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Michael Clarke Duncan was born December 10, 1957 in Chicago, Illinois He is best known for his breakout role as John Coffey in The Green Mile. In 1998, Duncan was cast as Bear in the film Armageddon, where he struck up a friendship with castmate Bruce Willis. It was Bruce Willis' influence that helped him to get his breakout role as John Coffey in the Frank Darabont-directed The Green Mile, a role which netted him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor in a Supporting Role and a Golden Globe nomination for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture. Duncan then was cast in a string of films that helped to establish him as a star: The Whole Nine Yards, Planet of the Apes, The Scorpion King (where he starred alongside his friend, The Rock), The Island and Daredevil as Wilson Fisk, aka The Kingpin. Duncan has also provided his voice for a number of roles including Brother Bear, The Land Before Time XI: Invasion of the Tinysauruses, Quiznos commercials, and the video games Demon Stone, SOCOM II: U.S. Navy SEALs, The Suffering: Ties That Bind, Saints Row, and Soldier of Fortune, with his most recent role being God of War II, where he provides the voice of Atlas, the Titan condemned by Zeus to stand at the western edge of the earth and hold up the sky on his shoulders. He later reprised his role as the Kingpin in Spider-Man: The New Animated Series. In 2005, he starred in the film Sin City (again alongside Bruce Willis) as Manute, a powerful mobster. Duncan appeared in a minor role in the 2006 movie Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby as Lucius Washington, and he voiced the role of the villain Massive in the Loonatics Unleashed. In 2006, he voiced the role of Numbuh 26 in the animated movie Codename: Kids Next Door: Operation ZERO. He played Balrog in Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li and voiced the prison commander in Kung Fu Panda. In 2011, Duncan plays ‘The Giant Troll’ in the fantasy comedy film, Your Highness and will reprise his role in the SinCity sequels. On September 3 2012 Michael Clarke Duncan passed away from complications after a massive heart attack on July 13th 2012.
Movie | Beyond Hell's Kitchen - Making Daredevil | 2025 | |
Movie | The Challenger | Dune | 2015-09-11 |
Movie | Walking the Mile | Self | 2014-12-09 |
Movie | From the Rough | Roger | 2013-06-08 |
Movie | A Resurrection | Addison | 2013-03-21 |
Series | The Finder | Leo Knox | 2012-01-12 |
Movie | In the Hive | Mr. Hollis | 2012-12-14 |
Movie | The Rock: The Epic Journey of Dwayne Johnson | Self (archive footage) | 2012-02-21 |
Movie | Your Highness | The Giant Troll | 2011-04-08 |
Movie | Cross | Erlik | 2011-05-21 |
Movie | Redemption Road | Augy | 2011-08-26 |
Movie | Legend of Kung Fu Rabbit | Slash (voice) | 2011-07-11 |
Movie | Green Lantern | Kilowog (voice) | 2011-06-14 |
Movie | A Crush on You | 'Big Jim' Nelson | 2011-06-11 |
Movie | Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore | Sam (voice) | 2010-07-29 |
Movie | The Slammin' Salmon | Cleon Salmon | 2009-12-11 |
Movie | Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li | Balrog | 2009-02-27 |
Movie | Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins | Sheriff Otis Jenkins | 2008-02-08 |
Movie | American Crude | Spinks | 2008-06-03 |
Movie | Kung Fu Panda | Commander Vachir (voice) | 2008-06-04 |
Movie | Delgo | Elder Marley (voice) | 2008-12-12 |
Movie | Slipstream | Mort / Phil Henderson / Patrolman | 2007-02-10 |
Movie | The Last Mimzy | Nathanial Broadman | 2007-02-09 |
Movie | Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby | Lucius Washington | 2006-08-04 |
Movie | Brother Bear 2 | Tug (voice) | 2006-08-17 |
Movie | Air Buddies | Wolf (voice) | 2006-12-12 |
Movie | School for Scoundrels | Lesher | 2006-09-29 |
Movie | One Way | The General | 2006-10-21 |
Movie | The Land Before Time XI: Invasion of the Tinysauruses | Big Daddy (voice) | 2005-01-11 |
Movie | Racing Stripes | Clydesdale (voice) | 2005-01-06 |
Movie | D.E.B.S. | Mr. Phipps | 2005-03-25 |
Movie | Family Guy Presents: Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story | The Stork (voice) | 2005-07-23 |
Movie | The Island | Starkweather Two Delta / Jamal Starkweather | 2005-07-21 |
Movie | Dinotopia: Quest for the Ruby Sunstone | Stinktooth (voice) | 2005-05-17 |
Movie | Sin City | Manute | 2005-04-01 |
Movie | Pursued | Franklin | 2004-12-21 |
Movie | George and the Dragon | Tarik | 2004-03-28 |
Movie | Daredevil | Wilson Fisk / The Kingpin | 2003-02-14 |
Series | Spider-Man: The New Animated Series | Wilson Fisk / the Kingpin | 2003-07-11 |
Movie | Brother Bear | Tug (voice) | 2003-10-23 |
Movie | George of the Jungle 2 | Mean Lion (voice) | 2003-08-18 |
Movie | R. Kelly: The R. in R&B - The Video Collection | Henchman (segment "Down Low") | 2003-10-21 |
Movie | Kim Possible: A Sitch In Time | Future Wade (voice) | 2003-11-28 |
Movie | The Scorpion King | Balthazar | 2002-04-18 |
Movie | Cats & Dogs | Sam (voice) | 2001-07-04 |
Movie | See Spot Run | Murdoch | 2001-03-02 |
Movie | They Call Me Sirr | Coach Griffin | 2001-11-01 |
Movie | Planet of the Apes | Attar | 2001-07-25 |
Movie | The Whole Nine Yards | Franklin 'Frankie Figs' Figueroa | 2000-02-18 |
Movie | Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile | Self - 'John Coffey' | 2000-06-13 |
Movie | Breakfast of Champions | Eli | 1999-02-18 |
Movie | The Underground Comedy Movie | Gay Virgin | 1999-05-14 |
Movie | The Green Mile | John Coffey | 1999-12-10 |
Movie | Caught Up | BB | 1998-02-27 |
Movie | The Players Club | Bodyguard | 1998-04-08 |
Movie | Bulworth | Bouncer | 1998-05-15 |
Movie | A Night at the Roxbury | Roxbury Bouncer | 1998-10-01 |
Movie | Armageddon | Bear | 1998-07-01 |
Series | Built to Last | 1997-09-24 | |
Movie | Back in Business | Huge Guard | 1997-05-29 |
Series | Sparks | Frank | 1996-08-26 |
Movie | Friday | Craps Player (uncredited) | 1995-04-26 |
Series | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | Man in the Bar | 1990-09-10 |