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Julius Harris

Born: 17th Aug 1923 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA - Died 17th Oct 2004
Dept: Acting
Julius W. Harris (August 17, 1923 – October 17, 2004) was an American actor who appeared in more than 70 movies and numerous television series in a career that spanned four decades. Harris is best known for his roles in 1970s films such as Live and Let Die and the blaxploitation films Super Fly, Black Caesar and Hell Up in Harlem.
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Film and Tv Credits
Total number of credits listed: 80
Film: 50 (63%)
Television: 30 (38%)
Remaining genres not in graph: Adventure, Science Fiction, History, Documentary, Romance, Animation

Filmography

2023
Take a ride through a nearly half century of vintage Full Moon weirdness in this latest episode of our "Carnage Collection". See gory, intense and abs ... view
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(archive footage)
1999
A behind the scenes look at the James Bond film "Live and Let Die" ... view
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ER Drama
Sep 1994 (first aired)
ER explores the inner workings of an urban teaching hospital and the critical issues faced by the dedicated physicians and staff of its overburdened e ... view
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Gramps (1 ep.)
Shrunken Heads Thriller, Comedy, Horror
1994
Three teens killed by a local crime boss return for revenge after a witch doctor revives them through voodoo magic. ... view
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Mr. Sumatra
The Gifted Fantasy, Science Fiction
1993
Psychic descendents of an African tribe reunite to save Earth. 5000 years ago certain members of the Dogon tribe in West Africa were granted psychic p ... view
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Pa
Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence Action, Horror, Mystery
1992
A priest practicing the Voodoo arts resurrects Matt Cordell, who takes his badge and returns from the dead...again...to do his bidding. ... view
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Houngan
1992
Jean and Shag Williams locate a newly built house and decide it's perfect for them to buy. One thing the developers forgot to tell them about was that ... view
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Elderly Farmer
Eerie, Indiana Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Comedy
Sep 1991 (first aired)
Teenage weirdness investigator Marshall Teller adventures through his new small-town home with his friends, geeky Simon Holmes and mysterious Dash X. ... view
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Prop Man (1 ep.)
1991
It's the lawless future, and renegade biker Harley Davidson and his surly cowboy buddy, Marlboro, learn that a corrupt bank is about to foreclose on t ... view
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Old Man
Prayer of the Rollerboys Science Fiction, Action
1991
Griffin, a rollerblader in the not so distant future of an economically wrecked Los Angeles, races against time to save both his younger brother and t ... view
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Speedbagger
1990
An enigmatic drifter from the South comes to visit an old acquaintance who now lives in South-Central LA. ... view
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Herman
Darkman Action, Science Fiction, Thriller
1990
Dr. Peyton Westlake is on the verge of realizing a major breakthrough in synthetic skin when his laboratory is destroyed by gangsters. Having been bur ... view
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Gravedigger
Apr 1990 (first aired)
Shannon's Deal is an American legal drama. The show centers on a successful Philadelphia corporate lawyer named Jack Shannon, who lost his family and ... view
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Darryl (1 ep.)
1988
When a boxer is killed because he wouldn't take a dive, his brother tries to find a way to avenge him even if only symbolically. ... view
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Tony Leone
Friday the 13th: The Series Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama
Oct 1987 (first aired)
Micki and Ryan with the help of their friend Jack try to recover cursed antiques so they can store them in safety inside the antique store's vault. ... view
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Simpson (1 ep.)
Jake and the Fatman Drama, Crime, Action & Adventure
Sep 1987 (first aired)
Jake and the Fatman is a television crime drama starring William Conrad as prosecutor J. L. "Fatman" McCabe and Joe Penny as investigator Jake Styles. ... view
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Unknown/various (1 ep.)
