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Irving Rameses Rhames (/ ˈ r eɪ m z /; born May 12, 1959) is an American actor. He played IMF Agent Luther Stickell in all Mission: Impossible films (1996–present) and gang kingpin Marsellus Wallace in Pulp Fiction (1994).
Ving Rhames. Actor: Pulp Fiction. Strikingly featured and muscular American actor Ving Rhames was born Irving Rameses Rhames in Harlem, New York, to Reather, a homemaker, and Ernest Rhames, an auto mechanic.
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Learn about the life and career of Ving Rhames, a striking and muscular American actor who starred in Pulp Fiction, Mission: Impossible and Don King. Find out his birth name, height, family, awards, trivia and quotes.
- May 12, 1959
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- 'Pulp Fiction' (1994) When it comes to roles that define what Rhames does so well, it’s hard to get more definitive than the character of Marsellus Wallace in Pulp Fiction.
- The 'Mission: Impossible' Series. While Tom Cruise deserves credit for risking his life and limb for the sake of the seven Mission: Impossible movies, Ethan Hunt would never get anything done if it wasn’t for his best friend (and the world’s greatest hacker), Luther (Rhames).
- 'Casualties of War' (1989) Casualties of War is just about as politically minded as any 1980s film about the Vietnam War, but given that it comes from director Brian De Palma, it also pushes the line when it comes to violent and disturbing content.
- 'Con Air' (1997) Of all the 1990s action films that could be described as a version of “Die Hard on a plane,” Con Air is certainly the most fun (and certainly the most ridiculous).
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- Lilo & Stitch (2002) 86% While Rhames isn't typically known for his voice-over roles in animated features, he struck a chord with audiences as Cobra Bubbles in the beloved kid's movie Lilo & Stitch.
- The Long Walk Home (1990) 87% The Long Walk Home chronicles the 1955 bus boycott in Alabama led by Civil Rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. Sissy Spacek and Whoopi Goldberg star as a pair of women from radically different backgrounds who must decide how to respond to the event.
- Rosewood (1997) 87% Rhames gives one of the few lead performances of his career as Mann in Rosewood, a movie that recounts the horrors of a 1923 lynch-mob against African American citizens.
- Homicide (1991) 91% In David Mamet's Homicide, Rhames plays a drug-dealing cop-killer named Robert Randolph who is put on the FBI's 10 Most Wanted List.
Top 25 Ving Rhames Films. by muybueno16 • Created 5 years ago • Modified 5 years ago. Action star of the week with their best films tallied up. List activity. 1.8K views. 33 this week. Create a new list. List your movie, TV & celebrity picks. 25 titles. Sort by List order. 1. Pulp Fiction. 1994 2h 34m R. 8.9 (2.2M) Rate. 95 Metascore.
In one of the most iconic moments in live television, Ving Rhames, the 1998 winner for Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television for playing Don King,...
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