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Forest Whitaker has packaged a king-size talent into his hulking 6' 2"... moreAwards:
Won Oscar. Another 35 wins & 16 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(454 articles)
The Game is B.A. in ‘The A-Team’? (From The Flickcast. 2 July 2009, 9:45 AM, PDT)
Where The Wild Things Are Behind the Scenes Video
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US TV Schedule:
| Thur. July 9 | 2:10 AM | MAX | Street Kings |
Filmography
Jump to filmography as: In Development, Actor, Producer, Director, Music Department, Soundtrack, Writer, Thanks, Self, Archive Footage
In Development: 
- What a Wonderful World (details only on IMDbPro)
- "Fat Sells" (details only on IMDbPro)
- "Mr. Untouchable" (details only on IMDbPro)
Actor:
- Jekyll and Hyde (2010) (pre-production)
- The Experiment (2009) (pre-production) (rumored)
- Family Wedding (2010) (filming)
- Where the Wild Things Are (2009) (post-production) (voice) .... Ira
- Lullaby for Pi (2009) (post-production) .... George
- My Own Love Song (2009) (post-production)
- Hurricane Season (2009/I) (completed) .... Al Collins
- Repossession Mambo (2009) (completed) .... Jake Freivald
- "American Dad!" .... Turlington (3 episodes, 2007-2009)
- Live and Let Fry (2009) TV episode (voice) .... Turlington
- Chimdale (2009) TV episode (voice) .... Turlington
- Meter Made (2007) TV episode (voice) .... Turlington - Powder Blue (2009) .... Charlie
- Winged Creatures (2008) .... Charlie Archenault
... aka Fragments (USA) (USA: new title) - Street Kings (2008) .... Captain Jack Wander
- Chasseurs de dragons (2008) (voice: English version) .... Lian-Chu
... aka Die Drachenjäger (Germany)
... aka Dragon Hunters (International: English title) - Vantage Point (2008) .... Howard Lewis
- The Great Debaters (2007) .... Dr. James Farmer Sr.
- "The Shield" .... Lieutenant Jon Kavanaugh (13 episodes, 2006-2007)
- Baptism by Fire (2007) TV episode .... Lieutenant Jon Kavanaugh
- On the Jones (2007) TV episode .... Lieutenant Jon Kavanaugh
- Postpartum (2006) TV episode .... Lieutenant Jon Kavanaugh
- Of Mice and Lem (2006) TV episode .... Lieutenant Jon Kavanaugh
- Smoked (2006) TV episode .... Lieutenant Jon Kavanaugh
(8 more) - Ripple Effect (2007) .... Philip
- The Air I Breathe (2007) .... Happiness
... aka Fragmentos del destino (Mexico) - "ER" .... Curtis Ames (6 episodes, 2006-2007)
- Murmurs of the Heart (2007) TV episode .... Curtis Ames
- A House Divided (2007) TV episode .... Curtis Ames
- Tell Me No Secrets... (2006) TV episode .... Curtis Ames
- Jigsaw (2006) TV episode .... Curtis Ames
- Heart of the Matter (2006) TV episode .... Curtis Ames
(1 more) - Everyone's Hero (2006) (voice) .... Lonnie Brewster
- The Last King of Scotland (2006) .... Idi Amin
- The Marsh (2006) .... Geoffrey Hunt
... aka Marsh (USA: DVD box title) - Even Money (2006/I) .... Clyde Snow
... aka Tödlicher Einsatz (Germany: DVD title) - American Gun (2005) .... Carter
- A Little Trip to Heaven (2005) .... Abe Holt
- Mary (2005/I) .... Ted Younger
... aka Mary (France) - First Daughter (2004) (voice) .... Narrator
- "The Twilight Zone" .... Host / ... (44 episodes, 2002-2003)
- Burned (2003) TV episode .... Narrator/Host
- Sunrise (2003) TV episode .... Narrator/Host
- Homecoming (2003) TV episode .... Narrator/Host
- The Executions of Grady Finch (2003) TV episode .... Narrator/Host
- Developing (2003) TV episode .... Narrator/Host
(39 more) - Deacons for Defense (2003) (TV) .... Marcus Clay
- Phone Booth (2002) .... Captain Ed Ramey
- Panic Room (2002) .... Burnham
- Feast of All Saints (2001) (TV) .... Daguerreotypist Picard
... aka Anne Rice's The Feast of All Saints (USA: complete title) - The Fourth Angel (2001) .... Agent Jules Bernard
... aka Vengeance secrète (Canada: French title) - The Follow (2001) (uncredited) .... The Employer
... aka The Hire: The Follow (USA: series title) - Green Dragon (2001) .... Addie
- Four Dogs Playing Poker (2000) .... Mr. Ellington
... aka 4 Dogs Playing Poker (USA: video box title) - Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000 (2000) .... Ker
... aka Battlefield Earth (USA: short title) - Witness Protection (1999) (TV) .... Steven Beck
- Light It Up (1999) .... Officer Dante Jackson
- Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999) .... Ghost Dog
... aka Ghost Dog (Australia)
... aka Ghost Dog - Der Weg des Samurai (Germany)
... aka Ghost Dog, la voie du samouraï (France) - Body Count (1998) .... Crane
- Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault (1996) (TV) .... Mr. Rucker
... aka Rebound
... aka Rebound: The Legend of Earl Manigault (Australia) - Phenomenon (1996) .... Nate Pope
- Species (1995) .... Dan Smithson, Empath
- Smoke (1995) .... Cyrus Cole
... aka Smoke - Raucher unter sich (Germany) - Prêt-à-Porter (1994) .... Cy Bianco
... aka Prêt-à-Porter: Ready to Wear (Canada: English title)
... aka Ready to Wear - Jason's Lyric (1994) .... Maddog
- Blown Away (1994) .... Anthony Franklin
- The Enemy Within (1994) (TV) .... Colonel MacKenzie 'Mac' Casey
- Bank Robber (1993) .... Officer Battle
- Lush Life (1993) (TV) .... Buddy Chester
- Last Light (1993) (TV) .... Fred Whitmore
- Body Snatchers (1993) .... Major Collins
- Consenting Adults (1992) .... David Duttonville
- The Crying Game (1992) .... Jody
- Article 99 (1992) .... Dr. Sid Handleman
- Diary of a Hitman (1991) .... Dekker
- A Rage in Harlem (1991) .... Jackson
- Criminal Justice (1990) (TV) .... Jessie Williams
- Downtown (1990) .... Dennis Curren
- Johnny Handsome (1989) .... Dr. Steven Fisher
- Bird (1988) .... Charlie 'Bird' Parker
- Bloodsport (1988) .... Rawlins
- Good Morning, Vietnam (1987) .... Edward Garlick
- Stakeout (1987) .... Det. Jack Pismo
- Hands of a Stranger (1987) (TV) .... Sergeant Delaney
- Platoon (1986) .... Big Harold
- The Color of Money (1986) .... Amos
- "North and South, Book II" .... Cuffey (6 episodes, 1986)
... aka "Love and War" (USA: subtitle)
- Episode #1.6 (1986) TV episode .... Cuffey
- Episode #1.5 (1986) TV episode .... Cuffey
- Episode #1.4 (1986) TV episode .... Cuffey
- Episode #1.3 (1986) TV episode .... Cuffey
- Episode #1.2 (1986) TV episode .... Cuffey
(1 more) - "Amazing Stories" .... Jerry (1 episode, 1986)
... aka "Steven Spielberg's Amazing Stories" (USA: complete title)
- Gather Ye Acorns (1986) TV episode .... Jerry - "North and South" .... Cuffey (6 episodes, 1985)
- Episode #1.6 (1985) TV episode .... Cuffey
- Episode #1.5 (1985) TV episode .... Cuffey
- Episode #1.4 (1985) TV episode .... Cuffey
- Episode #1.3 (1985) TV episode .... Cuffey
- Episode #1.2 (1985) TV episode .... Cuffey
(1 more) - "Diff'rent Strokes" .... Herman (1 episode, 1985)
- Bully for Arnold (1985) TV episode .... Herman - "The Fall Guy" .... Friend (1 episode, 1985)
- Spring Break (1985) TV episode .... Friend - Vision Quest (1985) .... Balldozer
... aka Crazy for You (Philippines: English title) - The Grand Baby (1985) (TV)
- "Hill Street Blues" .... Floyd Green (1 episode, 1984)
- Blues for Mr. Green (1984) TV episode .... Floyd Green - "Trapper John, M.D." .... Lewis Jordan (1 episode, 1984)
- School Nurse (1984) TV episode .... Lewis Jordan - "Cagney & Lacey" .... Night Manager (1 episode, 1983)
- The Grandest Jewel Thief of Them All (1983) TV episode .... Night Manager - Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) .... Charles Jefferson
... aka Fast Times at Ridgemont High (International: English title: informal short title) (UK: video title)
... aka Fast Times (Australia: poster title) - Tag: The Assassination Game (1982) .... Gowdy's Bodyguard
... aka Everybody Gets It in the End (USA)
... aka Kiss Me, Kill Me
... aka T.A.G.: The Assassination Game - "Making the Grade" (1 episode, 1982)
- Marriage, Dave Style (1982) TV episode
Producer:
- Powder Blue (2009) (producer)
- "Brick City" (2009) TV series (executive producer)
- Dewmocracy (2008) (VG) (producer)
- Kassim the Dream (2008) (executive producer)
- Ripple Effect (2007) (executive producer)
- American Gun (2005) (executive producer)
- First Daughter (2004) (executive producer)
- "The Twilight Zone" (consulting producer) (2 episodes, 2003)
- Burned (2003) TV episode (consulting producer)
- Rewind (2003) TV episode (consulting producer) - Chasing Papi (2003) (producer)
- The Making of 'Green Dragon' (2002) (V) (executive producer)
- Door to Door (2002) (TV) (co-executive producer)
- Feast of All Saints (2001) (TV) (executive producer)
... aka Anne Rice's The Feast of All Saints (USA: complete title) - Green Dragon (2001) (executive producer)
