safety of their own homes via robotic surrogates -- sexy, physically perfect mechanical representations of themselves. It's an ideal world where crime, pain, fear and consequences don't exist. When the first murder in years jolts this utopia, FBI agent Greer (Willis) discovers a vast conspiracy behind the surrogate phenomenon and must abandon his own surrogate, risking his life to unravel the mystery.

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Date of Birth:
12 May 1959, New York City, New York, USA more
Contact:
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Mini Biography:
Irving "Ving" Rhames was born in New York City, New York, and grew up in Harlem... more
Trivia:
Raised on 126th Street in the Harlem area of New York City. more
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Down 23% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.
Awards:
Won Golden Globe. Another 2 wins & 18 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(336 articles)
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Filmography

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In Development: What's this?
  1. Glad All Over (details only on IMDbPro)
Actor:
  1. Silver Cord (2010) (pre-production) .... Detective Donovan
  2. The Spanish Harlem Project (2010) (pre-production) .... Nino
  3. The Van Zandt Shakedown (2010) (pre-production) (rumored) .... Vincent
  4. Unshakable (2009) (pre-production) .... Metzger
  5. "Gravity" (2010) TV series (filming) .... Dogg McFee
  6. Minkow (2010) (filming) .... Peanut
  7. Piranha 3-D (2010) (post-production)
  8. The Wrath of Cain (2010) (post-production) .... Cain
  9. Master Harold... and the Boys (2010) (post-production) .... Sam

  10. Rogue's Gallery (2009) .... Judgement
  11. Surrogates (2009) .... The Prophet
    ... aka Vicarious (Philippines: English title: review title)
  12. The Bridge to Nowhere (2009)
  13. The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard (2009) .... Jibby Newsome
  14. Give 'em Hell, Malone (2009) .... Boulder
  15. The Tournament (2009) .... Joshua Harlow
  16. Echelon Conspiracy (2009) .... Agent Dave Grant
    ... aka The Gift (Australia: DVD title) (USA: working title)
    ... aka The Conspiracy (Singapore: English title)
  17. Evil Angel (2009) .... Carruthers
  18. Phantom Punch (2009) .... Sonny Liston
  19. Saving God (2008) .... Armstrong Cane
  20. Day of the Dead (2008) .... Captain Rhodes
    ... aka Day of the Dead: The Need to Feed (USA: DVD title)
  21. A Broken Life (2008) .... Vet
  22. I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (2007) .... Fred G. Duncan
  23. Ascension Day (2007) .... Hark
  24. Animal 2 (2007) .... Animal
  25. Football Wives (2007) (TV) .... Frank Wallingford
  26. Idlewild (2006) .... Spats
  27. Leroy & Stitch (2006) (TV) (voice) .... Additional Voices
  28. Mission: Impossible III (2006) .... Luther
    ... aka M:i:III (International: English title: promotional abbreviation) (UK: promotional abbreviation) (USA: promotional abbreviation)
    ... aka Mission: Impossible 3 (Australia)
    ... aka Mission: Impossible III (Germany)
  29. Aquaman (2006) (TV) .... McCaffery
  30. Shooting Gallery (2005) (V) .... Cue Ball Carl Bridgers
  31. Animal (2005) (V) .... Animal
  32. "Kojak" .... Lieutenant Theo Kojak (10 episodes, 2005)
        - All Bets Off: Part 2 (2005) TV episode .... Lieutenant Theo Kojak
        - All Bets Off: Part 1 (2005) TV episode .... Lieutenant Theo Kojak
        - All That Glitters: Part 1 (2005) TV episode
        - Music of the Night (2005) TV episode .... Lieutenant Theo Kojak
        - Kind of Blue (2005) TV episode .... Lieutenant Theo Kojak
          (5 more)
  33. Kojak (2005) (TV) .... Lieutenant Theo Kojak
  34. Back in the Day (2005) .... J-Bone
  35. Driv3r (2004) (VG) (voice) .... Tobias Jones
  36. Dawn of the Dead (2004) .... Kenneth
    ... aka L'armée des morts (France)
    ... aka L'aube des morts (Canada: French title)
    ... aka Zack Snyder's Dawn of the Dead (USA: long title)
  37. Sin (2003/I) .... Eddie Burns
  38. Mission: Impossible - Operation Surma (2003) (VG) (voice) .... Luther Stickel
  39. "The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius" .... Chief (1 episode, 2003)
        - Operation: Rescue Jet Fusion (2003) TV episode (voice) .... Chief
  40. Stitch! The Movie (2003) (V) (voice) .... Cobra Bubbles
    ... aka Disney's Stitch! The Movie (USA: complete title)
  41. "The District" .... Attorney General Troy Hatcher (5 episodes, 2002-2003)
        - Rage (2003) TV episode .... Attorney General Troy Hatcher
        - The Second Man (2002) TV episode .... Attorney General Troy Hatcher
        - Explicit Activities (2002) TV episode .... Attorney General Troy Hatcher
        - Oil and Water (2002) TV episode .... Attorney General Troy Hatcher
        - Resurrection (2002) TV episode .... Attorney General Troy Hatcher
  42. "Freedom: A History of Us" .... E.E.B. DuBois / ... (5 episodes, 2003)
        - A Fatal Contradiction (2003) TV episode .... Josiah Benson
        - Let Freedom Ring (2003) TV episode .... W.E, B. DuBois
        - Revolution (2003) TV episode .... Petitioner
        - Safe for Democracy (2003) TV episode .... W.E.B. DuBois
        - What Is Freedom? (2003) TV episode .... E.E.B. DuBois
  43. Dark Blue (2002) .... Arthur Holland
  44. "The Proud Family" .... Garrett Krebs (1 episode, 2002)
        - A Hero for Halloween (2002) TV episode (voice) .... Garrett Krebs
  45. RFK (2002) (TV) .... Judge Jones
  46. Lilo & Stitch (2002) (voice) .... Cobra Bubbles
  47. Undisputed (2002) .... George 'Iceman' Chambers
    ... aka Undisputed - Sieg ohne Ruhm (Germany)
  48. Little John (2002) (TV) .... John Morgan
  49. Sins of the Father (2002) (TV) .... Garrick Jones
  50. "UC: Undercover" .... Quito Real (3 episodes, 2001)
        - Nobody Rides for Free (2001) TV episode .... Quito Real
        - Honor Among Thieves (2001) TV episode .... Quito Real
        - Amerikaz Most Wanted (2001) TV episode .... Quito Real
  51. Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001) (voice) .... Ryan
    ... aka Fainaru fantaji (Japan)
  52. Baby Boy (2001) .... Melvin 'Mel'
  53. Holiday Heart (2000) (TV) .... Holiday Heart
  54. American Tragedy (2000) (TV) .... Johnnie Cochran
  55. Mission: Impossible II (2000) .... Luther Stickell
    ... aka M:I-2 (USA: DVD box title (promotional abbreviation))
    ... aka Mission: Impossible II (Germany)

