Cleavant Derricks
Acting
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Cleavant Derricks, Jr. (born May 15, 1953) is an American actor and singer-songwriter. Description above from the Wikipedia article Cleavant Derricks (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Born: May 15, 1953
Place of Birth: Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
Known For
The Ambush Murders
An African-American political activist is wrongfully imprisoned for killing two white policemen; he is unwary of yet another white lawyer who claims that he will help free him.
Thea
Thea is an American sitcom that premiered September 3, 1993 on ABC, and last aired on February 14, 1994, for a total of 19 episodes. Starring comedienne Thea Vidale, the series marked the first time an African American female comedienne was the star of a series named after her.
Charmed
Three sisters (Prue, Piper and Phoebe) reunite and unlock their powers to become the Charmed Ones, the most powerful good witches of all time, whose prophesied destiny is to protect innocent lives from evil beings such as demons and warlocks. Each sister possesses unique magical powers that grow and evolve, while they attempt to maintain normal lives in modern day San Francisco.
Cold Case
The Philadelphia homicide squad's lone female detective finds her calling when she is assigned cases that have never been solved. Detective Lilly Rush combines her natural instincts with the updated technology available today to bring about justice for all the victims she can.
Sliders
In his basement in San Francisco, boy-genius Quinn Mallory unlocks the doorway to an infinite number of Earths. During a test run, Quinn invites co-worker Wade Welles and his teacher Professor Maximillian Arturo to see his new invention. But an increase in power and an early departure leave all three, plus a washed-up soul singer named Rembrandt "Crying Man" Brown, lost in a parallel world. Now they must "slide" from world to world, not only adapting to their changing surroundings, but also trying to get back to their world. Will they ever make it home?
The Practice
A provocative legal drama focused on young associates at a bare-bones Boston firm and their scrappy boss, Bobby Donnell. The show's forte is its storylines about “people who walk a moral tightrope.”
Moonlighting
After being duped and going bankrupt, model Maddie is convinced by David to become a partner in a detective agency. Together they solve various cases, while getting comfortable with each other.
Miami Vice
The story of the Miami Police Department's vice squad and its efforts to end drug trafficking and prostitution, centered on the unlikely partnership of Sonny Crockett and Ricardo Tubbs - who first meet when Tubbs is undercover in a drug cartel.
Touched by an Angel
Monica, an angel, is tasked with bringing guidance and messages from God to various people who are at a crossroads in their lives.
The Equalizer
Robert McCall is a former agent of a secret government agency who is now running his own private crime fighting operation where he fashions himself as "The Equalizer." It is a service for victims of the system who have exhausted all possible means of seeking justice and have nowhere to go. McCall promises to even out the odds for them.
Filmography
as Ray Miller
as Cedric
as Col. Douglas
as Lloyd
as Carl
as Willie
as Cleavant Wilson
as Sid
as Nathan Lees
as Rembrandt Brown
as Robert Springbelt
as Dr. Frederick Ross
as Officer Milner
as Jeff Mussberger
as Larry
as Marvin
as Abe Washington
as Sonny Raines
as Manny Alvarado
as Leonard Haven
as David Jones
as Lionel Witherspoon
as Suspect #4
as Featured Performer
as Michael Simpson