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Leonard Jackson

Highest Rated: 93% Ganja & Hess (1973)

Lowest Rated: 49% Boomerang (1992)

Birthday: Feb 7, 1928

Birthplace: Jacksonville, Florida, USA

Leonard Jackson has built an incredible presence on the big screen throughout his acting career. Jackson's early acting career consisted of roles in various films, such as the Clifton Davis romance "Together for Days" (1972), "Five on the Black Hand Side" (1973) and the Duane Jones horror film "Ganja and Hess" (1973). He also appeared in "Super Spook" (1974), the musical comedy "Car Wash" (1976) with Richard Pryor and the sci-fi fantasy "The Brother From Another Planet" (1984) with Joe Morton. His film career continued throughout the eighties and the nineties in productions like the Danny Glover dramatic adaptation "The Color Purple" (1985), "Eddie Murphy Raw" (1987) and "Second Sight" (1989) with John Larroquette. He also appeared in "A Rage in Harlem" (1991). Jackson most recently acted on "Mulaney" (Fox, 2014-15).

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Highest rated movies

93% 53% Ganja & Hess
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89% 75% The Brother From Another Planet
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86% 59% Car Wash
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73% 94% The Color Purple
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49% 59% Boomerang Watchlist
Just Another Day in the Neighborhood
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Super Spook
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Electric Nostalgia
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The Baron
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45% Five on the Black Hand Side
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Filmography

Movies

Credit
No Score Yet No Score Yet Electric Nostalgia Michael (Character) - 2016
No Score Yet No Score Yet Just Another Day in the Neighborhood Scotty (Character) - 2004
49% 59% Boomerang Chemist (Character) $66.7M 1992
73% 94% The Color Purple Pa (Character) $93.4M 1985
89% 75% The Brother From Another Planet Smokey (Character) - 1984
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Baron Gus (Character) - 1977
86% 59% Car Wash Earl (Character) - 1976
No Score Yet No Score Yet Super Spook Super Spook (Character),
Screenwriter
- 1975
No Score Yet 45% Five on the Black Hand Side Mr. Brooks (Character) - 1973
93% 53% Ganja & Hess Archie (Character) $18.9K 1973

TV

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67% 88% The Real O'Neals Manager (Guest Star) 2017
86% 83% The Mindy Project Unknown (Guest Star) 2014
13% No Score Yet Family Tools Worker 3 (Guest Star) 2013
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Jeffersons Harold Mills (Guest Star) 1981