Portrait of Antonio Fargas

Acting

Antonio Fargas

Career

Active from 1972 to 2023, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Leading roles
16
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score50/100
Highest rated
Poster for Starsky & Hutch
Starsky & Hutch
GoodWatch score78/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 75 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Antonio Fargas Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Melancholy
    3.4, average 4.7
  • Pathos
    4.3, average 5.3
  • Wonder
    2.4, average 3.4
  • Psychological
    4.7, average 5.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 5
  • Coming-of-Age 4
  • Moral Ambiguity 4
  • Exploitation 3
  • Fast-Paced 3
  • Nostalgic 3
  • Revenge 2
  • Ensemble Cast 2
  • Fast-Paced Action 2
  • B-Movie Charm 2
  • Practical Effects 2
  • Female Empowerment 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

110
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

6 titles ยท average score 49
Everybody Still Hates Chris
Everybody Still Hates Chris (2024)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show ยท as (voice)

Murder City
Murder City (2023)
GoodWatch score 53

as Graham

One Year Off
One Year Off (2023)

as Charlie Brooks

Until We Meet Again
Until We Meet Again (2022)
GoodWatch score 46

as Louie

Mister Mayfair: Serena's Game
Mister Mayfair: Serena's Game (2021)

as Charlie

Mister Mayfair: Shooting Paul
Mister Mayfair: Shooting Paul (2021)

as Charlie

2010s

9 titles ยท average score 54
Black Lightning
Black Lightning (2018)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as David Poe

Beyond Skyline
Beyond Skyline (2017)
GoodWatch score 53

as Sarge

Popovich and the Voice of the Fabled American West
Popovich and the Voice of the Fabled American West (2014)

as Lightfoot Legrand

Snakehead Swamp
Snakehead Swamp (2014)
GoodWatch score 31

as William Boudreaux

Silver Bells
Silver Bells (2013)
GoodWatch score 56

as Major Melvin Lowell

Captain Sharif
Captain Sharif (2013)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Huggy Les Bons Tuyaux

Stealing Las Vegas
Stealing Las Vegas (2012)
GoodWatch score 44

as Mo

House of Lies
House of Lies (2012)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show ยท as Mr. Zhang

Once Fallen
Once Fallen (2010)
GoodWatch score 40

as Jay

2000s

17 titles ยท average score 51
Lie to Me
Lie to Me (2009)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Mr. Mitchell

X Returns
X Returns (2009)

as Agent Adams

Bad Guys
Bad Guys (2008)
GoodWatch score 40

as Flappy

The Caper
The Caper (2007)

as Lydell

Fist of the Warrior
Fist of the Warrior (2007)
GoodWatch score 35

as Father Riley

Numb3rs
Numb3rs (2005)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show ยท as Jeffrey Knight

Everybody Hates Chris
Everybody Hates Chris (2005)
GoodWatch score 87

TV show ยท as Doc Harris

Eve
Eve (2003)
GoodWatch score 50

TV show ยท as Uncle Jerry

Fastlane
Fastlane (2002)
GoodWatch score 56

TV show ยท as Jimmy Lipps

Osmosis Jones
Osmosis Jones (2001)
GoodWatch score 57

as Chill the Flu Shot (voice)

American Pimp
American Pimp (2000)
GoodWatch score 53

as Link Brown

Ali: An American Hero
Ali: An American Hero (2000)
GoodWatch score 52

as Elijah Muhammad

1990s

22 titles ยท average score 57
The Suburbans
The Suburbans (1999)
GoodWatch score 23

as Magee

Milo
Milo (1998)
GoodWatch score 39

as Kelso

Gator King
Gator King (1997)

as Santos Lobilita

Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood
Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood (1996)
GoodWatch score 56

as Old School

The Steve Harvey Show
The Steve Harvey Show (1996)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show ยท as Smitty Rollins

The Wayans Bros.
The Wayans Bros. (1995)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show ยท as Uncle Nate

Living Single
Living Single (1993)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Otis Jones

Martin
Martin (1992)
GoodWatch score 58

TV show ยท as Antonio Fargas

Whore
Whore (1991)
GoodWatch score 44

as Rasta

The Borrower
The Borrower (1991)
GoodWatch score 38

as Julius

Howling VI: The Freaks
Howling VI: The Freaks (1991)
GoodWatch score 35

as Bellamey

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Lamont Kelly

1980s

21 titles ยท average score 55
The Simpsons
The Simpsons (1989)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show ยท as Huggy Bear (voice)

I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988)
GoodWatch score 61

as Flyguy

Night of the Sharks
Night of the Sharks (1988)
GoodWatch score 29

as Paco

Shakedown
Shakedown (1988)
GoodWatch score 59

as Nicky 'N.C.' Carr

Florida Straits
Florida Straits (1986)
GoodWatch score 39

as El Gato Negro

Streetwalkin'
Streetwalkin' (1985)
GoodWatch score 46

as Finesse

MacGyver
MacGyver (1985)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Colonel Devraux

Miami Vice
Miami Vice (1984)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Alejandro Gutierrez

Hardcastle and McCormick
Hardcastle and McCormick (1983)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show ยท as Jerry Blackmore

A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion
A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion (1982)

as Gullah Jack

Up the Academy
Up the Academy (1980)
GoodWatch score 24

as Coach

Escape
Escape (1980)

as Jamie Valdez

1970s

29 titles ยท average score 63
Pretty Baby
Pretty Baby (1978)
GoodWatch score 64

as Professor

The Love Boat
The Love Boat (1977)
GoodWatch score 53

TV show ยท as Lee Graham

Next Stop, Greenwich Village
Next Stop, Greenwich Village (1976)
GoodWatch score 76

as Bernstein Chandler

Charlie's Angels
Charlie's Angels (1976)
GoodWatch score 44

TV show ยท as Blackie

Starsky & Hutch
Starsky & Hutch (1975)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show ยท as Huggy Bear Brown

Starsky & Hutch
Starsky & Hutch (1975)
GoodWatch score 71

as Huggy Bear

Cornbread, Earl and Me
Cornbread, Earl and Me (1975)
GoodWatch score 74

as One-Eye

Foxy Brown
Foxy Brown (1974)
GoodWatch score 57

as Link Brown

Busting
Busting (1974)
GoodWatch score 38

as Stephen

Conrack
Conrack (1974)
GoodWatch score 67

as Quickfellow

Cleopatra Jones
Cleopatra Jones (1973)
GoodWatch score 54

as Doodlebug

Across 110th Street
Across 110th Street (1972)
GoodWatch score 78

as Henry J. Jackson

1960s

6 titles ยท average score 60
The Bill Cosby Show
The Bill Cosby Show (1969)
GoodWatch score 58

TV show ยท as J.J.

Putney Swope
Putney Swope (1969)
GoodWatch score 70

as The Arab

Stiletto
Stiletto (1969)
GoodWatch score 52

as Man in Jazz Club (uncredited)

Ironside
Ironside (1967)
GoodWatch score 45

TV show ยท as T.D. Harris

Ironside
Ironside (1967)
GoodWatch score 67

as T.D. Harris (uncredited)

The Cool World
The Cool World (1964)
GoodWatch score 68

as (uncredited)