O.L. Duke

'O.L. Duke' (qv)'s acting career breakthrough occurred when he replaced 'Denzel Washington' (qv) in 'Charles Fuller' (qv) 's Pulitzer Prize-winning original production of "A Soldier's Play" (later made into the film _A Soldier's Story (1984)_ (qv). He was a member of both the renowned Actors Studio and the Negro Ensemble Company (NEC). He appeared in numerous off-Broadway plays and on other well-known stages throughout the US and abroad, including The Kennedy Center and Ford Theater in Washington, D.C.; Connecticut's Hartford Stage and The Long Wharf Theater; The Geva in Rochester, New York; The Guthrie in Minnesota; The Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, The ACT Theater in Seattle, Washington; and The Royal Lyceum Theater in Edinburgh, Scotland. Duke guest-starred and co-starred in award-winning television productions, such as _Homicide: Life on the Street (1993)_ (qv), _NYPD Blue (1993)_ (qv), _Law & Order (1990)_ (qv), _New York Undercover (1994)_ (qv), HBO's original series _Oz (1997)_ (qv), and the PBS documentary _"This Far by Faith" (2003) (mini)_. Some of his theatrical film credits include _Out of Time (2003)_ (qv), _Antwone Fisher (2002)_ (qv), _Piñero (2001)_ (qv), _The Keeper (1995)_ (qv), _Sugar Hill (1993)_ (qv), _Malcolm X (1992)_ (qv) and _The Five Heartbeats (1991)_ (qv).::A. Nonymous