
Donald Frank "Don" Cheadle, Jr. was on born November 29, 1964 in Kansas City, Missouri. He is an American film actor as well as producer. Cheadle first received widespread notice for his portrayal of Mouse Alexander in the film Devil in a Blue Dress, for which he won Best Supporting Actor awards from the Los Angeles Film Critics Association and the National Society of Film Critics and was nominated for similar awards from the Screen Actors Guild and the NAACP Image Awards. Following soon thereafter was his performance in the title role of the 1996 HBO TV movie, Rebound: The Legend of Earl "The Goat" Manigault. He also starred in the 1997 film Volcano, directed by Mick Jackson. Cheadle continued his rise to prominence in the late 1990s and the early 2000s for his supporting roles in the Steven Soderbergh-directed films Out of Sight, Traffic, and Ocean's Eleven. In 2004, his lead role as Rwandan hotel manager Paul Rusesabagina in the genocide drama film Hotel Rwanda earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. He also starred in, and was one of the producers of Crash, which won the 2005 Academy Award for Best Picture. In 2010, Cheadle assumed the role of James Rhodes in the film Iron Man 2, replacing Terrence Howard, his Crash co-star. He also campaigns for the end of genocide in Darfur, Sudan, and co-authored a book concerning the issue titled Not On Our Watch: The Mission To End Genocide In Darfur And Beyond. In 2007, Cheadle was awarded the BET Humanitarian award of the year for his numerous humanitarian services he rendered for the cause of the people of Darfur and Rwanda. In 2010, Cheadle was named U.N. Environment Program Goodwill Ambassador.
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Movie | Space Jam: A New Legacy | Al G. Rhythm | 2021-07-08 |
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Movie | Nations United: Urgent Solutions for Urgent Times | Self | 2020-09-19 |
Series | Black Monday | Maurice 'Mo' Monroe | 2019-01-20 |
Movie | Captain Marvel | James 'Rhodey' Rhodes / War Machine (uncredited) | 2019-03-06 |
Movie | Avengers: Endgame | James Rhodes / War Machine | 2019-04-24 |
Movie | Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee | Self | 2019-12-20 |
Movie | Avengers: Infinity War | James Rhodes / War Machine | 2018-04-25 |
Movie | August 28: A Day in the Life of a People | Self | 2017-08-26 |
Movie | Miles Ahead | Miles Davis | 2016-01-22 |
Movie | Captain America: Civil War | Lieutenant James Rhodes / War Machine | 2016-04-27 |
Movie | Kevin Hart: What Now? | Rival Agent | 2016-10-14 |
Movie | David Blaine: Beyond Magic | Self | 2016-11-16 |
Series | Chelsea | Himself | 2016-05-11 |
Series | Lip Sync Battle | Unknown | 2015-04-02 |
Movie | Avengers: Age of Ultron | James Rhodes / War Machine | 2015-04-22 |
Series | Running Wild with Bear Grylls | Himself | 2014-07-28 |
Movie | Iron Man 3 | Colonel James Rhodes | 2013-04-18 |
Series | House of Lies | Marty Kaan | 2012-01-08 |
Movie | I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac | Self | 2012-02-19 |
Movie | Kingdom Come | Self | 2012-04-28 |
Movie | Don Cheadle is Captain Planet - Part 4 | Captain Planet | 2012-12-14 |
Movie | Don Cheadle is Captain Planet - Part 2 | Captain Planet | 2012-12-10 |
Movie | Flight | Hugh Lang | 2012-11-02 |
Movie | The Guard | FBI agent Wendell Everett | 2011-07-07 |
Movie | A Man's Story | Self | 2011-10-08 |
Movie | Captain Planet with Don Cheadle | Captain Planet | 2011-09-14 |
Series | Funny or Die Presents | Frederick Douglass | 2010-02-15 |
Movie | Brooklyn's Finest | Det. Clarence 'Tango' Butler | 2010-03-04 |
Movie | Iron Man 2 | Lt. Col. James 'Rhodey' Rhodes | 2010-04-28 |
Movie | Diary of a Wimpy Kid | Manny Heffley | 2010-03-19 |
Movie | Hotel for Dogs | Bernie | 2009-01-16 |
Movie | The People Speak | Self | 2009-12-13 |
