Biography Morgan Freeman (born June 1, 1937) is an American actor, director, and narrator. Noted for his distinctive deep voice, Freeman is known for his various roles in a wide variety of film genres. Throughout his career spanning over five decades, he has received multiple accolades, including an Academy Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a Golden Globe Award.
Born in Memphis, Tennessee, Freeman was raised in Mississippi where he began acting in school plays. He studied theatre arts in Los Angeles and appeared in stage productions in his early career. He rose to fame in the 1970s for his role in the children's television series The Electric Company. Freeman then appeared in the Shakespearean plays Coriolanus and Julius Caesar, the former of which earned him an Obie Award. His breakout role was in Street Smart (1987), playing a hustler, which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. He achieved further stardom in Glory, the biographical drama Lean on Me, and comedy-drama Driving Miss Daisy (all 1989), the latter of which garnered him his first Academy Award nomination for Best Actor.
In 1992, Freeman starred alongside Clint Eastwood in the western revenge film Unforgiven; this would be the first of several collaborations with Eastwood. In 1994, he starred in the prison drama The Shawshank Redemption for which he received another Academy Award nomination. Freeman also starred in David Fincher's crime thriller Se7en (1995), and Steven Spielberg's historical drama Amistad (1997). Freeman won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Clint Eastwood's 2004 sports drama Million Dollar Baby. In 2009, he received his fifth Oscar nomination for playing former South African President Nelson Mandela in Eastwood's Invictus. Freeman is also known for his performance as Lucius Fox in Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Trilogy (2005–2012).
In addition to acting, Freeman has directed the drama Bopha! (1993). He also founded film production company Revelations Entertainment with business partner Lori McCreary. He is the recipient of the Kennedy Center Honor, the AFI Life Achievement Award, the Cecil B. DeMille Award, and the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award. For his performances in theatrical productions, he has won three Obie Awards, one of the most prestigious honors for recognizing excellence in theatre.
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Dr. Mackles
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2021
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2020
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2020
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2020
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2020
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2019
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2019
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2019
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2018
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2018
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2018
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2017
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2017
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2017
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2014
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2014
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2014
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2014
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2014
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2014
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2013
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2013
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2013
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2013
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2013
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2013
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2013
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2013
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2012
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2012
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2012
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2012
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2012
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2012
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2011
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2011
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2011
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2011
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2011
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2010
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2010
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2010
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2010
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2010
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2009
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2009
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2009
Keith Ripley
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2008
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2008
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2008
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2007
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2007
Harry Stevenson
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2007
Jack Doyle
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2007
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2006
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2006
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2006
Jaques (segment "As You Like It")
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2006
Frank Carden
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2006
The Boss
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2005
Neil Armstrong (voice)
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2005
Mitch Bradley
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2005
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2005
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2005
Lucius Fox
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2005
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2004
Eddie Scrap-Iron Dupris
Details Genius. A Night for Ray Charles
2004
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2004
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Details Survivors of the Shoah: Visual History Foundation
2004
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2004
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2003
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2003
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2003
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2002
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2002
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2002
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2002
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2002
Charlie Grimes
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2001
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2001
Alex Cross
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2000
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2000
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1999
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1998
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1998
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1997
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1997
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1997
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1997
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1996
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1996
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1996
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1996
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1995
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1994
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1992
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1992
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1991
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1991
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1991
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1991
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1990
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1990
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1990
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1990
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1990
Walter Samson
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1989
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1989
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1989
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1988
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1987
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1987
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1986
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1985
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1985
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1985
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1985
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1981
Clarence Collins
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1981
Lieutenant Black
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1981
Malcolm X
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1978
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1974
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1971
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1970
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1968
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1968
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1966
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1965
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