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Reginald VelJohnson, born Reginald Vel Johnson on 16 August 1952 in Queens, is an American actor who has worked as a stage actor, television actor, and film actor. He was educated at New York University and began his career in 1979. He performs under the pseudonym Reginald VelJohnson and speaks English. According to TMDb, he works within the Acting department, with his place of birth recorded as Queens, New York.
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Film & TV
Queens, New York, USA
Reginald VelJohnson (born August 16, 1952) is an American actor of film, stage and television, well known for his role as Carl Winslow on the sitcom Family Matters, where he was the only cast member to appear in every single episode. He also portrayed LAPD Sgt. Al Powell in the film Die Hard (1988), its sequel Die Hard 2 (1990), and the Chuck episode "Chuck Versus Santa Claus" (2008).…
Known for
- Onslaught2026
- Roswell Delirium — Mr. Brown2025
- Celebrity Weakest Link — Self - Contestant2025
- Glisten and the Merry Mission — Snow Owl (voice)2023
- Ghosts of Christmas Always — Roy2022
- INVINCIBLE — Principal Winslow (voice)2021
- Turner & Hooch — David Sutton2021
- INVINCIBLE — Principal Winslow / Tether Tyrant / GDA Scientist (voice)2021
- The Christmas Lottery — Gerald Davenport2020
- The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee — Reggie2020
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Key facts
- Born
- Reginald Johnson , ( 1952-08-16 ) August 16, 1952 (age 73) , New York City , U.S.
- Alma mater
- New York University ( BFA )
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 1979–present
- Known for
- Carl Winslow – Family Matters Al Powell – Die Hard
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Reginald
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Queens
- Occupation
- film actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Image
- Reginald VelJohnson, 2021 (579134550).jpg
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- date of birth
- 1952-08-16
- start of work period
- 1979-00-00
- birth name
- Reginald Vel Johnson
- pseudonym
- Reginald VelJohnson
- writing language
- English language
- Commons category
- Reginald VelJohnson
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Encyclopedic overview
Reginald VelJohnson (born Reginald Johnson; August 16, 1952) is an American actor. He is best known for portraying police officers on screen, such as Sergeant Al Powell in the Die Hard franchise and Carl Winslow in the television sitcom Family Matters (1989–1998).
Early life
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