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Bill Duke

1943 - Today

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William Henry Duke Jr. (born February 26, 1943) is an American actor, director, and producer. Known for his physically imposing frame, Duke works primarily in the action and crime drama genres often as a character related to law enforcement. As a director, he is known for his works dealing in the Black American experience, and has been called the "Godfather of African American Cinema." Duke began his career as a theatre actor, before making his film debut as aspiring revolutionary Abdullah Mohammed Akbar in the ensemble comedy Car Wash (1976). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bill Duke is the 1,678th most popular actor (down from 1,403rd in 2019), the 3,068th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,407th in 2019) and the 818th most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Bill Duke ranks 1,678 out of 13,578. Before him are Martin Freeman, Alan Hale Jr., Lynn Redgrave, Lin Shaye, Jean Marsh, and Ida Lupino. After him are Andrei Mironov, Jean Delannoy, Jeffrey Hunter, Liev Schreiber, James Franco, and Chaim Topol.

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Among people born in 1943, Bill Duke ranks 196. Before him are Joan Manuel Serrat, Nicolae Văcăroiu, Jil Sander, John Eliot Gardiner, Lynn Redgrave, and Lin Shaye. After him are Prince Franz Wilhelm of Prussia, Jack Nance, Charles Savarin, J. T. Walsh, Horst-Dieter Höttges, and Terry Eagleton.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bill Duke ranks 3,068 out of 20,380. Before him are Hannibal Hamlin (1809), Lyman Spitzer (1914), Alan Hale Jr. (1921), Craig Mello (1960), Lin Shaye (1943), and Al Martino (1927). After him are Charles Eames (1907), Kate Millett (1934), John W. Campbell (1910), Henry Winkler (1945), Al Di Meola (1954), and Jeffrey Hunter (1926).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Bill Duke ranks 818. Before him are Katey Sagal (1954), Jaclyn Smith (1945), Rami Malek (1981), Chris Pine (1980), Alan Hale Jr. (1921), and Lin Shaye (1943). After him are Jeffrey Hunter (1926), Liev Schreiber (1967), James Franco (1978), Laurie Holden (1969), Jack Nance (1943), and Melissa Leo (1960).

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