LINDO, Delroy 1952–

PERSONAL

Born November 18, 1952, in Lewisham, London, England (some sources cite Eltham, London, England); immigrated to Canada, c. 1967; father worked various jobs; mother, a nurse; married Neshormeh (an educator and program director); children: Damiri (son). Education: American Conservatory Theatre, San Francisco, CA, graduated, 1979; also studied at the Actors Studio. Avocational Interests: Soccer.

Addresses:

Agent—Endeavor, 9601 Wilshire Blvd., Third Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90210. Manager—Rigberg–Rugolo Entertainment, 1180 South Beverly Dr., Suite 601, Los Angeles, CA 90035.

Career:

Actor, producer, and director. Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, Milwaukee, WI, member of company, 1981–82; Actors Theatre of Louisville, Louisville, KY, member of company, 1984–85; Arena Stage, Washington, DC, guest artist, 1987–88. Also worked as a teacher of the mentally disabled, New York City, and as a cab driver, a telemarketer, and in a restaurant.

Awards, Honors:

Helen Hayes Award, 1986, and Image Award, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, 1987, both for A Raisin in the Sun; Antoinette Perry Award nomination, best actor in a featured dramatic role, 1988, for Joe Turner's Come and Gone; Image Award, c. 1992, for Malcolm X; Image Award, c. 1994, for Crooklyn; Image Award nomination, outstanding supporting actor in a motion picture, 1997, for Ransom; Image Award nomination, outstanding lead actor in a television movie or mini-series, 1997, for Soul of the Game; Golden Satellite Award, International Press Academy, best performance by an actor in a miniseries or television movie, 1999, for Glory & Honor; Sierra Award nomination, Las Vegas Film Critics Society, best supporting actor, and Black Reel Award nomination, best supporting actor in a theatrical film, both 2000, for The Cider House Rules; Golden Satellite Award nomination, best performance by an actor in a miniseries or television movie, Black Reel Award nomination, best actor in a network or cable program, and Screen Actors Guild Award nomination (with others), outstanding cast in a theatrical motion picture, all 2000, for Strange Justice.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Sam, Find the Lady (also known as Call the Cops! and Kopek and Broom), 1976.

Prisoner, Voice of the Fugitive (also known as Frontiere de la liberte), 1978.

Army sergeant, More American Graffiti (also known as Purple Haze), Universal, 1979.

Mabruki, Mountains of the Moon, TriStar, 1990.

Mbulu, The Blood of Heroes (also known as The Salute of the Jugger and Salute to the Jugger), Filmpac, 1990.

Captain Brix, The Hard Way, Universal, 1991.

Harley, Bright Angel, Hemdale Releasing, 1991.

West Indian Archie, Malcolm X (also known as X), Warner Bros., 1992.

Bonafide, Bound by Honor (also known as Blood In, Blood Out and Blood In, Blood Out … Bound by Honor), Buena Vista, 1993.

Howard, Mr. Jones, TriStar, 1993.

Woody Carmichael, Crooklyn, Universal, 1994.

L'exil du roi Behanzin, 1994.

Bo Catlett, Get Shorty, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer/United Artists, 1995.

(Uncredited) Captain Wanta, Congo, Paramount, 1995.

Rodney Little, Clockers, Universal, 1995.

Agent Lonnie Hawkins, Ransom, Buena Vista, 1996.

Colonel Max Wilkins, Broken Arrow, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1996.

Red, Feeling Minnesota, Fine Line, 1996.

Jackson, A Life Less Ordinary, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1997.

(Uncredited) Phillipe Moyez, The Devil's Advocate (also known as Im Auftrag des Teufels), Warner Bros., 1997.

Kyle, Pros and Cons, New Line Home Video, 1999.

Mr. Rose, The Cider House Rules, Miramax, 1999.

Detective Roland Castlebeck, Gone in Sixty Seconds, Buena Vista, 2000.

Isaak O'Day, Romeo Must Die, Warner Bros., 2000.

Agent Harry Roedecker, The One (also known as Jet Li's "The One"), Columbia, 2001.

Bobby "Bob" Blane, Heist (also known as Le vol), Warner Bros., 2001.

General Wheeler, The Last Castle, DreamWorks, 2001.

The professor, The Book of Stars, Showcase Entertainment, 2001.

Dennis, Wondrous Oblivion, Momentum, 2003.

Dr. Ed "Braz" Brazleton, The Core (also known as Core), Paramount, 2003.

General Zateb Kazim (some sources cite role of Carl), Sahara, Paramount, 2005.

Domino, New Line Cinema, 2005.

Hounddog, Full Moon, c. 2005.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Voice, Baseball (also known as The History of Baseball), PBS, 1994.

