Leon Robinson
American actor · United States · On the map · Actors · Born 1962 · age 64
Leon Preston Robinson, usually credited as simply Leon, is an American actor and singer, who began professional acting as a film actor in the early 1980s.
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SwarmSeries, Harris
First Lady of BMF: The Tonesa Welch StoryFilm, 2023Emerson2021
Madonna: Madame XFilm, Innocent Man/Saint (archive footage) (uncredited)2019
City on a HillSeries, Reverend Isaiah Hughes2018
40 and SingleSeries, Dan Mayor
Her Only ChoiceFilm, 2018Melvin2014
37Film, Dr. Koehm2009
Diary of a Single MomFilm, Mike2005
Get Rich or Die Tryin'Film, Slim2002
HackSeries, Ulysses Sims2001
Crossing JordanSeries, Vicellous Owens2000
Little RichardFilm, Little Richard1998
The TemptationsSeries, David Ruffin
Side StreetsFilm, 1998Errol Boyce1997
OzSeries, Jefferson Keane1996
Once Upon a Time... When We Were ColoredFilm, Uncle Melvin1994
Above the RimFilm, Shep1990
Madonna: The Immaculate CollectionFilm, Innocent Man / Saint (segment "Like a Prayer")1989
The Women of Brewster PlaceSeries, Abshu1988
ColorsFilm, Killer-Bee1986
L.A. LawSeries, Ronald "Pinto" Sewell1985
Streetwalkin'Film, Jason1984
HunterSeries, Iceman1983
All the Right MovesFilm, Shadow1962Born8 March 1962People around Leon
Close ties
Robert Townsend Directed B.A.P.S. and Little Richard
Michael Mann Produced Ali and Band of the Hand
Bernie Mac Also in Above the Rim, B.A.P.S. and B.A.P.S
Mykelti Williamson Also in Ali and Get Rich or Die Tryin'
Troy Beyer Wrote B.A.P.S. and B.A.P.S
Madonna Co-starred in Like a Prayer
Leila Djansi Directed And Then There Was You (2013)
Martin Landau Also in B.A.P.S. and B.A.P.S
Dennis Hopper Directed Colors (1988)
Forest Whitaker Directed Waiting to Exhale (1996)
Garry Marshall Directed The Flamingo Kid (1986)
Renny Harlin Directed Cliffhanger (1993)
Paul Winfield Also in Cliffhanger (1993)
Faizon Love Also in B.A.P.S. and B.A.P.S
Stanley Clarke Wrote B.A.P.S. and The Five Heartbeats
Ian Richardson Also in B.A.P.S. and B.A.P.S
Jimmy Iovine Produced Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2006)
Clark Johnson Also in Colors and The Women of Brewster Place
Kate Nauta Also in And Then There Was You and 37
Mary Lambert Directed Like a Prayer
Gregor Jordan Directed Buffalo Soldiers (2002)
Ronald Bass Produced Waiting to Exhale (1996)
Jeff Pollack Directed Above the Rim (1994)
Louis Morneau Directed Bats (2000)
Known for
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Madonna: The Immaculate Collection 1990
The Five Heartbeats 1991
Above the Rim 1994
Cool Runnings 1993
Get Rich or Die Tryin' 2005
Filmography 40
68 credits on file
Television 13
Media & music
Photos 1
About this person
He is best known for his roles as J.T. Matthews in the 1991 Robert Townsend film The Five Heartbeats, Derice Bannock in the 1993 film Cool Runnings, Shep in the 1994 basketball drama film Above the Rim, singer David Ruffin in the 1998 NBC miniseries The Temptations, and Little Richard in the 2000 film Little Richard.
