Leonard Jackson

Leonard Jackson

Born: February 7, 1928

Movies for Leonard Jackson...

Title: Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
Character: Mark (segment "The Guardian")
Released: November 4, 1998
Type: TV
Can you tell the difference between fact and fiction? Several stories of strange, mysterious and incredible occurrences are chronicled during each episode. It is up to the viewer to decide which stories actually happened and which were completely fabricated by the show’s writers. The answer is revealed by Jonathan Frakes at the conclusion of each episode.
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Conspiracy Theory
Title: Conspiracy Theory
Character: Old Man in Book Store
Released: August 8, 1997
Type: Movie
A man obsessed with conspiracy theories becomes a target after one of his theories turns out to be true. Unfortunately, in order to save himself, he has to figure out which theory it is.
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Basquiat
Title: Basquiat
Character: Jean Michel's Father
Released: August 9, 1996
Type: Movie
The brief life of Jean Michel Basquiat, a world renowned New York street artist struggling with fame, drugs and his identity.
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Shining Time Station: One of the Family
Title: Shining Time Station: One of the Family
Character: Harry Cupper
Released: September 23, 1995
Type: Movie
Mr. Conductor's sister and Kara's grandfather come for a visit. He builds a go-kart for Kara and wants her to participate in the annual race. Meanwhile, Mr. Conductor gets upset when his sister uses her magic to play tricks on others.
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Palookaville
Title: Palookaville
Character: Bus Driver
Released: September 7, 1995
Type: Movie
Jerry and his two pals, Russ and Syd, are just looking for some easy money to help them break out of their nowhere lives in their nowhere town. Despite a bungled jewelry store heist which exposes their incompetence as criminals, a fateful event (and an old black-and-white film) convinces them that they can pull off an armored-truck robbery. While they are busy plotting their caper, their dysfunctional families spin out of control, all around them.
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Title: Homicide: Life on the Street
Character: Cemetery Manager
Released: January 31, 1993
Type: TV
An American police procedural chronicling the work of a fictional version of the Baltimore Police Department's Homicide Unit.
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Boomerang
Title: Boomerang
Character: Lloyd
Released: June 30, 1992
Type: Movie
Marcus is a successful advertising executive who woos and beds women almost at will. After a company merger he finds that his new boss, the ravishing Jacqueline, is treating him in exactly the same way. Completely traumatised by this, his work goes badly downhill.
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A Rage in Harlem
Title: A Rage in Harlem
Character: Mr. Clay
Released: May 3, 1991
Type: Movie
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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Title: Law & Order
Character: Marty
Released: September 13, 1990
Type: TV
In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing the evidence and questioning the suspects until someone is taken into custody. The district attorney's office then builds a case to convict the perpetrator by proving the person guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Working together, these expert teams navigate all sides of the complex criminal justice system to make New York a safer place.
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Basket Case 2
Title: Basket Case 2
Character: Police Commissioner
Released: March 2, 1990
Type: Movie
Having eluded the authorities after a series of grisly murders, the pair find sanctuary at the palatial home of Granny Ruth, an eccentric philanthropist who rallies the cause of "Unique Individuals". But even amongst "friends" the pair soon find themselves having to confront their murderous past.
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Murder in Black and White
Title: Murder in Black and White
Character: Contrary Man
Released: January 7, 1990
Type: Movie
A recently appointed black police commissioner is killed. So, Frank Janek is assigned to investigate.
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Second Sight
Title: Second Sight
Character: Doorman
Released: November 3, 1989
Type: Movie
Wills is an ex-cop who pairs up with Bobby, a wacky psychic, to form the "Second Sight Detective Agency." Bobby's clairvoyant abilities come in handy during their investigations. When a nun recruits them for a case involving car theft, they suddenly find themselves dealing with the abduction of a prominent cardinal who has a chance of becoming the next pope. Bobby's psychic powers go haywire as they pursue the case.
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Title: Shining Time Station
Character: Harry Cupper
Released: January 29, 1989
Type: TV
