BASIC
Morgan Freeman
Actor
in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
With an authoritative voice and calm demeanour, this ever popular American actor has grown into one of the most respected figures in modern US cinema. Born in June 1937 in Memphis, Tennessee, the young Freeman attended Los Angeles Community College before serving several years in the US Air Force as a mechanic between 1955 and 1959. His first dramatic arts exposure was on the stage and he appeared in an off-Broadway production of "The Nigger Lovers" and also in an all-African American ... Moreproduction of the exuberant musical Hello, Dolly! (1969).
Freeman first appeared on TV screens as several characters including "Easy Reader", "Mel Mounds" and "Count Dracula" on the Children's Television Workshop (now Sesame Workshop) show "The Electric Company" (1971). He then moved into feature film with another children's adventure, Who Says I Can't Ride a Rainbow! (1971). Next, there was a small role in the thriller Blade (1973); then he played "Casca" in Julius Caesar (1979) (V) and the title role in Coriolanus (1979) (V). Regular work was coming in for the talented Freeman and he appeared in the prison dramas Attica (1980) (TV) and Brubaker (1980), the slow-moving Eyewitness (1981), and portrayed the final 24 hours of slain Malcolm X in Death of a Prophet (1981) (TV). For most of the 1980s, Freeman continued to contribute decent enough performances in films that fluctuated in their quality. However, he really stood out, scoring an Oscar nomination as a merciless hoodlum in Street Smart (1987) and, then, he dazzled audiences and pulled a second Oscar nomination as the patient and dignified chauffeur assisting moody pensioner Jessica Tandy in the delightful Driving Miss Daisy (1989). The same year, Freeman teamed up with youthful Matthew Broderick and fiery Denzel Washington in the epic Civil War drama Glory (1989) about freed slaves being recruited to form the first all-African American fighting brigade.
His star continued to rise, and the 1990s kicked off strongly with roles in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991) and The Power of One (1992). Freeman's next role was as gunman "Ned Logan", wooed out of retirement by friend "William Munny" to avenge several prostitutes in the wild west town of Big Whiskey in Clint Eastwood's de-mythologized western Unforgiven (1992). The film was a critical and box-office smash and scored an acting Oscar for Gene Hackman, a directing Oscar for Eastwood, and the Oscar for best picture.
Freeman's work did not go unnoticed, more strong scripts came in, and he was back behind bars depicting a knowledgeable inmate (and obtaining his third Oscar nomination), befriending falsely accused banker Tim Robbins in the uplifting The Shawshank Redemption (1994). He was then back out hunting a religious serial killer in Se7en (1995), starred alongside Keanu Reeves in Chain Reaction (1996), and was pursuing another serial murderer in Kiss the Girls (1997).
Further praise followed for his role in the slave tale of Amistad (1997), he was a worried US President facing Armageddon from above in Deep Impact (1998), appeared in the loopy Neil LaBute black comedy Nurse Betty (2000), and reprised his role as "Alex Cross" in Along Came a Spider (2001). Now highly popular, he was much in demand with cinema audiences, and he co-starred in the terrorist drama The Sum of All Fears (2002), was a military officer in the Stephen King-inspired Dreamcatcher (2003), gave divine guidance as "God" to Jim Carrey in the very funny Bruce Almighty (2003), and played a minor role in the uneven comedy The Big Bounce (2004).
However, 2005 was finally to be Morgan Freeman's year, when again he teamed up with good friend Clint Eastwood to appear in the heart-wrenching drama, Million Dollar Baby (2004). Freeman's on-screen performance is simply world-class as ex-prize fighter Eddie "Scrap Iron" Dupris, who works in a run-down boxing gym alongside grizzled trainer "Frankie Dunn", as the two work together to hone the skills of never-say-die female boxer Hilary Swank. Freeman received his fourth Oscar nomination and, finally, impressed the Academy's judges enough to win the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his performance.
