Grand L. Bush
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Grand L. Bush | |
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Born | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | December 24, 1955
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1976–2002 |
Spouse |
Grand Lee Bush (born December 24, 1955) is an American former actor of stage, television and film.
Early life and education
Bush was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of actor Robert Bush and his wife Essie Bush.
Career
In 1977, he landed a recurring role on the CBS sitcom Good Times. Bush later acted in other television episodics and miniseries, including Roots, before joining the cast of the rock musical Hair in 1979, in which he performed a solo. Bush also performed in other musical dramas, including the TV series Fame and the feature film Streets of Fire.
In 1983, Bush won a nomination for a Canadian
Bush appeared in such
In 1994, Bush was cast in the role of
More than 35 feature films in which Bush has appeared have been archived as Turner Classic Movies.[3]
Personal life
In 1991, Bush met his future wife,
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1979 | Hair | Ensemble Dancer / Solo Artist: Flesh Failures | |
1979 | Sunnyside | Teddy | |
1980 | Stir Crazy | Slowpoke | |
1980 | The Night the City Screamed | Herbert Lee | |
1982 | Vice Squad | Black Pimp | |
1982 | Night Shift | Mustafa | (as Grand Bush) |
1982 | Hard Feelings | Latham Lockhart | |
1984 | Weekend Pass | Bertram | |
1984 | Streets of Fire | Reggie / The Sorels | |
1985 | Brewster's Millions | Rudy | |
1985 | The Color Purple | Randy | |
1987 | Lethal Weapon | Detective Dan Boyette | |
1987 | Hollywood Shuffle | Mandingo / Ricky Taylor / Hood #5 | |
1988 | Colors | Larry "Looney Tunes" Sylvester | |
1988 | Die Hard | FBI Agent Johnson |
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1989 | Licence to Kill | DEA Agent Hawkins | |
1989 | Lethal Weapon 2 | Detective Jerry Collins | |
1990 | Bad Influence | Club Bartender | |
1990 | Catchfire | Bank Teller | |
1990 | The First Power | Reservoir Worker | |
1990 | The Exorcist III | Sergeant Mel Atkins | |
1990 | Secret Agent 00 Soul | Ben Douglas | |
1991 | Wedlock | Jasper | |
1992 | Freejack | Boone | |
1993 | Maniac Cop III: Badge of Silence | Willie | |
1993 | Demolition Man | Young Officer Zachary Lamb | |
1994 | Chasers | Vance Dooley | |
1994 | Street Fighter | Balrog |
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1994 | Forrest Gump | Black Panther Leader | |
1997 | Turbulence | US Marshal Al Arquette | |
1997 | Favorite Son | Reverend Ross | |
2000 | Building Bridges | Todd Bridges' Dad / Jim | |
2001 | Shark Hunter | Rob Harrington | |
2002 | New Alcatraz |
Sergeant Quinn |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1976 | Good Times | Leon | 2 episodes |
1977 | Barnaby Jones | Doc Evans | Episode: "Gang War" |
1978 | Lou Grant | Henry Spence | Episode: "Sports" |
1978 | The Incredible Hulk | Mike | Episode: "Never Give a Trucker an Even Break" |
1978 | CHiPS |
Paul | Episode: "High Flyer" |
1980 | B.J. and the Bear |
Cameraman | Episode: "Siege" |
1981 | Trapper John, M.D. | Treetop | Episode: "Finders Keepers" |
1982 | Police Squad |
The Champ | Episode: "Ring of Fear (A Dangerous Assignment)" |
1982 | The Jeffersons | George Nylund | Episode: "Appointment in 8B" |
1983 | The Renegades | Jewel | Episode: "Back to School" |
1984 | Airwolf | General Ali Butami | Episode: "And They Are Us" |
1986–1993 | Hunter | Officer Meyers/Billy/Blade | 5 episodes |
1986 | Outlaws | Lt. Albert Ross | 2 episodes |
1987 | Hard Copy | Cash Conover | 2 episodes |
1987 | Simon & Simon | Doug Raney | Episode: "Deep Water Death" |
1987 | Werewolf | Seaman | Episode: "Nightwatch" |
1989 | China Beach | Mac | Episode: "The World: Part 2" |
1989 | Murder, She Wrote | George Gordon | "Night of the Tarantula" |
1992–1993 | Renegade | Harry Wells | 3 episodes |
1996 | Nash Bridges | Alex Peyton | Episode: "Til Death Do Us Part" |
1997–1998 | The Visitor | FBI Agent Douglas Wilcox | |
1998–1999 | Walker, Texas Ranger | Andros/Simon Trivette | 2 episodes |
1999 | The Pretender | Detective Rusk | Episode: "Murder 101" |
1999 | Chicago Hope | Colonel Oswald Morton | Episode: "White Rabbit" |
2000 | Any Day Now | Officer Royce | Episode: "It's A Good Thing I'm Not Black" |
2000 | 18 Wheels of Justice | Eric Hodges | Episode: "Con Truck" |
2001 | Sheena | Kiptalami Chief | Episode: "Between a Rock and a Hard Place" |
Video games
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1995 | Street Fighter: The Movie | Balrog | |
1995 | Street Fighter: The Movie | Balrog |
References
- ^ a b "Grand L. Bush Biography (1955–)". FilmReference.com. Retrieved February 15, 2008.
- ^ IMDb
- ^ "Filmography for Grand L Bush". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
External links
- Grand L. Bush at IMDb
- Grand L. Bush at AllMovie