Filmography71 titles
| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | Godzilla x Kong: SupernovaMovie | — | 75 |
| 2025 | SinnersMovie | Delta Slim | 73 |
| 2025 | Blues in the Night: The Music of SinnersMovie | Self | 73 |
| 2023 | UnPrisonedSeries | Edwin Alexander | 71 |
| 2022 | The Jennifer Hudson ShowSeries | Self | 70 |
| 2022 | SherriSeries | Self - Guest | 70 |
| 2021 | The Harder They FallMovie | Bass Reeves | 69 |
| 2020 | LX 2048Movie | Donald Stein | 68 |
| 2019 | Tamron HallSeries | Self - Guest | 67 |
| 2019 | Desus & MeroSeries | Self | 67 |
| 2017 | The Good FightSeries | Adrian Boseman | 65 |
| 2017 | BattlecreekMovie | Arthur | 65 |
| 2016 | This Is UsSeries | Judge Ernest Bradley | 64 |
| 2015 | Blood & OilSeries | Sheriff Tip Harrison | 63 |
| 2015 | The Late Late Show with James CordenSeries | Self - Guest | 63 |
| 2015 | Do You Believe?Movie | Malachi | 63 |
| 2014 | CymbelineMovie | Belarius | 62 |
| 2014 | BelieveSeries | Dr. Milton Winter | 62 |
| 2011 | The Chicago CodeSeries | Alderman Ronin Gibbons | 59 |
| 2009 | MercySeries | — | 57 |
| 2009 | UpMovie | Beta (voice) | 57 |
| 2006 | The Best of The Tony Awards: The PlaysMovie | Herald Loomis (segment "Joe Turner's Come and Gone") | 54 |
| 2006 | KidnappedSeries | Latimer King | 54 |
| 2005 | SaharaMovie | Carl | 53 |
| 2005 | DominoMovie | Claremont Williams | 53 |
| 2005 | Lackawanna BluesMovie | Mr. Lucious | 53 |
| 2004 | Wondrous OblivionMovie | Dennis | 52 |
| 2003 | The CoreMovie | Dr. Ed 'Braz' Brazzleton | 51 |
| 2002 | Jet Li Is 'The One'Movie | Self | 50 |
| 2001 | The OneMovie | MVA Agent Harry Roedecker / Gas Station Attendant | 49 |
| 2001 | The Last CastleMovie | Gen. Wheeler | 49 |
| 2000 | Gone in Sixty SecondsMovie | Det. Roland Castlebeck | 48 |
| 2000 | Romeo Must DieMovie | Isaak O'Day | 48 |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims UnitSeries | Victor Moran | 47 |
| 1999 | The Cider House RulesMovie | Arthur Rose | 47 |
| 1999 | Strange JusticeMovie | Clarence Thomas | 47 |
| 1999 | Pros & ConsMovie | Kyle | 47 |
| 1999 | The Book of StarsMovie | Professor | 47 |
| 1998 | Glory & HonorMovie | Mathew Henson | 46 |
| 1997 | The Devil's AdvocateMovie | Phillipe Moyez (uncredited) | 45 |
| 1997 | The ViewSeries | Self | 45 |
| 1997 | A Life Less OrdinaryMovie | Jackson | 45 |
| 1997 | First Time FelonMovie | Calhoun | 45 |
| 1996 | RansomMovie | Agent Lonnie Hawkins | 44 |
| 1996 | The Rosie O'Donnell ShowSeries | Self - Guest | 44 |
| 1996 | Soul of the GameMovie | Satchel Paige | 44 |
| 1996 | Feeling MinnesotaMovie | Red | 44 |
| 1996 | Broken ArrowMovie | Colonel Max Wilkins | 44 |
| 1996 | The WinnerMovie | Kingman | 44 |
| 1996 | L'exil du roi BehanzinMovie | — | 44 |
| 1995 | Get ShortyMovie | Bo Catlett | 43 |
| 1995 | ClockersMovie | Rodney Little | 43 |
| 1995 | CongoMovie | Captain Wanta (Uncredited) | 43 |
| 1995 | The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRASeries | Self | 43 |
| 1994 | BaseballSeries | (voice) | 42 |
| 1994 | CrooklynMovie | Woody Carmichael | 42 |
| 1993 | Bound by HonorMovie | Bonafide | 41 |
| 1992 | Malcolm XMovie | West Indian Archie | 40 |
| 1991 | The Hard WayMovie | Captain Brix | 39 |
| 1990 | Bright AngelMovie | Harley | 38 |
| 1990 | Mountains of the MoonMovie | Mabruki | 38 |
| 1989 | The Blood of HeroesMovie | Mbulu | 37 |
| 1989 | The SimpsonsSeries | Gabriel (voice) | 37 |
| 1989 | Perfect WitnessMovie | Berger | 37 |
| 1989 | A Man Called HawkSeries | — | 37 |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and MarkSeries | Self - Guest | 36 |
| 1987 | Beauty and the BeastSeries | Isaac Stubbs | 35 |
| 1979 | More American GraffitiMovie | Army Sergeant | 27 |
| 1976 | Find the LadyMovie | Sam | 24 |
| 1976 | PartnersMovie | Drug Kingpin | 24 |
| 1953 | The OscarsSeries | Self | 1 |