Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Escape from Alcatraz | Inmate | |
| 1981 | Chu Chu and the Philly Flash | Morgan | |
| 1982 | Deadly Drifter | Jojo/Roland | Alternative title: Out |
| 1984 | Iceman | Loomis | |
| 1984 | Places in the Heart | Moze | |
| 1985 | Witness | Det. Lt. James McFee | |
| 1985 | Silverado | Malachi 'Mal' Johnson | |
| 1985 | Color Purple, TheThe Color Purple | Mr. Albert Johnson | |
| 1987 | Lethal Weapon | Sergeant Roger Murtaugh | |
| 1988 | Bat*21 | Capt. Bartholomew Clark | |
| 1989 | Lethal Weapon 2 | Roger Murtaugh | |
| 1990 | To Sleep with Anger | Harry | Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead |
| 1990 | Predator 2 | Lt. Mike Harrigan | |
| 1991 | Flight of the Intruder | Cmdr. Frank 'Dooke' Camparelli | |
| 1991 | Rage in Harlem, AA Rage in Harlem | Easy Money | |
| 1991 | Grand Canyon | Simon | |
| 1991 | Pure Luck | Raymond Campanella | |
| 1992 | Lethal Weapon 3 | Roger Murtaugh | |
| 1993 | The Saint of Fort Washington | Jerry/Narrator | |
| 1993 | Bopha! | Micah Mangena | |
| 1994 | Maverick | Bank Robber | Uncredited |
| 1994 | Angels in the Outfield | George Knox | |
| 1994 | Override | Director, TV Short | |
| 1995 | Operation Dumbo Drop | Capt. Sam Cahill | |
| 1997 | Wild America | Bigfoot | Uncredited |
| 1997 | Rainmaker, TheThe Rainmaker | Judge Tyrone Kipler | Uncredited |
| 1997 | Gone Fishin' | Gus Green | |
| 1997 | Switchback | Bob Goodall | |
| 1998 | Lethal Weapon 4 | Roger Murtaugh | |
| 1998 | Prince of Egypt, TheThe Prince of Egypt | Jethro | Voice only |
| 1998 | Beloved | Paul D. Garner | |
| 1998 | Antz | Barbatus | Voice only |
| 1999 | Our Friend, Martin | Train Conductor | Voice only |
| 2000 | Boesman and Lena | Boesman | |
| 2001 | 3 A.M. | Charles "Hershey" Riley | |
| 2001 | Royal Tenenbaums, TheThe Royal Tenenbaums | Henry Sherman | |
| 2002 | Just a Dream | Director Nominated—Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Children/Youth/Family Special |
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| 2004 | Cookout, TheThe Cookout | Judge Crowley | |
| 2004 | Saw | Detective David Tapp | |
| 2005 | Manderlay | Wilhelm | |
| 2005 | Missing in America | Jake Neeley | |
| 2006 | Bamako | Cow-boy | |
| 2006 | Barnyard | Miles the Mule | Voice |
| 2006 | Shaggy Dog, TheThe Shaggy Dog | Ken Hollister | |
| 2006 | Dreamgirls | Marty Madison | |
| 2007 | Shooter | Colonel Isaac Johnson | |
| 2007 | Poor Boy's Game | George | Nominated—Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role |
| 2007 | Battle for Terra | President Chen | Voice only |
| 2007 | Honeydripper | Tyrone Purvis | |
| 2007 | Miranda Regresa | John Doe | |
| 2008 | Be Kind Rewind | Mr. Fletcher | |
| 2008 | Gospel Hill | John Malcolm | |
| 2008 | Blindness | Old man with the black eye patch/Narrator | |
| 2008 | Garden, TheThe Garden | Himself | |
| 2008 | Saw V | Detective David Tapp | Cameo and archive footage from Saw |
| 2008 | Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare | Walter Tortoise | Voice |
| 2009 | Night Train | Miles | |
| 2009 | Down For Life | Mr. Shannon | |
| 2009 | People Speak, TheThe People Speak | Himself | Documentary |
| 2009 | Harimaya Bridge, TheThe Harimaya Bridge | Joseph Holder | |
| 2009 | 2012 | President Wilson | Nominated—NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture |
| 2009 | At The End of Slavery | Narrator | |
| 2010 | Stride | James 'Honeybear' Powell | |
| 2010 | Death at a Funeral | Uncle Russell | |
| 2010 | Dear Alice | Franzis | Original title: För kärleken |
| 2010 | Legendary | Harry "Red" Newman | |
| 2010 | Alpha and Omega | Winston | Voice |
