Julius Harris

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Biography

Julius W. Harris (August 17, 1923 – October 17, 2004) was an American actor who appeared in more than 70 movies and numerous television series in a career that spanned four decades. Harris is best known for his roles in 1970s films such as Live and Let Die and the blaxploitation films Super Fly, Black Caesar and Hell Up in Harlem.

Known For

Live and Let Die

Tee Hee

Darkman

Gravedigger

King Kong

Boan

Gramps

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

Inspector Daniels

The Incredible Hulk

Self

Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man

Old Man

Murder, She Wrote

Jack Lee Johnson

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Year	Title	Role
2023	Carnage Collection: Vicious Violence & Vengeance MOVIE	(archive footage)
1999	Inside 'Live and Let Die' MOVIE	Self
1994	ER TV	Gramps
1994	Shrunken Heads MOVIE	Mr. Sumatra
1993	The Gifted MOVIE	Pa
1992	Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence MOVIE	Houngan
1992	Grave Secrets: The Legacy of Hilltop Drive MOVIE	Elderly Farmer
1991	Eerie, Indiana TV	Prop Man
1991	Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man MOVIE	Old Man
1991	Prayer of the Rollerboys MOVIE	Speedbagger
1990	To Sleep with Anger MOVIE	Herman
1990	Darkman MOVIE	Gravedigger
1990	Shannon's Deal TV	Darryl
1988	Split Decisions MOVIE	Tony Leone
1987	Friday the 13th: The Series TV	Simpson
1987	Jake and the Fatman TV	Self
1987	A Gathering of Old Men MOVIE	Coot
1986	Hollywood Vice Squad MOVIE	Jesse
1986	My Chauffeur MOVIE	Johnson
1985	Amazing Stories TV	Joe
1985	The Golden Girls TV	Mr. Lewis
1985	Crimewave MOVIE	Hardened Convict
1985	Hollywood Wives TV	Reverend Daniel
1984	WonderWorks TV	Lee
1984	Murder, She Wrote TV	Jack Lee Johnson
1984	The Enchanted MOVIE	Booker
1983	Going Berserk MOVIE	Judge
1983	Missing Pieces MOVIE	Spencer Harris
1982	The Blue and the Gray TV	Preacher
1982	St. Elsewhere TV	Earl
1982	Voyagers! TV	Self
1982	Cagney & Lacey TV	Bardo
1981	Full Moon High MOVIE	Hijacker (uncredited)
1981	Thornwell MOVIE	Frisco
1980	First Family MOVIE	Ambassador Longo
1980	Gorp MOVIE	Fred the Chef
1979	Delta Fox MOVIE	Tiny
1979	Hart to Hart TV	Self
1979	Benson TV	Self
1978	B.J. and the Bear MOVIE	Colonel Whitmore
1978	To Kill a Cop MOVIE	Det. Baker
1978	To Kill a Cop TV	Charles
1978	To Kill a Cop TV	Det. Baker
1978	Ring of Passion MOVIE	Chappie Jackson
1977	The Fat Albert Christmas Special MOVIE	Mr. Tyrone (voice)
1977	The Incredible Hulk TV	Self
1977	Looking for Mr. Goodbar MOVIE	Black Cat
1977	Alambrista! MOVIE	2nd Drunk
1977	The Love Boat TV	Minister
1977	Islands in the Stream MOVIE	Joseph
1977	The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries TV	Self
1976	Victory at Entebbe MOVIE	President Idi Amin
1976	King Kong MOVIE	Boan
1975	Friday Foster MOVIE	Monk Riley
1975	Let's Do It Again MOVIE	Bubbletop Woodson
1975	Ellery Queen TV	Self
1975	Doctors' Hospital TV	Self
1975	A Cry for Help MOVIE	George Rigney
1975	The Jeffersons TV	Self
1974	The Taking of Pelham One Two Three MOVIE	Inspector Daniels
1974	Harry O TV	Self
1974	Salty TV	Clancy
1974	Good Times TV	Self
1973	Shock-A-Bye Baby MOVIE	Self
1973	Hell Up In Harlem MOVIE	Papa Gibbs
1973	Blade MOVIE	Card Player
1973	Kojak TV	Joe Addison
1973	Live and Let Die MOVIE	Tee Hee
1973	Bond 1973: The Lost Documentary MOVIE	Self
1973	Black Caesar MOVIE	Mr. Gibbs
1973	Salty MOVIE	Clancy Ames
1972	Trouble Man MOVIE	Big
1972	The Bob Newhart Show TV	Self
1972	Super Fly MOVIE	Scatter
1972	Shaft's Big Score! MOVIE	Capt. Bollin
1972	Sanford and Son TV	Self
1971	Cannon TV	Millner
1971	Incident in San Francisco MOVIE	Henry Carter
1971	The Plot Against Harry MOVIE	Julie
1969	Slaves MOVIE	Shadrach
1964	Nothing But a Man MOVIE	Will Anderson

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