A Gathering of Old Men Drama, TV Movie
1987
A group of elderly Black men on a Louisiana plantation gather to claim responsibility for the murder of a violent white farmer to protect the young Bl ... view
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Coot
Hollywood Vice Squad Comedy, Action, Crime
1986
A mother goes to Hollywood to find her runaway daughter. She discovers that the girl has become involved in the pornography industry, and goes to the ... view
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Jesse
My Chauffeur Comedy, Romance
1986
A feisty young woman accepts a mysterious offer to become a chauffeur for a Beverly Hills limousine business, much to the chagrin of her older male co ... view
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Johnson
Amazing Stories Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama, Comedy, Family, Mystery, Crime
Sep 1985 (first aired)
A truly amazing, fantastical, science fiction, funny and odd, and sometimes scary, sad and endearing anthology series presented by Steven Spielberg wi ... view
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Joe (1 ep.)
Sep 1985 (first aired)
Four Southern Florida seniors share a house, their dreams, and a whole lot of cheesecake. Bright, promiscuous, clueless and hilarious, these lovely, m ... view
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Mr. Lewis (1 ep.)
Crimewave Comedy, Crime, Horror
1985
A pair of whacked-out cartoon-like exterminator/hitmen kill the owner of a burglar-alarm company, and stalk the partner who hired them, his wife, and ... view
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Hardened Convict
Feb 1985 (first aired)
Hollywood Wives is an American television miniseries based on Jackie Collins' 1983 novel of the same name and produced by Aaron Spelling. Broadcast on ... view
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Reverend Daniel (1 ep.)
WonderWorks Family, Drama
Oct 1984 (first aired)
Anthology series aimed at children and families. Many of the episodes were based on popular children's and young adult novels. ... view
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Lee (1 ep.)
Murder, She Wrote Mystery, Crime, Drama
Sep 1984 (first aired)
An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life homicide cases. ... view
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Jack Lee Johnson (1 ep.)
The Enchanted Mystery, Fantasy, Horror
1984
Royce Hagan returns from the sea to claim and inhabit a 2000 acre ranch in one of the last wild places left in central Florida. Old family friend Book ... view
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Booker
Going Berserk Comedy
1983
John Bourgignon, a drummer-chauffeur engaged to the daughter of a United States senator, encounters a sleazy film director, the leader of an aerobics ... view
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Judge
Missing Pieces Crime, Drama, Mystery, TV Movie
1983
A private detective has to deal with an unpleasant memory, a near-insoluble mystery, and a pursuing murderer inflicted with drugs and political corrup ... view
Character:
Spencer Harris
Nov 1982 (first aired)
The Blue and the Gray is a television miniseries that first aired on CBS in three installments on November 14, November 16, and November 17, 1982. Set ... view
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Preacher (3 ep.)
Oct 1982 (first aired)
St. Elsewhere is an American medical drama television series that originally ran on NBC from October 26, 1982 to May 25, 1988. The series starred Ed F ... view
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Earl (1 ep.)
Voyagers! Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Oct 1982 (first aired)
A member of a league of time travelers and a boy travel through time repairing errors in world history. ... view
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Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Cagney & Lacey Crime, Drama
Mar 1982 (first aired)
Mary Beth Lacey and Chris Cagney are teamed up as NYPD police detectives. Their opposing personalities (one is tough and the other sensitive) mesh to ... view
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Bardo (2 ep.)
Full Moon High Horror, Comedy, Fantasy
1981
After a trip to Romania, popular high school quarterback Tony Walker becomes a werewolf, and struggles to come to terms with his hirsute situation. ... view
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Hijacker (uncredited)
Thornwell Drama, History, TV Movie
1981
The story of James Thornwell, whose accusation that the U.S. Army used mind control drugs on him to force him to confess to stealing secret documents ... view
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Frisco
First Family Comedy
1980
When the First Daughter is kidnapped by an African tribe, the President must do what he can to keep them from sacrificing her. ... view
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Ambassador Longo
Gorp Comedy
1980
Pranksters cause trouble at a summer camp for rich kids. ... view
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Fred the Chef
Delta Fox Drama, Crime
1979
Woman is kidnaped by hitman who discovers that he is the target of another hitman. ... view
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Tiny
Hart to Hart Action & Adventure, Crime, Mystery
Sep 1979 (first aired)
Wealthy couple Jonathan and Jennifer Hart, a self-made millionaire and his journalist wife, moonlight as amateur detectives. ... view
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Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Benson Comedy
Sep 1979 (first aired)
A butler deals with life at the governor's mansion. ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
B.J. and the Bear Action, Adventure, Comedy, TV Movie
1978
In this pilot film, B.J. McKay, a guitar-playing independent trucker who travels with a fun-loving chimpanzee named Bear, finds himself caught up with ... view
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Colonel Whitmore
To Kill a Cop Crime, Drama, Action, TV Movie
1978
Earl Eischied is a man with his hands full. As the Chief of Detectives in New York City he is trying to break up a group of black militants that are o ... view
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Det. Baker
To Kill a Cop Drama, Crime
Apr 1978 (first aired)
Police drama concerning a maverick chief of detectives dealing with two cop killings and a spate of bank robberies. He's also fighting a back stabbing ... view
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Charles (2 ep.)
