Portrait of Blu Mankuma

Blu Mankuma

Acting

Biography

Blu Mankuma (born July 5, 1948) is an American actor. He has appeared in numerous Canadian and American productions filmed in Canada. Mankuma was born in Seattle, Washington. Among Mankuma's film credits are Tin Man, The Russia House, Another Stakeout, Harmony Gate, Bird on a Wire, Harmony Cats, Cadence, Look Who's Talking, Connor's War, Shoot to Kill, Blacktop, Eureka, 2012 and G-Saviour The Movie, the first attempt so far at a live action G-n-am Movie. Television credits include continuing roles on M.A.N.T.I.S., Forever Knight, Madison, Love on the Run (1994), Street Justice, Mom P.I., 21 Jump Street, Huckleberry Finn and His Friends, RoboCop and his role as host of the seven-part series Diversity. Individual television episodic credits include the series The X-Files, The Outer Limits, Supernatural, Kung Fu, North of 60, The Round Table, Hat Squad, Scene of The Crime, Booker, Wiseguy, MacGyver, Walt Disney's Davy Crockett, Blue's Folly, Stargate SG-1 and Jack. Mankuma is widely-known as the voice of Tigatron, Tigerhawk and one of the Vok in Beast Wars. Other notable roles include Gigabyte in ReBoot, Heavy Duty in G.I. Joe: Spy Troops and G.I. Joe: Valor vs. Venom, and Anubis in the 1997 cartoon Mummies Alive!. He also done voices on other animated films and television shows including Spider-Man Unlimited, Extreme Dinosaurs, Fat Dog Mendoza, RoboCop: Alpha Commando, NASCAR Racers, Scruff, G.I. Joe Extreme, Captain N: The Game Master, Trollz, The Animated Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Space Strikers, Double Dragon, He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, Madeline, Inspector Gadget's Last Case, Ultimate Book of Spells, Shadow Raiders, X-Men Evolution, Being Ian, Sabrina, the Animated Series, Sonic Underground, The Littlest Angel, Barbie: Mermaidia, Firehouse Tales, The Wacky World of Tex Avery, Littlest Pet Shop, Card Captors, CatDog, Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century, Gadget Boy, Yvon of the Yukon, Billy the Cat, Super Duper Sumos and A Hollywood Hound's Christmas. Mankuma became an internet celebrity in 2010 for his seminal work in "Sex Ed Video: Puberty," a YouTube sensation from San Francisco to Columbus, Ohio. Mankuma is an avid musician, singer, songwriter and stage actor. He and his family currently reside in Vancouver. ​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Born: July 5, 1948

Place of Birth: Seattle, Washington, USA

Filmography

2022
2019
Volition

as Mick

2014
Bad City

as L. Donald Bramante

2013
Delete

as Gen. Cassius Giles USAF

2012
Upside Down

as Albert

2012
Alcatraz

as Elmore - Pianist

2010
Smoke Screen

as Detective Clark

2010
2010
2010
2010
The Final Storm

as Charles Booker

2009
2012

as Harry Helmsley

2009
League of Super Evil

as General Sargent (voice)

2008
Fringe

as Stephen Farnsworth

2008
At Jesus' Side

as Ulysses (voice)

2007
Tin Man

as Toto

2007
Blood Ties

as Augustus

2006
2006
Connors' War

as Brooks

2006
2006
Presumed Dead

as Captain Dade

2006
Barbie Fairytopia: Mermaidia

as Deep Bibble (voice)

2005
Supernatural

as Dr. Jennings

2005
2005
Murder at the Presidio

as Assistant D.A.

2004
The Final Cut

as Zoe Tech Representative

2004
G.I. Joe: Valor vs. Venom

as Heavy Duty (voice)

2004
Stellaluna

as Great White Owl

2004
Jack

as Coach

2003
G.I. Joe: Spy Troops

as Heavy Duty (voice)

2003
Hot Wheels: World Race

as Hasis (voice)

2003
Jasper, Texas

as James Byrd Sr.