Shining Time Station is an American children's television series co-created by Britt Allcroft and Rick Siggelkow. The series was produced by The Britt Allcroft Company and Quality Family Entertainment in New York for New York City PBS Station WNET, and was filmed first in New York City and then in Toronto. It incorporated sequences from the British TV show Thomas & Friends. The series aired on PBS from January 1989 to June 1993, but aired re-runs until 1997. It aired on Fox Family from 1998 to 1999. It also aired on Nick Jr. in 2000 and on Canadian TV networks such as APTN and SCN. Elements from the show were incorporated into the Thomas the Tank Engine film Thomas and the Magic Railroad.
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Eddie Murphy Raw
Title: Eddie Murphy Raw
Character: Uncle Gus
Released: November 25, 1987
Type: Movie
Eddie Murphy delights, shocks and entertains with dead-on celebrity impersonations, observations on '80s love, sex and marriage, a remembrance of Mom's hamburgers and much more.
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The Color Purple
Title: The Color Purple
Character: Alphonso "Pa" Harris
Released: December 18, 1985
Type: Movie
An epic tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie, an African-American woman living in the South who survives incredible abuse and bigotry. After Celie's abusive father marries her off to the equally debasing 'Mister' Albert Johnson, things go from bad to worse, leaving Celie to find companionship anywhere she can. She perseveres, holding on to her dream of one day being reunited with her sister in Africa.
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The Brother from Another Planet
Title: The Brother from Another Planet
Character: Smokey
Released: September 7, 1984
Type: Movie
An alien slave crash-lands in New York City while being pursued by two Men in Black bounty hunters. His attempt to find a place for himself on Earth parallels that of the immigrant experience.
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Title: Rage of Angels
Character: Judge North
Released: February 20, 1983
Type: TV
A young assistant district attorney is used by a ruthless attorney to get his client off. She is fired and almost disbarred, but fights back to become a top attorney, torn between two lovers.
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King of the Gypsies
Title: King of the Gypsies
Released: December 20, 1978
Type: Movie
Zharko, leader of the Romanis in NYC, passes his position of leadership on to his unwilling grandson, Dave, leading to infighting between Dave and his father.
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The Baron
Title: The Baron
Character: Bruce Brown
Released: January 1, 1977
Type: Movie
A black actor tries to make his own movie with an all-black cast, but to make it he's forced to borrow money from the Mafia.
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Car Wash
Title: Car Wash
Character: Earl
Released: October 22, 1976
Type: Movie
This day-in-the-life cult comedy focuses on a group of friends working at Sully Boyar's Car Wash in the Los Angeles ghetto. The team meets dozens of eccentric customers -- including a smooth-talking preacher, a wacky cab driver and an ex-convict -- while cracking politically incorrect jokes to a constant soundtrack of disco and funk. Some of the workers find romance as the day moves along, but most are just happy to get through another shift.
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Super Spook
Title: Super Spook
Character: Super Spook
Released: September 13, 1975
Type: Movie
'If Shaft Cant' Do It And The Hammer Won't, Then Super Spook Will!' - so says the tagline of the first ever blaxploitation parody made in 1972, long before Black Dynamite or I'm Gonna Get You Sucka were even gleams in their respective creators minds. Directed by Anthony Major and shot by a crew using equipment that they managed to borrow for a week, this mostly improvised picture was released to theaters running just under ninety minutes but arrives here in a lengthier director's cut for the first time.
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Five on the Black Hand Side
Title: Five on the Black Hand Side
Character: Mr. Brooks
Released: October 25, 1973
Type: Movie
Leonard Jackson plays a barber who is also the domineering head of a middle-class African American family. Jackson is forced to rethink his values when his previously docile wife (Clarice Taylor) joins their three children in rebelling against her husband's retrogressive behavior.
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Ganja & Hess
Title: Ganja & Hess
Character: Archie
Released: April 20, 1973
Type: Movie
After being stabbed with an ancient, germ-infested knife, a doctor finds himself with an insatiable desire for blood.
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Together for Days
Title: Together for Days
Character: Phil
Released: November 30, 1972
Type: Movie
A black radical activist and a young White woman find themselves drawn to one another during the politically and racially-charged atmosphere of early 1970s America.
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Uptight
Title: Uptight
Released: December 28, 1968
Type: Movie
Black militants building up an arsenal of weapons in preparation for a race war are betrayed by one of their own.