Robert Wisdom
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| Born | September 14, 1953 Washington, D.C., United States |
Robert Wisdom (born September 14, 1953) is an American actor. He is a graduate of Columbia University.
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[edit] Biography
Wisdom was born in Washington, D.C. to Jamaican parents. He starred in the last three seasons of HBO program The Wire as Howard "Bunny" Colvin.[1] 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.[2]
[edit] Filmography
[edit] Movies
- 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
- Osmosis Jones (2001) - additional voices
- Storytelling - Mr. Scott
- Dancing at the Blue Iguana (2000) - Eddie
- The Heist (1999) - Slim
- Mighty Joe Young (1998) - Kwell
- Face/Off (1997) - Tito Biondi
- That Thing You Do! (1996) - Bobby Washington
- Clean Slate (1994) - Mort
[edit] TV series
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2009) Father Theo
- How I Met Your Mother (2009)
- 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
- ^ "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.
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