Dorian Harewood

Biography: African American leading man Dorian Harewood attended the University of Cincinnati before establishing his theatrical reputation, first in the cast of the Broadway rock musical Two Gentlemen of Verona, then in the road company of Jesus Christ, Superstar. He won a Theatre Guild Award for his work in the 1974 production Don't Call Back. In films since 1976's Sparkle, Harewood is best known for his powerful supporting roles, most notably the unfortunate "grunt" Eightball in Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket (1987). His television resumé includes the part of Alex Haley's father in the 1979 miniseries Roots: The Next Generation and the title roles in the made-for-TV movies The Jessie Owens Story (1984) and Guilty of Innocence: The Lenell Geter Story (1987); he has also played recurring roles on such series as Glitter, The Trials of Rosie O'Neill, and Viper. Harewood has always attributed much of his success to actress Bette Davis, who while lecturing at the U. of CincinnatiAfrican American leading man Dorian Harewood attended the University of Cincinnati before establishing his theatrical reputation, first in the cast of the Broadway rock musical Two Gentlemen of Verona, then in the road company of Jesus Christ, Superstar. He won a Theatre Guild Award for his work in the 1974 production Don't Call Back. In films since 1976's Sparkle, Harewood is best known for his powerful supporting roles, most notably the unfortunate "grunt" Eightball in Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket (1987). His television resumé includes the part of Alex Haley's father in the 1979 miniseries Roots: The Next Generation and the title roles in the made-for-TV movies The Jessie Owens Story (1984) and Guilty of Innocence: The Lenell Geter Story (1987); he has also played recurring roles on such series as Glitter, The Trials of Rosie O'Neill, and Viper. Harewood has always attributed much of his success to actress Bette Davis, who while lecturing at the U. of Cincinnati encouraged the young actor to aggressively pursue his dreams of stardom. Dorian Harewood is the husband of actress Ann McCurry. Expand

Dorian Harewood's Scores

Average career score: 68
Highest Metascore: 89 Boomtown: Season 1
Lowest Metascore: 45 Private Practice: Season 1
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 4
  2. Negative: 0 out of 4
4 tv reviews
Title: Year: Credit: User score:
tbd Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987): Season 7 Sep 18, 1993 Voice tbd
tbd I'll Fly Away: Season 2 Sep 25, 1992 Clarence tbd
tbd Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987): Season 6 Sep 19, 1992 Additional Voices / Voice tbd
tbd Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987): Season 6 Sep 19, 1992 Voice tbd
72 I'll Fly Away: Season 1 Oct 7, 1991 Clarence tbd
tbd Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987): Season 5 Mar 28, 1991 Voice tbd
tbd Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987): Season 5 Mar 28, 1991 Voice tbd
tbd A Pup Named Scooby-Doo: Season 3 Sep 8, 1990 Additional Voices tbd
tbd Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987): Season 4 Sep 8, 1990 Voice tbd
tbd Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987): Season 4 Sep 8, 1990 Voice tbd
tbd Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987): Season 3 Oct 19, 1989 Voice tbd
tbd A Pup Named Scooby-Doo: Season 2 Sep 9, 1989 Additional Voices tbd
tbd Matlock: Season 3 Nov 29, 1988 Kramer tbd
tbd Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987): Season 2 Oct 1, 1988 Voice tbd
tbd A Pup Named Scooby-Doo: Season 1 Sep 10, 1988 Additional Voices tbd
tbd Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987): Season 1 Dec 14, 1987 Voice 7.4
tbd Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987): Season 1 Dec 14, 1987 Voice tbd
tbd Beauty and the Beast: Season 1 Sep 25, 1987 Jason Walker 8.0
tbd Murder, She Wrote: Season 2 Sep 29, 1985 Sheriff Claudell Cox tbd
tbd Roots: The Next Generations: Season 2 Feb 18, 1979 Dorian Harewood tbd
tbd Roots: The Next Generations: Season 1 Feb 18, 1979 Simon Haley / Simon Haley tbd
tbd Eight is Enough: Season 2 Sep 14, 1977 Richard tbd