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Michael Clarke Duncan

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Michael Clarke Duncan

Michael Clarke Duncan (December 10, 1957 – September 3, 2012) was an American actor best known for his breakout role as John Coffey in The Green Mile (1999) for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and other honors. He also played Kingpin in Daredevil and Spider-Man: The New Animated Series (both 2003). In addition, he appeared in movies such as Armageddon (1998), The Whole Nine Yards (2000), Planet of the Apes (2001), The Scorpion King (2002), Sin City (2005), and Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006), as well as in the role of Leo Knox in the television series Bones (2011) and its spin-off The Finder (2012); he also appeared in episodes of Two and a Half Men. He also had voice roles in films, including Brother Bear (2003), Brother Bear 2 (2006), Kung Fu Panda (2008), and Green Lantern (2011); he had the voice role of Benjamin King in the video game Saints Row (2006).

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Died
September 3, 2012(2012-09-03) (aged 54)Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Years active
1994–2012
Born
(1957-12-10)December 10, 1957Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A
Resting place
Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills, California, U.S.
Partner
Omarosa Manigault Newman (2010–2012)

Tables

· Filmography › Films
1995
Role(s)
Craps Player (uncredited)
1997
Role(s)
Huge Guard
1998
Role(s)
"Big Black"
Role(s)
Bodyguard
Notes
Credited as Big Mike Duncan
Role(s)
Bouncer
Notes
Credited as Michael "Big Mike" Duncan
Role(s)
"Bear"
Role(s)
Roxbury Bouncer
Notes
Credited as Michael "Big Mike" Duncan
1999
Role(s)
Gay Virgin
Role(s)
Eli
Notes
Credited as Michael Duncan
Role(s)
John Coffey
Notes
Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting ActorSaturn Award for Best Supporting ActorBlack Reel Award for Best Supporting ActorNominated—Academy Award for Best Supporting ActorNominated—Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting ActorNominated—Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Most Promising ActorNominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion PictureNominated—NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion PictureNominated—MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough PerformanceNominated—Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting ActorNominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting RoleNominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
2000
Role(s)
Franklin "Frankie Figs" Figueroa
2001
Role(s)
Murdoch
Role(s)
Sam
Notes
Voice
Role(s)
Colonel Attar
They Call Me Sirr
Role(s)
Coach Griffin
Notes
TV movie
2002
Role(s)
Balthazar
2003
Role(s)
Wilson Fisk / "Kingpin"
Role(s)
Mean Lion
Notes
Voice, direct-to-video
Role(s)
Tug
Notes
Voice
Role(s)
Future Wade
2004
Role(s)
Mr. Phipps
Role(s)
Tarik
Pursued
Role(s)
Franklin
2005
Role(s)
Clydesdale
Notes
Voice
Role(s)
Manute
The Golden Blaze
Role(s)
Thomas Tatum / "Quake"
Role(s)
Stinktooth
Notes
Voice, direct-to-video
Role(s)
Starkweather Two Delta / Jamal Starkweather
Role(s)
The Stork
Notes
Voice, direct-to-video
2006
Role(s)
Tug
Notes
Voice, direct-to-video
Role(s)
Lesher
Role(s)
The General
Role(s)
Wolf
Notes
Voice
2007
Role(s)
Nathanial Broadman
Role(s)
Mort / Phil Henderson / Patrolman
2008
Role(s)
Otis Jenkins
Role(s)
Elder Marley
Notes
Voice
Role(s)
Commander Vachir
American Crude
Role(s)
Spinks
