Roosevelt High School in Hyde Park and later received his first instruction in the performing arts and in creative writing at Dutchess Community College in Poughkeepsie.
ĭuke was born in Poughkeepsie, New York, the son of Ethel Louise ( née Douglas) and William Henry Duke Sr. He has directed episodes of numerous television series including Cagney & Lacey, Dallas, Hill Street Blues, Miami Vice, The Twilight Zone, and American Playhouse, and the crime films Deep Cover and A Rage in Harlem, for which he was nominated for a Palme d'Or, as well as the comedy Sister Act 2. In television, he is best known as Agent Percy Odell in Black Lightning. Frequently a character actor, he has starred opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger in Commando and Predator, and has appeared in films like American Gigolo, No Man's Land, Bird on a Wire, Menace II Society, Exit Wounds, Payback, X-Men: The Last Stand, and Mandy. Known for his physically imposing frame, Duke works primarily in the action and crime drama genres often as a character related to law enforcement. (born February 26, 1943) is an American actor and film director. New York University Tisch School of the ArtsĪmerican Black Film Festival Career Achievement Award, Lifetime achievement Directors Guild of America.
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