Dorian Harewood
Gender: Male
Born: 6th August 1950 (currently 61 years old)
Nationality: United States of America
TV programs: Boomtown, Strike Force, Viper, Roots: The Next Generations, The Land Before Time, ProStars, Capitol Critters, The California Raisin Show, Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm, Biker Mice from Mars, Iron Man, The Trials of Rosie O'Neill, Glitter, A Pup Named Scooby-Doo, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Biker Mice from Mars, Mortal Kombat: The Animated Series, Trauma Center, Astro Boy, Super Mario Galaxy, The Savage Dragon, Sonic the Hedgehog, Sky Commanders, The Hoop Life
Movies: Sparkle, Gray Lady Down, Tank, Sudden Death, Levity, Gothika, Glitter, Against All Odds, The Falcon and the Snowman, 12 Angry Men, The Jesse Owens Story, Evasive Action, Clay Classics: God's Trombones, Assault on Precinct 13, Walter and Henry, The Land Before Time: Through the Eyes of a Spiketail, Full Metal Jacket, Shattered Image, A Change of Heart, Kiss Shot, Hollywood Wives: The New Generation, Framed, The Triangle, Hendrix, The Adventures of Brer Rabbit, Siegfried & Roy: Masters of the Impossible, Ambush Murders, Mayor Cupcake, America: A Call to Greatness, Pacific Heights, Blokhedz Mission G Animated Web Series, Grave Misconduct, An American Christmas Carol
W. Dorian Harewood (born August 6, 1950) is an American actor. He first garnered attention for his portrayal of Simon Haley (father of author Alex Haley) in the ABC miniseries Roots: The Next Generations.
Harewood is known for his roles in Full Metal Jacket, for starring as Jesse Owens in The Jesse Owens Story, and for his co-starring role in the ABC Television series Strike Force (starring Robert Stack). In 1994, he was awarded the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series, Mini-Series or Television Movie, for his recurring role as jazz/blues saxophonist Clarence "Cool Papa" Charleston on the NBC drama series I'll Fly Away. In 1995, he co-starred in the Warren Chaney docudrama, America: A Call to Greatness. In 2012, he is an announcer for NBC. He also played in the NBC (later syndicated) TV series Viper .
Harewood was born in Dayton, Ohio, the son of Emerson Macaulay (1915-1980) and Estelle Olivia Harewood (1924-1991). He has five siblings, Emerson M. Harewood, Jr. (deceased), Theolanda Harewood, Philip B. Harewood (deceased), Floranne E. Dunford and Lawanda G. Pitts.
He is married to actress/writer Ann McCurry, with whom he has two children, Olivia Ruth and John
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