2009
Role(s)
Cleon Salmon
Role(s)
Balrog / M. Bison (Japan)
2010
Role(s)
Augy
2011
Role(s)
Erlik
Notes
Direct-to-video
Role(s)
Jim "Big Jim" Nelson
Notes
TV movie
Role(s)
Kilowog
Notes
Voice
Role(s)
Slash
Notes
Voice; English dub posthumously released in September 2013
2012
Role(s)
Mr. Hollis
Notes
Posthumous release
2013
Role(s)
Addison
Role(s)
Roger
2015
Role(s)
Duane Taylor
Notes
Posthumous release; final film role
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1995
Friday
Craps Player (uncredited)
1997
Back in Business
Huge Guard
1998
Caught Up
"Big Black"
The Players Club
Bodyguard
Credited as Big Mike Duncan
Bulworth
Bouncer
Credited as Michael "Big Mike" Duncan
Armageddon
"Bear"
A Night at the Roxbury
Roxbury Bouncer
Credited as Michael "Big Mike" Duncan
1999
The Underground Comedy Movie
Gay Virgin
Breakfast of Champions
Eli
Credited as Michael Duncan
The Green Mile
John Coffey
Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting ActorSaturn Award for Best Supporting ActorBlack Reel Award for Best Supporting ActorNominated—Academy Award for Best Supporting ActorNominated—Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting ActorNominated—Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Most Promising ActorNominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion PictureNominated—NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion PictureNominated—MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough PerformanceNominated—Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting ActorNominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting RoleNominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
2000
The Whole Nine Yards
Franklin "Frankie Figs" Figueroa
2001
See Spot Run
Murdoch
Cats & Dogs
Sam
Voice
Planet of the Apes
Colonel Attar
They Call Me Sirr
Coach Griffin
TV movie
2002
The Scorpion King
Balthazar
2003
Daredevil
Wilson Fisk / "Kingpin"
George of the Jungle 2
Mean Lion
Voice, direct-to-video
Brother Bear
Tug
Voice
Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time
Future Wade
2004
D.E.B.S.
Mr. Phipps
George and the Dragon
Tarik
Pursued
Franklin
2005
Racing Stripes
Clydesdale
Voice
Sin City
Manute
The Golden Blaze
Thomas Tatum / "Quake"
Dinotopia: Quest for the Ruby Sunstone
Stinktooth
Voice, direct-to-video
The Island
Starkweather Two Delta / Jamal Starkweather
Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story
The Stork
Voice, direct-to-video
The Land Before Time XI: Invasion of the Tinysauruses
Big Daddy
2006
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
Lucius Washington
Brother Bear 2
Tug
Voice, direct-to-video
School for Scoundrels
Lesher
One Way
The General
Air Buddies
Wolf
Voice
2007
The Last Mimzy
Nathanial Broadman
Slipstream
Mort / Phil Henderson / Patrolman
2008
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins
Otis Jenkins
Delgo
Elder Marley
Voice
Kung Fu Panda
Commander Vachir
American Crude
Spinks
2009
The Slammin' Salmon
Cleon Salmon
Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li
Balrog / M. Bison (Japan)
2010
Redemption Road
Augy
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
Sam
Voice
2011
Cross
Erlik
Direct-to-video
A Crush on You
Jim "Big Jim" Nelson
TV movie
Green Lantern
Kilowog
Voice
Legend of Kung Fu Rabbit
Slash
Voice; English dub posthumously released in September 2013
· Filmography › Television
1995
Role(s)
"Slash"
Notes
2 episodes
Role(s)
"Shake"
Notes
Episode: "Living Legend"
Role(s)
"Tiny"
Notes
Episode: "Bourgie Sings the Blues"
Role(s)
Bouncer
Notes
Episode: "Flight of the Bumblebee"