In addition to his film work, his commanding yet mellifluous voice has also led Freeman to be cast to narrate or host dozens of first-rate television specials covering topics from the American Civil War, the American Film Institute, blues music, the White House and many commemorative events involving the US film industry, most recently as the narrator of the American version of March of the Penguins (2005). Less
Physical details
Special skills
Dance:
African, Ballroom, Break Dance, English, Jazz, Swing, Tango
Singing:
Jazz, Musical Theatre, Operatic
Sports:
Baseball, Cricket, Judo, Rowing, Tae Kwan Do, Tennis
Musical Instruments:
Guitar, Piano
Language:
Afrikaans, English, French
Accents:
African, French, Jamaican, New York City
Additional:
Firearms, Hosting, Martial Arts, Martial Arts Weapons, Newscasting, Sportscasting
Film
Morgan Freeman
Louis Leterrier
Lucius Fox
Christopher Nolan
Summer At Dog Dave's (filming)
Rob Reiner
Maxwell Omni
Andrã© Gordon
Dr. Mccarthy
Charles Martin Smith
Joe Matheson
Robert Schwentke
Nelson Mandela
Clint Eastwood
Charles Peterson
Peter Hewitt
Lucius Fox
Christopher Nolan
Harry Stevenson
Robert Benton
Mitch Bradley
Lasse Hallstrã¶m
Lucius Fox
Christopher Nolan
Eddie Scrap-iron Dupris
Clint Eastwood
Walter Crewes
George Armitage
Police Lieutenant Redding
Po Johns, Howard Gibson
Col. Abraham Curtis
Lawrence Kasdan
Dci William Cabot
Phil Alden Robinson
Charles W. Grimes
Carl Franklin
Captain Victor Benezet
Stephen Hopkins
Theodore Joadson
Steven Spielberg
Dr. Alex Cross
Gary Fleder
Paul Shannon
Andrew Davis
Detective Lt. William Somerset
David Fincher
Brig. Gen. Billy Ford
Wolfgang Petersen
Ellis Boyd 'red' Redding
Frank Darabont
Geel Piet
John G. Avildsen
Judge Leonard White
Brian De Palma
Sgt. Maj. John Rawlins
Edward Zwick
Hoke Colburn
Bruce Beresford
Lt. A.z. Drones
Walter Hill
Principal Joe Clark
John G. Avildsen
Fast Black
Jerry Schatzberg
Luther Johnson
John Korty
Charlie Woods
Christopher Cain
Charles Traughber
Roger Donaldson
Lieutenant Black
Peter Yates
Grand Central Commuter (uncredited)
Hy Averback
Man On Street (uncredited)
Sidney Lumet
TV
Narrator (uncredited)
Kenny Leon
Narrator – The Downward Spiral (2005) … Narrator – Liberty In The Air (2005) … Narrator – Seeds Of Destruction (2005) … Narrator – The Challenge Of Freedom (2005) …
N/a
Dorsey Pratt
Jerry Schatzberg
Dr. Sherard
Elliot Silverstein
Clarence Collins / Luther Johnson – Resting Place (1986) … Luther Johnson – The Marva Collins Story (1981) … Clarence Collins
David Greene, Clive Donner
Warden Pratt
Daniel Petrie
Tony (segment "dealer's Choice") – Act Break/the Burning Man/dealer's Choice (1985) … Tony (segment "dealer's Choice")
Rod Serling
Dr. Roy Bingham
William J. Bell, Irna Phillips
Cicero Murphy – Episode #1.1620 (1981) … Cicero Murphy – Episode #1.1619 (1981) … Cicero Murphy
Claire Labine, Paul Avila Mayer
Detective Michaels – Episode #1.266 (1981) … Detective Michaels – Episode #1.260 (1981) … Detective Michaels
John William Corrington, Joyce Hooper Corrington, Paul Rauch
Malcolm X
Woodie King Jr.
Hap Richards
Marvin J. Chomsky
Ralph 'sweet Talk' Simmons
Marvin J. Chomsky
Charlie Smith And The Fritter Tree (1978)
Rick Bennewitz, Edward Folger, And 1 More Credit
Count Dracula / Easy Reader / Mad Scientist / … – 130b (1977) … Mark / Easy Reader / Mel Mounds / … – 129b (1977) … Mark / Easy Reader / Mel Mounds / … – 12
Paul Dooley
Voice Over
Narrator – The 16th Man (2010) … Narrator (voice)
Reggie Rock Bythewood, Bill Couturiã©, And 10 More Credits
Neil Armstrong (voice)
Mark Cowen
Lucius Fox (voice)
Bob Kane (characters), David S. Goyer, And 2 More Credits
Narration (voice)
Steven Spielberg
Frederick Douglass / Ernest Green / Langston Hughes / … – A Fatal Contradiction (2003) … Frederick Douglass – A War To End Slavery (2003) … Frederick Douglass – Becoming Free (2003) &aci
Philip Kunhardt Jr.
Narrator – Clint Eastwood: Out Of The Shadows (2000) … Narrator (voice)
N/a
Narrator – The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry (1991) … Narrator (voice)
Henry Hampton
Frederick Douglass – A Very Bloody Affair (1862) (1990) … Frederick Douglass (voice) – Forever Free (1862) (1990) … Frederick Douglass (voice) – Most Hallowed Ground (1864) (1990) … Fred
N/a
