Movies by Carl Lumbly
As part of the cast:
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Justice League: Doom (2012)
Cast: Kevin Conroy, Tim Daly, Susan Eisenberg …
Directed by: Lauren Montgomery
Batman's top-secret files on his fellow superheroes -- a safeguard against rogue elements -- have fallen into the clutches of Vandal Savage. With the Justice League's every weakness…
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Marvel Knights: Black Panther (2009)
Cast: Djimon Hounsou, Jill Scott, Carl Lumbly …
Directed by: Mark Brooks
This animated adventure remakes the origins of T'Challa (voiced by Djimon Hounsou), the Black Panther, who was introduced in 1966 and was the first black superhero in the Marvel…
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The Alphabet Killer (2008)
Cast: Eliza Dushku, Cary Elwes, Timothy Hutton …
Directed by: Rob Schmidt
In this psychological thriller inspired by true events, Eliza Dushku ("Buffy the Vampire Slayer") stars as Megan Paige, a dogged police investigator obsessed with capturing a demented serial…
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Immigrants (2008)
Cast: Hank Azaria, Eric McCormack, Dan Castellaneta …
Directed by: Gabor Csupo
A Los Angeles apartment building owned by a failed Hollywood actress serves as home base for a diverse group of immigrants chasing the American dream in this animated feature from Hungarian…
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Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation (2007)
Cast: Danny Glover, Carl Lumbly
Directed by: Charles Burnett
Samuel Nujoma (Carl Lumbly) was only 14 when he became a champion of Namibian independence from the occupation of South Africa. With the guidance of a family friend and priest (Danny Glover),…
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Justice League Unlimited: Saving the World (2005)
Cast: Kevin Conroy, Maria Canals-Barrera, Susan Eisenberg …
Directed by: Joaquam Dos Santos
Superheroes never had it so tough in this thrilling animated classic series. As the Green Arrow prevents a monster from wreaking havoc on Earth, a battle occurs between two brothers and…
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Justice League: Starcrossed the Movie (2004)
Cast: Kevin Conroy, Maria Canals-Barrera, Susan Eisenberg …
Directed by: Dos Santos, Butch Lukic, Dan Riba …
Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman and the rest of the famed Justice League pool their superpowers to aid Hawkgirl, who's forced to make a tough decision when a spaceship from her planet…
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Justice League Unlimited: Joining Forces (2004)
Cast: Kevin Conroy, George Newbern, Maria Canals-Barrera …
Directed by: Dan Riba, Joaquam Dos Santos
In this cool collection of animated episodes, D.C. Comics superheroes star in story lines tailored for younger audiences. In "For the Man Who Has Everything," Superman's birthday bash is…
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Justice League Unlimited (2004)
Cast: Carl Lumbly, Michael Rosenbaum, Kevin Conroy …
As humanity faces threats from all kinds of new and vile villains, Superman, Wonder Woman, Batman and a dozens of other animated superheroes create a league from which they form small,…
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Sounder (2003)
Cast: Carl Lumbly, Suzzanne Douglass, Daniel Lee Robertson III …
Directed by: Kevin Hooks
In this moving made-for-TV drama helmed by Kevin Hooks, a family of black sharecroppers in Depression-era Louisiana faces a crisis when the father (Carl Lumbly) is convicted of a petty crime…
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Just a Dream (2002)
Cast: Carl Lumbly, Robby Benson, Ally Sheedy …
Directed by: Danny Glover
Set in the 1960s, this touching directorial turn from Danny Glover follows a young boy's not-so-run-of-the-mill summer. While at his summer job, 12-year-old Henry (Jeremy Sumpter) meets…
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Justice League (2001)
Cast: Carl Lumbly, George Newbern, Phil LaMarr …
Anything's possible in this animated series when world-famous superheroes -- including Superman, Wonder Woman, the Flash, and Batman and Robin -- band together to fight crime as the…
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Alias (2001)
Cast: Jennifer Garner, Ron Rifkin, Carl Lumbly …
Created by J.J. Abrams, this action-packed spy series made a star of lithe leading lady Jennifer Garner, who redefined armed and dangerous as double agent Sydney Bristow, a CIA operative…
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Men of Honor (2000)
Cast: Robert De Niro, Cuba Gooding Jr., Charlize Theron …
Directed by: George Tillman Jr.