2003
Imaginext: Fortress of the Dragon

as Lord Dragonmont (voice)

2002
Inspector Gadget's Last Case

as Velvetmobile (voice)

2002
Groove Squad

as Coach (voice)

2002
The Santa Clause 2

as John Pierce

2002
The Twilight Zone

as Thomas Sumner

2002
2002
K-9: P.I.

as Captain Thomas

2002
The Dead Zone

as Ben Cartwright

2002
Roughing It

as Johnston

2002
Joe

as Joe Fortes (voice)

2001
ReBoot - Daemon Rising

as Killabyte / Gigabyte (voice)

2001
Smallville

as Franklin W. Stern

2001
Night Visions

as Dooley (segment "The Passenger List")

2000
2000
Holiday Heart

as Pastor Henry

2000
Blacktop

as Buck

2000
Middlemen

as Dizzy

2000
Andromeda

as Marlowe

2000
Convergence

as John Fellons

2000
2gether: The Series

as Marvin Boyd

2000
Mermaid

as Caretaker

1999
Relic Hunter

as Abdulla

1999
Don't Look Behind You

as George Reeder

1999
G-Saviour

as Chief Councilor Graves

1999
Atomic Train

as Reuben Castillo

1999
The Color of Courage

as Hollis Grey

1998
Shadow Raiders

as Lord Mantel (voice)

1998
First Wave

as Special Agent Haley Burbitt

1998
Every Mother's Worst Fear

as Detective Maris

1998
Bone Daddy

as Trent

1998
Creature

as Rollie Gibson

1997
Final Descent

as Jack Eberly

1997
Earth: Final Conflict

as CIA Agent Morris Carter

1997
Dead Silence

as Special Agent Henry Lebow

1997
Extreme Dinosaurs

as Hardrock (voice)

1997
Intensity

as Ethan Trevaine

1997
Intensity

as Ethan Trevaine

1997
Stargate SG-1

as Sheriff Knox

1997
Bliss

as Nick

1997
That Old Feeling

as Piano Player

1996
Murder at My Door

as Det. Mike Ferguson

1996
Beast Wars: Transformers

as Tigerhawk / Vok #1 (voice)

1996
Beast Wars: Transformers

as Tigertron (voice)

1996
Beast Wars: Transformers

as Tigerhawk (voice)

1996
Beast Wars: Transformers

as Tigatron (voice)

1995
A Child Is Missing

as Police Chief

1995
Convict Cowboy

as Warden Bill Ranner

1995
1995
The Outer Limits

as 2013 U.S. President

1995
The Outer Limits

as Captain John Owens

1994
Whale Music

as Mookie Saunders

1994
1994
Love on the Run

as Ray Valentine

1994
1994
RoboCop: The Series

as Sergeant Stanley Parks

1994
Viper

as Mr. Kempler

1994
For the Love of Aaron

as Mark Perkins

1993
A Stranger in the Mirror

as Kenyon's Butler

1993
The X-Files

as Det. Pennock

1993
The X-Files

as Claude Peterson

1993
Another Stakeout

as Seattle Det. Wills

1993
Miracle on Interstate 880

as Fireman Shafer

1993
1992
Mortal Sins

as Det. Rollie

1992
Forever Knight

as Capt. Joe Reese

1992
Knight Moves

as Steve Nolan

1991
A Mother's Justice

as Det. Roy Bogardus

1991
K2

as Man on Wheelchair

1991
Bingo

as Motorcycle Cop

1990
1990
Cadence

as Eugene 'Spoonman' Bryce

1990
Mom P.I.

as Johnny

1990
Bird on a Wire

as Plainclothesman

1989
Immediate Family

as Crib Mover

1989
1989
Cold Front

as The Bartender

1989
Unsub

as Captain Starks

1988
Watchers

as Cliff

1988
The Red Spider

as Bo Davis

1988
Shoot to Kill

as Undercover Priest

1987
Malone

as Rev. Danby

1987
1987
21 Jump Street

as Henderson

1987
21 Jump Street

as Officer Lauer

1987
1987
1987
21 Jump Street

as Tom Holloway

1987
The Stepfather

as Lt. Jack Wall

1986
High Stakes

as Reverand Willis

1986
Firefighter

as Firefighter / Paramedic Washington

1985
MacGyver

as Sheriff Max Hubbard

1985
MacGyver

as Lt. Rhome

1985
Brotherly Love

as Wineman

1984
Finders Keepers

as Wade Eichorn

1981
Mr. Patman

as Orderly

1979