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Delroy Lindo

Acting

2.1 Popularity Nov 18, 1952 (72 years old) Eltham, London, England, UK

Delroy George Lindo (born 18 November 1952) is an English–American actor. He is the recipient of such accolades as an NAACP Image Award, a Satellite Award, and nominations for a Drama Desk Award, a Helen Hayes Award, a Tony Award, two Critics' Choice Television Awards, and three Screen Act...

Biography

Delroy George Lindo (born 18 November 1952) is an English–American actor. He is the recipient of such accolades as an NAACP Image Award, a Satellite Award, and nominations for a Drama Desk Award, a Helen Hayes Award, a Tony Award, two Critics' Choice Television Awards, and three Screen Actors Guild Awards.

He moved with his mother to San Francisco when he was 16 after they had left London and lived in Canada for a few years. Here, he completed his education and entered acting. Lindo has played prominent roles in four Spike Lee films: West Indian Archie in Malcolm X (1992), Woody Carmichael in Crooklyn (1994), Rodney Little in Clockers (1995), and Paul in Da 5 Bloods (2020). He has been praised for performing in Da 5 Bloods as a Vietnam War veteran, winning the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor and the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor.

Lindo also played Bo Catlett in Get Shorty (1995), Arthur Rose in The Cider House Rules (1999), and Detective Castlebeck in Gone in 60 Seconds (2000). Lindo starred as Alderman Ronin Gibbons in the TV series The Chicago Code (2011), as Winter in the series Believe (2014), and as Adrian Boseman in The Good Fight (2017–2021).

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Filmography 17

1992
Happy Hell Night Movie

Director of Photography

1988
Coming to America Movie

Director of Photography

1987
RoboCop Movie

Additional Photography

1986
Billy Joel: Building the Bridge Movie

Camera Operator

1982
Fame TV

Director of Photography

1979
Women at West Point Movie

Director of Photography

1978
Superman Movie

Additional Photography

1978
More Than Friends Movie

Director of Photography

1978
The Last Tenant Movie

Director of Photography

1974
Amazing Grace Movie

Cinematography

1974
Crazy Joe Movie

Lighting Director

1973
Kojak TV

Director of Photography

1972
Parades Movie

Cinematography

1972
Parades Movie

Director of Photography

1971
A Memory of Two Mondays Movie

Director of Photography

Personal Details

Known For Acting
Gender Not specified
Birthday November 18, 1952 (72 years old)
Place of Birth Eltham, London, England, UK
Also Known As دلروی لیندو
Years Active 1971 - 2023
Popularity 2.1
Career Stats
17 Total Credits
1 TV Roles