Bill Nunn
"An iconic presence in cinema, defining characters with depth and intensity."
Age
73 years
Origin
USA
Active
1951 — Present
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. William G. "Bill" Nunn III (October 20, 1953 – September 24, 2016) was an American actor. Nunn made his acting debut in the 1988 Spike Lee film School Daze, and is perhaps best known for his roles as Radio Raheem in Lee's Do the Right Thing and as Nino Brown's verbally challenged bodyguard Duh Duh Duh Man in New Jack City. Some of his other...
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Do the Right Thing
Starring as Radio Raheem
Sal is the Italian owner of a pizzeria in Brooklyn. A neighborhood local, Buggin' Out, becomes upset when he sees that the pizzeria's Wall of Fame exhibits only Italian actors. Buggin' Out believes a pizzeria in a black neighborhood should showcase black actors, but Sal disagrees. The wall becomes a symbol of racism and hate to Buggin' Out and to other people in the neighborhood, and tensions rise.
Highest Rated Masterpieces
The Legend of 1900
as Danny Boodmann
Do the Right Thing
as Radio Raheem
Millennium
as Lt. McCormick
Glory
Cast Member
Early Edition
as Detective Barns
Spider-Man
as Joseph 'Robbie' Robertson
Spider-Man 2
as Joseph 'Robbie' Robertson
Touched by an Angel
as Frank Champness
Runaway Jury
as Lonnie Shaver
Sister Act
as Lt. Eddie Souther
Media Proof
Filmography Engine
73 Credits found
3 Brothers: Radio Raheem, Eric Garner and George Floyd
Radio Raheem (archival footage)
2020
Do The Right Thing 25 Year Anniversary A Beats Music Experience
self
2014
Sirens
Cash
2014
Won't Back Down
Principal Holland
2012
Help Me, Help You
Detective
2009
A Raisin in the Sun
Bobo
2008
Randy & the Mob
Wardlowe Gone
2007
Spider-Man 3
Joseph 'Robbie' Robertson
2007
On the Set: Spider-Man 3
Self
2007
Firehouse Dog
Joe Musto
2007
October Road
Cast
2007
Idlewild
GW
2006
Out There
Desmond
2006
Merry F#%$in' Christmas
Self
2005
Spider-Man 2
Joseph 'Robbie' Robertson
2004
Runaway Jury
Lonnie Shaver
2003
Groupies
Derrick Lassten
2003
People I Know
The Reverend Lyle Blunt
2002
The Kudzu Christmas
Dr. Horace Luke
2002
Spider-Man
Joseph 'Robbie' Robertson
2002
The Substitute: Failure Is Not an Option
Luther
2001
The Job
Terrence "Pip" Phillips
2001
Lockdown
Charles
2000
Stolen from the Heart
FBI Special Agent Malcolm Russ
2000
The Hungry Bachelors Club
Moses Grady
1999
The Price of a Broken Heart
Cast
1999
Foolish
Jimmy Beck
1999
Passing Glory
Howard Porter
1999
The Legend of 1900
Danny Boodmann
1998
Carriers
Capt. David Arends
1998
Ambushed
Watts Fatboy
1998
The Tic Code
Kingston
1998
He Got Game
Uncle Bubba
1998
Always Outnumbered
Howard M'Shalla
1998
Ellen Foster
Mr. Douglas
1997
Mad City
Cliff Williams
1997
Kiss the Girls
Det. John Sampson, LAPD
1997
Quicksilver Highway
Len
1997
Millennium
Lt. McCormick
1996
Early Edition
Detective Barns
1996
Extreme Measures
Burke
1996
Bulletproof
Finch
1996
Mr. and Mrs. Loving
Leonard
1996
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
Easy Wind
1995
True Crime
Detective Jerry Guinn
1995
Money Train
Crash Train Motorman
1995
The Affair
Sgt. Rivers
1995
Canadian Bacon
Kabral Jabar
1995
Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh
Reverend Ellis
1995
Touched by an Angel
Frank Champness
1994
Chicago Hope
Tony Maxwell
1994
New York Undercover
Cast
1994
Blood Brothers
William Crawford
1994
The Last Seduction
Harlan
1994
Save Me
Detective Vincent
1994
Dangerous Heart
Mulkey
1994
Bakersfield P.D.
Troy Davis
1993
Fallen Angels
Fearless Jones
1993
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
Police Photographer
1993
Sister Act
Lt. Eddie Souther
1992