Carl Lumbly

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Carl Winston Lumbly (born August 14, 1951) [According to the State of Minnesota. "Minnesota Birth Index, 1935-2002". At Ancestry.com] is an American film, stage, and television actor.

Biography

Early life

Born to Jamaican immigrants in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Lumbly graduated from South High School there and Macalester College in nearby St. Paul.

Acting career

At one time he was a journalist in Minnesota, when he got an acting job while on assignment for a story about a workshop theatre and stayed with the improvisational company for two years (along with then-unknown Danny Glover).

His first major role was Detective Marcus Petrie on the television series "Cagney and Lacey" (1982 – 1988). In 1987, he garned positive reviews for his portrayal of Black Panther Party co-founder Bobby Seale in the HBO television movie "Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8".

From 1994-1995, Lumbly starred as the main character in the short-lived sci-fi series "M.A.N.T.I.S.". Perhaps his most visible role was as Marcus Dixon in the American television series "Alias" (2001 – 2006). Other prominent roles include providing the voice the for Martian Manhunter on "Justice League" and "Justice League Unlimited", and a recurring role on "L.A. Law" as a college professor unjustly accused of first-degree murder. He also appeared as the voice of the Mayor of Metropolis on Superman the Animated Series episode "Speed Demons" in 1997.

In 2000, Lumbly portrayed activist and Congressman Ron Dellums in the Disney's Channel's original movie, "The Color of Friendship". Although the movie was focused on Dellums's daughter's friendship with a white South African girl, the film also discussed Dellums's role in ending apartheid in South Africa.

Lumbly most recently appeared as Lt. Daniel "Bulldog" Novacek in the television series "Battlestar Galactica". Lumbly also plays a role in the cinematic of video game "Command and Conquer 3" 's expansion pack Kane's Wrath".

Works

Film

* "Caveman" (1981)
* "The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai" (1984)
* "The Bedroom Window" (1987)
* "Everybody's All-American" (1988)
* "To Sleep With Anger" (1990)
* "Pacific Heights" (1990)
* "Brother Future" (1991)
* "South Central" (1992)
* "How Stella Got Her Groove Back" (1998)
* "Men of Honor" (2000)
* "Just A Dream" (2002)

Television

* "Cagney and Lacey" (1982–1988)
* "" (1987)
* "M.A.N.T.I.S." (1994)
* "On Promised Land" (1994)
* "Nightjohn" (1996)
* "The Ditchdigger's Daughters" (1997)
* "Buffalo Soldiers" (1997)
* "The Wedding" (1998)
* "The West Wing" (2000)
* "The Color of Friendship" (2000)
* "Little Richard" (2000)
* "Justice League" (2001–2004)
* "Alias" (2001–2006)
* "Static Shock" (2003)
* "Sounder" (2003)
* "Martin Scorsese presents The Blues": Episode 4 (2003)
* "Justice League Unlimited" (2004–2006)
* "Battlestar Galactica" (2006)
* "" (1997)
* "The X-Files": "Teliko" (Season 4, Episode 3; 1996)

Video Games

* " Command and Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath " (2008)

References

External links

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