  56. Bringing Out the Dead (1999) .... Marcus
  57. Entrapment (1999) .... Aaron Thibadeaux
    ... aka Verlockende Falle (Germany)
  58. Out of Sight (1998) .... Buddy Bragg
  59. Body Count (1998) .... Pike
  60. Don King: Only in America (1997) (TV) .... Don King
  61. Con Air (1997) .... Nathan 'Diamond Dog' Jones
  62. Rosewood (1997) .... Mann
  63. Dangerous Ground (1997) .... Muki
  64. "ER" .... Walter Robbins (8 episodes, 1994-1996)
        - Doctor Carter, I Presume (1996) TV episode .... Walter Robbins
        - The Right Thing (1996) TV episode .... Walter Robbins
        - Love Among the Ruins (1995) TV episode .... Walter Robbins
        - Sleepless in Chicago (1995) TV episode .... Walter Robbins
        - The Birthday Party (1995) TV episode .... Walter Robbins
          (3 more)
  65. Striptease (1996) .... Shad
  66. Mission: Impossible (1996) .... Luther Stickell
    ... aka Mission Impossible
  67. Deadly Whispers (1995) (TV) .... Det. Jackson
  68. Kiss of Death (1995/I) .... Omar
  69. "New York Undercover" .... Max Villareal (1 episode, 1995)
    ... aka Uptown Undercover
        - Olde Tyme Religion (1995) TV episode .... Max Villareal
  70. Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Lightning (1995) (TV) .... Detective Artie Brown
  71. Drop Squad (1994) .... Garvey
  72. Pulp Fiction (1994) .... Marsellus Wallace
  73. "Philly Heat" (1994) TV series .... DeWitt Wardlaw
  74. The Saint of Fort Washington (1993) .... Little Leroy, Fort Washington Bully
  75. Dave (1993) .... Duane Stevenson
  76. Bound by Honor (1993) .... Ivan
    ... aka Blood In, Blood Out (Australia)
    ... aka Blood In, Blood Out... Bound by Honor
  77. Terror on Track 9 (1992) (TV) .... Jellyroll
  78. Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot (1992) .... Mr. Stereo
  79. The People Under the Stairs (1991) .... Leroy
    ... aka Wes Craven's The People Under the Stairs
  80. L'Amérique en otage (1991) (TV) .... Charles Jones
    ... aka Iran: Days of Crisis
  81. Homicide (1991) .... Randolph
  82. Flight of the Intruder (1991) .... CPO Frank McRae
  83. Jacob's Ladder (1990/I) .... George
    ... aka Dante's Inferno
  84. When You Remember Me (1990) (TV)
  85. The Long Walk Home (1990) .... Herbert Cotter
  86. Rising Son (1990) (TV) .... Ed

