Delroy Lindo
Date of birth: 1952-11-18
Place of birth: Eltham, London, England, UK
Known for: Acting
Also known as: دلروی لیندو
Biography
Delroy George Lindo (born 18 November 1952) is an English–American actor. He is the recipient of such accolades as an NAACP Image Award, a Satellite Award, and nominations for a Drama Desk Award, a Helen Hayes Award, a Tony Award, two Critics' Choice Television Awards, and three Screen Actors Guild Awards. He moved with his mother to San Francisco when he was 16 after they had left London and lived in Canada for a few years. Here, he completed his education and entered acting. Lindo has played prominent roles in four Spike Lee films: West Indian Archie in Malcolm X (1992), Woody Carmichael in Crooklyn (1994), Rodney Little in Clockers (1995), and Paul in Da 5 Bloods (2020). He has been praised for performing in Da 5 Bloods as a Vietnam War veteran, winning the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor and the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor. Lindo also played Bo Catlett in Get Shorty (1995), Arthur Rose in The Cider House Rules (1999), and Detective Castlebeck in Gone in 60 Seconds (2000). Lindo starred as Alderman Ronin Gibbons in the TV series The Chicago Code (2011), as Winter in the series Believe (2014), and as Adrian Boseman in The Good Fight (2017–2021). Description above from the Wikipedia article Delroy Lindo, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Movie Credits
Romeo Must Die
2000-03-22
Two warring gang families (one African-American, the other Chinese) maneuver for bragging rights to
The Last Castle
2001-10-19
A court-martialed general rallies together 1200 inmates to rise against the system that put him away
The Cider House Rules
1999-12-17
Homer is an orphan who was never adopted, becoming the favorite of orphanage director Dr. Larch. Dr.
Malcolm X
1992-11-18
A tribute to the controversial black activist and leader of the struggle for black liberation. He hi
Mr. Jones
1993-10-08
The story about the relationship between a manic depressive man, Mr. Jones, and the female doctor wh
Ransom
1996-11-08
When a rich man's son is kidnapped, he cooperates with the police at first but then tries a unique t
The One
2001-11-02
A sheriff's deputy fights an alternate universe version of himself who grows stronger with each alte
Clockers
1995-09-15
Strike is a young city drug pusher under the tutelage of drug lord Rodney Little. When a night manag
Heist
2001-11-09
Joe Moore has a job he loves. He's a thief. His job goes sour when he gets caught on security camera
The Blood of Heroes
1989-10-19
Set in a futuristic world where the only sport that has survived in a wasted society is the brutal g
Sahara
2005-04-06
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Get Shorty
1995-10-20
Chili Palmer is a Miami mobster who gets sent to L.A. to collect a bad debt from Harry Zimm, a Holly
A Life Less Ordinary
1997-10-24
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Dug's Special Mission
2009-11-10
Dug is sent on foolish missions by Alpha, Beta, and Gamma so they can hunt for the Bird of Paradise
Wondrous Oblivion
2004-04-23
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Feeling Minnesota
1996-09-13
Sam Clayton's marriage to ex-stripper Freddie comes about when she's strong-armed into the match by
The Core
2003-03-28
Geophysicist Dr. Josh Keyes discovers that an unknown force has caused the earth's inner core to sto
Crooklyn
1994-05-13
From Spike Lee comes this vibrant semi-autobiographical portrait of a school-teacher, her stubborn j
Gone in Sixty Seconds
2000-06-09
Upon learning that he has to come out of retirement to steal 50 cars in one night to save his brothe
Bound by Honor
1993-02-05
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Domino
2005-10-14
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Up
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Black Power Salute
2008-07-09
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More American Graffiti
1979-08-03
College graduates deal with Vietnam and other issues of the late '60s.
This Christmas
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First Time Felon
1997-09-06
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The Big Bang
2011-02-03
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Soul of the Game
1996-04-20
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Bright Angel
1990-11-01
In Montana, naive teenager George longs to escape from his broken home before his dysfunctional pare
The Winner
1996-09-13
A long lucky streak makes a nice guy the target of opportunists like his brother, his girlfriend, an
Profoundly Normal
2003-02-09
Donna Lee Shelby, a mentally challenged girl who lives in Forest Haven, an institution for the devel
The Book of Stars
1999-06-06
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One Bad Cat
2008-08-15
ONE BAD CAT is about the transformative role art plays in the tumultuous life of 82 year-old, Africa
Partners
1976-01-10
When a business competitor assassinates her father when the father refuses to sell his firm, young w
Perfect Witness
1989-10-28
An innocent man is thrust into a political power struggle in this drama. After witnessing a mob kill
The Exonerated
2006-03-06
Six people tell their stories on a single subject - how they got wrongfully convicted to death penal
Pros & Cons
1999-01-01
Framed for crimes they didn't commit, two small-timers are headed up the river without a paddle. Now
L'exil du roi Behanzin
1996-01-02
Evocation of the ruthless war which opposed from 1890 to 1894 the French colonial army to the young
The Hard Way
1991-03-08
Seeking to raise his credibility as an actor and to land a role as a tough cop on a new show, Hollyw
Point Break
2015-12-03
A young undercover FBI agent infiltrates a gang of thieves who share a common interest in extreme sp
Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band
2015-04-01
Jazz pianist Mary Lou Williams was a genius ahead of her time. From child prodigy to "Boogie-Woogie
Congo
1995-06-09
Eight people embark on an expedition into the Congo, a mysterious expanse of unexplored Africa where
Battlecreek
2017-11-03
Henry is a loner and a night owl. His rare skin disease has kept him under the close watch of his fi
Glory & Honor
1998-03-01
The true story about Robert Peary's forgotten African American employee Mathew Henson who proved cru
Sinners
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Trying to leave their troubled lives behind, twin brothers return to their hometown to start again,
Cymbeline
2014-09-03
War erupts between dirty cops and outlaw bikers as a drug kingpin tries to protect his empire.
Malicious
2018-06-23
A young college professor and his pregnant wife unwittingly release a malevolent entity with murdero
Lackawanna Blues
2005-02-12
In a story fueled by rhythm and blues, a young boy's life is shaped by love and the stories of a cas
Do You Believe?
2015-03-20
When a pastor is shaken by the visible faith of a street-corner preacher, he is reminded that true b
Strange Justice
1999-08-29
In this historical drama, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall announces his retirement. The
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
2006-05-02
The Great White Way comes into your living room via this disc of rare performances from some of Broa
Da 5 Bloods
2020-06-12
Four African-American Vietnam veterans return to Vietnam. They are in search of the remains of their
Question Bridge: Black Males
2012-01-01
multiple forms: a gallery installation, a website, a book, and a curriculum. It presents diverse exp
Mountains of the Moon
1990-02-16
The story of Captain Richard Francis Burton's and Lt. John Hanning Speke's expedition to find the so
The Harder They Fall
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Gunning for revenge, outlaw Nat Love saddles up with his gang to take down enemy Rufus Buck, a ruthl
LX 2048
2020-09-25
In the near future, the sun has become so toxic people can no longer leave their houses in daytime,
The Devil's Advocate
1997-10-17
Aspiring Florida defense lawyer Kevin Lomax accepts a job at a New York law firm. With the stakes ge
Find the Lady
1976-11-11
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Broken Arrow
1996-02-09
When rogue stealth-fighter pilot Vic Deakins deliberately drops off the radar while on maneuvers, th
Godzilla x Kong: Supernova
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Features several new human characters alongside the beloved and iconic Titans Godzilla and Kong as t