Vondie Curtis-Hall
Biography
Vondie Curtis-Hall is an American actor and film director who was born on September 30, 1956, in Detroit, Michigan, United States. As an actor, he is best known for his role as Dr. Dennis Hancock on the CBS medical drama Chicago Hope, which was created by David E. Kelley. His professional career includes ninety-four known credits in the film and television industry. Operating within the entertainment field, he is recognized for both his acting and directing work. Additional alternative names or translations associated with him in international databases include characters from Korean, Chinese, and Persian scripts, as well as the name Conte.
Career overview
Vondie Curtis-Hall is an American actor and film director who was born on September 30, 1956, in Detroit, Michigan, USA. Active in the entertainment industry with known credits numbering 94, he has built a recognized career across both television and film.
As an actor, he is best known for his role as Dr. Dennis Hancock on the CBS medical drama Chicago Hope, which was created by David E. Kelley. Throughout his professional journey, he has established himself as a prominent figure in acting, contributing to numerous projects and maintaining a notable presence in the entertainment field.
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- The Projectionist (2026) as Sully
- Sheepdog (2026) as Whitney St. Germain
- Death by Lightning (2025) as Frederick Douglass
- The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat (2024) as Lester Maxberry
- Justified: City Primeval (2023) as Sweetie
- A Journey to Sundance (2023) as Self
- The Recruit (2022) as Walter Nyland
- Raymond & Ray (2022) as Reverend West
- 18½ (2022) as Samuel
- The Night House (2021) as Mel
- Blue Bayou (2021) as Barry Boucher
- Evil (2019) as Leon Acosta
- Harriet (2019) as Reverend Green
- For the People (2018) as Judge Nicholas Byrne
- Breaking Brooklyn (2018) as Greg Bryant
- Faith Under Fire: The Antoinette Tuff Story (2018) Director
- Toni Braxton: Unbreak My Heart (2016) Director
- Marvel's Daredevil (2015) as Ben Urich
- Rosewood (2015) as Beaumont Rosewood Sr.
- Experimenter (2015) as Thomas Shine
- Chasing Life (2014) as Lawrence
- Cymbeline (2014) as Caius Lucius
- Black Nativity (2013) as Pawnbroker
- NYC 22 (2012) as Fred Wheeler
- Abducted: The Carlina White Story (2012) Director
- Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009) as Captain James Brasser
- Chance (2009) as Walter Markham
- Life Is Hot in Cracktown (2009) as Dixon
- Fear Itself (2008) as Walter Markham
- The Starter Wife (2008) Director
- Gossip Girl (2007) Director
- Talk to Me (2007) as Sunny Jim Kelsey
- Honeydripper (2007) as Slick
- Waist Deep (2006) Director
- Waist Deep (2006) Writer
- Criminal Minds (2005) as Stanley Usher
- Medium (2005) as Scanlon's Friend
- Sleeper Cell (2005) Director
- Boston Legal (2004) Director
- LAX (2004) as Dele Ekoku
- Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story (2004) Director
- Deceit (2004) as Detective Hal Kazin
- Missing (2003) as Agent Vic Martinsen
- The Shield (2002) Director
- Firefly (2002) Director
- Fastlane (2002) as Andre Hayes
- MDs (2002) Director
- Wicked Spring (2002) as Augustus Elliot
- Glitter (2001) Director
- Soul Food (2000) as Charles Miller
- Turn It Up (2000) as Cliff
- Freedom Song (2000) as Daniel Wall
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) as Dwight Talcott
- The Sopranos (1999) as Maurice Tiffen
- Sirens (1999) as Vincent Morgan
- Gridlock'd (1997) as D-Reper
- Gridlock'd (1997) Director
- Gridlock'd (1997) Screenplay
- Don King: Only in America (1997) as Lloyd Price
- Eve's Bayou (1997) as Julian Grayraven
- Romeo + Juliet (1996) as Captain Prince
- Broken Arrow (1996) as Lt. Colonel Sam Rhodes
- Heaven's Prisoners (1996) as Minos P. Dautrieve
- Dr. Hugo (1996) as Dr. Hugo
- Zooman (1995) as Davis
- Tuesday Morning Ride (1995) as Carver
- ER (1994) as George
- ER (1994) as Roger McGrath
- ER (1994) Director
- Chicago Hope (1994) as Dennis Hancock
- Clear and Present Danger (1994) as Voice-Print Analyst
- South Central (1994)
- Crooklyn (1994) as Uncle Brown
- Sugar Hill (1994) as Mark Doby
- Dead Man's Revenge (1994) as Jessup Bush
- Drop Squad (1994) as Rocky Seavers
- Keys (1994) as Louche Amarant
- Fallen Angels (1993) as David O'Connor
- Falling Down (1993) as Not Economically Viable Man
- There Was a Little Boy (1993) as Danforth
- Passion Fish (1992) as Sugar LeDoux
- Nightmare Cafe (1992) as Thomas Wall
- What She Doesn't Know (1992) as Vinnie
- Murder Without Motive: The Edmund Perry Story (1992) as C. Yernon Mason
- One Good Cop (1991) as Father Wills
- Healing Hurts (1991)
- In a Stranger's Hand (1991) as Det. Gary Hopkins
- Law & Order (1990) as Dr. Andrew Copelan
- Die Hard 2 (1990) as Miller
- Cop Rock (1990) as Cmdr. Warren Osborne
- Heat Wave (1990) as Clifford Turpin
- Black Rain (1989) as Detective
- Mystery Train (1989) as Ed
- A Man Called Hawk (1989)
- China Beach (1988)
- Coming to America (1988) as Basketball Game Vendor
- Shakedown (1988) as Speaker
- L.A. Law (1986) as Eugene Clay