Eugene Lee (actor)
Eugene Lee | |
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| Born | Eugene Steven Lee July 16, 1953[1] |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, playwright |
| Years active | 1978–present |
| Website | http://www.eugeneleeonline.com |
Eugene Lee (born July 16, 1953) is an American actor and playwright. He has appeared in work in Asia and in the United States. He has appeared in guest roles in numerous TV shows such as The White Shadow, Quantum Leap, NYPD Blue and Touched by an Angel.
His stage work includes A Soldier's Play with Denzel Washington and Samuel L. Jackson with the Negro Ensemble Company, a Broadway appearance in August Wilson's Gem of the Ocean, and as a company member for the Kennedy Center's 10-play cycle tribute to Wilson. As a playwright, his works include East Texas Hot Links, Fear Itself, Somebody Called: A Tale of Two Preachers, Killingsworth, and The Rest of Me.
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1995 | The O. J. Simpson Story | Willie Mays | TV movie |
| 2003 | Black Listed | Derrick Cox | |
| 2019 | American Son | Lieutenant John Stokes |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Simon & Simon | Shore Patrolman | Episode: "A.W.O.L." |
| 1987 | Hooperman | Episode: "Hot Wired" | |
| 1988 | CBS Summer Playhouse | Renoir LeLuge | Episode: "Dr. Paradise" |
| 1989 | The Women of Brewster Place | Basil, Mattie's son | 2 episodes |
| 1991 | Quantum Leap | Officer Shumway | Episode: "Raped" |
| 1993 | Murphy Brown | Man #2 | Episode: "Political Correctness" |
| 1995 | Martin | Patron | Episode: "C.R.E.A.M." |
| 1996 | Silk Stalkings | Lt. Duralde | Episode: "Pre-Judgement Day" |
| 1997 | The Good News | Dr. Garner | Episode: "The Dinner Party" |
| Nothing Sacred | Brendan | Episode: "Calling" | |
| 1998 | Becker | Mr. Suthoff | Episode: "Tell Me Lies" |
| Frasier | Officer Athanis | Episode: "The Seal Who Came to Dinner" | |
| 2000 | Profiler | Sheriff Cunningham | Episode: "Train Man" |
| Touched by an Angel | Charley | Episode: "Life Before Death" | |
| 2000–2004 | The District | Hud Sanders | Recurring – 4 episodes |
| 2001 | Philly | Norm Swanson | Episode: "Blown Away" |
| 2004 | NYPD Blue | Ernest Stallworth | 2 episodes |
| Without a Trace | Tim Hendrix | Episode: "Lost and Found" | |
| 2020 | Homeland | General Mears | 3 epi sod es |
Theater (partial list)
[edit]| Year | Title | Job title | Director | Production company |
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| 1980 | Home | Lead role | Southern tour | |
| 1980 | One Monkey Don't Stop No Show | Lead role | Crossroads Theatre, New Brunswick, NJ | |
| 1981 | A Soldier's Play | Lead – Bernard Cobb (original cast) | (NEC) Lucille Lortel Theatre, NYC | |
| 1982 | Back to Back | Lead – Verville | Douglas Johnson | WPA Theatre, New York, NY |
| 1982 | Manhattan Made Me | Lead role | Negro Ensemble Company (NEC) NY, NY | |
| 1982 | Sons and Fathers of Sons | Lead role | Negro Ensemble Co. (NEC) NY, NY | |
| 1984 | Ohio Tip Off | Lead role | James Yoshimura | Center Stage, Baltimore, MD |
| 1985 | Eyes of the American | Lead role | (NEC) Theatre Four – Off Broadway | |
| 1985 | Split Second | Lead role | Hal Scott | Mayfair Theatre, Los Angeles, CA |
| 1990 | Jonquil | Lead role | Negro Ensemble Company (NEC) NY, NY | |
| 1992 | Richard II | Lead – Duke of Gloucester, Lord Ross | Robert Egan | Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, CA |
| 2001 | The Piano Lesson | Lead role | San Jose Repertory, San Jose, CA | |
| 2003 | Fences | Lead role | Kenny Leon | True Colors Theatre Co. Atlanta, GA |
| 2004 | Gem of the Ocean | Lead role | Walter Kerr Theatre-Broadway | |
| 2006 | Radio Golf | Lead – Sterling Johnson | Kenny Leon | Taper Theatre, LA, CA |
| 2009 | Fences | Lead – Troy Maxson | Kenny Leon | Huntington Theatre, Boston MA |
| 2009 | Miss Evers' Boys | Lead role | Kenny Leon | True Colors Theatre Company, Atlanta, GA |
| 2010 | Every Tongue Confess | Lead – Elder/Jeremiah | Kenny Leon | Arena Stage, Washington DC |
| 2011 | The Book of Grace | Lead – Vet | Suzan Lori-Parks | ZACH Theater, Austin, TX |
| 2012 | God of Carnage | Lead – Alan Raleigh | Matt Lenz | ZACH Theater, Austin, TX |
| 2013 | Guess Who's Coming to Dinner | John Prentice Sr. | David Esbjornson | Arena Stage, Washington, DC |
| 2017 | How I Learned What I Learned | Lead – August Wilson | Round House Theater, Bethesda, MD | |
| 2018 | American Son | John Stokes | Kenny Leon | Booth Theatre- Broadway |
| 2018 | Two Trains Running | Lead – Memphis Lee | Juliette Carrillo | Arena Stage, Washington, DC |
| 2022-23 | A Soldier's Play | Lead - Sergeant Vernon C. Waters | Kenny Leon | North American tour |
References
[edit]- ^ birth ref check via intelius.com / birthdatabase.com
External links
[edit]- Eugene Lee at IMDb
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