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Bill Duke
Director 83 years old

Bill Duke

Poughkeepsie, New York, USA

William Henry "Bill" Duke, Jr. (born February 26, 1943) is an American actor and film director. Known for his physically imposing frame, Duke's acting work frequently dwells within the action/crime and drama genres but also includes comedy. Description above from the... Read full bio →

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5 titles
Not Easily Broken

Not Easily Broken

Bill Duke 2009 1h 39m 5.0

A car accident and shifting affections test the bond between a married couple.

Hoodlum

Hoodlum

Bill Duke 1997 2h 10m 6.0

In 1934, the second most lucrative business in New York City was running "the numbers". When, Madam Queen, the powerful woman who runs the scam in Harlem, is arrested. Ellsworth "Bumpy" Johnson takes over the business and must resist against the invasion from merciless mobster Dutch Shultz.

Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit

Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit

Bill Duke 1993 1h 47m 5.8

Deloris Van Cartier is again asked to don the nun's habit to help a run-down Catholic school, presided over by Mother Superior. And if trying to reach out to a class full of uninterested students wasn't bad enough, the sisters discover that the school is due to be closed by the unscrupulous local authority chief Mr. Crisp.

Deep Cover

Deep Cover

Bill Duke 1992 1h 48m 7.0

The black policeman Russell Stevens applies for a special anti-drug squad which targets the highest boss of cocaine delivery to LA: the Columbian foreign minister's nephew. Russell works his way up from the bottom undercover, until he reaches the boss. First step is to get the lawyer and hobby dealer David Jason to trust him.

A Rage in Harlem

A Rage in Harlem

Bill Duke 1991 1h 55m 7.0

A beautiful black gangster's moll flees to Harlem with a trunkload of gold after a shootout, unaware that the rest of the gang, and a few other unsavoury characters, are on her trail. A pudgy momma's boy becomes the object of her affections and the unlikely hero of the tale.

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