Damien Leake

Born:August 12, 1952

Place of Birth:The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

Known For:Acting

Biography

Damien Leake (born August 12, 1952) is an American actor and record-holding masters track and field athlete.

Starting with a role in 1973's Serpico, he has had a continuous career appearing in some 70 motion pictures, plus numerous television and stage acting roles. Through the 1980s he was typecast as a "a tender, sensitive . . . half-crazed killer" including roles in Death Wish and Apocalypse Now.

He has branched out to other jobs related to the entertainment industry. He claims to having been a singer, dancer, director, musician, composer, musical director, vocal arranger, playwright, stage fight choreographer and ventriloquist.

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Filmography

Acting

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Apocalypse Now

Machine Gunner

1979

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Prison Break: The Final Break

Detective Marlin

2009

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Highlander

Tony

1986

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Born on the Fourth of July

Patient - VA Hospital

1989

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Serpico

Joey

1973

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Sea of Love

Ernest Lee

1989

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Death Wish

Alley Mugger #2 (uncredited)

1974

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The Devil's Own

Art Fisher

1997

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The Experiment

Govenor

2010

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Mighty Joe Young

Cop

1998

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The Great Debaters

Wilson

2007

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The Cotton Club

Bub Jewett

1984