Born October 20, 1953· Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
† Died September 24, 2016
44Roles★ 6.4Average rating
Born and raised in Pittsburgh, he graduated from Schenley High School in 1970 before earning a degree at Morehouse College in 1976, where he met future director Spike Lee; the friendship later led to several early film appearances. After a credited debut in Lee’s 1988 comedy School Daze, he gained widespread recognition portraying the imposing Radio Raheem in Do the Right Thing and the intimidatin…
