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Overview

Mini Biography:
Forest Whitaker has packaged a king-size talent into his hulking 6' 2"... more
Trivia:
Spent a total of three and a half months in Uganda researching and filming... more
Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 35 wins & 16 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(91 articles)
Whitaker Lands Armstrong Role (From WENN. 10 October 2008, 12:01 AM, PDT)
Surprise, Surprise: Now We Get Battling Louis Armstrong Projects (From Cinematical. 8 October 2008, 2:32 PM, PDT)

Filmography

Forest Whitaker has 2 in-development credits available on IMDbPro.com. To view these credits click here.
Actor:
  1. My Own Love Song (2009) (in production)
  2. Where the Wild Things Are (2009) (post-production) (voice) .... Wild Thing
  3. Repossession Mambo (2009) (post-production) .... Jake
  4. Hurricane Season (2008/I) (post-production) .... Al Collins

  5. Powder Blue (2009) .... Charlie
  6. Winged Creatures (2008) .... Charlie Archenault
  7. Street Kings (2008) .... Captain Jack Wander
  8. Chasseurs de dragons (2008) (voice: English version) .... Lian-Chu
    ... aka Drachenjäger, Die (Germany)
    ... aka Dragon Hunters (International: English title)
  9. Vantage Point (2008) .... Howard Lewis
  10. The Great Debaters (2007) .... Dr. James Farmer Sr.
  11. "American Dad!" .... Turlington (1 episode, 2007)
        - Meter Made (2007) TV episode (voice) .... Turlington
  12. "The Shield" .... Lt. Jon Kavanaugh (13 episodes, 2006-2007)
        - Baptism by Fire (2007) TV episode .... Lt. Jon Kavanaugh
        - On the Jones (2007) TV episode .... Lt. Jon Kavanaugh
        - Postpartum (2006) TV episode .... Lt. Jon Kavanaugh
        - Of Mice and Lem (2006) TV episode .... Lt. Jon Kavanaugh
        - Smoked (2006) TV episode .... Lt. Jon Kavanaugh
          (8 more)
  13. Ripple Effect (2007) .... Philip
  14. The Air I Breathe (2007) .... Happiness
  15. "ER" .... Curtis Ames (6 episodes, 2006-2007)
        - Murmurs of the Heart (2007) TV episode .... Curtis Ames
        - A House Divided (2007) TV episode .... Curtis Ames
        - Tell Me No Secrets... (2006) TV episode .... Curtis Ames
        - Jigsaw (2006) TV episode .... Curtis Ames
        - Heart of the Matter (2006) TV episode .... Curtis Ames
          (1 more)
  16. Everyone's Hero (2006) (voice) .... Lonnie Brewster
  17. The Last King of Scotland (2006) .... Idi Amin
  18. The Marsh (2006) .... Geoffrey Hunt
  19. Even Money (2006/I) .... Clyde Snow
  20. American Gun (2005) .... Carter
  21. A Little Trip to Heaven (2005) .... Abe Holt
  22. Mary (2005/I) .... Ted Younger
  23. First Daughter (2004) (voice) .... Narrator
  24. "The Twilight Zone" .... Host (18 episodes, 2002-2003)
        - Burned (2003) TV episode .... Host
        - Sunrise (2003) TV episode .... Host
        - Developing (2003) TV episode .... Host
        - Eye of the Beholder (2003) TV episode .... Host
        - The Collection (2003) TV episode .... Host
          (13 more)
  25. Deacons for Defense (2003) (TV) .... Marcus Clay
  26. Phone Booth (2002) .... Captain Ed Ramey
  27. Panic Room (2002) .... Burnham
  28. Feast of All Saints (2001) (TV) .... Daguerreotypist Picard
    ... aka Anne Rice's The Feast of All Saints (USA: complete title)
  29. The Fourth Angel (2001) .... Agent Jules Bernard
    ... aka Vengeance secrète (Canada: French title)
  30. The Follow (2001) (uncredited) .... The Employer
    ... aka The Hire: The Follow (USA: series title)
  31. Green Dragon (2001) .... Addie
  32. Four Dogs Playing Poker (2000) .... Mr. Ellington
    ... aka 4 Dogs Playing Poker (USA: video box title)
  33. Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000 (2000) .... Ker
    ... aka Battlefield Earth (USA: short title)

