Damien Leake
Damien Leake (born August 12, 1952) is an American actor and record-holding masters track and field athlete. Starting with a role in 1973's Serpico, he has had a continuous career appearing in some 70 motion pictures, plus numerous television and stage acting roles. Through the 1980s he was typecast as a "a tender, sensitive . . . half-crazed killer" including roles in Death Wish and Apocalypse Now. He has branched out to other jobs related to the entertainment industry. He claims to having been a singer, dancer, director, musician, composer, musical director, vocal arranger, playwright, stage fight choreographer and ventriloquist.
Filmography
Tuna on Rye
as Arthur
Tuna on Rye
as Arthur
Breaking In
as Isaac
Breaking In
as Isaac
Sleepwalker
Sleepwalker
Bad Twin
as Dr. Martine
Bad Twin
as Dr. Martine
The Bad Twin
as Dr. Martine
The Bad Twin
as Dr. Martine
The Experiment
as Govenor
The Experiment
as Govenor
Prison Break: The Final Break
as Detective Marlin
Prison Break: The Final Break
as Detective Marlin
The Great Debaters
as Wilson
The Great Debaters
as Wilson
88 Minutes
as The Judge
88 Minutes
as The Judge
Mighty Joe Young
as Cop
Mighty Joe Young
as Cop
The Devil's Own
as Art Fisher
The Devil's Own
as Art Fisher
Looking for Richard
as Self
Looking for Richard
as Self
Separate but Equal
as Dr. Kenneth Clark
Separate but Equal
as Dr. Kenneth Clark
He Said, She Said
as Ray, the Technical Director
He Said, She Said
as Ray, the Technical Director
Born on the Fourth of July
as Patient - VA Hospital
Born on the Fourth of July
as Patient - VA Hospital
Sea of Love
as Ernest Lee
Sea of Love
as Ernest Lee
Collision Course
as Tenement Man
Collision Course
as Tenement Man
Last Rites
as Detective Brown
Last Rites
as Detective Brown
Highlander
as Tony
Highlander
as Tony
The Cotton Club
as Bub Jewett
The Cotton Club
as Bub Jewett
The Killing Floor
as Frank Custer
The Killing Floor
as Frank Custer
Apocalypse Now
as Machine Gunner
Apocalypse Now
as Machine Gunner
Death Wish
as Alley Mugger #2 (uncredited)
Death Wish
as Alley Mugger #2 (uncredited)
Serpico
as Joey
Serpico
as Joey
Hitch: A Portrait of a Black Leader As a Young Man
as Hitch
Hitch: A Portrait of a Black Leader As a Young Man
as Hitch