Bill Duke

Bill Duke as Detective Hicks in Payback

Biography

Born 02/26/1943

Black performer-director-writer whose work ranges from primetime TV and film to theater and literature. Duke began his film acting career in Michael Schultz's boisterous comedy "Car Wash" (1976), shortly after he started writing for the TV series "Good Times". A prolific TV director with scores of...
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Awards

  • In 1996, received CableACE Award for Best Directing, Drama Special or Series
  • In 1979, received American Film Institute Award for Best Young Director

Highlights

  • In 2008, Directed the thriller "Cover"
  • In 2005, Cast in Jim Sheridan's urban drama "Get Rich or Die Tryin'"; loosely based on the life of rapper 50 cent
  • In 2003, Cast as Amos Andrews in the NBC series "Karen Sisco" based on the feature "Out of Sight"

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