Voice, Jazz, PBS, 2001.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Assistant district attorney Berger, Perfect Witness, HBO, 1989.

Kingman, The Winner, The Movie Channel, 1996.

Satchel Paige, Soul of the Game (also known as Baseball in Black and White and Field of Honour), HBO, 1996.

John Calhoun, First–Time Felon, HBO, 1997.

Matthew Henson, Glory & Honor, TNT, 1998.

Clarence Thomas, Strange Justice, Showtime, 1999.

Ricardo Thornton, Profoundly Normal (also known as Le droit a la difference), CBS, 2003.

Delbert, The Exonerated, Court TV, 2005.

Lackawanna Blues, HBO, 2005.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Interviewer, Delroy Lindo on Spike Lee, Independent Film Channel, 1999.

Interviewer, Delroy Lindo in Conversation with Charles Burnett, Showtime, 2000.

Himself, Hollywood High, American Movie Classics, 2003.

Television Appearances; Awards Presentations:

The 42nd Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 1988.

Presenter, The 2000 Essence Awards, Fox, 2000.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Issac Stubbs, "No Way Down," Beauty and the Beast, CBS, 1987.

Issac Stubbs, "Terrible Savior," Beauty and the Beast, CBS, 1987.

Mark Slater, "Vendetta," A Man Called Hawk, ABC, 1989.

Roger, Going to Extremes, ABC, c. 1992.

Guest, The Late Show with David Letterman, CBS, 1996.

Guest, The Rosie O'Donnell Show, syndicated, 1996.

Guest, Howard Stern, E! Entertainment Television, 2000.

Himself, "The Films of Spike Lee," The Directors, Encore, c. 2000.

Himself, Aaliyah: The E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 2001.

Voice of the angel Gabriel, "Brawl in the Family," The Simpsons (animated), Fox, 2002.

Guest, Dinner for Five, Independent Film Channel, 2004.

Television Work; Specials:

Creator and executive producer, Delroy Lindo on Spike Lee, Independent Film Channel, 1999.

Creator, executive producer, and director, Delroy Lindo in Conversation with Charles Burnett, Showtime, 2000.

Stage Appearances:

Of Mice and Men, Manitoba Theatre Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, 1975–76.

Spell Number 7, Negro Ensemble Company, New York City, 1979.

Macbeth, Cincinnati Playhouse, Cincinnati, OH, 1981–82.

Willie, Master Harold … and the Boys, Lyceum Theatre, New York City, 1983.

Walter Lee Younger, A Raisin in the Sun, Yale Repertory Theatre, New Haven, CT, 1983–84.

Home, Hartford Stage Company, Hartford, CT, 1983–84.

A Lesson from Aloes, Virginia Stage Company, Norfolk, VA, 1983–84.

Friar Francis, Much Ado about Nothing, Shakespeare and Company, Lenox, MA, 1985.

Union Boys, Yale Repertory Theatre, 1985–86.

Herald Loomis, Joe Turner's Come and Gone, Huntington Theatre Company, Boston, MA, 1986–87, then Old Globe Theatre, San Diego, CA, 1987–88, later Ethel Barrymore Theatre, New York City, 1988.

Oscar Charleston, Cobb, Yale Repertory Theatre, 1988–89.

Caleb Humphries, Miss Evers' Boys, Center Stage, Baltimore, MD, 1989–90.

Caius Cassius, Julius Caesar, Center Theatre Group, Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, 1990–91.

Title role, Othello, Great Lakes Theatre Festival, Cleveland, OH, 1992–93.

Scott Joplin, The Heliotrope Bouquet by Scott Joplin and Louis Chauvin, Playwrights' Horizons Theatre, New York City, 1993.

Title role, Othello, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Louisville, KY, 1998.

Appeared off–Broadway in Les Blancs.

Major Tours:

Willie, Master Harold … and the Boys, U.S. cities, 1983.

Walter Lee Younger, A Raisin in the Sun, U.S. cities, 1986–87.

Radio Appearances; Episodic:

Guest, The Howard Stern Radio Show, 2000.

RECORDINGS

Videos:

The Cider House Rules: The Making of an American Classic, Miramax, 1999.

Jet Li Is "The One," Columbia/TriStar Home Video, 2002.

OTHER SOURCES

Books:

Contemporary Black Biography, Volume 45, Gale, 2004.

Periodicals:

Boston Globe, May 8, 1994, p. B11.

Current Biography, March, 2001, pp. 28–34.

Ebony, August, 2002, pp. 146–52.

Entertainment Weekly, September 15, 1995, p. 85.

New York Times, May 8, 1994, section 2, p. 19.

People Weekly, November 13, 1995, p. 180.

Premiere, June, 1994, p. 27.

USA Today, September 18, 1995, p. 4D.