American actor and football player (born 1962)
James Black
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/James_R._Black_2016.png/220px-James_R._Black_2016.png) Black in 2016
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Born
| James Richard Black
(
1962-04-03
)
April 3, 1962
(age 62)
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Occupation(s)
| Actor, football player
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Years active
| 1987?present
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American football player
American football career
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Position:
| Running back
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Height:
| 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
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Weight:
| 198 lb (90 kg)
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High school:
| Dover (OH)
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College:
| Akron
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Undrafted:
| 1984
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Player stats at
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James Richard Black
[
citation needed
]
(born April 3, 1962) is an American actor and former professional
football
player.
Early life
[
edit
]
Black was born in
Lima, Ohio
. He attended
Dover High School
in
Dover, Ohio
, where he was a star athlete. He graduated in 1980.
[1]
College career
[
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]
Black played
college football
for
Akron
. He was named the
Ohio Valley Conference
Offensive Player of the Year as a senior in 1983 after leading the conference in rushing with 1,568 yards.
[2]
In a November 5, 1983, game against
Youngstown State
, Black set the Akron school record for rushing yards in a game when he rushed 40 times for 246 yards.
[3]
In his final college game, on November 19, he set conference and school records for most rushing attempts in a game with 52.
[4]
He was named an
Associated Press
honorable mention Division I-AA All-American after the season,
[5]
and finished his college career as Akron's all-time rushing leader with 3,054 yards.
[2]
Professional career
[
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]
Black signed with the
Cleveland Browns
as an
undrafted free agent
on May 5, 1984,
[6]
after also receiving interest from the
Green Bay Packers
,
New York Giants
, and
New York Jets
.
[7]
He was waived before the start of the regular season during final roster cuts on August 20, 1984,
[8]
but was re-signed on November 7, 1984.
[2]
He played in two games for the Browns in 1984,
[9]
becoming the first Akron football player to play in the NFL.
[10]
He was waived by the Browns on November 24, 1984.
[11]
He re-signed with the Browns after the season, but was waived during training camp on August 5, 1985.
[10]
Acting career
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]
Black may be best known for his leading role as Agent Michael Hailey on the
UPN
science fiction drama
The Burning Zone
.
[1]
He has also had roles in numerous other television series and films. His television appearances include
V.I.P.
,
Fashion House
,
Anger Management
,
[1]
All of Us
,
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
,
Strong Medicine
,
Tyler Perry's House of Payne
,
Six Feet Under
,
Burn Notice
and
Murder in Mexico: The Bruce Beresford-Redman Story
In motion pictures, he had the leading role of Victor Erickson in the 1998
direct-to-video
film
Cappuccino
, the screenplay of which was based upon a story by author
Eric Jerome Dickey
. Black has also appeared in
The Replacements
,
Out of Sight
,
Love and a Bullet
, and
Universal Soldier: The Return
. He portrayed boxer
Earnie Shavers
in the
HBO
TV movie
Don King: Only in America
.
Filmography
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Film
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]
Year
|
Title
|
Role
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Notes
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1991
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A Triumph of the Heart: The Ricky Bell Story
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Special Ed Teacher
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TV movie
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Hard Promises
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Gameshow Husband
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Zombie Cop
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Doctor Death
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1992
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Maximum Impact
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Mr. Huntsacker
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Video
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The Windy City
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Marco
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Galaxy of the Dinosaurs
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Kronik
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Chickboxer
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Colt Jackson
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1993
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Ozone
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Eddie Boone
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1994
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Witness to the Execution
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Chaplain
|
TV movie
|
The Chase
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Finale Cop 2
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1995
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With Criminal Intent
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FBI Agent Johnson
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Scot-free
|
Edwards
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1997
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Don King: Only in America
|
Ernie Shavers
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TV movie
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1998
|
Surface to Air
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Captain Slocomb
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Godzilla
|
Soldier
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Out of Sight
|
Himey
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Cappuccino
|
Victor Erickson