Det. Baker (2 ep.)
Ring of Passion Action, Drama, History, TV Movie
1978
Fact-based drama about the two Joe Louis-Max Schmeling heavyweight fights and the way both boxers unwillingly became symbols of political ideologies j ... view
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Chappie Jackson
The Fat Albert Christmas Special Animation, Family, TV Movie, Comedy
1977
The Cosby Kids are rehearsing for a Christmas pageant at their junkyard clubhouse, which Tyrone, the mean old junkyard owner, is fixin' to tear down. ... view
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Mr. Tyrone (voice)
The Incredible Hulk Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure, Drama
Nov 1977 (first aired)
During an experiment gone bad, radiation turns a scientist into a raging green behemoth whenever he becomes agitated. Unable to control his transforma ... view
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Unknown/various (1 ep.)
1977
A short, unhappy affair with a married man leads a dedicated schoolteacher into the alcohol-and-drug fueled underworld of singles’ bars, where she b ... view
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Black Cat
Alambrista! Drama
1977
After the birth of his first child, Roberto, a young Mexican man, slips across the border into the United States. Seeking work to support his family b ... view
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2nd Drunk
The Love Boat Drama, Comedy
Sep 1977 (first aired)
Passengers who search for romantic nights aboard a beautiful ship travelling to tropical or mysterious countries, decide to pass their vacation aboard ... view
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Minister (1 ep.)
1977
An isolated sculptor is visited by his three sons just before the start of WWII. ... view
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Joseph
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries Mystery, Action & Adventure
Jan 1977 (first aired)
The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries is a television series which aired for three seasons on ABC. The series starred Parker Stevenson and Shaun Cassidy ... view
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Unknown/various (2 ep.)
Victory at Entebbe Action, Drama, History, TV Movie
1976
The film is based on an actual event: Operation Entebbe and the freeing of Israeli hostages at Entebbe Airport (now Entebbe International Airport) in ... view
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President Idi Amin
King Kong Adventure, Fantasy, Horror
1976
An oil company expedition disturbs the peace of a giant ape and brings him back to New York to exploit him. ... view
Character:
Boan
Friday Foster Action, Thriller
1975
Friday Foster, a magazine photographer, goes to Los Angeles International airport to photograph the arrival of Blake Tarr, the richest black man in Am ... view
Character:
Monk Riley
Let's Do It Again Comedy, Crime
1975
Clyde Williams and Billy Foster are a couple of blue-collar workers in Atlanta who have promised to raise funds for their fraternal order, the Brother ... view
Character:
Bubbletop Woodson
Ellery Queen Mystery, Drama
Sep 1975 (first aired)
Ellery Queen is an American television detective mystery series based on the fictional character Ellery Queen. It aired on NBC during the 1975-76 tele ... view
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Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Sep 1975 (first aired)
Doctors' Hospital is an American medical drama that ran on NBC during the 1975–1976 season. ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
A Cry for Help Drama, TV Movie
1975
A talk-radio host, who specializes in abusing and insulting his audience, gets a call from a disturbed teenage girl who says she is going to commit su ... view
Character:
George Rigney
The Jeffersons Comedy, Family
Jan 1975 (first aired)
Sitcom following a successful African-American couple, George and Louise “Weezyö Jefferson as they “move on up” from working-class Queens to a ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three Crime, Thriller, Comedy
1974
In New York, armed men hijack a subway car and demand a ransom for the passengers while the authorities question about the method of their escape. ... view
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Inspector Daniels
Harry O Drama, Action & Adventure
Sep 1974 (first aired)
After being shot in the line of duty, Harry Orwell was forced to retire from the San Diego Police Department. To supplement his police pension, Harry ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Salty Family, Action & Adventure
Sep 1974 (first aired)
Adventures of two orphaned brothers, Tim and Taylor, whose parents were killed by a tornado in the Gulf of Mexico. The brothers meet Clancy, an old ci ... view
Character:
Clancy (20 ep.)
