Clayton LeBouef (born November 12, 1954) is an American actor, best known for his recurring role as Colonel George Barnfather in '' Homicide: Life on the Street''. He appeared in several episodes during each of the show's seven seasons on the air, from 1993 to 1999, and reprised his role in '' Homicide: The Movie,'' the epilogue movie, in 2000.

Background

LeBouef was born in

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, New York. He performed as a theatre actor prior to his role as Captain Barnfather. He performs

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pieces in addition to having authored several plays. His play ''Shero: The Livication of Henrietta Vinton Davis'' won an honorable mention at the 25th Annual

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Writers' Competition in

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on May 9, 2008. In 2000, he appeared in the award-winning miniseries ''

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''. In 2002, he played Wendell "Orlando" Blocker in seven episodes of ''

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''. LeBouef appeared as Harold Thomas the brother of the main character,

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, in the 2004 HBO movie ''

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'' which starred

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. From 2003 to 2005, he appeared in three episodes of '' Law and Order: Criminal Intent'', two as the character Detective Edmunds. His portrayal of barbershop owner Tom Taylor in the short film '' The Doll'' won him "Best Actor" honors at the San Diego Black Film Festival.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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Something the Lord Made.
' HBO film (2004).
The Doll
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