  87. "Men" (1989) TV series .... Charlie Hazard (unknown episodes, 1989)
  88. "The Equalizer" .... Luther 'Million' Paxton (1 episode, 1989)
        - Suicide Squad (1989) TV episode .... Luther 'Million' Paxton
  89. Casualties of War (1989) .... Lt. Reilly
  90. Patty Hearst (1988) .... Cinque
    ... aka Patty
  91. "Spenser: For Hire" .... Henry Brown (1 episode, 1988)
        - McAllister (1988) TV episode .... Henry Brown
  92. "Tour of Duty" .... SP4 Tucker (1 episode, 1987)
        - Burn Baby, Burn (1987) TV episode .... SP4 Tucker
  93. "Miami Vice" .... Georges / ... (2 episodes, 1985-1987)
        - Child's Play (1987) TV episode .... Walker Monroe
        - The Maze (1985) TV episode .... Georges
  94. "Another World" (1964) TV series .... Czaja Carnek (unknown episodes, 1986)
    ... aka Another World: Bay City
  95. Native Son (1986) .... Jack
  96. "Crime Story" .... Hector Lincoln (1 episode, 1986)
        - Abrams for the Defense (1986) TV episode .... Hector Lincoln
  97. Go Tell It on the Mountain (1985) (TV) .... Young Gabriel
Producer:
  1. Phantom Punch (2009) (producer)
  2. Ascension Day (2007) (producer)
  3. Animal 2 (2007) (executive producer)
  4. Animal (2005) (V) (executive producer)
  5. "Kojak" (co-executive producer) (7 episodes, 2005)
        - All Bets Off: Part 2 (2005) TV episode (co-executive producer)
        - All Bets Off: Part 1 (2005) TV episode (co-executive producer)
        - Music of the Night (2005) TV episode (co-executive producer)
        - Kind of Blue (2005) TV episode (co-executive producer)
        - Hitman (2005) TV episode (co-executive producer)
          (2 more)
  6. Kojak (2005) (TV) (co-executive producer)
  7. Back in the Day (2005) (co-executive producer)
Thanks:
  1. Inside 'Out of Sight' (1998) (V) (special thanks)
Self:
  1. BET Awards 2009 (2009) (TV) .... Himself
  2. "American Gangster" .... Narrator (1 episode, 2006-2007)
        - Frank Lucas (2007) TV episode .... Narrator
  3. "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" .... Himself (3 episodes, 1997-2006)
    ... aka Late Night with Conan O'Brien (Australia)
        - Episode dated 19 December 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 21 October 1999 (1999) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 14 November 1997 (1997) TV episode .... Himself
  4. "HBO First Look" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
        - Idlewild (2006) TV episode .... Himself
  5. Catering Impossible: M:i:III (2006) (TV) .... Himself
  6. The Story Room: The Making of 'Lilo & Stitch' (2005) (V) .... Himself
  7. Surviving the Dawn (2004) (V) (also archive footage) .... Himself
  8. "The Tony Danza Show" .... Himself (1 episode)
        - Episode dated 9 May 2006 (????) TV episode .... Himself
  9. The N Word (2004) .... Himself
    ... aka The N-Word: Divided We Stand (USA: DVD box title)
  10. Beef (2003) (voice) .... Narrator
  11. "Rank" .... Himself (1 episode, 2002)
        - 25 Toughest Stars (2002) TV episode .... Himself
  12. Behind the Mission: The Making of 'M:I-2' (2000) (V) .... Himself
    ... aka Behind the Mission: The Making of 'Mission: Impossible II' (USA: DVD title)
  13. "The RDA" .... Himself (1 episode, 2000)
    ... aka The Recommended Daily Allowance (UK: complete title)
        - Episode #1.2 (2000) TV episode .... Himself

  14. Robert F. Kennedy: A Memoir (1998) (TV) .... Narrator
  15. "The Rosie O'Donnell Show" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1997-1998)
        - Episode dated 1 May 1998 (1998) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 6 February 1997 (1997) TV episode .... Himself
  16. The 55th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1998) (TV) .... Himself/Winner
  17. Inside 'Out of Sight' (1998) (V) .... Himself
  18. "Late Show with David Letterman" .... Himself (1 episode, 1997)
    ... aka Late Show Backstage (USA: title for episodes with guest hosts)
    ... aka Letterman (Australia)
    ... aka The Late Show (USA: informal short title)
        - Episode dated 18 January 1997 (1997) TV episode .... Himself
  19. "Nyhetsmorgon" .... Himself (1 episode, 1996)
        - Filmen 'Mission Impossible' (1996) TV episode .... Himself
  20. The Way West (1995) (TV) .... Voice
Archive Footage:
  1. President Hollywood (2008) (TV) (uncredited) .... Duane Stevenson
  2. "106 & Park Top 10 Live"
        - The Best of 106 and Park 2006 Top Ten Live 06 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
  3. 'Pulp Fiction' on a Dime: A 10th Anniversary Retrospect (2004) (TV)
  4. "VH1: All Access"
        - Awesomely Wacky Celebrity Baby Names (????) TV episode .... Himself
  5. Pulp Fiction: The Facts (2002) (V) .... Himself
  6. You're Still Not Fooling Anybody (1997) (uncredited) .... Himself

Additional Details

Other Works:
TV commercial for Radio Shack (2001) more
Publicity Listings:
4 Interviews | 5 Articles | 2 Magazine Cover Photos more
Genres:
Drama | Crime | Thriller | Action more
Plot Keywords:
Character Name In Title | Murder | Police | Violence more

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