Michael Clarke Duncan American Actor Born 1957 in Chicago

Michael Clarke Duncan was born on 10 December 1957 in Chicago. He was an American actor. The date of his death is 3 September 2012; He was 54. The recorded cause of death is listed as respiratory failure and myocardial infarction. He was known for playing Wilson Fisk in Daredevil (2003).

Early life

His education includes King College Prep High School, Kankakee Community College and Alcorn State University.

Career

His screen career on record begins in 1995 with Friday. The 1990s brought Armageddon (1998, as Bear) and The Green Mile (1999). His 2000s credits include Two and a Half Men (2003) and Sin City (2005, as Manute). During the 2010s, he worked on Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore (2010) and Green Lantern (2011).

Michael Clarke Duncan’s credits add up to 39 films and 3 TV series from 1995 to 2013. Action is the most frequent genre among his listed titles (10), followed by comedy (7) and drama (7). The last film or series of his lifetime on record is The Finder (2012). Of his six titles with worldwide box-office figures on record, Armageddon (1998) has the highest, at $554 million.

Bruce Willis appears in four of his listed titles, including The Whole Nine Yards (2000) and Breakfast of Champions (1999). Other co-stars who recur in his credits are Jenny McCarthy (two titles) and Tricia Helfer (two titles). Michael Bay directed two of his titles on record, among them The Island (2005). He also played for Alcorn State Braves men's basketball.

Recognition

Michael Clarke Duncan received an award at the Saturn Awards. The list of wins also includes the Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor. A nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2000 for The Green Mile is also listed. In total, he won 2 awards and earned one nomination.