
Obba Babatunde
Highest Rated: 93% That Thing You Do! (1996)
Lowest Rated: 4% Material Girls (2006)
Birthday: Dec 01, 1951
Birthplace: Jamaica, Queens, New York, USA
An accomplished singer and dancer, Obba Babatunde first garnered praise for his theater work in NYC before branching into films and TV. Born and raised in Jamaica, Queens, the handsome, lithe performer was bitten by the showbiz bug early. From the age of 6, he staged shows for his family. Babatunde made his professional debut as a member of the Metropolitan Brass Ensemble on a tour of the West Indies. After graduating from Brooklyn College, he and his brother worked as teachers and administrators at Harriet Tubman School, a private educational institution geared to talented children of color. The dual demands of his growing acting career and working at the school finally came to a head around 1978 and Babatunde made the commitment to pursue his dreams. He racked up credits as a voice-over artist for TV commercials and appeared in various productions Off-Off- and Off-Broadway. One of his first breaks came in 1976 with a touring company of "Guys and Dolls" starring Leslie Uggams and Richard Roundtree. The following year, he made his film debut in a small role in the prison drama "Short Eyes." Babatunde earned notice for his supporting role in the Broadway musical "Timbuktu" (1977-78), a role that required him to perform on stilts. When the show closed, he became one of the featured performers in Liza Minnelli's concert tour (which included playing Carnegie Hall); Babatunde was given a solo, "Mr. Cellophane."
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Highest Rated Movies
Filmography
Movies
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Jingle Belle | Charles Williams (Character) | - | 2018 |
No Score Yet | 37% | Kinky | Mr. Bernard (Character) | - | 2018 |
No Score Yet | 18% | Raven's Watch | Stark (Character) | - | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Death's Door | Mesmer (Character) | - | 2015 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | If I Tell You I Have to Kill You |
Jonathan Black (Character), Executive Producer |
- | 2015 |
No Score Yet | 25% | American Bad Boy |
Pastor Lovely (Character), Director, Executive Producer |
- | 2015 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Clarissa's Gift |
Director, Screenwriter |
- | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Dolls of Voodoo | Iklif (Character) | - | 2013 |
No Score Yet | 52% | Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups | Mayor Denny (Character) | - | 2012 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Trap Door | Mesmer (Character) | - | 2011 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Trapped: Haitian Nights | Ikliff (Character) | - | 2010 |
No Score Yet | 82% | I Do... I Did! | Mr. Johnson (Character) | - | 2009 |
No Score Yet | 67% | Why Am I Doing This? | Cliff (Character) | - | 2009 |
22% | 43% | The Eye | Dr. Haskins (Character) | $31.4M | 2008 |
No Score Yet | 12% | April Fools | Unknown (Character) | - | 2007 |
4% | 44% | Material Girls | Craig (Character) | $11.4M | 2006 |
4% | 54% | The Celestine Prophecy | Miguel (Character) | $1M | 2006 |
No Score Yet | 61% | Joy Road | Dr. Howard Perkins (Character) | - | 2004 |
18% | 52% | After the Sunset | Zacharias (Character) | $28.3M | 2004 |
80% | 63% | The Manchurian Candidate | Senator Wells (Character) | $65.9M | 2004 |
No Score Yet | 38% | Kangaroo Jack: G'Day U.S.A.! | Chief Ankamuti (Voice) | - | 2004 |
No Score Yet | 50% | Redeemer | Charles Henderson (Character) | - | 2002 |
80% | 51% | The Wild Thornberrys Movie | Boko (Voice) | $39.9M | 2002 |
23% | 78% | John Q | Sgt. Moody (Character) | $71M | 2002 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | One Special Moment | Unknown (Character) | - | 2001 |
26% | 79% | How High | Dean Carl Cain (Character) | $31.2M | 2001 |
72% | 45% | The Visit | Tony (Character) | $186.4K | 2000 |
83% | 80% | Introducing Dorothy Dandridge | Harold Nicholas (Character) | - | 1999 |
No Score Yet | 0% | The Apartment Complex | Chett (Character) | - | 1999 |
50% | 77% | Life | Willie Long (Character) | $64M | 1999 |
No Score Yet | 71% | Miss Evers' Boys | Willie Johnson (Character) | - | 1997 |
93% | 78% | That Thing You Do! | Lamarr (Character) | $25.9M | 1996 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Tomorrow Man | Brian Parish (Character) | - | 1996 |
67% | 64% | Soul of the Game | Cum Posey (Character) | - | 1996 |
No Score Yet | 64% | A Reason to Believe | Prof. Thurman (Character) | $3.5K | 1995 |
No Score Yet | 0% | Fatal Pursuit | Trinidad (Character) | - | 1994 |
No Score Yet | 39% | Necronomicon | Paul (Character) | - | 1994 |
37% | 67% | Undercover Blues | Lt. Theodore 'Ted' Sawyer (Character) | $12M | 1993 |
No Score Yet | 50% | The Importance of Being Earnest | Lane (Character) | - | 1991 |
TV
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No Score Yet | 58% | S.W.A.T. | Daniel Harrelson Sr (Guest Star) | 2018-2020 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Bold and the Beautiful |
Julius Avant (Character), Obba Babatunde (Guest Star) |
2020 2015-2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Great Hearts of Courage | Unknown (Character) | 2020 |
69% | 90% | For the People | Philip Kaws (Guest Star) | 2019 |
No Score Yet | 78% | Madam Secretary | President Silvanus Fabre (Guest Star) | 2017 |
36% | 43% | Cult | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2013 |
51% | 80% | Private Practice | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2011 |
No Score Yet | 86% | Criminal Minds | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2010 |
84% | 76% | Grey's Anatomy | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2009 |
No Score Yet | 86% | Navy NCIS | Joe Banks (Guest Star) | 2009 |
76% | No Score Yet | Saving Grace | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2008 |
86% | 90% | Boston Legal | Dr. Stanley Rivers (Guest Star) | 2007 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Cold Case | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2007 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Half & Half |
Unknown (Character), Unknown (Guest Star) |
2002-2006 |
95% | No Score Yet | Karen Sisco | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2003 |
83% | No Score Yet | NYPD Blue | Kevin Dupree (Guest Star) | 2002 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Soul Food | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2001-2002 |
30% | 75% | The Beast | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2001 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Family Law | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2001 |
No Score Yet | 81% | Dawson's Creek | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1999-2000 |
44% | No Score Yet | Spy Game | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1997 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Sparks | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1997 |
40% | No Score Yet | The Burning Zone | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1997 |
No Score Yet | 94% | Friends | The Director (Guest Star) | 1997 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Chicago Hope | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1995 |
No Score Yet | 81% | Sliders | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1995 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Under One Roof | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1995 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Touched by an Angel | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1994 |
No Score Yet | 93% | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1994 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Matlock | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1988 |
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