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Place of birth New York City, New York, USA
Year of debut 1986
Harlem-born Ving Rhames went to a performing arts high school in New York City. He won a scholarship to study at Julliard's School of Drama. He found work two days after graduating in New York’s Shakespeare In The Park. In 1984 he made his Broadway debut in Winter Boys. He starred in several US TV series such as Miami Vice. In 1994, he got attention for his performance in Pulp Fiction. He has demonstrated his versatility in movies from Mission: Impossible II to Dawn Of The Dead.
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£2.9918 Certificate 2012 100 MinsA prisoner (Luke Goss) must enter a deadly race for his freedom. With Dougray Scott, Danny Trejo and Ving Rhames. Strong bloody violence and strong language.
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£3.4915 Certificate 2011 78 Mins1970s America. A detective (Pam Grier) tries to take down a feared gangster (Ving Rhames). With Robert Patrick. Strong language, racist language and strong bloody violence
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£2.9915 Certificate 1998 117 MinsCrime thriller directed by Steven Soderbergh and starring George Clooney and Jennifer Lopez. Frequent bad language and violence with mild sexual references.
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£2.4912 Certificate 2009 84 MinsBruce Willis stars in this action-packed sci-fi about a world where humans live through surrogate robots. Contains moderate action violence.
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£2.49PG Certificate 2001 101 MinsFuturistic animated adventure starring Steve Buscemi, James Woods, Alec Baldwin and Donald Sutherland. Mild language and violence.
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£2.4918 Certificate 2008 82 MinsWhen a virus causes a zombie outbreak the last few survivors must stand up and fight for their lives. With Ving Rhames. Strong bloody violence.
Did you know?
- Ving Rhames was born Irving Rameses Rhames.
- While filming The Saint Of Fort Washington he was unexpectedly reunited with his long-lost brother, a Vietnam veteran. During a scene shot in a homeless shelter in New York, Ving instantly recognised his brother. He let him stay at his apartment and got him a job.
- When he won a Golden Globe for playing the title role in US TV production Don King: Only In America, he gave his award to his fellow nominee Jack Lemmon because he believed that Jack deserved the award over him.
- He voiced the character of Cobra Bubbles in Lilo & Stitch.
- He is a big fan of boxing. He spent two years training for a boxing biopic movie role. However, when the movie fell through he discovered the script for Undisputed. He resumed his boxing training and went on to star in the prison boxing drama opposite Wesley Snipes.