Michael Clarke Duncan

American actor (1957–2012)

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Lived 1957–2012, aged 55United States

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83 languages
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Rank in United States
#245
Actors
Era
1957–2012
Aged 55

Summary

Updated 2026-05-29

Michael Clarke Duncan became a household name playing the gentle giant John Coffey in The Green Mile, then spent two decades anchoring everything from Sin City to Kung Fu Panda with his commanding presence.

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Michael Clarke Duncan was an American actor best known for his breakout role as John Coffey in The Green Mile (1999), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and other honors. He also played Kingpin in Daredevil and Spider-Man: The New Animated Series. In addition, he appeared in movies such as Armageddon (1998), The Whole Nine Yards (2000), Planet of the Apes (2001), The Scorpion King (2002), Sin City (2005), and Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006), as well as in the role of Leo Knox in the television series Bones (2011) and its spin-off The F…

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