Julius Harris
A late bloomer, Julius Harris came to acting at the improbable age of 41. His first part, as Will Anderson in Michael Roemer's romantic drama "Nothing but a Man," marked him as an actor to watch, particularly within the small community of African American film makers. His career started slowly; his next part came in 1969 with "Slaves," about a revolt on a Kentucky plantation, starring Dionne Warwick and Ossie Davis. In the '70s, Harris became a familiar face in blaxploitation films. Taking life in the urban ghetto as their theme, featuring gun-wielding black men in positions of power, these heavily stylized films usually had prominent funk and soul soundtracks. In 1972 Harris played Captain Bollin in "Shaft's Big Score!," starring Richard Roundtree as the most famous character of the genre, Shaft. Harris made two other famous films in 1972, "Super Fly," in which he played Scatter, and "Trouble Man," starring Robert Hooks. In 1973 he was cast in the James Bond film "Live and Let Die" in the memorable role of Tee Hee Johnson. Outside the genre he was cast in the crime thriller "The Taking of Pelham One Two Three" and the remake of the classic giant-gorilla adventure "King Kong." With the decline of blaxploitation, Harris began appearing in guest performances on various TV series in the late '70s and '80s, accepting fewer and fewer roles until the end of his career in 1997. At age 81, after a 40 year career, Harris passed away from heart failure.
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Julius Harris
Filmography
Movies
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Carnage Collection: Vicious Violence & Vengeance | Mr. Sumatra (Character) | - | 2023 |
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Shrunken Heads | Mr. Sumatra (Character) | - | 1994 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Gifted | Unknown (Character) | - | 1994 |
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Prayer of the Rollerboys | Speedbagger (Character) | - | 1991 |
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A Gathering of Old Men | Coot (Character) | - | 1987 |
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My Chauffeur | Johnson (Character) | $4.8M | 1986 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Missing Pieces | Spencer Harris (Character) | - | 1983 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Enchanted | Booker T (Character) | - | 1983 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Naked Weekend | B.B. (Character) | - | 1981 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mystique | B.B. (Character) | - | 1981 |
20% |
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First Family | Ambassador Longo (Character) | - | 1980 |
100% |
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Alambrista | Drunken Man (Character) | - | 1978 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | BJ and the Bear | Colonel Whitmore (Character) | - | 1978 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Ring of Passion | Chappie Jackson (Character) | - | 1978 |
91% |
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Islands in the Stream | Joseph (Character) | - | 1977 |
61% |
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Looking for Mr. Goodbar | Black Cat (Character) | - | 1977 |
55% |
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King Kong | Boan (Character) | - | 1976 |
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Victory at Entebbe | President Idi Amin (Character) | - | 1976 |
60% |
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Let's Do It Again | Bubbletop Woodson (Character) | - | 1975 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Cry for Help | George Rigney (Character) | - | 1975 |
98% |
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The Taking of Pelham One Two Three | Inspector Daniels (Character) | - | 1974 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Salty | Clancy Ames (Character) | - | 1974 |
22% |
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Hell up in Harlem | Papa Gibbs (Character) | - | 1973 |
64% |
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Black Caesar | Mr. Gibbs (Character) | - | 1973 |
67% |
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Live and Let Die | Tee Hee (Character) | - | 1973 |
58% |
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Shaft's Big Score! | Capt. Bollin (Character) | - | 1972 |
93% |
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Superfly | Scatter (Character) | - | 1972 |
98% |
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Nothing But a Man | Will Anderson (Character) | $12.4K | 1964 |
TV
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Elvira's 10 Nights of Halloween | Mr. Sumatra (Character) | 2014 |
43% | No Score Yet | The Burning Zone | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1996 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Jake and the Fatman | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1992 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Civil Wars | Judge Adams (Guest Star) | 1991 |
No Score Yet | 89% | Murder, She Wrote | Jack Lee Johnson (Guest Star) | 1991 |
No Score Yet | 94% | The Golden Girls | Mr. Lewis (Guest Star) | 1991 |
No Score Yet | 70% | Friday the 13th: The Series | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1989 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Frank's Place | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1987 |
No Score Yet | 78% | Amazing Stories | Unknown (Character) | 1985 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Jeffersons | Rev. Taylor (Guest Star) | 1984 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hart to Hart | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1984 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Simon & Simon | Jules (Guest Star) | 1981-1982 |
No Score Yet | 74% | Incredible Hulk | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1979 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1978 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Good Times | Ben Foster (Guest Star) | 1976 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Cannon | Millner (Guest Star) | 1975 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Harry O | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1975 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Bob Newhart Show | Mr. Billings (Guest Star) | 1973 |