Against formidable odds -- and an old-school diving instructor embittered by the U.S. Navy's new, less prejudicial policies -- Carl Brashear sets his sights on becoming the Navy's…
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Little Richard (2000)
Cast: Leon, Jenifer Lewis, Carl Lumbly …
Directed by: Robert Townsend
He rocked, he rolled … he changed the world of music. This is the story of Little Richard -- from his poor Southern upbringing to dealing with the trials and tribulations of being a…
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Buffalo Soldiers (1997)
Cast: Danny Glover, Lamont Bentley, Tom Bower …
Directed by: Charles Haid
In this gritty, made-for-cable Western directed by Charles Haid, an all-black cavalry regiment led by Sgt. Washington Wyatt (Danny Glover) must track down an Apache warrior (Harrison Lowe)…
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America's Dream (1996)
Cast: Danny Glover, Wesley Snipes, Lorraine Toussaint …
Directed by: Paris Barclay, Bill Duke, Kevin Rodney Sullivan …
Home Box Office's trilogy of moving short stories (all penned by noted black authors) looks at black America in the 1930s through the '50s. John Henrik Clarke's "The Boy Who…
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Nightjohn (1996)
Cast: Allison Jones, Beau Bridges, Carl Lumbly …
Directed by: Charles Burnett
John (Carl Lumbly) is a man of many talents, including one forbidden skill: He can read. When he teaches a young slave girl named Sarny to read and write, she learns an unforgettable lesson…
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Brilliant But Cancelled: EZ Streets (1996)
Cast: Ken Olin, Joe Pantoliano, Jason Gedrick …
Directed by: Paul Haggis, Anita W. Addison
Created by Oscar-winning screenwriter Paul Haggis, this critically lauded TV drama follows the disparate but interconnected lives of a ruthless mob boss (Joe Pantoliano), a hardworking…
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Cagney & Lacey: The Return (1994)
Cast: Tyne Daly, Sharon Gless, James Naughton …
Directed by: James Frawley
Emmy winners Sharon Gless and Tyne Daly return to prime time as Christine Cagney-Burton and Mary Beth Lacey, respectively, in this made-for-television special that finds the former partners…
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South Central (1992)
Cast: Glenn Plummer, Byron Minns, Lexie D. Bigham …
Directed by: Steve Anderson
Recently released from prison, Bobby (Glenn Plummer) rejoins his "family," the Deuces gang of South Central Los Angeles. Ray Ray (Byron Minns), the leader of the Deuces, soon convinces Bobby…
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Pacific Heights (1990)
Cast: Matthew Modine, Melanie Griffith, Michael Keaton …
Directed by: John Schlesinger
Young couple Patty and Drake (Melanie Griffith and Matthew Modine) buy their dream house in San Francisco and rent out the ground floor apartment to Carter Hayes, who seems to be an ideal…
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Everybody's All-American (1988)
Cast: Jessica Lange, Dennis Quaid, Timothy Hutton …
Directed by: Taylor Hackford
Gavin "Gray Ghost" Gray (Dennis Quaid) is a bona fide Louisiana football legend with a brilliant future in the NFL all but assured. To make his joy complete, Gray marries his college…
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Judgment in Berlin (1988)
Cast: Martin Sheen, Heinz Hoenig, Jutta Speidel …
Directed by: Leo Penn
On August 30, 1978, a couple from East Germany, with their child in tow, hijacked an airliner to a U.S. base in West Germany. What makes the story even more amazing (beside the fact that…
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The Bedroom Window (1987)
Cast: Steve Guttenberg, Elizabeth McGovern, Isabelle Huppert …
Directed by: Curtis Hanson
Terry Lambert tempts fate by having an affair with his boss's wife. When his mistress witnesses an attempted murder from his apartment, Terry agrees to report it. But Terry himself soon…
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The Gospel at Colonus (1985)
Cast: Morgan Freeman, The Blind Boys of Alabama, Kevin Davis …
Directed by: Kirk Browning
Experimental theater director Lee Breuer and composer Bob Telson transform Sophocles's Oedipus at Colonus into a one-of-a-kind gospel extravaganza in this celebrated 1985 performance…
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Cagney & Lacey (1981)
Cast: Tyne Daly, Sharon Gless, Al Waxman …
This award-winning series changed the face of television with its realistic portrayal of two female NYPD detectives -- Mary Beth Lacey (Tyne Daley) and Christine Cagney (Sharon Gless) --…