Ving Rhames
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Irving Rameses Rhames (/ˈreɪmz/; born May 12, 1959) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as IMF Agent Luther Stickell in all Mission: Impossible films (1996–present) and gang kingpin Marsellus Wallace in Pulp Fiction (1994).
Early life and education
Rhames was born and raised in Harlem, New York City.[1] He was named "Irving" after NBC journalist Irving R. Levine.[2]
Rhames entered New York's
Career
Rhames first appeared on
Rhames played Dr. Peter Benton's brother-in-law on the TV medical drama ER, a recurring role he filled for three seasons. He played ace computer hacker Luther Stickell opposite Tom Cruise in Brian De Palma's Mission: Impossible (1996). In 1997, Rhames portrayed the character of Nathan 'Diamond Dog' Jones in the popular film Con Air, and Muki in the Ice Cube film Dangerous Ground.
Rhames won a
Rhames appeared in
In March 2005, Rhames played the lead role on a new Kojak series, on the USA Network cable channel (and on ITV4 in the UK). The bald head, lollipops, and "Who loves ya, baby?" catchphrase remained intact, but little else remained from the Telly Savalas-starring original.
Rhames voiced the part of Tobias Jones in the computer game Driver 3.
Reprising his Luther Stickell role, Rhames co-starred in
In the 2008 film Saving God, he played an ex-con who is released from prison a changed man, looking to take over his father's former church congregation in a deteriorating neighborhood. Rhames stars in Phantom Punch, a biopic of boxer Sonny Liston, released directly to DVD, as well as The Tournament, portraying a fighter out to win a no-rules tournament.
Rhames makes an appearance in Ludacris's song "Southern Gangstas" on his album Theater of the Mind. Rappers Playaz Circle and Rick Ross are also featured on the track.
He filmed the film The Red Canvas with Ernie Reyes Jr., UFC lightweight contender Gray Maynard, and Randy Couture. In 2010, he filed a lawsuit against the film's producer,[9] claiming that he had only been paid $175,000 of a $200,000 contract.
In 2015, he filmed a series of commercials for
Rhames is one of the narrators for UFC.
Rhames narrated the team introductions for the New England Patriots and Atlanta Falcons in Super Bowl LI in February 2017.
Since 2014, Rhames has provided the narration for numerous Arby's commercials, with the slogan "Arby's: We have the meats!"[10]
Personal life
Rhames is a Christian.[11][12] As of 2018, he resides in Santa Monica, California. He has been married to Deborah Reed since 2000.[13]
Filmography
† | Denotes works that have not yet been released |
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1986 | Native Son | Jack | |
1988 | Patty Hearst | Cinque Mtume | |
1989 | Casualties of War | Lieutenant Reilly | |
1990 | The Long Walk Home | Herbert Cotter | |
Jacob's Ladder | George | ||
1991 | Flight of the Intruder | Chief Petty Officer Frank McRae | |
Homicide | Robert Randolph | ||
The People Under the Stairs | Leroy | ||
1992 | Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot | "Mr. Stereo" | |
1993 | Blood In Blood Out | Ivan | |
Dave | Duane Stevenson | ||
The Saint of Fort Washington | Leroy "Little Leroy" | ||
1994 | Pulp Fiction | Marsellus Wallace | |
Drop Squad | Garvey | ||
1995 | Kiss of Death | FBI Agent Omar | |
1996 | Mission: Impossible | Luther Stickell | |
Striptease | "Shad" | ||
1997 | Dangerous Ground | Muki | |
Rosewood | Mann | ||
Con Air | Nathan "Diamond Dog" Jones | ||
1998 | Body Count | Pike | |
Out of Sight | Buddy Bragg | ||
1999 | Entrapment | FBI Agent Aaron Thibadeaux | |
Bringing Out the Dead | Marcus | ||
2000 | Mission: Impossible 2 | Luther Stickell | |
2001 | Baby Boy | Melvin | |
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within | Ryan Whittaker | ||
2002 | Undisputed | George "The Iceman" Chambers | |
Lilo & Stitch | Cobra Bubbles | Voice | |
Dark Blue | Deputy Chief Arthur Holland | ||
2003 | Stitch! The Movie | Cobra Bubbles | Voice, direct-to-video |
Sin | Eddie Burns | ||
2004 | Dawn of the Dead | Sergeant Kenneth Hall | |
2005 | Back in the Day | Joe "J-Bone" Brown | |
Animal | James "Animal" Allen | Video | |
Shooting Gallery | Carl "Cue Ball Carl" Bridgers | Video | |
2006 | Mission: Impossible III | Luther Stickell | |
Leroy & Stitch | Cobra Bubbles | Voice, direct-to-video | |
Idlewild | "Spats" | ||
2007 | Ascension Day | Hark | Video |
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry | Fred G. Duncan | ||
A Broken Life | Vet | ||
2008 | Animal 2 | James "Animal" Allen | |
Day of the Dead | Captain Kenneth Rhodes | Video | |
Phantom Punch | Sonny Liston | ||
Saving God | Armstrong Cane | ||
2009 | Echelon Conspiracy | FBI Agent Dave Grant | |
Give 'Em Hell, Malone | "Boulder" | ||
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard | "Jibby" Newsome | ||
The Bridge to Nowhere | Nate | ||
The Tournament | Joshua Harlow | ||
Surrogates
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The Prophet | ||
Evil Angel | Detective Carruthers | ||
2010 | Master Harold...and the Boys | Sam | |
Love Chronicles: Secrets Revealed | Mike | Video | |
Operation: Endgame | "Judgement" | ||