Movie | Traitor | Samir Horn | 2008-08-23 |
Movie | Reign Over Me | Alan Johnson | 2007-03-22 |
Movie | Ocean's Thirteen | Basher Tarr | 2007-06-05 |
Movie | Darfur Now | Self | 2007-11-02 |
Movie | Talk to Me | Petey Greene | 2007-07-13 |
Movie | King Leopold's Ghost | Narrator (voice) | 2006-05-28 |
Series | The Henry Rollins Show | Unknown | 2006-04-01 |
Movie | The Dog Problem | 2006-09-11 | |
Movie | Crash | Det. Graham Waters | 2005-05-06 |
Movie | A Concert for Hurricane Relief | Self - Presenter | 2005-09-02 |
Series | America Beyond the Color Line | Himself | 2004-02-03 |
Movie | The Assassination of Richard Nixon | Bonny Simmons | 2004-05-17 |
Movie | Ocean's Twelve | Basher Tarr | 2004-12-09 |
Movie | After the Sunset | Henri Mooré | 2004-11-12 |
Movie | Hotel Rwanda | Paul Rusesabagina | 2004-12-22 |
Series | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Unknown | 2003-01-26 |
Movie | Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives | 2003-02-10 | |
Series | Real Time with Bill Maher | Unknown | 2003-02-21 |
Series | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Unknown | 2003-09-08 |
Movie | The United States of Leland | Pearl Madison | 2003-05-15 |
Movie | Abby Singer | Don Cheadle (uncredited) | 2003-10-28 |
Movie | Ticker | Passenger | 2002-11-12 |
Movie | Swordfish | Roberts | 2001-06-08 |
Movie | Manic | Dr. David Monroe | 2001-01-27 |
Movie | Rush Hour 2 | Kenny (uncredited) | 2001-08-03 |
Series | The Hire | Passenger | 2001-04-26 |
Movie | Things Behind the Sun | Chuck | 2001-10-12 |
Series | The Bernie Mac Show | Unknown | 2001-11-14 |
Movie | Ocean's Eleven | Basher Tarr (uncredited) | 2001-12-07 |
Movie | Fail Safe | Lt. Jimmy Pierce | 2000-04-09 |
Movie | The Family Man | Cash | 2000-12-12 |
Movie | Mission to Mars | Luke Graham | 2000-03-10 |
Movie | Inside Traffic: The Making of 'Traffic' | Self | 2000-12-19 |
Movie | Traffic | Montel Gordon | 2000-12-27 |
Series | Independent Lens | Host | 1999-08-09 |
Movie | A Lesson Before Dying | Grant Wiggins | 1999-05-22 |
Series | The Early Show | Unknown | 1999-11-01 |
Movie | Bulworth | L.D. | 1998-05-15 |
Movie | Out of Sight | Maurice 'Snoopy' Miller | 1998-06-26 |
Movie | The Rat Pack | Sammy Davis Jr. | 1998-08-22 |
Movie | Volcano | Emmit Reese | 1997-04-25 |
Movie | Rosewood | Sylvester Carrier | 1997-02-21 |
Series | The View | Unknown | 1997-08-11 |
Movie | Boogie Nights | Buck Swope | 1997-10-10 |
Series | The Daily Show | Unknown | 1996-07-22 |
Movie | Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault | Earl Manigault | 1996-11-23 |
Series | MADtv | Unknown | 1995-10-14 |
Movie | Devil in a Blue Dress | Mouse Alexander | 1995-09-29 |
Movie | Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead | Rooster | 1995-12-01 |
Series | ER | Unknown | 1994-09-19 |
Movie | The Meteor Man | Goldilocks | 1993-08-06 |
Movie | Lush Life | Jack | 1993-10-01 |
Series | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Unknown | 1993-09-13 |
Series | Picket Fences | John Littleton | 1992-09-18 |
Movie | Roadside Prophets | Happy Days Manager | 1992-03-27 |
Series | Hangin' with Mr. Cooper | Unknown | 1992-09-22 |
Series | The Golden Palace | Roland Wilson | 1992-09-18 |
Series | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | Ice Tray | 1990-09-10 |
Series | The Simpsons | Unknown | 1989-12-17 |
Movie | Colors | Rocket | 1988-04-15 |
Series | China Beach | Unknown | 1988-04-26 |
Series | The Bronx Zoo | Unknown | 1987-03-19 |
Movie | Hamburger Hill | Pvt. Washburn | 1987-08-07 |
Series | L.A. Law | Unknown | 1986-09-15 |
Movie | Punk | 1986-08-06 | |
Series | Sidekicks | Unknown | 1986-09-26 |
Movie | Moving Violations | Juicy Burgers Worker | 1985-04-19 |
Series | Fame | Unknown | 1982-01-07 |
Series | Hill Street Blues | Unknown | 1981-01-15 |
Series | The Oscars | Unknown | 1953-03-19 |