  34. Witness Protection (1999) (TV) .... Steven Beck
  35. Light It Up (1999) .... Officer Dante Jackson
  36. Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999) .... Ghost Dog
    ... aka Ghost Dog (Australia)
    ... aka Ghost Dog - Der Weg des Samurai (Germany)
    ... aka Ghost Dog, la voie du samouraï (France)
  37. Body Count (1998) .... Crane
  38. Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault (1996) (TV) .... Mr. Rucker
    ... aka Rebound
    ... aka Rebound: The Legend of Earl Manigault (Australia)
  39. Phenomenon (1996) .... Nate Pope
  40. Species (1995) .... Dan Smithson, Empath
  41. Smoke (1995) .... Cyrus Cole
    ... aka Smoke - Raucher unter sich (Germany)
  42. Prêt-à-Porter (1994) .... Cy Bianco
    ... aka Prêt-à-Porter: Ready to Wear (Canada: English title)
    ... aka Ready to Wear
  43. Jason's Lyric (1994) .... Maddog
  44. Blown Away (1994) .... Anthony Franklin
  45. The Enemy Within (1994) (TV) .... Colonel MacKenzie 'Mac' Casey
  46. Bank Robber (1993) .... Officer Battle
  47. Lush Life (1993) (TV) .... Buddy Chester
  48. Last Light (1993) (TV) .... Fred Whitmore
  49. Body Snatchers (1993) .... Major Collins
  50. Consenting Adults (1992) .... David Duttonville
  51. The Crying Game (1992) .... Jody
  52. Article 99 (1992) .... Dr. Sid Handleman
  53. Diary of a Hitman (1991) .... Dekker
  54. A Rage in Harlem (1991) .... Jackson
  55. Criminal Justice (1990) (TV) .... Jessie Williams
  56. Downtown (1990) .... Dennis Curren

  57. Johnny Handsome (1989) .... Dr. Steven Fisher
  58. Bird (1988) .... Charlie 'Bird' Parker
  59. Bloodsport (1988) .... Rawlins
  60. Good Morning, Vietnam (1987) .... Edward Garlick
  61. Stakeout (1987) .... Det. Jack Pismo
  62. Hands of a Stranger (1987) (TV) .... Sergeant Delaney
  63. Platoon (1986) .... Big Harold
  64. The Color of Money (1986) .... Amos
  65. "North and South, Book II" (1986) TV mini-series .... Cuffey
    ... aka Love and War (USA: subtitle)
  66. "Amazing Stories" .... Jerry (1 episode, 1986)
    ... aka Steven Spielberg's Amazing Stories (USA: complete title)
        - Gather Ye Acorns (1986) TV episode .... Jerry
  67. "North and South" (1985) TV mini-series .... Cuffey
  68. "Diff'rent Strokes" .... Herman (1 episode, 1985)
        - Bully for Arnold (1985) TV episode .... Herman
  69. "The Fall Guy" .... Friend (1 episode, 1985)
        - Spring Break (1985) TV episode .... Friend
  70. Vision Quest (1985) .... Balldozer
    ... aka Crazy for You (Philippines: English title)
  71. The Grand Baby (1985) (TV)
  72. "Hill Street Blues" .... Floyd Green (1 episode, 1984)
        - Blues for Mr. Green (1984) TV episode .... Floyd Green
  73. "Trapper John, M.D." .... Lewis Jordan (1 episode, 1984)
        - School Nurse (1984) TV episode .... Lewis Jordan
  74. "Cagney & Lacey" .... Night Manager (1 episode, 1983)
        - The Grandest Jewel Thief of Them All (1983) TV episode .... Night Manager
  75. Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) .... Charles Jefferson
    ... aka Fast Times at Ridgemont High (International: English title: informal short title) (UK: video title)
    ... aka Fast Times (Australia: poster title)
  76. Tag: The Assassination Game (1982) .... Gowdy's Bodyguard
    ... aka Everybody Gets It in the End (USA)
    ... aka Kiss Me, Kill Me
    ... aka T.A.G.: The Assassination Game
  77. "Making the Grade" (1 episode, 1982)
        - Episode #1.2 (1982) TV episode
Producer:
  1. Powder Blue (2009) (producer)
  2. Dewmocracy (2008) (VG) (producer)
  3. Kassim the Dream (2008) (executive producer)
  4. Ripple Effect (2007) (executive producer)
  5. American Gun (2005) (executive producer)
  6. First Daughter (2004) (executive producer)
  7. "The Twilight Zone" (consulting producer) (2 episodes, 2003)
        - Burned (2003) TV episode (consulting producer)
        - Rewind (2003) TV episode (consulting producer)
  8. Chasing Papi (2003) (producer)
  9. The Making of 'Green Dragon' (2002) (V) (executive producer)
  10. Door to Door (2002) (TV) (co-executive producer)
  11. Feast of All Saints (2001) (TV) (executive producer)
    ... aka Anne Rice's The Feast of All Saints (USA: complete title)
  12. Green Dragon (2001) (executive producer)