Piranha 3D | Deputy Fallon | ||
King of the Avenue | Norman De'Sha | ||
The Wrath of Cain | Miles "Cain" Skinner | ||
Red Canvas
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Himself | ||
Death Race 2 | R. H. Weyland | Video | |
2011 | The River Murders | Captain Art Langley | |
Pimp Bullies | Miguel | ||
Julia X
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The Man | ||
Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol | Luther Stickell | Uncredited cameo | |
2012 | Seven Below | Jack | |
Piranha 3DD | Deputy Fallon | ||
Soldiers of Fortune | Grimaud "Grim Reaper" Tourneur | ||
Art of Submission | Gene | ||
Won't Back Down | Principal Thompson | ||
Mafia | Renzo Wes | ||
Btd | Ken | Short | |
2013 | Death Race 3: Inferno | R. H. Weyland | Video |
Armed Response | Officer Hall | ||
Force of Execution | "Ice Man" | Video | |
2014 | Jamesy Boy | Conrad | |
2015 | Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation | Luther Stickell | |
Operator | Richard | ||
2016 | A Sunday Horse | Mr. Valentine | |
2017 | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 | Charlie-27 | |
The Star | Thaddeus (voice) | ||
Father Figures | Rod Hamilton | ||
2018 | Con Man | "Peanut" | |
Mission: Impossible – Fallout | Luther Stickell | ||
2022 | Wendell & Wild | Buffalo Belzer (voice) | [14] |
2023 | The Locksmith | Frank | |
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning | Luther Stickell | ||
2024 | The Garfield Movie † | Otto (voice) | In production |
The Wild Robot † | (voice) | In production | |
2025 | Untitled eighth Mission: Impossible film † | Luther Stickell | Filming |
TBA | The Instigators | Post-production |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1984 | Go Tell It on the Mountain | Young Gabriel Grimes | Television film |
1985 | Miami Vice | Georges | Episode: "The Maze" |
1986 | Another World | Czaja Carnek | Regular cast |
Crime Story
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Hector Lincoln | Episode: "Abrams for the Defense" | |
1987 | Miami Vice | Walker Monroe | Episode: "Child's Play" |
Tour of Duty | SP4 Tucker | Episode: "Burn Baby, Burn" | |
1988 | Spenser: For Hire | Henry Brown | Episode: "McAllister" |
1989 | Men | Charlie Hazard | Main cast |
The Equalizer | Luther Paxton | Episode: "Suicide Squad" | |
1990 | Rising Son | Ed | Television film |
When You Remember Me | Leon | Television film | |
1991 | ScreenPlay | Sergeant Blue | Episode: "Murder in Oakland" |
Iran: Days of Crisis | Charles Jones | Television film | |
1992 | Terror on Track 9 | "Jellyroll" | Television film |
1994 | Philly Heat | DeWitt Wardlaw | TV series |
1994–1996 | ER | Walter Robbins | Recurring cast (season 1–3) |
1995 | Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Lightning | Detective Artie Brown | Television film |
New York Undercover | Max Villareal | Episode: "Olde Thyme Religion" | |
Deadly Whispers
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Detective Jackson | Television film | |
1997 | Don King: Only in America | Don King | Television film |
2000 | American Tragedy | Johnnie Cochran | Television film |
Holiday Heart | "Holiday" Heart | Television film | |
2001 | UC: Undercover | Quito Real | Recurring cast |
2002 | Sins of the Father
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Garrick Jones | Television film |
Little John | John Morgan | Television film | |
RFK | Judge Thomas R. Jones | Television film | |
The Proud Family | Garrett Krebs | Voice, episode: "A Hero for Halloween" | |
2002–2003 | The District
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Attorney General Troy Hatcher | Recurring cast (season 3) |
2003 | Lilo & Stitch: The Series | Cobra Bubbles[a] | Voice, episode: "Spooky" |
The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
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Chief | Voice, episode: "Operation: Rescue Jet Fusion" | |
The System | Andre Charles | Main cast | |
Freedom: A History of US | Various Roles | TV documentary series | |
2005 | Kojak | Lieutenant Theo Kojak | Main cast |
2006 | Aquaman | McCaffery | Television film |
2007 | Football Wives
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Frank Wallingford | Television film |
2010 | Gravity | "Dogg" McFee | Main cast |
2011 | Zombie Apocalypse | Henry Everlen | Television film |
Black Jack | Jack "Black Jack" | Television film | |
2013 | Monday Mornings | Dr. Jorge Villanueva | Main cast |
2014 | A Day Late and a Dollar Short | Cecil Price | Television film |
2018 | Cagney and Lacey | Captain Stark | Television film |
2019 | Voice Arts Awards | Himself - Icon Award | Television special |
TBA | Sinking Spring | Bart | Upcoming miniseries |
Video games
Year | Title | Voice role | Notes |
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2003 | Mission: Impossible – Operation Surma | IMF Agent Luther Stickell | |
2004 | Driver 3 | Tobias Jones | [15] |
2017 | Call of Duty: WWII | Jefferson Potts |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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1998 | Golden Globe Awards | Best Actor in Mini-Series or Motion Picture | Don King: Only in America | Won | [16] |
