Robert Wisdom
| Robert Wisdom | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 14, 1953 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1990–present |
Robert Wisdom (born September 14, 1953) is an American actor. He is a graduate of Columbia University.[1][2]
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[edit] Biography
Wisdom was born in Washington, D.C. to Jamaican parents. He appeared in four of the five seasons (primarily seasons three and four) of HBO program The Wire as Howard "Bunny" Colvin.[3] He has also starred in the 2004 films Barbershop 2: Back in Business and Ray, and the 2007 film Freedom Writers. He landed a regular role on season 3 of Prison Break playing the role of a Panamanian drug kingpin named Lechero.[4] He also had a recurring role in Season Four (2010) of the USA Network television series Burn Notice.[5]
He also had a guest appearance in Law & Order SVU season 10, episode 17 as priest and step-father of an Ugandan girl who was the victim of war crimes.
He guest starred in Supernatural's Season 4 as the Angel Uriel, he appeared in the following episodes The Great Pumpkin Sam Winchester, On the Head of A Pin, Heaven and Hell and I Know What You Did Last Summer.
[edit] Filmography
[edit] Movies
- Passion Play (2010) - Malcolm
- The Collector (2009) - Roy
- Ball Don't Lie (2008) - Officer Perkins
- Saw IV (2007) - Officer Peter
- Sex and Death 101 (2007) - Alpha
- Freedom Writers (2007) - Dr. Carl Cohn
- The Hawk is Dying (2006) - Billy Bob
- Mozart and the Whale (2005) - Blume
- The Forgotten (2004) - Carl Dayton
- Ray (2004) - Jack Lauderdale
- Barbershop 2: Back in Business (2004) - Alderman Lalowe Brown
- Duplex (2003) - Officer Dan
- Masked and Anonymous (2003) - Lucius
- Live from Baghdad (2002—TV) - Bernard Shaw
- Coastlines - Bob Johnson
- Osmosis Jones (2001) - additional voices
- Storytelling - Mr. Scott
- Dancing at the Blue Iguana (2000) - Eddie
- The Heist (1999) - Slim
- Three Businessmen (1998)
- Mighty Joe Young (1998) - Kwell
- Face/Off (1997) - Tito Biondi
- That Thing You Do! (1996) - Bobby Washington
- Sahara (1995 TV Movie) - Sergeant Major Tambul
- Clean Slate (1994) - Mort
[edit] TV series
- Burn Notice (2010, 2011) Vaughn
- Happy Town (2010) Roger Hobbs
- NCIS (2009) Warden Gene Halsey
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2009) Father Theo
- How I Met Your Mother (2009) - McCracken
- Supernatural (2008) - Uriel
- Prison Break (2007) - Lechero
- The Nine (2007) - Clarence Jones
- Inconceivable (2005) - Earl Godcheaux
- The Wire (2003) - Howard "Bunny" Colvin
- Judging Amy (2003) - D.A. Matthews
- Boomtown (2003) - Chronic
- The Agency (2003) - Mr. Banga
- NYPD Blue (2002) - Eric Green
- The District (2001) - Mr. Broyles
- ER (2001) - Dr. Hammond
- Dharma & Greg (1998) - Prospero
- Arli$$ (1998)
- Cracker (1997) - Detective Danny Watlington
- The Sentinel (1996) - Lieutenant Williams
- Agatha Christie's Poirot (1993) - Waiter
- The Bill (1990) - Johnny Olina-Olu
- Poltergeist: The Legacy (1997, 1998, 1999) - Daniel Euwara
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0936298/bio
- ^ http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/robert-wisdom/bio/172447
- ^ "Character profile - Major Howard "Bunny" Colvin". HBO. 2006. http://www.hbo.com/thewire/cast/characters/bunny_colvin.shtml. Retrieved 2007-09-26.
- ^ Wisdom was once a producer for NPR's All Things Considered"Exclusive Interview: 'Prison Break' Star Robert Wisdom". Buddy TV. 2007. http://www.buddytv.com/articles/prison-break/exclusive-interview-prison-bre-11375.aspx#TheWireHBO. Retrieved 2007-09-26.
- ^ "Robert Wisdom Cast on Burn Notice." March 18, 2010
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