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Delroy Lindo

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Delroy Lindo

Delroy Lindo is an actor born on November 18, 1952 in Eltham, London, England, UK. He is known for Up, Gone in Sixty Seconds and Point Break. GloboWatch shows where to watch 2 of his movies and TV shows, country by country.

Known for
Acting
Born
November 18, 1952
Place of birth
Eltham, London, England, UK
Also known as
Delroy George Lindo

Biography

Delroy George Lindo (born 18 November 1952) is a British-born American actor. Starting his career in the 1975 stage production of Of Mice and Men, he later earned a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actor for his work in the 1988 production of Joe Turner's Come and Gone. He received wider recognition with roles in several Spike Lee films, playing West Indian Archie in Malcolm X (1992), Woody Carmichael in Crooklyn (1994), Rodney Little in Clockers (1995), and Paul, a Vietnam War veteran, in Da 5 Bloods (2020), the latter of which earned him the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor and the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor. For his role as blues player Delta Slim in Ryan Coogler's Sinners (2025), he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Lindo is also known for playing Bo Catlett in Get Shorty (1995), Arthur Rose in The Cider House Rules (1999), Detective Castlebeck in Gone in 60 Seconds (2000), Isaak O'Day in Romeo Must Die (2000) Joe Black in This Christmas (2007), and Bass Reeves in The Harder They Fall (2021). He also voiced the character Beta in the Pixar animated film Up (2009). On television, he portrayed Matthew Henson in the 1998 television film Glory & Honor, and Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas in Strange Justice (1999). Lindo later starred as Alderman Ronin Gibbons in the series The Chicago Code (2011), as Winter in the fantasy drama series Believe (2014), and as Adrian Boseman in The Good Fight (2017–2021). Description above from the Wikipedia article Delroy Lindo, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

  1. 2025Sinnersas Delta Slim
  2. 2023UnPrisonedas Edwin Alexander · 16 episodes · Executive producer
  3. 2021The Harder They Fallas Bass Reeves
  4. 2020LX 2048as Donald Stein
  5. 2020Da 5 Bloodsas Paul
  6. 2018Maliciousas Dr. Clark
  7. 2017Battlecreekas Arthur
  8. 2017The Good Fightas Adrian Boseman · 41 episodes
  9. 2016This Is Usas Judge Ernest Bradley · 1 episode
  10. 2015Point Breakas FBI Instructor
  11. 2015Blood & Oilas Sheriff Tip Harrison · 10 episodes
  12. 2015Do You Believe?as Malachi
  13. 2014Cymbelineas Belarius
  14. 2014Believeas Dr. Milton Winter · 13 episodes
  15. 2011The Chicago Codeas Alderman Ronin Gibbons · 13 episodes
  16. 2011The Big Bangas Skeres
  17. 2009Dug's Special Missionas Beta (voice)
  18. 2009Mercy1 episode
  19. 2009Upas Beta (voice)
  20. 2007This Christmasas Joe Black
  21. 2006Kidnappedas Latimer King · 13 episodes
  22. 2005Dominoas Claremont Williams
  23. 2005Saharaas Carl
  24. 2005Lackawanna Bluesas Mr. Lucious
  25. 2004Wondrous Oblivionas Dennis
  26. 2003The Coreas Dr. Ed 'Braz' Brazzleton
  27. 2001Heistas Bobby 'Bob' Blane
  28. 2001The Oneas MVA Agent Harry Roedecker / Gas Station Attendant
  29. 2001The Last Castleas Gen. Wheeler
  30. 2000Gone in Sixty Secondsas Det. Roland Castlebeck
  31. 2000Romeo Must Dieas Isaak O'Day
  32. 1999The Cider House Rulesas Arthur Rose
  33. 1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unitas Victor Moran · 1 episode
  34. 1999The Book of Starsas Professor
  35. 1997A Life Less Ordinaryas Jackson
  36. 1997The Devil's Advocateas Phillipe Moyez (uncredited)
  37. 1997First Time Felonas Calhoun
  38. 1996Ransomas Agent Lonnie Hawkins
  39. 1996The Winneras Kingman
  40. 1996Feeling Minnesotaas Red
  41. 1996Soul of the Gameas Satchel Paige
  42. 1996Broken Arrowas Colonel Max Wilkins
  43. 1995Get Shortyas Bo Catlett
  44. 1995Clockersas Rodney Little
  45. 1995Congoas Captain Wanta (Uncredited)
  46. 1994Baseballas (voice) · 2 episodes
  47. 1994Crooklynas Woody Carmichael
  48. 1993Mr. Jonesas Howard
  49. 1993Bound by Honoras Bonafide
  50. 1992Malcolm Xas West Indian Archie
  51. 1991The Hard Wayas Captain Brix
  52. 1990Bright Angelas Harley
  53. 1990Mountains of the Moonas Mabruki
  54. 1989The Simpsonsas Gabriel (voice) · 1 episode
  55. 1989The Blood of Heroesas Mbulu
  56. 1989A Man Called Hawk1 episode
  57. 1987Beauty and the Beastas Isaac Stubbs · 2 episodes
  58. 1979More American Graffitias Army Sergeant
  59. 1976Find the Ladyas Sam
  60. 1953The Oscarsas Self · 1 episode