  13. Black Jaq (1998) (TV) (executive producer)
  14. A Rage in Harlem (1991) (co-producer)
Soundtrack:
  1. The Last King of Scotland (2006) (performer: "The Last Scottish Rite 1-4", "Kay's Lament")
  2. First Daughter (2004) (writer: "Thought I'd Seen It All", "Fall", "Free", "You 'n Mego", "Oooops", "Whatever", "Sea of Dreams", "Dance My Dreams (Theme Song from First Daughter)")
Music Department:
  1. Hope Floats (1998) (executive soundtrack producer)
  2. Waiting to Exhale (1995) (executive soundtrack producer)
Writer:
  1. Dewmocracy (2008) (VG) (story)
Thanks:
  1. Death and Taxis (2007) (special thanks)
  2. Jiminy Glick in Lalawood (2004) (special thanks)
  3. "American Masters" (thanks) (1 episode, 2000)
        - Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows (2000) TV episode (thanks)
  4. Battlefield Earth: Evolution & Creation (2000) (V) (special thanks)
Self:
  1. Stand Up to Cancer (2008) (TV) .... Himself
  2. "American Idol: The Search for a Superstar" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2008)
    ... aka American Idol (USA: new title)
    ... aka American Idol 2 (USA: promotional title)
    ... aka American Idol 3 (USA)
    ... aka American Idol 4 (USA: fourth season title)
        - Live Results Show: One Contestant Eliminated (2008) TV episode .... Himself
        - Idol Gives Back (2008) TV episode .... Himself
  3. "Sunday Morning Shootout" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2006-2008)
    ... aka Hollywood Shootout (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka Shootout (USA: new title)
        - Forest Whitaker (2008) TV episode .... Himself
        - Forest Whitaker (2006) TV episode .... Himself
  4. "Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2007-2008)
        - Episode dated 4 April 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 15 February 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
  5. "HBO First Look" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1998-2008)
        - City of Fallen Angels: Making 'Street Kings' (2008) TV episode .... Himself
        - Hope Floats (1998) TV episode .... Himself
  6. "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" .... Himself (3 episodes, 2006-2008)
        - Episode dated 1 April 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #3.13 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #3.12 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
  7. "Access Hollywood" .... Himself (1 episode, 2008)
        - Episode dated 21 March 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
  8. "Cartelera" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2007-2008)
        - Episode dated 1 March 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 24 February 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
  9. Noche de los Oscar, La (2008) (TV) .... Himself
  10. The 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter: Best Actress in a Leading Role
  11. "Friday Night with Jonathan Ross" .... Himself (1 episode, 2008)
        - Episode #14.7 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
  12. "Entertainment Tonight" .... Himself (3 episodes, 2007-2008)
    ... aka E.T. (USA: informal title)
    ... aka ET Weekend (Australia: weekend title)
    ... aka Entertainment This Week (weekend title)
    ... aka This Week in Entertainment (USA: weekend title)
        - Episode dated 21 February 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 30 January 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 17 January 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
  13. "Live with Regis and Kathie Lee" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2006-2008)
    ... aka Live with Regis (USA: new title)
    ... aka Live with Regis & Kelly (USA: new title)
        - Episode dated 21 February 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 12 October 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
  14. Made in America (2008)
  15. "The Oprah Winfrey Show" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2006-2007)
    ... aka Oprah (USA: short title)
        - Episode dated 26 November 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 21 September 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
  16. The 5th Annual TV Land Awards (2007) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
  17. 38th NAACP Image Awards (2007) (TV) .... Himself
  18. Live from the Red Carpet: The 2007 Academy Awards (2007) (TV) .... Himself
  19. Noche de los Oscar, La (2007) (TV) .... Himself
  20. The 79th Annual Academy Awards (2007) (TV) .... Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Leading Role
  21. "Tavis Smiley" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2006-2007)
        - Episode dated 23 February 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 27 September 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
  22. "Miradas 2" .... Himself (1 episode, 2007)
        - Episode dated 22 February 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
  23. "5 News" .... Himself - BAFTA Nominee (1 episode, 2007)
    ... aka Five News (UK: new title)
        - Episode dated 11 February 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself - BAFTA Nominee
  24. The Orange British Academy Film Awards (2007) (TV) .... Himself
  25. "Saturday Night Live" .... Himself - Host (1 episode, 2007)
    ... aka NBC's Saturday Night (USA: first season title)
    ... aka SNL (USA: informal title)
    ... aka SNL 25 (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka Saturday Night (USA: second season title)
    ... aka Saturday Night Live '80 (USA: sixth season title)
    ... aka The Best of Saturday Night Live (USA: rerun title)
        - Forest Whitaker/Keith Urban (2007) TV episode .... Himself - Host
  26. "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2007)
        - Episode dated 31 January 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
        - Forest Whitaker/America Ferrera/Daniel Powter (2007) TV episode .... Himself
  27. Live from the Red Carpet: The 2007 Screen Actors Guild Awards (2007) (TV) .... Himself
  28. "The View" .... Himself (1 episode, 2007)
        - Episode dated 24 January 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
  29. "Late Show with David Letterman" .... Himself - Guest (1 episode, 2007)
    ... aka Late Show Backstage (USA: title for episodes with guest hosts)
