Bill Duke
William Henry Duke Jr. (born February 26, 1943) is an American actor, film director, producer, and screenwriter. Known for his physically imposing frame, Duke works primarily in the action and crime drama genres, but occasionally appears in comedy. Frequently a character actor, he has starred opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger in Commando and Predator, and has appeared in films like American Gigolo, No Man's Land, Bird on a Wire, Menace II Society, Exit Wounds, Payback, X-Men: The Last Stand and Mandy; he often plays characters related to law enforcement.
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| Full name at birth | William Henry Duke, Jr
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| Claim to fame | Commando, Predator, Action Jackson
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| Date of birth | 26 February 1943
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| Place of birth | Poughkeepsie, NY
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| Height | 6' 4" (193 cm)
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| Net worth | $2,000,000 USD
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| Talent agency | Pantheon Talent Group, Llc.
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- Appeared in two films opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger: first as a villain in "Commando" (1985) and second as one of Schwarzenegger's jungle commandoes in "Predator" (1987).
- Directed the sequel to Sister Act. Nearly a decade later, he appeared in Red Dragon with Harvey Keitel, who played the villain of the original Sister Act.
- He is a mentor to young African Americans trying to make it as actors or directors.
- Was in the Busta Rhymes video Dangerous
- Was member of the dramatic jury at the Sundance Film Festival in 1992.
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