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Ving Rhames

Birth name: Irving Rhames

Birth date: 12.05.1959

Strikingly featured and muscular African American actor who was born and raised in Harlem, New York. Irving "Ving" Rhames had studied dramatic arts at the New York High School of Performing Arts and then at the Julliard School of Drama. After graduating from Julliard, Rhames went on to perform in Shakespeare in the Park productions. In 1984, he appeared in front of the camera's for the first time in the TV movie _Go Tell It On the Mountain (1985) (TV)_ , and was then quickly cast in minor roles in several popular TV shows including Miami Vice (1984), Tour of Duty (1987) and Crime Story (1986). In a remarkable turn of events, whilst filming The Saint of Fort Washington (1993) in New York, he was introduced to a homeless man, who turned out to be his long lost, older brother, Junior, who had lost contact with the family after serving in Vietnam. The thrilled Rhames immediately assisted his disheveled brother in getting proper food & clothing, and moving him into his own apartment. His next big break came in 1994 when director Quentin Tarantino cast him as the merciless drug dealer Marsellus Wallace in the mega hit Pulp Fiction (1994). Not long after, director Brian De Palma cast Rhames alongside Tom Cruise as the ace computer hacker, Luther Stickell in Mission: Impossible (1996). With solid performances in both these highly popular productions, his face was now well known to movie goers, and the work offers began rolling in more frequently. The next career highlight was playing the lead role in the HBO production of Don King: Only in America (1997) (TV) ......Rhames' performance as the world's most infamous boxing promoter was nothing short of brilliant, and at the 1998 Golden Globe Awards he picked up the award for Best Actor in a MiniSeries. However, in an incredible display of compassion, he handed over the award to fellow nominee Jack Lemmon, as he felt Lemmon was a more deserving winner! The talented actor then contributed attention grabbing performances in Bringing out the Dead (1999), returned as Luther Stickell in Mission: Impossible II (2000), contributed his deep bass voice for the character of Cobra Bubbles in Lilo & Stitch (2002), and played a burly cop fighting cannibal zombie hordes in Dawn of the Dead (2004). A keen fitness & weight lifting enthusiast, Rhames is also well known for his strong spiritual beliefs and benevolent attitude towards other people.