    ... aka Letterman (Australia)
    ... aka The Late Show (USA: informal short title)
        - Episode #14.83 (2007) TV episode .... Himself - Guest
  30. The 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2007) (TV) .... Himself
  31. "Corazón de..." .... Himself (2 episodes, 2006-2007)
        - Episode dated 10 January 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 14 September 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
  32. "Film '72" .... Himself (1 episode, 2007)
    ... aka Film '73 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '74 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '75 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '76 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '77 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '78 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '79 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '80 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '81 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '82 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '83 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '84 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '85 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '86 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '87 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '88 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '89 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '90 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '91 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '92 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '93 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '94 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '95 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '96 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '97 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '98 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '99 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film 2000 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film 2001 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film 2002 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film 2003 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film 2004 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film 2005 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film 2006 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film 2007 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film 2008 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film of the Year (UK: teaser title)
    ... aka The Film Programme (UK: informal alternative title)
        - Episode dated 8 January 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
  33. "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2006)
        - Episode dated 15 December 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 23 January 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
  34. "Inside the Actors Studio" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
        - Forest Whitaker (2006) TV episode .... Himself
  35. 2006 BAFTA/LA Cunard Britannia Awards (2006) (TV) .... Himself
  36. 3rd Annual VH1 Hip-Hop Honors (2006) (TV) .... Himself
  37. American Pets (2006) (V) .... Himself
  38. "Last Call with Carson Daly" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
        - Episode dated 27 January 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
  39. Odyssey in Rome (2005) .... Himself
  40. Special Thanks to Roy London (2005) .... Himself
  41. The Misbehavers (2004) .... Himself
  42. "Närbild" .... Himself (1 episode, 2004)
    ... aka Nærbillede (Denmark)
    ... aka Nærmynd (Iceland)
        - Baltasar Kormákur (2004) TV episode .... Himself
  43. Jiminy Glick in Lalawood (2004) .... Himself
  44. Film Trix 2004 (2004) .... Himself
  45. Shooting 'Panic Room' (2004) (V) .... Himself
  46. The 2004 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards (2004) (TV) .... Himself (presenter: Best Supporting Female)
  47. UFC 46: Supernatural (2004) (TV) .... Himself
  48. The 30th Annual People's Choice Awards (2004) (TV) .... Himself
  49. American Storytellers (2003) .... Himself
  50. "Biography" .... Himself (1 episode, 2003)
        - John Travolta (2003) TV episode .... Himself
  51. "The Rosie O'Donnell Show" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1998-2002)
        - Episode dated 22 March 2002 (2002) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 20 May 1998 (1998) TV episode .... Himself
  52. The Making of 'Panic Room' (2002) (TV) .... Himself
  53. The 2001 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards (2001) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
  54. A Tour of the Inferno: Revisiting 'Platoon' (2001) (V) .... Himself/Big Harold
  55. The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (2000) (TV) .... Himself
  56. "American Masters" .... Director / ... (1 episode, 2000)
        - Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows (2000) TV episode .... Himself - Actor/Director
  57. "VH-1 Where Are They Now?" .... Himself (1 episode, 2000)
        - Music Movie Stars (2000) TV episode .... Himself
  58. Battlefield Earth: Evolution & Creation (2000) (V) .... Himself - 'Ker'

  59. 5th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (1999) (TV)
  60. The American Film Institute Salute to Clint Eastwood (1996) (TV) .... Himself
  61. 27th NAACP Image Awards (1996) (TV) .... Himself
  62. "Intimate Portrait" .... Himself (1 episode)
        - Lela Rochon (????) TV episode .... Himself
  63. Clint Eastwood: The Man from Malpaso (1993) (TV) .... Himself

  64. 21st NAACP Image Awards (1989) (TV) .... Himself
Archive Footage:
  1. "ER"
        - 300 Patients (2007) TV episode (uncredited) .... Curtis Ames
  2. Maquillando entre monstruos (2007) (TV) .... Himself
  3. Venecia 2005: Crónica de Carlos Boyero (2005) (TV) .... Ted Younger
  4. "Biography"
        - Sandra Bullock: In the Driver's Seat (2005) TV episode
  5. "VH1: All Access"
        - Awesomely Wacky Celebrity Baby Names (????) TV episode .... Himself


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Other Works:
Directed Cheryl Pepsii Riley music video "Thanks for My Child" (1989). more
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