1996
Skwids
Role(s)
Body Builder
Role(s)
Cardinal Carnage
Notes
Episode: "Men in Tights"
1997
Role(s)
Inmate
Notes
Episode: "Little Red Corvette"
Role(s)
Frank
Notes
Episode: "Self Defense"
Role(s)
Mike "Big Mike"
Notes
Episode: "I Do..."
Role(s)
Security Guard
Notes
Episode: "High Anxiety"
Role(s)
Unknown
Notes
Episode: "A Family Affair"
1998
Role(s)
Lucian Balboa
Notes
Episode: "Fans First"
1999
Role(s)
Earl "Big Earl"
Notes
Episode: "Before There Was Hip Hop..."
2002
Role(s)
Coach Webb
Notes
Episode: "The Son Also Roses"
2003–2005
Role(s)
The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
Notes
Commander Baker
2003
Role(s)
Wilson Fisk / "Kingpin"
Notes
Voice, episode: "Royal Scam"
Role(s)
Mongo
Notes
Voice, episode: "Smackmania 6: Mongo vs. Mama's Boy"
2004
Role(s)
Rashid "The Rocket" Randall
Notes
Voice, episode: "Linked"
Role(s)
Rockwell
Notes
Voice, episode: "Crash Nebula"
Role(s)
Dr. Holland
Notes
Episode: "George to the Third Power"
2005–2007
Role(s)
Loonatics Unleashed
Notes
Massive
2005
Role(s)
Hayden / Krall
Notes
Voice, episode: "Cyborg the Barbarian"
Role(s)
Quinn Sullivan
Notes
Episode: "The Closer"
2006–2012
Role(s)
Family Guy
Notes
Black Co-Worker / Boy On Mushrooms / Wrong-Sounding Fozzie Bear / The Stork
2006
Role(s)
Balactus
Notes
Episode: "Balactus: Part 1" and "Balaztus: Part 2"
2008–2009
Role(s)
Two and a Half Men
Notes
Jerome Burnette
2008
Role(s)
Coach Little
Notes
Episode: "Benchwarmers"
Role(s)
Colt
Notes
Episode: "Chuck Versus the First Date"
2011
Role(s)
Leo Knox
Notes
Episode: "The Finder"
2012
Role(s)
Leo Knox
Notes
13 episodes
Role(s)
Chunkee Cheeses / Marshmallow King
Notes
Voice, 2 episodes
2013
Role(s)
Groot
Notes
Voice, episode: "Guardians of the Galaxy"; Posthumous release; dedicated in memory
Role(s)
Guardian Cat
Notes
Voice, episode: "Labor of Love" Posthumous release
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1995
The Bold and the Beautiful
"Slash"
2 episodes
Renegade
"Shake"
Episode: "Living Legend"
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
"Tiny"
Episode: "Bourgie Sings the Blues"
Married… with Children
Bouncer
Episode: "Flight of the Bumblebee"
1996
Skwids
Body Builder
Weird Science
Cardinal Carnage
Episode: "Men in Tights"
1997
The Jamie Foxx Show
Inmate
Episode: "Little Red Corvette"
Sparks
Frank
Episode: "Self Defense"
The Wayans Bros.
Mike "Big Mike"
Episode: "I Do..."
Living Single
Security Guard
Episode: "High Anxiety"
Built to Last
Unknown
Episode: "A Family Affair"
1998
Arliss
Lucian Balboa
Episode: "Fans First"
1999
Sister, Sister
Earl "Big Earl"
Episode: "Before There Was Hip Hop..."
2002
King of the Hill
Coach Webb
Episode: "The Son Also Roses"
2003–2005
The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
Commander Baker
Voice, 2 episodes
2003
Spider-Man: The New Animated Series
Wilson Fisk / "Kingpin"
Voice, episode: "Royal Scam"
The Proud Family
Mongo
Voice, episode: "Smackmania 6: Mongo vs. Mama's Boy"
2004
Static Shock
Rashid "The Rocket" Randall
Voice, episode: "Linked"
The Fairly OddParents
Rockwell
Voice, episode: "Crash Nebula"
George Lopez
Dr. Holland
Episode: "George to the Third Power"
2005–2007
Loonatics Unleashed
Massive
Voice, 4 episodes
2005
Teen Titans
Hayden / Krall
Voice, episode: "Cyborg the Barbarian"
CSI: NY
Quinn Sullivan
Episode: "The Closer"
2006–2012
Family Guy
Black Co-Worker / Boy On Mushrooms / Wrong-Sounding Fozzie Bear / The Stork
Voice, 4 episodes
2006
Minoriteam
Balactus
Episode: "Balactus: Part 1" and "Balaztus: Part 2"
2008–2009
Two and a Half Men
Jerome Burnette
