Ving Rhames
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Irving Rameses Rhames was born on May 12, 1959 in New York City. He is a Golden Globe-winning American actor.
Known for his bald head and distinctive baritone, Ving Rhames was a stalwart supporting actor throughout the 1990s, most notably in the role of crime boss Marsellus Wallace in Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction (1994).
In 1998 Rhames had the lead role in the film Don King: Only in America. His other films include Bringing Out the Dead (1999), Lilo & Stitch (2002) and Dawn of the Dead (2004).
He also starred in Mission: Impossible III (2006) and I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry (2007).
Filmography
- Glad All Over (2008)
- The Tournament (2008)
- The Bridge to Nowhere (2008)
- Day of the Dead (2007)
- Evil Angel (2007)
- A Broken Life (2007)
- I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry (2007)
- Ascension Day (2007)
- Football Wives (2007)
- Animal 2 (2007)
- "American Gangster" (2006)
- Idlewild (2006)
- Leroy & Stitch (2006)
- Mission: Impossible III (2006)
- Aquaman (2006)
- Shooting Gallery (2005)
- Animal (2005)
- "Kojak" (10 episodes, 2005)
- Kojak (2005)
- Back in the Day (2005)
- Driv3r (2004)
- Dawn of the Dead (2004)
- Sin (2003)
- Mission: Impossible - Operation Surma (2003)
- "The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius" (1 episode, 2003)
- Stitch! The Movie (2003)
- "The District" (4 episodes, 2002-2003)
- Dark Blue (2002)
- "The Proud Family" (1 episode, 2002)
- RFK (2002)
- Lilo & Stitch (2002)
- Undisputed (2002)
- Little John (2002)
- Sins of the Father (2002)
- "UC: Undercover" (3 episodes, 2001)
- Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001)
- Baby Boy (2001)
- Holiday Heart (2000)
- American Tragedy (2000)
- Mission: Impossible II (2000)
- Bringing Out the Dead (1999)
- Entrapment (1999)
- Out of Sight (1998)
- Body Count (1998)
- Don King: Only in America (1997)
- Con Air (1997)
- Rosewood (1997)
- Dangerous Ground (1997)
- "ER" (8 episodes, 1994-1996)
- Striptease (1996)
- Mission: Impossible (1996)
- Deadly Whispers (1995)
- Kiss of Death (1995)
- "New York Undercover" (1 episode, 1995)
- Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Lightning (1995)
- Drop Squad (1994)
- Pulp Fiction (1994)
- "Philly Heat" (1994)
- The Saint of Fort Washington (1993)
- Dave (1993)
- Bound by Honor (1993)
- Terror on Track 9 (1992)
- Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot (1992)
- The People Under the Stairs (1991)
- Amérique en otage, L' (1991)
- Homicide (1991)
- Flight of the Intruder (1991)
- Jacob's Ladder (1990)
- When You Remember Me (1990)
- The Long Walk Home (1990)
- Rising Son (1990)
- "Men" (1989)
- "The Equalizer" (1 episode, 1989)
- Casualties of War (1989)
- Patty Hearst (1988)
- "Spenser: For Hire" (1 episode, 1988)
- "Tour of Duty" (1 episode, 1987)
- "Miami Vice" (2 episodes, 1985-1987)
- "Another World" (1964)
- Native Son (1986)
- "Crime Story" (1 episode, 1986)
- Go Tell It on the Mountain (1985)
Awards
- ShoWest Supporting Actor of the Year 2000
- Golden Globe Award Best Actor in a Miniseries or Made-for-Television Movie "Don King: Only in America" 1997
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