- Black Jaq (1998) (TV) (executive producer)
- A Rage in Harlem (1991) (co-producer)
Director:
- First Daughter (2004)
- Hope Floats (1998)
- Black Jaq (1998) (TV)
- Waiting to Exhale (1995)
- Strapped (1993) (TV)
Music Department:
- First Daughter (2004) (soundtrack executive producer)
- Hope Floats (1998) (executive soundtrack producer)
- Waiting to Exhale (1995) (executive soundtrack producer)
Soundtrack:
- The Last King of Scotland (2006) (performer: "The Last Scottish Rite 1-4", "Kay's Lament")
- First Daughter (2004) (writer: "Thought I'd Seen It All", "Fall", "Free", "You 'n Mego", "Oooops", "Whatever", "Sea of Dreams", "Dance My Dreams (Theme Song from First Daughter)")
Writer:
- Dewmocracy (2008) (VG) (story)
Thanks:
- Death and Taxis (2007) (special thanks)
- Jiminy Glick in Lalawood (2004) (special thanks)
- "American Masters" (thanks) (1 episode, 2000)
- Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows (2000) TV episode (thanks) - Battlefield Earth: Evolution & Creation (2000) (V) (special thanks)
Self:
- Shooting Star(s): The Rise of Hip Hop Photographer Johnny Nunez (2009) (post-production) .... Himself
- Shooting Blue (2009) (V) .... Himself
- 2009 MTV Movie Awards (2009) (TV) .... Himself
- "Independent Lens" .... Himself / ... (1 episode, 2009)
- Crips and Bloods: Made in America (2009) TV episode .... Himself/Narrator - 15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2009) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
... aka The 2009 Screen Actors Guild Awards (Australia) - "The Oprah Winfrey Show" .... Himself (3 episodes, 2006-2009)
... aka "Oprah" (USA: short title)
- Episode dated 21 January 2009 (2009) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 26 November 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 21 September 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself - We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial (2009) (TV) .... Himself
- The 14th Annual Critics' Choice Awards (2009) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
- Stand Up to Cancer (2008) (TV) .... Himself
- "American Idol: The Search for a Superstar" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2008)
... aka "American Idol 2" (USA: promotional title)
... aka "American Idol 3" (USA)
... aka "American Idol 4" (USA: fourth season title)
... aka "American Idol" (USA: new title)
- Live Results Show: One Contestant Eliminated (2008) TV episode .... Himself
- Idol Gives Back (2008) TV episode .... Himself - "Up Close with Carrie Keagan" .... Himself (1 episode, 2008)
- Episode dated 9 April 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself - "Sunday Morning Shootout" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2006-2008)
... aka "Hollywood Shootout" (USA: syndication title)
... aka "Shootout" (USA: new title)
- Forest Whitaker (2008) TV episode .... Himself
- Forest Whitaker (2006) TV episode .... Himself - "Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2007-2008)
- Episode dated 4 April 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 15 February 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself - "HBO First Look" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1998-2008)
- City of Fallen Angels: Making 'Street Kings' (2008) TV episode .... Himself
- Hope Floats (1998) TV episode .... Himself - "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" .... Himself (3 episodes, 2006-2008)
- Episode dated 1 April 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #3.13 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #3.12 (2006) TV episode .... Himself - "Access Hollywood" .... Himself (1 episode, 2008)
- Episode dated 21 March 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself - "Cartelera" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2007-2008)
- Episode dated 1 March 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 24 February 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself - La noche de los Oscar (2008) (TV) .... Himself
- The 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter: Best Actress in a Leading Role
- An Evening at the Academy Awards (2008) (TV) .... Himself
- "Friday Night with Jonathan Ross" .... Himself (1 episode, 2008)
