Davis, Duane

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DAVIS, Duane


PERSONAL


Born in Cleveland, OH; married; children: one son.


Career: Actor.

CREDITS


Film Appearances:

Jerome Watkins, Summer School, Paramount, 1987.

Eddie, The Hidden, New Line Cinema, 1987.

Very dumb football player, Beetlejuice, Warner Bros., 1988.

Jock, A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master, New Line Cinema, 1988.

Ronny Rawlson, How I Got into College, 1989.

Tiny, Skinheads (also known as Skinheads: The Second Coming of Hate ), Greydon Clark Productions, 1989.

Featherstone, Necessary Roughness, Paramount, 1991.

Policeman, Universal Soldier, TriStar, 1992.

Hambone Busby, Diggstown (also known as Midnight Sting ), MetroGoldwynMayer, 1992.

Johnson, Under Siege (also known as Piege en haute mer ), Warner Bros., 1992.

Alvin Mack, The Program, Buena Vista, 1993.

Jerry Johnson, Little Big League, Warner Bros., 1994.

Jailer, Steal Big, Steal Little, Savoy Pictures, 1995.

Ed Jenkins, A Boy Called Hate, Dove, 1995.

Palace guard #1, The Great White Hype, Twentieth CenturyFox, 1996.

Black policeman, An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn, Buena Vista, 1997.

Corporal Charles Devon, Starquest II (also known as Galactic Odyssey and Mind Breakers ), New Horizons, 1997.

Skinny bodyguard, Knock Off, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 1998.

Goon, The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas, MCA/Universal, 2000.

CTA Worker Ford, Daybreak (also known as Rapid Transit ), Off Track Productions, 2000.

Uno, Ghosts of Mars (also known as John Carpenter's Ghosts of Mars ), Screen Gems, 2001.

Television Appearances; Series:

McKinley, a recurring role, Sisters, NBC, 19921993.

Duke DePalma, Team Knight Rider, syndicated, 1997.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Gred "Hitman" Meyers, Glory Days, CBS, 1988.

Bo Kimble, Final Shot: The Hank Gathers Story, syndicated, 1992.

Alex Poole, Past Tense, Showtime, 1994.

James "Buster" Douglas, Tyson, HBO, 1995.

Simulus (Helmet Head), The Adventures of Captain Zoom in Outer Space, Starz!, 1995.

Joe Louis, Rocky Marciano, Showtime, 1999.

Randy Fleck, Angels in the Infield, ABC, 2000.

Goose, Guilty as Charged (also known as The Base II ), HBO, 2000.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Father, Punk, PBS, 1989.

Agent Sparkman, The First Gentleman, CBS, 1994.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

"Volleyball, Anyone?," Head of the Class, ABC, 1986.

Wayne, "Terry," Ohara, CBS, 1987.

Tyrone, "Cool and the Gang: Parts 1 & 2," Frank's Place, CBS, 1987.

Derek, "Sometimes You Get the Bear, Sometimes the Bear Gets You," A Different World, NBC, 1987.

Tim, "Three, Three, Three: Parts 1 & 2," Dallas, CBS, 1990.

Tim, "One Last Kiss," Dallas, CBS, 1990.

Arthur Pryor, "Happy Trails," L.A. Law, NBC, 1990.

Special Agent Harrod, "Spider in the Tower," M.A.N.T.I.S., Fox, 1995.

Briggs, "Burn, Baby, Burn," Dark Skies, NBC, 1997.

Leon, "Wild Fire," The Burning Zone, UPN, 1997.


Also appeared in Sweet Justice, NBC; 21 Jump Street; as Robert Barton, Moloney, CBS; guard Fletcher, City of Angels, CBS; guest, The Test, F/X.


Stage Appearances:

Young Scrooge and member of ensemble, Comin' Uptown, Winter Garden Theatre, New York City, 19791980.

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