How about...
 

Chris Rock = Pooky, New Jack City
"It just keeps calling me, man. Just calling me"

Joan Collins - will always be Alexis (from Dynasty)

I would have to say that Wesley Snipes will always be Nino Brown and Allen PAyne will be G-Money.

Radio Raheem (whatever his name was) and Dean Big Brother Almigh-T from Spike Lee's School Daze and Do The Right Thing!

Larenz Tate (O-Dog)

Christopher B. Duncan will ALWAYS be Braxton.


Thanks for the reminder O2BAME

I reeeeaaaalllllly hate to say this about him because he's such a good actor but Dennis Haysbert will always be know for playing Whitney Houston's married boyfriend Kenneth in Waiting To Exhale.

Deltabrat I think Bill Nunn was Radio Raheem and Giancarlo Esposito was Big Brother Almigh-T.

Correction to post a year ago
 

Ron Glass=Ron O'Neal=SuperFly

Jimmy Walker= J.J. Evans

John Amos= James Evans

Slight hijack..
 

Slight hijack (sorry), but did anyone see last week's Entertainment Weekly (the one with Bart Simpson on the cover)? There was an interview with several emerging young black male actors talking about the dire straits they're in with respect to finding meaty, non-stereotypical roles. The article is called "Brothers in Arms".

EW traditionally comes out on Tuesday, so if you're quick you might still be able to find this copy on the newsstand...

Ron O'Neal : Super Fly

Pam Grier : Cleopatra Jones

Henry Winkler : The Fonz

Barry Williams : Greg Brady

Malcom Jamal-Warner : Theo

Carrol O' Connor : Archie Bunker

Robin Williams : Mork

Penny Marshall and Cindy Williams : Laverne and Shirley

Gary Coleman : Arnold

I don't think Pam Grier played Cleopatra Jones. She WAS Foxy Brown and Coffy.

I think Tamara Dobson was Cleopatra Jones. My knowledge of Blaxploitation is horribly limited, being that I was a child in those days and was extremely sheltered.:o :p

That's her!

Well, these movies were before my time. But, during college, my friends and I had a blaxploitation night. We watched Coffy and Shaft. I've seen a couple more since that time.

Richard Roundtree will always be Shaft (sorry, Sam)

thanks for clearing that up for me. I have seen Cleopatra Jones once and I never pay attention to the credits when they list the actors' name.

Tom Hanks....Forrest Gump

William Shatner...Captain Kirk

Al Pacino...Michael Corleone or Tony Montana

Lawrence Fishbourne....Ike Turner

Carrie Ann Moss...Trinity