Jeris Lee Poindexter

{{short description|American actor}}

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| othername = Jeris L. Poindexter

| occupation = Actor, comedian, and musician

| years_active = 1984–present

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Jeris Lee Poindexter (born December 22, 1950) is an American actor, comedian and musician. He is known for his recurring role as Kill Moves on the UPN/The CW sitcom Everybody Hates Chris.{{Cite web|url=https://noticiasdatv.uol.com.br/noticia/series/golpe-baixo-de-todo-mundo-odeia-o-chris-aparece-em-episodio-de-us--19404|title=Golpe Baixo de Todo Mundo Odeia o Chris aparece em episódio de This Is Us|date=2018-03-07|website=Notícias da TV|language=pt-BR|access-date=2020-04-15}}{{Cite web|url=https://metropolitanafm.com.br/novidades/famosos/golpe-baixo-de-todo-mundo-odeia-o-chris-reaparece-e-impressiona|title='Golpe Baixo', de "Todo Mundo Odeia o Chris" reaparece e impressiona|date=2018-03-12|website=Metropolitana FM|language=pt-br|access-date=2020-04-15}}{{Cite web |last=Anderson |first=John |date=2012-05-07 |title=A Beautiful Soul |url=https://variety.com/2012/film/reviews/a-beautiful-soul-1117947506/ |access-date=2020-04-15 |website=Variety |language=en}}

Filmography

= Film =

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!Year

!Title

!Role

!Notes

1985

|The Color Purple

|Jook Joint Patron

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1986

|Nothing in Common

|Harvey

|

1987

|Slam Dance

|Party Cop

|

1988

|Sunset

|Cleaning Man

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1991

|The Doctor

|Doctor in Hallway

|

1994

|Murder at Midnight

|Victim #4

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1995

|Panther

|Black Cop

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1995

|Devil in a Blue Dress

|Alphonso Jenkins

|

1996

|Dear God

|Local Newscaster

|

1996

|Set It Off

|Pete Rodney

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1997

|Con Air

|Watts

|

1998

|Caught Up

|Larry

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2000

|Hot Boyz

|Preacher

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2001

|The Wash

|Mr. Francis

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2003

|The Job

|Walt

|

2004

|Soul Plane

|Giselle's Father

|

2004

|Land of Plenty

|Charles

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2006

|Akeelah and the Bee

|Steve

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2006

|Shifted

|Marcos

|

2008

|The Hustle

|Benny

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2009

|The Nation

|Wilfred

|

2009

|Dough Boys

|Thoms

|

2011

|Footprints

|Homeless Man

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2012

|The Little Guy

|Deacon

|

2012

|Chilly Christmas

|Schmidt

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2015

|Insidious: Chapter 3

|Harry

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2019

|I Hate Kids

|Attendant

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2019

|Princess of the Row

|Street Cleaner

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= Television =

class="wikitable sortable"

!Year

!Title

!Role

!Notes

1984

|American Playhouse

|Lonnie

|Episode: "The Killing Floor"

1986

|Child's Cry

|Social Worker #5

|Television film

1986

|Starman

|Orderly

|Episode: "Fever"

1987

|Ohara

|Pawn Shop Employee

|Episode: "Jesse"

1987

|227

|Hombre

|Episode: "Low Noon"

1988

|Hunter

|Flowers

|Episode: "The Bogota Million"

1988

|Vietnam War Story

|Schiff

|Episode: "R & R"

1988

|Killer Instinct

|Cop

|Television film

1988

|Head of the Class

|Eddie

|Episode: "Get a Job"

1989

|China Beach

|Sergeant

|Episode: "Tet '68"

1989

|Matlock

|Cultist #1

|Episode: "The Cult"

1989

|Doogie Howser, M.D.

|Driver

|Episode: "Pilot"

1989

|Cross of Fire

|Royal Eames

|Television film

1990

|Family of Spies

|Agent Jax

|2 episodes

1990

|Tales from the Crypt

|Noah

|Episode: "'Til Death"

