David Downing

David Downing

Born: July 21, 1943
in New York City, New York, USA

Movies for David Downing...

Title: The Bernie Mac Show
Character: Father
Released: November 14, 2001
Type: TV
The Bernie Mac Show is an American sitcom that aired on Fox for five seasons from November 14, 2001 to April 14, 2006. The series featured comic actor Bernie Mac and his wife Wanda raising his sister's three kids: Jordan, Bryana, and Vanessa.
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Title: JAG
Character: Chaplain
Released: September 23, 1995
Type: TV
Harmon "Harm" Rabb Jr. is a former pilot turned lawyer working for the military's JAG (Judge Advocate General) division, the elite legal wing of officers that prosecutes and defends those accused of military-related crimes. He works closely with Lt. Col. Sarah Mackenzie, and together they do what needs to be done to find the truth.
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Cast a Deadly Spell
Title: Cast a Deadly Spell
Character: Thadius Pilgrim
Released: September 7, 1991
Type: Movie
In a fantastical 1940s where magic is used by everyone, a hard-boiled detective investigates the theft of a mystical tome.
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Title: Roc
Character: Mr. Brown
Released: August 25, 1991
Type: TV
Roc is an American comedy-drama television series which ran on Fox from August 1991 to May 1994. The series stars Charles S. Dutton as Baltimore garbage collector Roc Emerson and Ella Joyce as his wife Eleanor.
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Extreme Close-Up
Title: Extreme Close-Up
Character: Psychiatrist
Released: October 22, 1990
Type: Movie
Innovative drama mixing film and video, with a teenager obsessed with watching his late mother, killed in an auto accident, on tapes he recorded of their daily lives. The mother is seen in extreme close-up only on tape.
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Title: The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Character: Presenter
Released: September 10, 1990
Type: TV
Will, a street-smart teenager, moves from the tough streets of West Philly to posh Bel-Air to live with his Uncle Philip, Aunt Vivian, his cousins — spoiled Hilary, preppy Carlton and young Ashley — and their sophisticated British butler, Geoffrey. Though Will’s antics and upbringing contrast greatly with the upper-class lifestyle of his extended relatives, he soon finds himself right at home as a loved part of the family.
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Title: The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Character: Reverend White
Released: September 10, 1990
Type: TV
Will, a street-smart teenager, moves from the tough streets of West Philly to posh Bel-Air to live with his Uncle Philip, Aunt Vivian, his cousins — spoiled Hilary, preppy Carlton and young Ashley — and their sophisticated British butler, Geoffrey. Though Will’s antics and upbringing contrast greatly with the upper-class lifestyle of his extended relatives, he soon finds himself right at home as a loved part of the family.
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Meet the Raisins!
Title: Meet the Raisins!
Character: Red (voice)
Released: November 4, 1988
Type: Movie
Meet the Raisins! spoofs musical documentaries with its use of anthropomorphic food characters. Through its historical perspective, the special also provided an opportunity to elaborate on the personalities and introduce names of the simple yet popular characters. It follows the California Raisins' humble beginnings, rise to musical success, fall from stardom, and eventual comeback. This includes "home movie" clips, scenes of the group's early days as the Vine-Yls, concert footage, and interviews with the people behind the success of the California Raisins including manager Rudy Begaman. The group is also shown performing various hit songs
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Title: Designing Women
Released: September 29, 1986
Type: TV
Julia Sugarbaker, Mary Jo Shively, Charlene Frazier-Stillfield and Suzanne Sugarbaker are associates at their design firm, Sugarbaker and Associates. Julia is the owner and is very outspoken and strong-willed. Mary Jo is a divorced single-parent whom is just as strong-willed as Julia, but isn't as self-confident. Charlene is the naive and trusting farm girl from Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Suzanne is the self-centered ex-beauty queen whom has a number of wealthy ex-husbands.
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A Rose for Emily
Title: A Rose for Emily
Character: Tobe
Released: October 1, 1983
Type: Movie
Townsfolk discover a warped secret while clearing out the house of a recently deceased, aristocratic spinster.
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A Piano for Mrs. Cimino
Title: A Piano for Mrs. Cimino
Character: Mr. Harris
Released: February 3, 1982
Type: Movie
An elderly widow must find meaning and activity in her life when her son suggests she is no longer capable of handling her own affairs.
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Margin for Murder
Title: Margin for Murder
Released: October 15, 1981
Type: Movie
Mickey Spillane's hard-hitting '50s private eye, Mike Hammer, returns to television in the guise of Kevin Dobson to track down the killer of his best friend who was driving Hammer's car. Joining in the hunt are the detective's Girl Friday, the ever-hopeful Velda, and his cop friend, Pat Chambers.
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Title: Backstairs at the White House
Character: Dixon, Butler
Released: January 29, 1979
Type: TV
Behind the scenes at the White House during eight administrations, as told by the people who work there.
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Loose Shoes
Title: Loose Shoes
Character: 'Dark Town' Singer
Released: September 1, 1978
Type: Movie
Broad satire and buffoonery presented as a series of movie trailers. Among the titles and subjects are: "The Howard Huge Story", "Skate-boarders from Hell", "The Invasion of the Penis Snatchers", Woody Allen (pre-Mia), movie trailer come-ons, Charlie Chaplin, war movies, Billy Jack. The source of the title is presented about an hour into the film.
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Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women
Title: Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women
Character: Bert Williams
Released: May 21, 1978
Type: Movie
The life and times of the flamboyant showman who built his legendary Follies around beautiful women -- as told by the women in his life.
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Tongue
Title: Tongue
Character: Dr. Woodcock
Released: February 1, 1976
Type: Movie
Quasi, a morose and mute handyman who is seemingly abused and teased by everyone he encounters. His single asset is a 9 inch tongue.
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Gordon's War
Title: Gordon's War
Character: Otis Russell
Released: August 9, 1973
Type: Movie
A black soldier comes home to Harlem after a tour in Vietnam and discovers that his wife had become a heroin addict and died of an overdose. Infuriated, he gathers three of his ex-GI buddies and they lay out plans to fight the drug dealers.
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Up the Sandbox
Title: Up the Sandbox
Character: John
Released: December 21, 1972
Type: Movie
Bored with day-to-day life in New York City and neglected by her husband, a young wife and mother slips into increasingly outrageous fantasies: her mother breaking into the apartment, an explorer's demonstration of tribal fertility music at a party causing strange transformations, and joining terrorists to plant explosives in the Statue of Liberty.
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Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me
Title: Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me
Character: Heff
Released: September 15, 1971
Type: Movie
Free-thinking student tries to put up with life at a straight-laced college in 1958.
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Putney Swope
Title: Putney Swope
Character: (uncredited)
Released: July 10, 1969
Type: Movie
Swope—the only black man on the executive board of an advertising firm—is accidentally put in charge after the death of the chairman.