- Episode #14.7 (2008) TV episode .... Himself - "Entertainment Tonight" .... Himself (3 episodes, 2007-2008)
... aka "E.T." (USA: informal title)
... aka "ET Weekend" (Australia: weekend title)
... aka "Entertainment This Week" (weekend title)
... aka "This Week in Entertainment" (USA: weekend title)
- Episode dated 21 February 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 30 January 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 17 January 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself - "Live with Regis and Kathie Lee" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2006-2008)
... aka "Live with Regis & Kelly" (USA: new title)
... aka "Live with Regis" (USA: new title)
- Episode dated 21 February 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 12 October 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself - "Le grand journal de Canal+" .... Himself (1 episode, 2008)
- Episode dated 11 February 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself - Made in America (2008) .... Narrator
- The 5th Annual TV Land Awards (2007) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
- 38th NAACP Image Awards (2007) (TV) .... Himself
- La noche de los Oscar (2007) (TV) .... Himself
- Live from the Red Carpet: The 2007 Academy Awards (2007) (TV) .... Himself
- The 79th Annual Academy Awards (2007) (TV) .... Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Leading Role
- "Tavis Smiley" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2006-2007)
- Episode dated 23 February 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 27 September 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself - "Miradas 2" .... Himself (1 episode, 2007)
- Episode dated 22 February 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself - "5 News" .... Himself - BAFTA Nominee (1 episode, 2007)
... aka "Five News" (UK: new title)
- Episode dated 11 February 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself - BAFTA Nominee - The Orange British Academy Film Awards (2007) (TV) .... Himself
- "Saturday Night Live" .... Himself - Host (1 episode, 2007)
... aka "NBC's Saturday Night" (USA: complete title)
... aka "SNL 25" (USA: alternative title)
... aka "SNL" (USA: informal title)
... aka "Saturday Night Live '80" (USA: sixth season title)
... aka "Saturday Night Live 15" (USA: fifteenth season title)
... aka "Saturday Night Live 20" (USA: twentieth season title)
... aka "Saturday Night Live 25" (USA: twentiefifth season title)
... aka "Saturday Night" (USA: first season title)
- Forest Whitaker/Keith Urban (2007) TV episode .... Himself - Host - Rwanda Rising (2007) (voice) .... Gacaca Judge
- "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" .... Himself (1 episode, 2007)
- Episode dated 31 January 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself - Live from the Red Carpet: The 2007 Screen Actors Guild Awards (2007) (TV) .... Himself
- "The View" .... Himself (1 episode, 2007)
- Episode dated 24 January 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself - "Late Show with David Letterman" .... Himself - Guest (1 episode, 2007)
... aka "Late Show Backstage" (USA: title for episodes with guest hosts)
... aka "Letterman" (Australia)
... aka "The Late Show" (USA: informal short title)
- Episode #14.83 (2007) TV episode .... Himself - Guest - The 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2007) (TV) .... Himself
- "Corazón de..." .... Himself (2 episodes, 2006-2007)
- Episode dated 10 January 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 14 September 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself - "Film '72" .... Himself (1 episode, 2007)
... aka "Film '73" (UK: new title)
... aka "Film '74" (UK: new title)
... aka "Film '75" (UK: new title)
... aka "Film '76" (UK: new title)
... aka "Film '77" (UK: new title)
... aka "Film '78" (UK: new title)
... aka "Film '79" (UK: new title)
... aka "Film '80" (UK: new title)
... aka "Film '81" (UK: new title)
... aka "Film '82" (UK: new title)
... aka "Film '83" (UK: new title)
... aka "Film '84" (UK: new title)
... aka "Film '85" (UK: new title)
... aka "Film '86" (UK: new title)
... aka "Film '87" (UK: new title)
... aka "Film '88" (UK: new title)
... aka "Film '89" (UK: new title)
... aka "Film '90" (UK: new title)
