Richard Brooks

Richard Brooks

December 9, 1962 · 63 years old

Richard Lee Brooks (born December 9, 1962) is an American actor, singer, and director. He played the eccentric bounty hunter Jubal Early in the space-western Firefly and assistant district attorney Paul Robinette in the NBC drama series Law & Order from 1990 to 1993, later appearing as a defense att…

Known For

13 titles
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The Hidden

The Hidden

1987 · 1h 37m · Movie

A cop and an FBI agent race for answers after law abiding people suddenly become violent criminals.

7.0
2
Shocker

Shocker

1989 · 1h 49m · Movie

A psychotic serial killer is finally caught thanks to a high school football player who has a strange connection to the killer. Right before getting executed, he performs a demonic ritual and uses electricity to come back from the...

5.5
3
The Substitute

The Substitute

1996 · 1h 54m · Movie

Shale's Mercenary team is retired after a (not so) covert mission in Cuba. He becomes a substitute teacher at his teacher fiancee's Miami high school to get those behind kneecapping her. His team helps him.

6.1
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In Too Deep

In Too Deep

1999 · 1h 35m · Movie

Right out of police academy, Jeff/Omar Epps starts as undercover cop in Cincinnati. First it's small time cases but he proves himself and moves up to a big case - befriending a brutal crime boss.

6.2
5
Being Mary Jane

Being Mary Jane

2013 · 1h 0m · TV Show

The life of a young Black woman, her work, her family and the popular talk show which she hosts.

7.6
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Reasonable Doubt

Reasonable Doubt

2022 · TV Show

Jax Stewart juggles work, family, friends, and a complicated personal life as a brilliant and fearless defense attorney in Los Angeles who bucks the justice system every chance she gets.

6.6
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Shakedown

Shakedown

1988 · 1h 37m · Movie

A legal aid attorney and renegade cop team up to stop a corrupt cop.

6.0
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Off Limits

Off Limits

1988 · 1h 42m · Movie

McGriff and Albaby are probably doing the worst law enforcement job in the world - they are plain clothes U.S. military policemen on duty in war-time Saigon. However, their job becomes even harder when they start investigating the...

6.2
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To Sleep with Anger

To Sleep with Anger

1990 · 1h 42m · Movie

A charismatic old acquaintance drifts into town, stirring up trouble for a mild-mannered family.

7.2
10
84C MoPic

84C MoPic

1989 · 1h 35m · Movie

The title refers to the U.S. Army's former "MOS" (job code) for a combat cameraman. The story follows a unit of American G.I.s in Vietnam, all with different backgrounds and motives for being there, through the lens of his camera.

6.8
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Resting Place

Resting Place

1986 · 1h 40m · Movie

The mysterious death of an army officer comes under investigation by Major Kendall Laird as the young soldier's parents seek an honorable burial place, out of respect for their son. The parents are assisted by their neighbor, Mrs....

6.4
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The Wedding

The Wedding

1998 · 3h 0m · Movie

In 1950s Massachusetts, a wealthy black woman engaged to a poor white beatnik learns about her family history. The stories revolve around the racial and class complexities of interracial and class-based marriages.

6.1
13
Troubled Waters

Troubled Waters

2020 · 1h 37m · Movie

The story of a comedian, Ron Waters, who is a Richard Pryor-type of entertainer who makes commentary about the world rather than one-liners. After a self-imposed exile from Hollywood, Ron is back.

7.1