Primetime Emmy Awards | Best Actor in Mini-Series or Movie
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Don King: Only in America | Nominated | ||
Acalpulco Black Film Festival | Best Actor | Rosewood | Nominated | ||
Image Awards
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Outstanding Actor in Motion Picture | Rosewood | Nominated | ||
Outstanding Actor in Television or Mini-Series | Don King: Only in America | Nominated | |||
Satellite Awards | Best Actor - Mini-Series or TV Film | Don King: Only in America | Nominated | ||
Screen Actors Guild Awards | Best Actor - Mini-Series or TV Film | Don King: Only in America | Nominated | ||
2000 | Blockbuster Entertainment Awards | Best Supporting Actor - Action | Entrapment | Nominated | |
Satellite Awards | Best Supporting Actor - Comedy or Music | Bringing Out the Dead | Nominated | ||
ShoWest Convention | Best Supporting Actor | Won | [17] | ||
2001 | Black Reel Awards | Best Actor - Network | Holiday Heart | Nominated | |
Image Awards
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Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture | Mission: Impossible 2 | Nominated | ||
Locarno International Film Festival
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Special Mention | Baby Boy | Won | ||
2002 | Black Reel Awards | Best Supporting Actor
|
Baby Boy | Nominated | |
Image Awards
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Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series | UC: Undercover | Nominated | ||
Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture | Baby Boy | Nominated | |||
2003 | Black Reel Awards | Best Actor - Mini-Series | Sins of the Father
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Nominated | |
Image Awards | Best Supporting Actor - Comedy | The Proud Family | Nominated | ||
Best Actor - Mini-Series or TV Film | Sins of the Father | Nominated | |||
2004 | Black Reel Awards | Best Supporting Actor
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Dark Blue | Nominated | |
2006 | Black Reel Awards | Best Actor - Television | Kojak | Nominated | |
2015 | Black Reel Awards | Best Actor - Television | A Day Late and a Dollar Short | Nominated | |
Image Awards
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Best Actor - Television | Nominated |
Notes
- ^ Experiment 300, also known as Spooky, disguised as Cobra Bubbles
References
- ^ WHO LOVES YA, BABY? 'KOJAK'S' BACK – AND THIS TIME, HE'S BLACK
- ^ Newsmakers – Newsweek Entertainment – MSNBC.com
- The Juilliard School. April 2010. Archived from the originalon November 11, 2011.
- ^ Brennan, Sandra (2007). "Ving Rhames". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 25, 2007. Retrieved April 4, 2012.
- ISBN 978-0-8203-2890-4. Archivedfrom the original on May 13, 2023. Retrieved February 24, 2011.
- ISBN 978-3-643-10574-5. Archivedfrom the original on May 8, 2023. Retrieved February 24, 2011.
- ^ a b Gerston, Jill (2013). "Ving Rhames – About This Person". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on July 26, 2013. Retrieved February 24, 2011.
- ^ "Ving Rhames Returns for Mission: Impossible 5". www.superherohype.com. August 17, 2014. Archived from the original on August 19, 2014. Retrieved August 17, 2014.
- ^ Ving Rhames to Producer: Do I Look Like a Bitch? Archived March 23, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. TMZ.com. Retrieved on August 28, 2010.
- ^ Felix, Maria (June 26, 2021). "Who Is The Narrator For The Arby's Commercials?". Looper.com. Archived from the original on November 16, 2021. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
- ^ Howe, Desson (February 21, 1997). "Reel Action Hero". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on May 6, 1997. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
- ^ Kimball, Josh (October 17, 2008). "Ving Rhames Stars in Newly Released Christian Film". The Christian Post. Archived from the original on May 26, 2022. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
- ^ Nordine, Michael (July 28, 2018). "Ving Rhames Was Held at Gunpoint by Cops in His Own Home After a Neighbor Reported a 'Large Black Man' Breaking In". IndieWire. Archived from the original on May 5, 2022. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
- ^ King, Jack (March 14, 2022). "'Wendell & Wild' Teaser Announces Ving Rhames, David Harewood, and More Joining Voice Cast". Collider. Archived from the original on October 6, 2022. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
- ^ "Ving Rhames (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Archived from the original on August 3, 2022. Retrieved September 28, 2021. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.
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: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ^ "1998 Golden Globes Award". Ropeofsilicon. Archived from the original on February 12, 2015. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
- ^ Jones, Anderson (March 10, 2000). "ShoWest 2000 Signs Off". Eonline.com. Archived from the original on February 11, 2015. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
External links
- Ving Rhames at IMDb
- Ving Rhames at the Internet Broadway Database