Vernon Campbell (born April 4, 1961) is an American film actor. His thick set, stocky build and bald head has seen him play almost entirely police detectives or

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s. He appeared in the 1995 Academy Award-nominated film ''

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'' alongside Bruce Willis and

Brad Pitt William Bradley Pitt (born December 18, 1963) is an American actor and film producer. He is the recipient of various accolades, including two Academy Awards, a British Academy Film Award, two Golden Globe Awards, and a Primetime Emmy Award. ...

. In 1997 he appeared in the film '' Night Falls on Manhattan'' a film which starred Andy García and James Gandolfini. He is probably best recognized as

Dave Chappelle David Khari Webber Chappelle ( ; born August 24, 1973) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He is best known for his satirical comedy sketch series ''Chappelle's Show'' (2003–2006), which he starred in until quitting in the middle of p ...

's kind natured, ill-fated bodyguard in an episode of '' Chappelle's Show: The Lost Episodes''. In that particular episode, the bodyguard is shot by the I.R.S. and in his dying words, the guard tells Dave that it was man who shot him but Dave's greediness is what killed him. Before his death, the guard tries to tell Dave the key to keeping the show's material fresh but dies before he can say it. He stammers "You gotta...You gotta...I'm dead"

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* 1961 births Living people Male actors from Newark, New Jersey American male film actors African-American male actors 21st-century African-American people 20th-century African-American people {{US-film-actor-1960s-stub