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Soldier
|
Riley
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The First 9 1/2 Weeks
|
Maurice Boudreau
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1999
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Universal Soldier: The Return
|
Sergeant Morrow
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Standing on Fishes
|
Henry
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The Substitute 3: Winner Takes All
|
Rahmel
|
TV movie
|
2000
|
The Replacements
|
Ref #3
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Odessa
|
Leonard
|
Short
|
Unshackled
|
Doc
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Stop It, You're Killing Me
|
Eric Jameson
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2001
|
Horrorvision
|
Bradbury
|
Video
|
The Vault
|
Bradbury
|
Video
|
2002
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Love and a Bullet
|
Vaughn
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2004
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In Your Eyes
|
Will
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Mean Jadine
|
New Ron
|
Short
|
Roscoe's House of Chicken n Waffles
|
Tooky
|
Video
|
2005
|
One More Round
|
Ronny "Super Ron"
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Pinkerton
|
Detective Jack Garver
|
Short
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2006
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Restraining Order
|
Dexter
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Saturday Night Life
|
The Admirer
|
Short
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2007
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Agenda
|
Four Shure
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Spin
|
James
|
Short
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2008
|
The Pitch
|
Peter
|
Short
|
The Mortgage Guy
|
Captain Henry
|
Short
|
3 Days Gone
|
Teddy Shark
|
Video
|
2009
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Afro Ninja
|
Black Lightning
|
Video
|
2011
|
Detention
|
Coach Cooper
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King of the Underground
|
Mr. Hollywood
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Repeat Offenders: Jamais Vu
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Mason
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2012
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The Perfect Fit
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Party Friend
|
Short
|
The Phoenix Rises
|
Bob Smith
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Boosters
|
-
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2014
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Crossroads
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Capricorn Diego
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2015
|
Why She Cries
|
Chris Owens
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Beautiful Thorn
|
Devon
|
Short
|
Her First Black Guy
|
Winston
|
Short
|
Welcome to the Family
|
Preston
|
TV movie
|
Murder in Mexico: The Bruce Beresford-Redman Story
|
Dorian
|
TV movie
|
The Man in 3B
|
Ben
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2016
|
Black Tar Road
|
Jimmy
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Virtual High
|
Andy
|
Short
|
Better Criminal
|
Detective Albert Pierce
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90 Minutes of the Fever
|
-
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Legends of the Hidden Temple
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Tourist
|
TV movie
|
2017
|
The Preacher's Son
|
Deacon Emerson
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2018
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The Choir Director
|
Deacon Emerson
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Dr. Sugar
|
CJ
|
Short
|
2019
|
After We Leave
|
Carrington
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The Thin Orange Line
|
Detective Hart
|
Short
|
2020
|
Three Days Gone: Based on the Life of Lucas Snow
|
Teddy Shark
|
Short
|
My Brothers' Crossing
|
CJ Martin
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2021
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Writing Around the Christmas Tree
|
Irving Leighton
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TV movie
|
2022
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Boosters LA
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HNIC
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Uncommon Negotiator
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Chief Wells
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Short
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2023
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Lethal Legacy
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James
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Television
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References
[
edit
]
- ^
a
b
c
Huffman, Rex (June 28, 2012).
"Dover grad James Black joins Sheen in 'Anger Management'
"
.
TimesReporter.com
. Retrieved
December 1,
2020
.
- ^
a
b
c
Meyer, Ed (November 7, 1984).
"Ex-Akron star Black re-signed by Browns"
.
The Akron Beacon Journal
. Retrieved
December 1,
2020
– via Newspapers.com.
- ^
Nold, Bob (November 11, 1983).
"Zips' Black still has time to reach top"
.
The Akron Beacon Journal
. Retrieved
December 1,
2020
– via Newspapers.com.
- ^
"Zip Records"
.
The Akron Beacon Journal
. November 20, 1983
. Retrieved
December 1,
2020
– via Newspapers.com.
- ^
"Four Zips are honorable mention All-America"
.
The Akron Beacon Journal
. December 28, 1983
. Retrieved
December 1,
2020
– via Newspapers.com.
- ^
"Zip's Black, Heckman sign NFL contracts"
.
The Akron Beacon Journal
. May 6, 1984
. Retrieved
December 1,
2020
– via Newspapers.com.
- ^
"Zips' Black looking at Browns, 3 others"
.
The Akron Beacon Journal
. May 3, 1984
. Retrieved
December 1,
2020
– via Newspapers.com.
- ^
"Oilers trade Butch Johnson"
.
Arizona Daily Star
. August 20, 1984
. Retrieved
December 1,
2020
– via Newspapers.com.
- ^
"James Black stats"
.
Pro-Football-Reference.com
. Retrieved
December 1,
2020
.
- ^
a
b
"Tripoli looks like a Browns survivor"
.
The Akron Beacon Journal
. August 6, 1985
. Retrieved
December 2,
2020
– via Newspapers.com.
- ^
"Browns waive James Black"
.
The South Bend Tribune
. November 25, 1984
. Retrieved
December 1,
2020
– via Newspapers.com.
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Further reading
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