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Wendell Pierce

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Biography:Actor Wendell Pierce spent the first 20 years or so of his career predominantly essaying character roles as authority figures, with many bit parts as cops, attorneys, government agents, and ministers to his credit. Pierce devoted the majority of his first decade to big-screen work (including such projects as The Money Pit, Family Business, and Get on the Bus); by 1995, he began to accept occasional bit parts on television, and indeed, this venue ultimately brought Pierce higher billing, when he was tapped to play two roles: Conrad "Candyman" Jones on Third Watch and Detective William "Bunk" Moreland on HBO's police drama The Wire. Pierce remained most active on-stage, however, where his powerhouse presence illuminated an impressive array of classical dramas, among them Cymbeline (1989), Antigone (1993), and Tartuffe (1999). ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide
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Wendell Pierce arrives at the "The Wire" Season 5 Premiere at the Chelsea West Theater on...
Actors Seth Gilliam, Wendell Pierce, Clarke Peters and Clark Johnson of the HBO series "The...
Actors Seth Gilliam, Wendell Pierce, Clarke Peters and Clark Johnson of the HBO series "The...
Writer Richard Price, Actor Clarke Peters, Actor Seth Gilliam, Chief Curator of the Museum of the...
Writer Richard Price, Actor Clarke Peters, Actor Seth Gilliam, Chief Curator of the Museum of the...
Writer Richard Price, Actor Clarke Peters, Actor Seth Gilliam, Actor Wendell Pierce, "The...
Actor Wendell Pierce of the HBO series "The Wire" poses for a photo at the Museum of the...
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