Episodes: "The Mooch at the Boo", "The Two Finger Rule"
2008
The Suite Life of Zack & Cody
Coach Little
Episode: "Benchwarmers"
Chuck
Colt
Episode: "Chuck Versus the First Date"
2011
Bones
Leo Knox
Episode: "The Finder"
2012
The Finder
Leo Knox
13 episodes
The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange
Chunkee Cheeses / Marshmallow King
Voice, 2 episodes
2013
Ultimate Spider-Man
Groot
Voice, episode: "Guardians of the Galaxy"; Posthumous release; dedicated in memory
Fish Hooks
Guardian Cat
Voice, episode: "Labor of Love" Posthumous release
· Filmography › Video games
1995
Role(s)
Carl Tomas
Notes
Unreleased title for 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, Atari Jaguar CD, Dreamcast, PC, PlayStation and Sega Saturn
Role(s)
Security Guard
Notes
—.mw- N/a
2000
Role(s)
Opening Movie Klingons
Notes
—N/a
Role(s)
"Hawk"
Notes
—N/a
2003
Role(s)
SEAL Operative WARDOG
Notes
Credited as Michael Clark Duncan
Role(s)
Tug
Notes
—N/a
2004
Role(s)
Slaad Lord Ygorl
Notes
—N/a
2005
Role(s)
"Torque" \ Blackmore
Notes
—N/a
2006
Role(s)
Benjamin King
Notes
—N/a
2007
Role(s)
Atlas
Notes
—N/a
2013
Role(s)
Benjamin King
Notes
Credited as Benjamin King in the game's credits in memoriam to him
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1995
Varuna's Forces
Carl Tomas
Unreleased title for 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, Atari Jaguar CD, Dreamcast, PC, PlayStation and Sega Saturn
Panic in the Park
Security Guard
—.mw- N/a
2000
Star Trek: Klingon Academy
Opening Movie Klingons
—N/a
Soldier of Fortune
"Hawk"
—N/a
2003
SOCOM II U.S. Navy SEALs
SEAL Operative WARDOG
Credited as Michael Clark Duncan
Brother Bear
Tug
—N/a
2004
Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone
Slaad Lord Ygorl
—N/a
2005
The Suffering: Ties That Bind
"Torque" \ Blackmore
—N/a
2006
Saints Row
Benjamin King
—N/a
2007
God of War II
Atlas
—N/a
2013
Saints Row IV
Benjamin King
Credited as Benjamin King in the game's credits in memoriam to him
· Filmography › Music videos
1994
Role(s)
"Huh What"
1995
Quo
Role(s)
"Quo Funk"
Role(s)
"Down Low (Nobody Has to Know)"
Notes
Security Guard
Year
Artist
Title
Role
Notes
1994
Quo featuring Redman
"Huh What"
1995
Quo
"Quo Funk"
R. Kelly featuring The Isley Brothers
"Down Low (Nobody Has to Know)"
Security Guard
Cameo

References

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    https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2012/09/03/160510564/green-mile-actor-michael-clarke-duncan-dies-at-54
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    http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/blog/eye-on-college-basketball/20048367/former-alcorn-coach-on-michael-clarke-duncan-he-could-play-
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    https://www.rocklandtimes.com/2012/09/06/michael-clarke-duncan-54-remembered-as-actor-and-bodyguard/
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    https://variety.com/2002/film/news/duncan-takes-on-daredevil-1117859327/
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    https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/11/celebrity-apprentice-omarosa-tears-video_n_2850989.html
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    https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/gossip/la-et-mg-michael-clarke-duncan-hospitalized-cardiac-arrest-20120713,0,7899967.story
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    https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Michael-Clarke-Duncan/
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