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Obba Babatundé

Screenwriter / Film Producer | * 12/01/1951 (72) | Queens, New York (United States of America (USA))
Obba Babatundé (born Donald Cohen; December 1, 1951) is an American actor. A native of Queens, New York City, he has appeared in more than seventeen stage productions, thirty theatrical films, sixty made-for-television films, and two prime-time series. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Crime

Known for these Movies & Shows

Two men in 1930s Mississippi become friends after being sentenced to life in prison together for a crime they did not commit. ...

Life

R

1999 | 3.3/5 | 1h 48min
Comedy, Crime
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In 1949, composer Roman Strauss is executed for the murder of his wife. In 1990s Los Angeles, a detective comes across a mute amnesiac woman who is somehow linked to the Strauss murder. ...

Dead Again

R

1991 | 3.2/5 | 1h 47min
Thriller, Romance / Love, Mystery
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This is the story of 1970s African-American action legend Black Dynamite. The Man killed his brother, pumped heroin into local orphanages, and flooded the ghetto with adulterated malt liquor. Black Dy ...

Black Dynamite

R

2009 | 3.6/5 | 1h 30min
Comedy, Action
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Multi-platinum rap superstars Redman and Method Man star as Jamal and Silas, two regular guys who smoke something magical, ace their college entrance exams and wind up at Harvard. Ivy League ways are ...

How High

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2001 | 3.2/5 | 1h 33min
Comedy
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Biography of the singers who formed the hit Motown musical act, The Temptations. ...

The Temptations

Certification unknown

1998 | 4.0/5 | 2h 50min per episode
Drama
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Movies with Obba Babatundé as Actor(65)

as Pastor Stevens2023 Noble Intentions
2023 Children of the Dead
as Mr. Burke2022 The Millennial
as Chief Keaton2020 Trigger
as Nicodemus2019 Revival!
as Chief of Police2018 City of Lies
as Charles Williams2018 Jingle Belle
as Mr. Bernard2018 Kinky
as Big Ears (voice)2017 Pup Star: Better 2Gether
as John Harris2017 'Til Death Do Us Part
as Stark2016 The Watcher
as Big Ears (voice)2016 Pup Star
as Jonathan Black2015 If I Tell You I Have to Kill You
as Mesmer2015 Death's Door
as Pastor Lovely2015 American Bad Boy
as Roscoe2014 Lap Dance
as Iklif2013 Dolls of Voodoo
as Mayor Denny2012 Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups
as Vampire Actor #4 (voice)2012 Scooby-Doo! Music of the Vampire
2012 The Last Fall
as Mesmer2011 The Trap Door
as Judge / Bibliobot (voice)2011 All Star Superman
as Dr. Howard Perkins2011 Joy Road
as Ikliff2011 Trapped: Haitian Nights
as Osiris (as Obba Babatunde)2009 Black Dynamite
as himself2008 Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History
as Dr. Haskins2008 The Eye
as Detective Combs2007 April Fools
as Narrator2007 King: Man of Peace in a Time of War
as Attorney Miller2007 Cover
as Craig2006 Material Girls
as Miguel2006 The Celestine Prophecy
as Senator Wells2004 The Manchurian Candidate
as Band Leader2004 The Notebook
as Chief Ankamuti (voice)2004 Kangaroo Jack: G'Day, U.S.A.!
as himself2004 TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
as Zacharias2004 After the Sunset
as Host2003 Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty
as Charles Henderson2002 Redeemer
as Sgt. Moody2002 John Q
as Dean Carl Cain2001 How High
as Tony2001 The Visit
as Willie Long1999 Life
as Harold Nicholas1999 Introducing Dorothy Dandridge
as Chett1999 The Apartment Complex
as Willie Johnson1997 Miss Evers' Boys
as Paul1996 Multiplicity
as Brian Parish1996 The Tomorrow Man
as Jeffery1996 Carpool
as Isom Dart1996 The Cherokee Kid
as Lamarr1996 That Thing You Do!
as Cum Posey1996 Soul of the Game
as Interpreter1995 Born to Be Wild
as Trinidad1995 Fatal Pursuit
as Cornell1994 M.A.N.T.I.S.
as Paul1993 Necronomicon
as Jerome Green1993 Philadelphia
as Lt. Theodore 'Ted' Sawyer1993 Undercover Blues
as Lane1992 The Importance of Being Earnest
as TV Anchor Man1991 The Silence of the Lambs
as Blink Willie, Informant1990 Miami Blues
as Raymond Watkins1988 God Bless the Child
as The Face of Justice1988 Married to the Mob
as Bongo Drummer1987 Leonard Part 6
as himself1980 An Evening with Liza Minnelli

TV Shows/Series with Obba Babatundé as Actor(21)

as George Wright2020 Little Fires Everywhere
as Philip Kaws2018 For The People
as Dean Fairbanks2017 Dear White People
as Daniel Harrelson, Sr.2017 S.W.A.T.
as Danny Quinn2017 The Good Fight
as Ivan Tillinger2016 Goliath
as J.D. Pritchard2015 Ballers
as Dr. James Coleman2015 Chicago Med
as Detective Gaines2014 Kingdom
as David Gaffney2006 Psych
as Dan Gates2005 Grey's Anatomy
as Jason2002 Everwood
as Watch Store Salesman (voice)2000 Static Shock
as Singer (voice)2000 Static Shock
1999 Family Law
as Berry Gordy1998 The Temptations
as Principal Howard Green1998 Dawson's Creek
as Cezanne Brown1995 Sliders
as The Director1994 Friends
1994 Chicago Hope
as Gordy Berry1990 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

Movies with Obba Babatundé as Crew(5)

Writing/Writers' Assistant2023 Noble Intentions
Production/Executive Producer2015 If I Tell You I Have to Kill You
Directing/Director2015 American Bad Boy
Crew/Additional Writing2013 Angels Around Me
Directing/Director2003 Oscar's Black Odyssey: From Hattie to Halle

Born: Saturday, 12/01 1951 (December) in Queens, New York (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 72 years + 146 days)
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Rabbit)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Jamaica High School
Other names for Obba Babatundé (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Obba Babatundè"
"Obba Babatunde"
Obba Babatundé frequently works together with these people:
Kenneth Utt (13x, Crew)
Jonathan Demme (10x, Crew)
Gary Goetzman (8x, Crew)
Robert Vince (8x, Crew)
Beverly Jackson (7x, Actress)
Jean-Claude La Marre (7x, Crew)
Ronald M. Bozman (7x, Crew)
Tak Fujimoto (7x, Crew)
Charles Napier (6x, Actor)
Edward Saxon (6x, Crew)
Kennedy Goldsby (6x, Crew)
Kristi Zea (6x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:65385, Added: 05/23/2018, Last updated: 04/12/2024