Ving Rhames
Country: United States
Gender: M
Birthday: 1959-05-12
Biography
An American actor best known for his work in Bringing Out the Dead, Pulp Fiction, Baby Boy, Don King: Only in America, and the Mission: Impossible film series. Rhames was born in New York City, New York, he entered New York's School of Performing Arts, where he discovered his love of acting. After high school, he studied drama at SUNY Purchase where he met fellow actor Stanley Tucci, who gave him his nickname "Ving". He later transferred to Juilliard, where he began his career in New York theater. Rhames first appeared on Broadway in the play The Winter Boys in 1984. Ving continued his rise to fame through his work in soap operas. He found work as a supporting actor, and came to the attention of the general public by playing the role of Marsellus Wallace in Pulp Fiction (1994). Rhames was also getting public exposure on television as Peter Benton's brother-in-law on the medical drama ER, a recurring role he filled for 3 seasons. Not long after, Rhames was cast with Tom Cruise as the ace computer hacker Luther Stickell in Brian De Palma's Mission: Impossible (1996). With solid performances in two of these highly popular productions, his face was now known to moviegoers; the work offers began rolling in more frequently and he can been seen in several popular films such as Con Air and Dawn of the Dead. Rhames won a Golden Globe in 1998 for best actor in a TV miniseries for his performance in HBO's Don King: Only in America. At the ceremony Rhames gave his award to fellow nominee Jack Lemmon (who is White), saying "I feel that being an artist is about giving, and I'd like to give this to you." Lemmon was clearly touched by the gesture as was the celebrity audience who gave Lemmon a standing ovation. Lemmon, who tried unsuccessfully to give the award back to Rhames said it was "one of the sweetest moments I've ever known in my life." The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced later that they would have a duplicate award prepared for Rhames.
Actor:
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1. Patty Hearst (1988), film...Cinque
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2. Casualties of War (1989), film...Lt. Reilly
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3. The Long Walk Home (1990), film...Herbert Cotter
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4. Jacob's Ladder (1990), film...George
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5. When You Remember Me (1990), film...Leon
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6. Flight of the Intruder (1991), film...McRae
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7. The People Under the Stairs (1991), film...Leroy
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8. Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot (1992), film...Mr. Stereo
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9. Dave (1993), film...Duane Stevenson
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10. The Saint of Fort Washington (1993), film...Little Leroy
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11. Pulp Fiction (1994), film...Marsellus Wallace
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12. Drop Squad (1994), film...Fred G. Duncan
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13. Kiss of Death (1995), film...Omar
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...Detective Artie Brown
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15. Deadly Whispers (1995), film
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16. Striptease (1996), film...Shad
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17. Mission: Impossible (1996), film...Luther
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18. Con Air (1997), film...Nathan 'Diamond Dog' Jones
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19. Dangerous Ground (1997), film...Muki
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20. Rosewood (1997), film...Mann
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21. Don King: Only in America (1997), film...Don King
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22. Out of Sight (1998), film...Buddy Bragg
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23. Body Count (1998), film...Pike
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24. Bringing Out the Dead (1999), film...Marcus
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25. Entrapment (1999), film...Thibadeaux
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26. Mission: Impossible II (2000), film...Luther Strickell
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27. Holiday Heart (2000), film...Holiday Heart
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28. Baby Boy (2001), film...Melvin 'Mel'
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29. Dark Blue (2002), film...Arthur Holland
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30. Undisputed (2002), film...George 'Iceman' Chambers
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31. RFK (2002), film...Judge Jones
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32. SINS OF THE FATHER (2002), film...Garrick Jones
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33. Little John (2002), film...John Morgan
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34. Sin (2003), film...Eddie Burns
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35. Dawn of the Dead (2004), film...Kenneth
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36. Animal (2005), film...Animal
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37. Shooting Gallery (2005), film...Cue Ball Carl Bridgers
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38. Back in the Day (2005), film...J-Bone
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39. Mission: Impossible III (2006), film...Luther
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40. Idlewild (2006), film...Spats
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...Fred G. Duncan
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42. Animal 2 (2007), film
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43. A Broken Life (2007), film
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44. Day of the Dead (2008), film...Captain Rhodes
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45. Saving God (2008), film...Armstrong Cane
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46. Surrogates (2009), film...The Prophet
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47. The Tournament (2009), film...Joshua Harlow
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48. The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard (2009), film...Jibby Newsome
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49. Give 'em Hell, Malone (2009), film...Boulder
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50. Echelon Conspiracy (2009), film...Agent Dave Grant
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51. Evil Angel (2009), film
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52. Piranha (2010), film...Deputy Fallon
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53. Caged Animal (2010), film...Cain
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54. Death Race II (2010), film...Weyland
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55. Operation: Endgame (2010), film...Judgement
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56. 'Master Harold' ... And the Boys (2010), film...Sam
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57. King of the Avenue (2010), film...Norman / De'Sha
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58. King of the Avenue (2010), film...Norman / De'Sha
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59. The River Murders (2011), film...Captain Langley
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60. Zombie Apocalypse (2011), film...Henry
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61. Julia X (2011), film...The Man
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62. Osveta (2011), film...Miguel
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63. Piranha 3DD (2012), film...Deputy Fallon
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64. Won't Back Down (2012), film...Principal Thompson
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65. Soldiers of Fortune (2012), film...Grimaud
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66. 7 Below (2012), film...Jack
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67. Mafia (2012), film...Renzo Wes
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68. Force of Execution (2013), film...Ice Man
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69. Death Race 3: Inferno (2013), film...Weyland
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70. Armed Response (2013), film...Officer Hall
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71. Monday Mornings (2013), series...Dr. Jorge Villanueva
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72. Jamesy Boy (2014), film...Conrad
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73. A Day Late and a Dollar Short (2014), film...Cecil
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74. Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation (2015), film...Luther Stickell
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75. Cross the Line (2015), film...Richard
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76. A Sunday Horse (2016), film...Mr. Valentine
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77. Father Figures (2017), film...Rod Hamilton
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78. Mission: Impossible VI (2018), film...Luther Stickell
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79. Con Man (2018), film...Peanut
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80. Wendell & Wild (2022), film
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81. The Locksmith (2023), film...Frank
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...Luther Stickell
Writer:
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1. Animal (2005), film...(story)
Producer:
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1. Animal (2005), film...executive producer
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2. Back in the Day (2005), film...co-executive producer
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3. King of the Avenue (2010), film...executive producer / producer
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4. King of the Avenue (2010), film...executive producer / producer
Voice:
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...Ryan
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2. Lilo & Stitch (2002), film...Cobra Bubbles
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3. Stitch! The Movie (2003), film...Cobra Bubbles
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4. Leroy & Stitch (2006), film...Cobra Bubbles
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5. The Star (2017), film...Thaddeus