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Carl Lumbly

Carl Lumbly

Acting·1951·58 films

Carl Winston Lumbly (born August 14, 1951) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as television's first black superhero in M.A.N.T.I.S., Dick Hallorann in Doctor Sleep, NYPD detective Marcus Petrie on the CBS police drama Cagney & Lacey, CIA agent Marcus Dixon on the ABC espionage drama series Alias, and as the voice of J'onn J'onnz / Martian Manhunter in the animated series Justice League, Static Shock, and Justice League Unlimited, all part of the DC Animated Universe. As a reference to his voice work as J'onn, Lumbly portrayed J'onn J'onnz's father, M'yrnn, on The CW's Arrowverse o

Filmography

Doctor Sleep
Doctor Sleep (2019)Dick Halloran
A Cure for Wellness
A Cure for Wellness (2017)Mr. Wilson
Escape from Alcatraz
Escape from Alcatraz (1979)Inmate
Captain America: Brave New World
Captain America: Brave New World (2025)Isaiah Bradley
Men of Honor
Men of Honor (2000)Mac Brashear
The Life of Chuck
The Life of Chuck (2025)Sam Yarbrough
Justice League: Doom
Justice League: Doom (2012)Martian Manhunter (voice)
Justice League: Gods and Monsters
Justice League: Gods and Monsters (2015)Silas Stone (voice)
Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero
Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero (1998)Additional Voices (voice)
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)John Parker
Pacific Heights
Pacific Heights (1990)Lieutenant Lou Baker
The Alphabet Killer
The Alphabet Killer (2008)Dr. Ellis Parks
Caveman
Caveman (1981)Bork
The Bedroom Window
The Bedroom Window (1987)Quirke
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998)Judge Spencer Boyle
Justice League: Secret Origins
Justice League: Secret Origins (2001)J'onn J'onzz (voice)
Justice League: Starcrossed - The Movie
Justice League: Starcrossed - The Movie (2004)J'onn J'onzz (voice)
South Central
South Central (1992)Ali
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool (2019)Miles Davis (voice)
The Color of Friendship
The Color of Friendship (2000)Ron Dellums
To Sleep with Anger
To Sleep with Anger (1990)Junior
Everybody's All-American
Everybody's All-American (1988)Narvel Blue
Black Panther
Black Panther (2010)Uncle S'Yan
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special (2021)Isaiah Bradley (archive footage)
Justice League: Paradise Lost
Justice League: Paradise Lost (2003)J'onn J'onzz / Martian Manhunter (voice)
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2004)Other Voices (voice)
Buffalo Soldiers
Buffalo Soldiers (1997)John Horse
Little Richard
Little Richard (2000)Bud Penniman
Judgment in Berlin
Judgment in Berlin (1988)Edwin Palmer
Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property
Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property (2003)Nat Turner - Gray
Lifepod
Lifepod (1981)Keshah
I'm Charlie Walker
I'm Charlie Walker (2022)Willie
Quitters
Quitters (2015)Dr. Weiss
Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation
Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation (2007)Samuel Nujoma
Nightjohn
Nightjohn (1996)Nightjohn
Just a Dream
Just a Dream (2002)J.M. Hoagland
Cagney & Lacey: The Return
Cagney & Lacey: The Return (1994)Marcus Petrie
America's Dream
America's Dream (1996)Cal (segment "The Boy Who Painted Christ Black")
Brother Future
Brother Future (1991)Denmark Vessy
Warming by the Devil's Fire
Warming by the Devil's Fire (2003)Narrator
M.A.N.T.I.S.
M.A.N.T.I.S. (1994)Dr. Miles Hawkins
Out of Darkness
Out of Darkness (1994)Addison
Back to the Streets of San Francisco
Back to the Streets of San Francisco (1992)Charlie Walker
Cagney and Lacey: The Pilot
Cagney and Lacey: The Pilot (1981)Mark Petrie
Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8
Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8 (1987)Bobby Seale
The Wedding
The Wedding (1998)Lute McNeil
Undercover with the KKK
Undercover with the KKK (1979)Rev. Lowell
Sounder
Sounder (2003)The Father
The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry
The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry (1991)Self
The Ditchdigger's Daughters
The Ditchdigger's Daughters (1997)Donald Thornton
Border Line
Border Line (1999)Detective Mollo
On Promised Land
On Promised Land (1994)Floyd Ween
Love Twice
Love Twice (2016)Rodrigo
Moe's World
Moe's World (1990)
Doctor Sleep: Return To The Overlook
Doctor Sleep: Return To The Overlook (2020)Self
Untitled The Exorcist Film
Untitled The Exorcist Film (2027)
Nominated
Nominated (2010)Ray Cowan
The Gospel at Colonus
The Gospel at Colonus (1985)Theseus