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Delroy Lindo

Delroy Lindo

Acting·1952·59 films

Delroy George Lindo (born 18 November 1952) is a British-born American actor. Starting his career in the 1975 stage production of Of Mice and Men, he later earned a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actor for his work in the 1988 production of Joe Turner's Come and Gone. He received wider recognition with roles in several Spike Lee films, playing West Indian Archie in Malcolm X (1992), Woody Carmichael in Crooklyn (1994), Rodney Little in Clockers (1995), and Paul, a Vietnam War veteran, in Da 5 Bloods (2020), the latter of which earned him the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best

Filmography

Up
Up (2009)Beta (voice)
The Devil's Advocate
The Devil's Advocate (1997)Phillipe Moyez (uncredited)
Gone in Sixty Seconds
Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000)Det. Roland Castlebeck
Sinners
Sinners (2025)Delta Slim
Point Break
Point Break (2015)FBI Instructor
The Core
The Core (2003)Dr. Ed 'Braz' Brazzleton
Ransom
Ransom (1996)Agent Lonnie Hawkins
Malcolm X
Malcolm X (1992)West Indian Archie
The One
The One (2001)MVA Agent Harry Roedecker / Gas Station Attendant
Broken Arrow
Broken Arrow (1996)Colonel Max Wilkins
Sahara
Sahara (2005)Carl
Bound by Honor
Bound by Honor (1993)Bonafide
The Last Castle
The Last Castle (2001)Gen. Wheeler
Romeo Must Die
Romeo Must Die (2000)Isaak O'Day
The Cider House Rules
The Cider House Rules (1999)Arthur Rose
Domino
Domino (2005)Claremont Williams
Get Shorty
Get Shorty (1995)Bo Catlett
The Harder They Fall
The Harder They Fall (2021)Bass Reeves
Da 5 Bloods
Da 5 Bloods (2020)Paul
Congo
Congo (1995)Captain Wanta (Uncredited)
Heist
Heist (2001)Bobby 'Bob' Blane
A Life Less Ordinary
A Life Less Ordinary (1997)Jackson
The Hard Way
The Hard Way (1991)Captain Brix
Dug's Special Mission
Dug's Special Mission (2009)Beta (voice)
Clockers
Clockers (1995)Rodney Little
Malicious
Malicious (2018)Dr. Clark
Feeling Minnesota
Feeling Minnesota (1996)Red
Mr. Jones
Mr. Jones (1993)Howard
Crooklyn
Crooklyn (1994)Woody Carmichael
The Blood of Heroes
The Blood of Heroes (1989)Mbulu
Do You Believe?
Do You Believe? (2015)Malachi
The Big Bang
The Big Bang (2011)Skeres
This Christmas
This Christmas (2007)Joe Black
Cymbeline
Cymbeline (2014)Belarius
More American Graffiti
More American Graffiti (1979)Army Sergeant
Mountains of the Moon
Mountains of the Moon (1990)Mabruki
LX 2048
LX 2048 (2020)Donald Stein
Battlecreek
Battlecreek (2017)Arthur
Lackawanna Blues
Lackawanna Blues (2005)Mr. Lucious
Wondrous Oblivion
Wondrous Oblivion (2004)Dennis
First Time Felon
First Time Felon (1997)Calhoun
The Winner
The Winner (1996)Kingman
Bright Angel
Bright Angel (1990)Harley
Find the Lady
Find the Lady (1976)Sam
The Book of Stars
The Book of Stars (1999)Professor
Soul of the Game
Soul of the Game (1996)Satchel Paige
Pros & Cons
Pros & Cons (1999)Kyle
The Exonerated
The Exonerated (2006)Delbert Tibbs
Perfect Witness
Perfect Witness (1989)Berger
Profoundly Normal
Profoundly Normal (2003)Ricardo Thornton
Strange Justice
Strange Justice (1999)Clarence Thomas
Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band
Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band (2015)John Williams (voice)
One Bad Cat
One Bad Cat (2008)Narrator
Partners
Partners (1976)Drug Kingpin
Godzilla x Kong: Supernova
Godzilla x Kong: Supernova (2027)
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays (2006)Herald Loomis (segment "Joe Turner's Come and Gone")
Glory & Honor
Glory & Honor (1998)Mathew Henson
Black Power Salute
Black Power Salute (2008)Self
Question Bridge: Black Males
Question Bridge: Black Males (2012)Himself