... aka "Film '91" (UK: new title)
... aka "Film '92" (UK: new title)
... aka "Film '93" (UK: new title)
... aka "Film '94" (UK: new title)
... aka "Film '95" (UK: new title)
... aka "Film '96" (UK: new title)
... aka "Film '97" (UK: new title)
... aka "Film '98" (UK: new title)
... aka "Film '99" (UK: new title)
... aka "Film 2000" (UK: new title)
... aka "Film 2001" (UK: new title)
... aka "Film 2002" (UK: new title)
... aka "Film 2003" (UK: new title)
... aka "Film 2004" (UK: new title)
... aka "Film 2005" (UK: new title)
... aka "Film 2006" (UK: new title)
... aka "Film 2007" (UK: new title)
... aka "Film 2008" (UK: new title)
... aka "Film 2009" (UK: new title)
... aka "Film of the Year" (UK: teaser title)
... aka "The Film Programme" (UK: informal alternative title)
- Episode dated 8 January 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself - "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2006)
- Episode dated 15 December 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 23 January 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself - "Inside the Actors Studio" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
... aka "Inside the Actors Studio: The Craft of Theatre and Film" (USA: first season title)
- Forest Whitaker (2006) TV episode .... Himself - 2006 BAFTA/LA Cunard Britannia Awards (2006) (TV) .... Himself
- 3rd Annual VH1 Hip-Hop Honors (2006) (TV) .... Himself
- American Pets (2006) (V) .... Himself
- "Last Call with Carson Daly" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
- Episode dated 27 January 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself - Odyssey in Rome (2005) .... Himself
- Special Thanks to Roy London (2005) .... Himself
- The Misbehavers (2004) .... Himself
- "Närbild" .... Himself (1 episode, 2004)
... aka "Nærbillede" (Denmark)
... aka "Nærmynd" (Iceland)
- Baltasar Kormákur (2004) TV episode .... Himself - Jiminy Glick in Lalawood (2004) .... Himself
- Film Trix 2004 (2004) .... Himself
- Shooting 'Panic Room' (2004) (V) .... Himself
- The 2004 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards (2004) (TV) .... Himself (presenter: Best Supporting Female)
- UFC 46: Supernatural (2004) (TV) .... Himself
- The 30th Annual People's Choice Awards (2004) (TV) .... Himself
- American Storytellers (2003) .... Himself
- "Biography" .... Himself (1 episode, 2003)
- John Travolta (2003) TV episode .... Himself - The Making of 'Panic Room' (2002) (TV) .... Himself
- "The Rosie O'Donnell Show" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1998-2002)
- Episode dated 22 March 2002 (2002) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 20 May 1998 (1998) TV episode .... Himself - The 2001 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards (2001) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
- A Tour of the Inferno: Revisiting 'Platoon' (2001) (V) .... Himself/Big Harold
- The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (2000) (TV) .... Himself
- "American Masters" .... Director / ... (1 episode, 2000)
- Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows (2000) TV episode .... Himself - Actor/Director - "VH-1 Where Are They Now?" .... Himself (1 episode, 2000)
- Music Movie Stars (2000) TV episode .... Himself - Battlefield Earth: Evolution & Creation (2000) (V) .... Himself - 'Ker'
- 5th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (1999) (TV)
- The American Film Institute Salute to Clint Eastwood (1996) (TV) .... Himself
- 27th NAACP Image Awards (1996) (TV) .... Himself
- "Intimate Portrait" .... Himself (1 episode)
- Lela Rochon (????) TV episode .... Himself - Clint Eastwood: The Man from Malpaso (1993) (TV) .... Himself
- 21st NAACP Image Awards (1989) (TV) .... Himself
Archive Footage:
-
"ER"
- Previously on ER (2009) TV episode (uncredited) .... Curtis Ames
- 300 Patients (2007) TV episode (uncredited) .... Curtis Ames - Buscando a Penélope (2009) (TV) .... Himself
- Maquillando entre monstruos (2007) (TV) .... Himself
- Venecia 2005: Crónica de Carlos Boyero (2005) (TV) .... Ted Younger
-
"Biography"
- Sandra Bullock: In the Driver's Seat (2005) TV episode -
"VH1: All Access"
- Awesomely Wacky Celebrity Baby Names (????) TV episode .... Himself
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