Filmography

# Day of the Dead (2007) (pre-production) (attached) .... Captain Rhodes # King of the Avenue (2007) (pre-production) # Marble City (2007) (filming) .... Rune # 3/5 of a Man (2007) (post-production) .... Hark # Ascension Day (2006) (post-production) .... Hark # Idlewild (2006) .... Spats # Leroy & Stitch (2006) (TV) (voice) .... Additional Voices # Mission: Impossible III (2006) .... Luther Stickell ... aka M:i:III (International: English title: promotional abbreviation) (UK: promotional abbreviation) (USA: promotional abbreviation) # "Mercy Reef" .... McCaffery - Pilot (2006) TV Episode .... McCaffery # Shooting Gallery (2005) (V) .... Cue Ball Carl # Animal (2005) (V) .... Animal # "Kojak" .... Lieutenant Theo Kojak - 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) # Kojak (2005) (TV) .... Lieutenant Theo Kojak # Back in the Day (2005) (V) .... J-Bone # Driv3r (2004) (VG) (voice) .... Tobias Jones # Dawn of the Dead (2004) .... Kenneth # Sin (2003) (V) .... Eddie Burns # Mission: Impossible - Operation Surma (2003) (VG) (voice) .... Luther Stickel # "The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius" - Operation: Rescue Jet Fusion (2003) TV Episode (voice) .... Chief # Stitch! The Movie (2003) (V) (voice) .... Cobra Bubbles ... aka Disney's Stitch! The Movie (USA: complete title) # "The District" - Rage (2003) TV Episode .... Attorney General Troy Hatcher - Explicit Activities (2002) TV Episode .... Attorney General Trot Hatcher - Oil and Water (2002) TV Episode .... Attorney General Troy Hatcher - Resurrection (2002) TV Episode .... Attorney General Troy Hatcher # Dark Blue (2002) .... Arthur Holland # "The Proud Family" - A Hero for Halloween (2002) TV Episode (voice) .... Garrett Krebs # RFK (2002) (TV) .... Judge Jones # Lilo & Stitch (2002) (voice) .... Cobra Bubbles # Undisputed (2002) .... Iceman Chambers ... aka Undisputed - Sieg ohne Ruhm (Germany) # Little John (2002) (TV) .... John Morgan # Sins of the Father (2002) (TV) .... Garrick Jones # "UC: Undercover" - 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 # Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001) (voice) .... Sgt. Ryan Whitaker ... aka Fainaru fantaji (Japan) # Baby Boy (2001) .... Melvin 'Mel' # Holiday Heart (2000) (TV) .... Holiday Heart # American Tragedy (2000) (TV) .... Johnnie Cochran # Mission: Impossible II (2000) .... Luther Stickell ... aka M:I-2 (USA: DVD box title (promotional abbreviation)) ... aka Mission: Impossible II (Germany) # Bringing Out the Dead (1999) .... Marcus # Entrapment (1999) .... Aaron Thibadeaux ... aka Verlockende Falle (Germany) # Out of Sight (1998) .... Buddy Bragg # Body Count (1998) .... Pike # Don King: Only in America (1997) (TV) .... Don King # Con Air (1997) .... Nathan 'Diamond Dog' Jones # Rosewood (1997) .... Mann # Dangerous Ground (1997) .... Muki # "ER" - Doctor Carter, I Presume (1996) TV Episode .... Walt Robbins - The Right Thing (1996) TV Episode .... Walt Robbins - Love Among the Ruins (1995) TV Episode .... Walt Robbins - Sleepless in Chicago (1995) TV Episode .... Walt Robbins - The Birthday Party (1995) TV Episode .... Walt Robbins (3 more) # Striptease (1996) .... Shad # Mission: Impossible (1996) .... Luther Stickell ... aka Mission Impossible # Deadly Whispers (1995) (TV) .... Det. Jackson # Kiss of Death (1995/I) .... Omar # "New York Undercover" ... aka Uptown Undercover - Olde Tyme Religion (1995) TV Episode .... Max Villareal # Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Lightning (1995) (TV) .... Detective Artie Brown # Drop Squad (1994) .... Garvey # Pulp Fiction (1994) .... Marsellus Wallace # "Philly Heat" (1994) TV Series .... DeWitt Wardlaw # The Saint of Fort Washington (1993) .... Little Leroy, Fort Washington Bully # Dave (1993) .... Duane Stevenson # Bound by Honor (1993) .... Ivan ... aka Blood In, Blood Out (Australia) ... aka Blood In, Blood Out... Bound by Honor # Terror on Track 9 (1992) (TV) .... Jellyroll # Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot (1992) .... Mr. Stereo # The People Under the Stairs (1991) .... Leroy ... aka Wes Craven's The People Under the Stairs # Amérique en otage, L' (1991) (TV) .... Charles Jones ... aka Iran: Days of Crisis # Homicide (1991) .... Randolph # Flight of the Intruder (1991) .... CPO Frank McRae # Jacob's Ladder (1990) .... George ... aka Dante's Inferno # When You Remember Me (1990) (TV) # The Long Walk Home (1990) .... Herbert Cotter # Rising Son (1990) (TV) .... Ed # "Men" (1989) TV Series .... Charlie Hazard (1989) # "The Equalizer" - Suicide Squad (1989) TV Episode .... Luther 'Million' Paxton # Casualties of War (1989) .... Lt. Reilly # Patty Hearst (1988) .... Cinque ... aka Patty # "Spenser: For Hire" - McAllister (1988) TV Episode .... Henry Brown # "Tour of Duty" - Burn Baby, Burn (1987) TV Episode .... SP4 Tucker # "Miami Vice" - Child's Play (1987) TV Episode .... Walker Monroe - The Maze (1985) TV Episode .... Georges # "Another World" (1964) TV Series .... Czaja Carnek (1986) ... aka Another World: Bay City # Native Son (1986) .... Jack # "Crime Story" - Abrams for the Defense (1986) TV Episode .... Hector Lincoln # Go Tell It on the Mountain (1985) (TV) .... Young Gabriel Grimes