Cleavant Derricks

Acting

Cleavant Derricks

Born May 15, 1953 · Knoxville, Tennessee, USA (age 73)

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.

Known For

Fort Apache, the BronxFort Apache, the Bronx · 1981
Fort Apache, the Bronx
6.51981
MovieCrimeDrama
From the sight of a police officer this movie depicts the life in New York's infamous South Bronx. In the center is "Fort Apache", as the officers call their police station, which really seems like an outpost in enemy's country. The story follows officer Murphy, who seems to be a tough cynic, but in truth he's a moralist with a sense for justice.
Moscow on the HudsonMoscow on the Hudson · 1984
Moscow on the Hudson
6.31984
MovieComedyDrama
A Russian circus visits the US. A clown wants to defect, but doesn't have the nerve. His saxophone playing friend however comes to the decision to defect in the middle of Bloomingdales. He is befriended by the black security guard and falls in love with the Italian immigrant from behind the perfume counter. We follow his life as he works his way through the American dream and tries to find work as a musician.
Off BeatOff Beat · 1986
Off Beat
4.71986
MovieComedy
Joe Gower's job is skating through library shelves, fetching books. A police officer/friend of his is chosen to participate in a charity dance performance. Gower agrees to take his place in the show by posing as a police officer. He falls for a female officer in the show and gets into various scrapes with fellow cops and also crooks. And he dances.
Basilisk: The Serpent KingBasilisk: The Serpent King · 2006
Basilisk: The Serpent King
6.12006
MovieActionHorror
Two millennia ago, a Lybian king has a basilisk (snake-shaped dragon), which petrifies people, subjected to the same fate with a golden scepter during a solar eclipse. Both these and several victims are dug up by modern archaeologist Harrison 'Harry' McColl's expedition. Despite a cryptic warning from tribal locals, everything goes to his Colorado university's museum. It's all exhibited during another eclipse, which leads to the monster reviving. Harry and some of his friends must try to petrify the monster again.
Miami MagmaMiami Magma · 2011
Miami Magma
5.82011
MovieScience FictionAction
Antoinette Vitrini, a volcanologist, confirms her theory of a long-dormant underground volcano after an offshore-drilling rig bursts into flames. Now, she must stop catastrophic amounts of magma from pumping out right under Miami, Florida.
Carnival of SoulsCarnival of Souls · 1998
Carnival of Souls
3.81998
MovieHorrorThriller
A young woman is pursued in reality and in her subconscious by the sadistic carnival clown who raped and murdered her mother.
The Slugger's WifeThe Slugger's Wife · 1985
The Slugger's Wife
3.71985
MovieRomanceDrama
Darryl Palmer is a major league baseball player who meets and pursues an attractive singer. After some setbacks, the two are married and sent on an emotional journey that sees his career take off, while hers doesn't. She can't escape unhappiness when she gives up her dreams to support her husband. With a separation on the horizon, Darryl must choose between his big-league life and his one true love.
The Ambush MurdersThe Ambush Murders · 1982
The Ambush Murders
8.01982
MovieTV MovieDrama
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.

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