Good Times Comedy
Feb 1974 (first aired)
Good Times is an American sitcom that originally aired from February 8, 1974, until August 1, 1979, on the CBS television network. It was created by E ... view
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Unknown/various (1 ep.)
1973
A mystery writer's son is being held for $1 million ransom. ... view
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Hell Up In Harlem Action, Thriller, Crime, Drama
1973
A Harlem gangster must rescue his ex-wife, who's been kidnapped by the Mafia. ... view
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Papa Gibbs
Blade Thriller, Mystery, Horror
1973
A homicide detective goes after a woman-hating serial killer, who uses knives to murder his victims. ... view
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Card Player
Kojak Crime, Action & Adventure, Drama, Mystery
Oct 1973 (first aired)
A bald, lollipop sucking police detective with a fiery righteous attitude battles crime in New York City. ... view
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Joe Addison (1 ep.)
Live and Let Die Adventure, Action, Thriller
1973
James Bond must investigate a mysterious murder case of a British agent in New Orleans. Soon he finds himself up against a gangster boss named Mr. Big ... view
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Tee Hee
1973
Original 1973 short promotional documentary on the making of the 8th James Bond movie Live and Let Die (1973). ... view
Character:
Self
Black Caesar Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
1973
Raised in Harlem, Tommy Gibbs becomes a successful mob boss but he clashes with the rival Mafia and his old enemy, dirty cop McKinney. ... view
Character:
Mr. Gibbs
Salty Adventure
1973
After their parents are killed in a hurricane, brothers Taylor and Tim Reed are taken in by the owner of a fledgling marina in the Florida Everglades, ... view
Character:
Clancy Ames
Trouble Man Crime, Action, Thriller, Drama
1972
It seems that masked men are knocking over the floating crap games of Chalky and Pete. Chalky and Pete hire the cool, loose, elegant Mr. T to fix thin ... view
Character:
Big
Sep 1972 (first aired)
The Bob Newhart Show is an American situation comedy produced by MTM Enterprises, which aired 142 original episodes on CBS from September 16, 1972, to ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (0 ep.)
Super Fly Crime, Drama, Action, Thriller
1972
Priest, a New York City drug kingpin, devises a scheme to get out of the business and retire with a big payday, but his plans are complicated when a s ... view
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Scatter
Shaft's Big Score! Action, Crime, Thriller, Drama
1972
John Shaft is back as the lady-loved black detective cop on the search for the murderer of a client. ... view
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Capt. Bollin
Jan 1972 (first aired)
The misadventures of a cantankerous junk dealer and his frustrated son. ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Cannon Drama, Action & Adventure
Sep 1971 (first aired)
Cannon is a CBS detective television series produced by Quinn Martin which aired from March 26, 1971 to March 3, 1976. The primary protagonist is the ... view
Character:
Millner (1 ep.)
Incident in San Francisco Thriller, TV Movie
1971
A man who tries to stop a mugging finds himself accused of murdering the criminal after the victim and witnesses fail to corroborate his story. A youn ... view
Character:
Henry Carter
1971
Deadpan, small-time Kosher Nostra mobster Harry Plotnick goes meshugga when he gets into the catering biz with his ex-brother-in-law. ... view
Character:
Julie
Slaves Drama
1969
A Kentucky slave (Davis) fights for his freedom from a cruel overseer whose mistress eventually joins him and the other slaves in their revolt. ... view
Character:
Shadrach
Nothing But a Man Drama, Romance
1964
A proud black man and his school-teacher wife face discriminatory challenges in 1960s America. ... view
Character:
Will Anderson