Bill Nunn

Bill Nunn Biography

William Goldwyn "Bill" Nunn III (October 20, 1952 - September 24, 2016) was an American actor known for his roles as Radio Raheem in Spike Lee's film Do the Right Thing and Robbie Robertson in the Sam Raimi Spider-Man film trilogy.

Early life

Nunn was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the son of William G. Nunn, Jr., a well-known journalist and editor at the Pittsburgh Courier, as well as a National Football League scout. His paternal grandfather was the first African American football player at George Westinghouse High School. While ball boys for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Bill Nunn and current Steelers President Art Rooney II stole "Mean" Joe Greene's car during training camp at Saint Vincent College in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. "Joe Greene showed up in a beautiful green Lincoln Continental, and me and Bill Nunn, Jr. were ball boys. Somehow Bill got the keys one night and we decided to take it for a ride. We only told Joe that story about 10 years ago. We figured that enough time had passed that we could disclose our little joy ride." Nunn was a 1970 graduate of Schenley High School and Morehouse College (Class of 1976).

Career

Nunn made his acting debut in the 1988 Spike Lee film School Daze, and is best known for his roles as Radio Raheem in Lee's Do the Right Thing and as Nino Brown's bodyguard Duh Duh Duh Man in New Jack City.

Some of his other film credits include Lee's Mo' Better Blues and He Got Game, as well as Regarding Henry, Sister Act, Canadian Bacon, The Last Seduction, Things To Do In Denver When You're Dead, New Jack City, Runaway Jury, Spider-Man trilogy (as Joseph "Robbie" Robertson), Firehouse Dog, the television series The Job, Randy and The Mob, and the televised adaptation of A Raisin in the Sun. 2016.

Death

Nunn died on September 24, 2016 in his family"?s home in Pittsburgh's Hill District, at the age of 63. His widow Donna acknowledged to the Associated Press that he had leukemia.

Select filmography

Sharky's Machine (1981) as Kitten's Bouncer (uncredited)
School Daze (1988) as Grady
Do the Right Thing (1989) as Radio Raheem
Glory (1989) (uncredited)
Def by Temptation (1990) as Dougy
Cadillac Man (1990) as Grave Digger
Mo' Better Blues (1990) as Bottom Hammer (Bass)
New Jack City (1991) as Duh Duh Duh Man
Regarding Henry (1991) as Bradley, Physical Therapist
White Lie (1991) as Chief Adams
Sister Act (1992) as Eddie Souther
Loaded Weapon 1 (1993) as Police Photographer
Blood Brothers (1993) as William Crawford
The Last Seduction (1994) as Harlan
Save Me (1994) as Det. Vincent
Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh (1995) as Reverend Ellis
Canadian Bacon (1995) as Kabral
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead (1995) as Easy Wind
True Crime (1995) as Detective Jerry Guinn
The Affair (1995) as Sgt. Rivers
Money Train (1995) as Crash Train Motorman
New York Undercover (TV Series) (1995) as Lt. Carver
Touched by an Angel (TV series) (1996) as Frank Champness
Bulletproof (1996) as Finch
Extreme Measures (1996) as Det. Bob Burke
Quicksilver Highway (1997) as Len
Kiss The Girls (1997) as Det. John Sampson
Mad City (1997) as Cliff Williams (uncredited)
Ellen Foster (1997) as Mr. Douglas
Always Outnumbered (1998) as Howard M'Shalla
He Got Game (1998) as Uncle Bubba
Ambushed (1998) as Watts Fatboy
The Legend of 1900 (1999) as Danny Boodmann
The Tic Code (1999) as Kingston
Passing Glory (1999) as Howard Porter
Foolish (1999) as Jimmy Beck
The Hungry Bachelors Club (1999) as Moses Grady
Lockdown (2000) as Charles
The Job (TV series) (2001-2002) as Terrence 'Pip' Phillips
Spider-Man (2002) as Joseph 'Robbie' Robertson
People I Know (2002) as The Reverend Lyle Blunt
Runaway Jury (2003) as Lonnie Shaver
Spider-Man 2 (2004) as Joseph 'Robbie' Robertson
Champions (2006) as Desmond
Idlewild (2006) as GW
Firehouse Dog (2007) as Joe Musto
Spider-Man 3 (2007) as Joseph 'Robbie' Robertson
Randy and the Mob (2007) as Wardlowe Gone
A Raisin in the Sun (2008) as Bobo
Little Bear and the Master (2008) as Warden
Fences (2009)
Help Me, Help You (2009) as Detective
Won't Back Down (2012) as Principal Holland
Sirens (TV series) (2014-2015) as Cash (Last appearance)

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