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He has starred in a couple of short-lived television series, including ''[[Brothers and Sisters (1979 TV series)|Brothers and Sisters]]'' in [[1979]], ''[[Renegades]]'' in [[1983]], and ''[[Emerald Point N.A.S.]]'' in 1983. |
He has starred in a couple of short-lived television series, including ''[[Brothers and Sisters (1979 TV series)|Brothers and Sisters]]'' in [[1979]], ''[[Renegades]]'' in [[1983]], and ''[[Emerald Point N.A.S.]]'' in 1983. |
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Brooks has made many guest appearances on many television shows, including ''[[One Day at a Time]]'', ''[[The Fall Guy]]'', ''[[In the Heat of the Night]]'' ''[[The White Shadow]]'', ''[[Hill Street Blues]]'', ''[[21 Jump Street]]'', and ''[[Judging Amy]]''. He had a recurring role as Arthur Leeds on ''[[The West Wing (television)|The West Wing]]''. |
Brooks has made many guest appearances on many television shows, including ''[[One Day at a Time]]'', ''[[The Fall Guy]]'', ''[[In the Heat of the Night]]'', ''[[The White Shadow]]'', ''[[Hill Street Blues]]'', ''[[21 Jump Street]]'', and ''[[Judging Amy]]''. He had a recurring role as Arthur Leeds on ''[[The West Wing (television)|The West Wing]]''. |
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He was previously married to [[Karyn Parsons]]. |
He was previously married to [[Karyn Parsons]]. |
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Randy Brooks (Randolph Frederick Brooks) is an African-American television and film actor, born in New York City, New York. He is best known for his role as a L.A.P.D. Detective Holdaway in the 1992 hit cult film Reservoir Dogs. People often mistake him in this role for Samuel L. Jackson as his speech patterns and candice are similar to Jackson in Pulp Fiction which was also directed by Quentin Tarantino. Brooks also starred in the 1988 hit drama film Colors.
Brooks is also well known in the soap opera community; he starred on Generations in 1990 as Eric Royal, on The Young and the Restless as Nathan Hastings from 1992–95, on Another World as Marshall Lincoln Kramer from 1994–95, and on All My Children as Hayes Grady in 1996.
He has starred in a couple of short-lived television series, including Brothers and Sisters in 1979, Renegades in 1983, and Emerald Point N.A.S. in 1983.
Brooks has made many guest appearances on many television shows, including One Day at a Time, The Fall Guy, In the Heat of the Night, The White Shadow, Hill Street Blues, 21 Jump Street, and Judging Amy. He had a recurring role as Arthur Leeds on The West Wing.
He was previously married to Karyn Parsons.
Selected filmography
- Redemption (2002) (V)
- Rocket's Red Glare (2001) (TV)
- Miracle in the Woods (1997)
- Reservoir Dogs (1992)
- Defenseless (1991)
- Black Snow (1989)
- Colors (1988)
- 8 Million Ways to Die (1986)
- Senior Trip (1981) (TV)
- Halls of Anger (1970)
External links
- Randy Brooks at IMDb