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Michael Clarke Duncan was an American actor known for his powerful performances in major films during the 1990s and 2000s. He is remembered as a significant figure in cinema who brought depth to his roles before his death in 2012.
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- 1957-12-10
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- 2012-09-03
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Michael Clarke Duncan (December 12, 1957 – September 3, 2012) was an American film and television actor, best known for his breakout role as John Coffey in the feature film The Green Mile, which netted him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor in a Supporting Role and a Golden Globe nomination for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture.
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- The Challenger — Dune2015
- Walking the Mile — Self2014
- A Resurrection — Addison2013
- From the Rough — Roger2013
- The Epic Journey of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson — Self (archive footage)2012
- In the Hive — Mr. Hollis2012
- The Finder — Leo Knox2012
- The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange — Chunkee Cheeses (voice)2012
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Michael Clarke Duncan (December 10, 1957 – September 3, 2012) was an American actor best known for his breakout role as John Coffey in The Green Mile (1999), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and other honors. He also played Kingpin in Daredevil and Spider-Man: The New Animated Series (both 2003). In addition, he appeared in movies such as Armageddon (1998), The Whole Nine Yards (2000), Planet of the Apes (2001), The Scorpion King (2002), Sin City (2005), and Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006), as well as in the role of Leo Knox in the television series Bones (2011) and its spin-off The Finder (2012); he also appeared in episodes of Two and a Half Men. He also had voice roles in films, including Brother Bear (2003), The Land Before Time XI: Invasion of the Tinysauruses (2005), Brother Bear 2 (2006), Kung Fu Panda (2008), and Green Lantern (2011); he had the voice role of Benjamin King in the video game Saints Row (2006).
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