| Movie | Role |
|---|---|
| Stakeout (1987) | Det. Jack Pismo |
| Bloodsport (1988) | Rawlins |
| The Color of Money (1986) | Amos |
| The Butler (2013) | Cecil Gaines |
| The Last King of Scotland (2006) | Idi Amin |
| Fruitvale Station (2013) | Producer |
| Phone Booth (2003) | Captain Ramey |
| Taken 3 (2014) | Inspector Frank Dotzler |
| Waiting to Exhale (1995) | Director |
| Arrival (2016) | Colonel G. T. Weber, Colonel Weber |
| Sorry to Bother You (2018) | Producer |
| Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999) | Ghost Dog |
| Battlefield Earth (2000) | Ker |
| Platoon (1986) | Big Harold |