| 2010 | Son of Morning | Gabriel Peters | |
| 2010 | Age of the Dragons | Ahab | |
| 2010 | Mooz-lum | Dean Francis | |
| 2010 | I Want to Be a Soldier | The Principal | |
| 2010 | Five Minarets in New York | Marcus | Original title: New York’ta Beş Minare |
| 2011 | Heart of Blackness | Vaudreuil | |
| 2011 | Donovan's Echo | Donovan | |
| 2012 | Highland Park | Ed | |
| 2012 | Toussaint | Director, producer Pre-production |
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| 2012 | Bad Luck Snake Bite | Ernest | Pre-production |
| 2013 | Alpha and Omega 2 (film) | Winston | Voice |
| 2013 | Tula. The Revolt | Shinishi | Pre-production |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | B. J. and the Bear | Matt Thomas, TV Reporter | 1 episode, uncredited |
| 1979 | Lou Grant | Leroy | 1 episode |
| 1979 | Paris | 1 episode | |
| 1980 | Palmerstown, U.S.A. | Harley | Unknown episodes |
| 1981 | Keeping On | Lester | Television movie |
| 1981 | Greatest American Hero, TheThe Greatest American Hero | Vice officer | 1 episode |
| 1981 | Hill Street Blues | Jesse John Hudson | 4 episodes |
| 1981 | Gimme a Break! | Bill | 1 episode |
| 1983 | Face of Rage, TheThe Face of Rage | Gary | Television movie |
| 1983 | Chiefs | Marshall Peters | Miniseries |
| 1983 | Memorial Day | Willie Monroe | Television movie |
| 1985 | And the Children Shall Lead | William | Television movie |
| 1986 | Tall Tales & Legends | John Henry | 1 episode |
| 1987 | Place at the Table | Television movie | |
| 1987 | Mandela | Nelson Mandela | Television movie Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor - Miniseries or a Movie |
| 1989 | Raisin in the Sun, AA Raisin in the Sun | Walter Lee Younger | Television movie |
| 1989 | Lonesome Dove | Joshua Deets | Miniseries Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor - Miniseries or a Movie. (See also Bose Ikard) |
| 1989 | Dead Man Out | Dr. Alex Marsh | Television movie Alternative title: Dead Man Walking |
| 1989 | Saturday Night Live | Roger Murtaugh | 1 episode |
| 1991 | Captain Planet and the Planeteers | Professor Apollo (Voice) | 1 episode |
| 1992 | Talking Eggs, TheThe Talking Eggs | Narrator | Television movie |
| 1993 | Alex Haley's Queen | Alec Haley | Miniseries |
| 1995 | Fallen Angels | Philip Marlowe | 1 episode Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor - Drama Series |
| 1996 | America's Dream | Silas | Television movie (segment "Long Black Song") |
| 1997 | Buffalo Soldiers | Sgt. Washington Wyatt | Television movie |
| 2000 | Freedom Song | Will Walker | Television movie Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor - Miniseries or a Movie Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie |
| 2003 | Good Fences | Tom Spader | Television movie |
| 2003 | Biography | Narrator | 1 episode |
| 2003 | Law and Mr. Lee, TheThe Law and Mr. Lee | Henry Lee | Television movie |
| 2004 | Legend of Earthsea | Ogion | Miniseries |
| 2005 | Exonerated, TheThe Exonerated | David | Television movie |
| 2005 | ER | Charlie Pratt, Sr. | 4 episodes |
| 2006 | Take 3 | Col. Weldon | Television movie |
| 2007–2008 | Brothers & Sisters | Isaac Marshall | 6 episodes |
| 2009 | My Name Is Earl | Thomas Monroe | 1 episode |
| 2010 | Human Target | Client | 1 episode |
| 2011 | Psych | 1 episode | |
| 2011 | Leverage | Charlie Lawson | 1 episode, Season 4 Episode 4, "The Van Gogh Job" |
| 2012 | Touch | Professor Arthur Teller | Co-starring role |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Master Harold...and the Boys | Willy | |
| 2003 | Sam |
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