Clayton LeBouef
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Clayton LeBouef is an African American
actor, best known for his recurring role as Colonel George Barnfather in Homicide: Life on the Street
. He appeared in several episodes during each of the show's seven seasons on the air, from 1993 to 1999, and reprised his role in Homicide: The Movie, the epilogue movie, in 2000.
LeBouef was born in Yonkers, New York
. He performed as a theatre actor prior to his role as Captain Barnfather. He performs spoken-word pieces in addition to having authored several plays. His play Shero: The Livication of Henrietta Vinton Davis
won an honorable mention at the 25th Annual Larry Neal
Writers' Competition in Washington, DC on May 9, 2008.
In 2000, he appeared in the award-winning miniseries The Corner
. In 2002 he played Wendell "Orlando" Blocker in seven episodes of The Wire
.
LeBouef appeared as Harold Thomas the brother of the main character, Vivien Thomas
, in the 2004 HBO movie Something the Lord Made
which starred Mos Def
.
From 2003 to 2005, he appeared in three episodes of Law and Order: Criminal Intent, two as the character Detective Edmunds.
His portrayal of barbershop owner Tom Taylor in the short film The Doll
won him "Best Actor" honors at the San Diego Black Film Festival
.
African American
African Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States...
actor, best known for his recurring role as Colonel George Barnfather in Homicide: Life on the Street
Homicide: Life on the Street
Homicide: Life on the Street is an American police procedural television series chronicling the work of a fictional version of the Baltimore Homicide Unit. It ran for seven seasons on NBC from 1993 to 1999, and was succeeded by a TV movie, which also acted as the de-facto series finale...
. He appeared in several episodes during each of the show's seven seasons on the air, from 1993 to 1999, and reprised his role in Homicide: The Movie, the epilogue movie, in 2000.
LeBouef was born in Yonkers, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
. He performed as a theatre actor prior to his role as Captain Barnfather. He performs spoken-word pieces in addition to having authored several plays. His play Shero: The Livication of Henrietta Vinton Davis
Henrietta Vinton Davis
Henrietta Vinton Davis was an American elocutionist, dramatist, and impersonator.Lady Davis was proclaimed by Marcus Garvey to be the "greatest woman of the race today"...
won an honorable mention at the 25th Annual Larry Neal
Larry Neal
Larry Neal or Lawerence Neal was a scholar of African-American theatre. He is well known for his contributions to the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s and 1970s.-Biography:...
Writers' Competition in Washington, DC on May 9, 2008.
In 2000, he appeared in the award-winning miniseries The Corner
The Corner
The Corner is a 2000 HBO drama television miniseries based on the nonfiction book The Corner: A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighborhood by David Simon and Ed Burns and adapted for television by Simon and David Mills. It premiered on premium cable network HBO in the United States on April 16,...
. In 2002 he played Wendell "Orlando" Blocker in seven episodes of The Wire
The WIRE
the WIRE is the student-run College radio station at the University of Oklahoma, broadcasting in a freeform format. The WIRE serves the University of Oklahoma and surrounding communities, and is staffed by student DJs. The WIRE broadcasts at 1710 kHz AM in Norman, Oklahoma...
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LeBouef appeared as Harold Thomas the brother of the main character, Vivien Thomas
Vivien Thomas
Vivien Theodore Thomas was an African-American surgical technician who developed the procedures used to treat blue baby syndrome in the 1940s...
, in the 2004 HBO movie Something the Lord Made
Something the Lord Made
Something The Lord Made is a film about the black cardiac pioneer Vivien Thomas and his complex and volatile partnership with white surgeon Alfred Blalock, the world famous "Blue Baby doctor" who pioneered modern heart surgery...
which starred Mos Def
Mos Def
Dante Terrell Smith is an American actor and Emcee known by the stage names Mos Def and Yasiin Bey. He started his hip hop career in a group called Urban Thermo Dynamics, after which he appeared on albums by Da Bush Babees and De La Soul. With Talib Kweli, he formed the duo Black Star, which...
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From 2003 to 2005, he appeared in three episodes of Law and Order: Criminal Intent, two as the character Detective Edmunds.
His portrayal of barbershop owner Tom Taylor in the short film The Doll
The Doll (2008 film)
The Doll is a 2008 film based on a short story of the same name written by author Charles W. Chesnutt, Dante J. James from a screenplay written by James and Joy Kecken. It stars Clayton LeBouef, Monique Brown, Jan Forbes, and Carter Jahncke...
won him "Best Actor" honors at the San Diego Black Film Festival
San Diego Black Film Festival
The San Diego Black Film Festival is one of the largest black film festivals in the country. It is held in southern California recognizes African American and movies and production. The festival was founded in 2003, and takes place every year during the last week of January in San Diego, California...
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External links
- Something the Lord Made. HBO film (2004).
- The Doll