Damien Leake

Damien Leake

Born 1952-08-12 (age 73) The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
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Biography

Damien Leake (born August 12, 1952) is an American actor and record-holding masters track and field athlete.

Starting with a role in 1973's Serpico, he has had a continuous career appearing in some 70 motion pictures, plus numerous television and stage acting roles. Through the 1980s he was typecast as a "a tender, sensitive . . . half-crazed killer" including roles in Death Wish and Apocalypse Now.

He has branched out to other jobs related to the entertainment industry. He claims to having been a singer, dancer, director, musician, composer, musical director, vocal arranger, playwright, stage fight choreographer and ventriloquist.

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Known For

Apocalypse Now
Apocalypse Now

1979

as Machine Gunner

Highlander
Highlander

1986

as Tony

Prison Break: The Final Break
Prison Break: The Final Break

2009

as Detective Marlin

Death Wish
Death Wish

1974

as Alley Mugger #2 (uncredited)

Born on the Fourth of July
Born on the Fourth of July

1989

as Patient - VA Hospital

Sea of Love
Sea of Love

1989

as Ernest Lee

Serpico
Serpico

1973

as Joey

The Great Debaters
The Great Debaters

2007

as Wilson

88 Minutes
88 Minutes

2007

as The Judge

The Experiment
The Experiment

2010

as Govenor

Breaking In
Breaking In

2018

as Isaac

Mighty Joe Young
Mighty Joe Young

1998

as Cop

The Cotton Club
The Cotton Club

1984

as Bub Jewett

He Said, She Said
He Said, She Said

1991

as Ray, the Technical Director

Looking for Richard
Bad Twin
Bad Twin

2016

as Dr. Martine

Sleepwalker
Last Rites
Last Rites

1988

as Detective Brown

Separate But Equal
Separate But Equal

1991

as Dr. Kenneth Clark