Damien Leake

Personal Info

Known ForActing
Born1952-08-12
BirthplaceThe Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

Damien Leake

Acting

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.

Filmography

Acting (26)

2026
Tuna on Ryeas Arthur
2018
Breaking Inas Isaac
5.9
2016
Bad Twinas Dr. Martine
5.2
2016
The Bad Twinas Dr. Martine
4.7
2010
The Experimentas Govenor
6.4
2009
7.5
2007
7.3
2007
88 Minutesas The Judge
5.8
6.3
1998
1997
The Devil's Ownas Art Fisher
6.2
6.8
1991
Separate but Equalas Dr. Kenneth Clark
6.5
1991
He Said, She Saidas Ray, the Technical Director
5.9
1989
Born on the Fourth of Julyas Patient - VA Hospital
7.0
1989
Sea of Loveas Ernest Lee
6.6
1989
Collision Courseas Tenement Man
4.2
1988
Last Ritesas Detective Brown
4.7
1986
Highlanderas Tony
6.9
1984
The Cotton Clubas Bub Jewett
6.5
1984
The Killing Flooras Frank Custer
8.0
1979
Apocalypse Nowas Machine Gunner
8.3
1974
Death Wishas Alley Mugger #2 (uncredited)
6.9
1973
Serpicoas Joey
7.5