Profile via TMDB · Courtesy of TMDB
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1952
- Works
- 5
Top works
- Family matters
- Family matters
- Family matters
- Family matters
- Family matters
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Film & TV
Acting · 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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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 20
- Total plays
- 156
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- The Sequence of the Human Genome
· 2001 · cited 10,177x
- Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 328 diseases and injuries for 195 countries, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016
· 2017 · cited 6,083x
- The Cholinergic Hypothesis of Geriatric Memory Dysfunction
· 1982 · cited 4,662x
- Functional profiling of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae genome
· 2002 · cited 3,792x
- PAHs in the Fraser River basin: a critical appraisal of PAH ratios as indicators of PAH source and composition
· 2002 · cited 3,752x
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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
- 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
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- Reginald VelJohnson
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- Reginald VelJohnson
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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