Portrait of Cleavant Derricks

Acting

Cleavant Derricks

Titles
11movies20TV shows
Career

Active from 1978 to 2006, busiest in 1991 and 1995 with 2 main titles each.

Leading roles
6
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score49/100
Highest rated
Poster for Moscow on the Hudson
Moscow on the Hudson
GoodWatch score75/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 25 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.2 versus catalog average 4.8EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.4CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 6.0Style
Cleavant Derricks Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Violence
    2.1, average 4.3
  • Tension
    4.1, average 6.1
  • Mystery
    2.2, average 4.1
  • Adrenaline
    3.2, average 5.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • 90s Sitcom 4
  • Ensemble Cast 4
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Fish-Out-of-Water 3
  • Lighthearted Humor 2
  • Everyday Life 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Contemporary Realism 2
  • Lighthearted 2
  • Feel-Good 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

10
TypeAllTV shows6Movies4
RoleAnyActing10
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1970s21980s101990s112000s62010s1
GenreAnyComedy7Drama7Crime4Romance2Action & Adventure2Family1Mystery1Action1
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

1980s

10 titles · average score 64
GoodWatch47
Poster for A Different World

TV show · as Larry

Poster for CBS Summer Playhouse

TV show · as Marvin

GoodWatch41
Poster for Off Beat

as Abe Washington

GoodWatch78
Poster for Moonlighting

TV show · as Leonard Haven

GoodWatch62
Poster for The Equalizer

TV show · as Sonny Raines

GoodWatch75
Poster for Moscow on the Hudson

as Lionel Witherspoon

GoodWatch76
Poster for Miami Vice

TV show · as David Jones

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