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Reginald VelJohnson

Biography

Reginald VelJohnson

Actor Writer

Born
August 16, 1952
Age
74 years old
Place of birth
Queens, New York, USA
Years active
1975 – present
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72

Credits

39

Movies

32

TV series

52

Years active

7.0

Avg. rating

0

Awards won

The life and career of Reginald VelJohnson

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Career timeline

  1. 1952 · Born

    Born in Queens, New York, USA

  2. 1975 · Screen debut

    Saturday Night Live (TV)

  3. 1988 · Breakthrough

    Die Hard (Movie)

  4. 1989 · Writing debut

    Family Matters (TV)

  5. 2026 · Latest release

    Onslaught (Movie)

Career in numbers

Titles per decade
Most frequent genres
  • Comedy44
  • Drama25
  • Family13
  • Tv Movie13
  • Crime12
  • Action9
Highest-rated title INVINCIBLE 2021 8.6 Most popular title Die Hard 1988 7.8

Known for

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Reginald VelJohnson in our catalogue.

Filmography

  1. 2026 Onslaught as Josiah Movie
  2. 2023 Glisten and the Merry Mission as Snow Owl (voice) Movie
  3. 2022 Ghosts of Christmas Always as Roy Movie
  4. 2021 Turner & Hooch as David Sutton TV
  5. 2021 INVINCIBLE as Principal Winslow (voice) TV
  6. 2020 The Christmas Lottery as Gerald Davenport Movie
  7. 2020 The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee as Reggie Movie
  8. 2019 Pride & Prejudice: Atlanta as Reverend Bennet Movie
  9. 2019 Lazor Wulf as God TV
  10. 2019 Sydney to the Max as Principal Linkenberry TV
  11. 2018 Funny Story as Hank Movie
  12. 2015 The Flight Before Christmas as Joe Movie
  13. 2014 Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero as Flannigan (voice) TV
  14. 2014 12 Dog Days Till Christmas as Art Stephenson Movie
  15. 2014 On Angel's Wings as Coach Carter Movie
  16. 2014 Girl Meets World as Officer James TV
  17. 2014 The Formula as Professor Millan Movie
  18. 2014 Clarence as Willy (voice) TV
  19. 2014 I Didn't Do It as Angel Santos TV
  20. 2013 Brooklyn Nine-Nine as Reginald VelJohnson TV
  21. 2012 The Mistle-Tones as Holly's Dad Movie
  22. 2012 TRON: Uprising as Able TV
  23. 2012 Brother White as Hill Movie
  24. 2012 Air Collision as Bob Abbot Movie
  25. 2011 Hart of Dixie as Dash DeWitt TV
  26. 2010 Glory Daze as Stan Turley TV
  27. 2010 You Again as Mason Dunlevy Movie
  28. 2009 Steppin: The Movie as Mr. Shavers Movie
  29. 2008 Childrens Hospital as Judge Lester Harrison TV
  30. 2007 Out at the Wedding as Dexter Movie
  31. 2006 Hidden Secrets as Norman Wexler Movie
  32. 2005 Death to the Supermodels as Tom Movie
  33. 2005 Suits on the Loose as Brother Steedman Movie
  34. 2005 Ghost Whisperer as Danny Small TV
  35. 2005 Bones as Dale Owens TV
  36. 2005 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia as Judge Melvoy TV
  37. 2004 The Big House TV
  38. 2003 Eve as Rev. Everett TV
  39. 2003 That's So Raven as Ambassador TV
  40. 2002 In-Laws TV
  41. 2002 Monk as Todd TV
  42. 2000 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Philip Kane TV
  43. 2000 Ground Zero as Burt Klavan Movie
  44. 1999 The Parkers TV
  45. 1999 Twice in a Lifetime as Dr. David Bryant / Gene Fitzsimmons TV
  46. 1998 Will & Grace as Dr. Kaplan TV
  47. 1996 Limp Fangs: The Adventures of Count Malt Liquela as Reverend Shields Movie
  48. 1994 On Our Own as Nick TV
  49. 1994 One of Her Own as Detective Bob Hymes Movie
  50. 1993 A Cool Like That Christmas as Dad (voice) Movie
  51. 1993 Diagnosis: Murder as Reginald VelJohnson TV
  52. 1993 Posse as Preston Movie
  53. 1992 HBO First Look TV
  54. 1992 Grass Roots as Det. Mickey Henderson Movie
  55. 1990 The Bride in Black as Barry Gates Movie
  56. 1990 Die Hard 2 as Sgt. Al Powell Movie
  57. 1990 Jury Duty: The Comedy as Judge Movie
  58. 1989 Family Matters as Carl Winslow TV
  59. 1989 Turner & Hooch as Det. David Sutton Movie
  60. 1988 Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer Story as Assistant Coach Movie
  61. 1988 Die Hard as Al Powell Movie
  62. 1988 Plain Clothes as Captain Graff Movie
  63. 1986 Crocodile Dundee as Gus Movie
  64. 1986 Perfect Strangers as Carl Winslow TV
  65. 1986 Doing Life as Taylor Movie
  66. 1985 Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins as Ambulance Driver Movie
  67. 1985 The Equalizer as Harmon Hunter TV
  68. 1985 Kojak: The Belarus File Movie
  69. 1984 Ghostbusters as Jail Guard Movie
  70. 1981 Wolfen as Morgue Attendant Movie
  71. 1975 Saturday Night Live as BBQ Attendee (uncredited) TV
  1. 1989 Family Matters TV

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Quick facts

How old is Reginald VelJohnson?

Reginald VelJohnson is 74 years old, born on August 16, 1952.

Where was Reginald VelJohnson born?

Reginald VelJohnson was born in Queens, New York, USA.

What was Reginald VelJohnson’s first screen role?

The earliest title in our catalogue featuring Reginald VelJohnson is Saturday Night Live (1975).

How many movies and series has Reginald VelJohnson made?

Our catalogue lists 71 titles for Reginald VelJohnson: 39 movies and 32 TV series.

What is Reginald VelJohnson’s highest-rated title?

Among titles with enough votes, INVINCIBLE has the highest audience rating, with 8.6/10 on TMDB.

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