1990

|Equal Justice

|Number Two

|Episode: "Promises to Keep"

1993

|There Are No Children Here

|Defense Attorney

|Television film

1994

|Viper

|Johnny

|Episode: "Wheels of Fire"

1994

|Seinfeld

|Man

|Episode: "The Couch"

1994–1996

|Martin

|Mr. Booker

|3 episodes

1995

|Deadly Games

|Janitor

|Episode: "The Practical Joker"

1996

|EZ Streets

|Scrap Man

|Episode: "Every Picture Tells a Story"

1996

|The Wayans Bros.

|Dewey

|Episode: "Episode: "The Return of the Temptones"

1996–2005

|NYPD Blue

|Various roles

|3 episodes

1997

|Soldier of Fortune, Inc.

|Sergeant Reneau

|Episode: "Power Corrupts"

1997

|Night Stand with Dick Dietrick

|Barry Black

|Episode: "Pushy Parents"

2000

|The Parkers

|Homeless Man

|Episode: "Turkey Day Blues"

2000, 2001

|ER

|Rafe / Nate

|2 episodes

2001

|The District

|Property Clerk

|Episode: "Melt Down"

2001

|Citizen Baines

|Zoo Worker

|Episode: "Lost and Found"

2002

|The Agency

|Dorman

|Episode: "Home Grown"

2002, 2004

|The Division

|Milton

|2 episodes

2003

|Fastlane

|Homeless Guy

|Episode: "Monster"

2003

|Boston Public

|Eddie Clemens

|Episode: "Chapter Sixty-Four"

2003

|The Handler

|Man

|Episode: "Street Boss"

2003

|Wanda at Large

|Driver

|Episode: "Hurricane Hawkins"

2004

|The Bernie Mac Show

|Bum

|Episode: "Go Bernie, It's Your Birthday"

2004

|CSI: NY

|George Albergo

|Episode: "Creatures of the Night"

2005

|Strong Medicine

|Old man / mechanic

|Episode: "Implants, Transplants and Cuban Aunts"

2005–2009

|Everybody Hates Chris

|Kill Moves

|34 episodes

2006

|CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

|Grandpa Calvin

|Episode: "Poppin' Tags"

2006

|The Unit

|Robot Operator

|Episode: "Morale, Welfare and Recreation"

2007

|Women's Murder Club

|Martin

|Episode: "Welcome to the Club"

2007–2010

|Saving Grace

|Pop / Pup

|4 episodes

2008

|Monk

|Eddie

|Episode: "Mr. Monk Takes a Punch"

2009

|Eleventh Hour

|Security Guard

|Episode: "Electro"

2009

|Southland

|Mr. Tillman

|Episode: "Two Gangs"

2009, 2010

|The Middle

|Janitor / Old Man

|2 episodes

2010

|Hawthorne

|Pete

|Episode: "A Mother Knows"

2010

|The Mentalist

|Manager

|Episode: "Red Carpet Treatment"

2010

|Law & Order: LA

|Homeless Man

|Episode: "Pasadena"

2011

|Parks and Recreation

|George

|Episode: "Media Blitz"

2011

|Private Practice

|Mechanic

|Episode: "What We Have Here..."

2012

|Awake

|Homeless Man

|Episode: "The Little Guy"

2012

|Rizzoli & Isles

|Jeremy

|Episode: "Home Town Glory"

2012

|Mr. Box Office

|Homeless Man

|Episode: "Marcus Drops a Bomb"

2012

|New Girl

|Cop

|Episode: "Santa"

2013

|The Mindy Project

|Carriage Driver

|Episode: "Bunk Bed"

2013

|Grey's Anatomy

|Mr. Strickland

|Episode: "Perfect Storm"

2013

|Castle

|Older Man

|Episode: "Time Will Tell"

2013

|About a Boy

|Homeless Patient

|Episode: "About a Buble"

2014

|Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

|Older Man

|Episode: "Nothing Personal"

2014

|Californication

|Man at the Hospital

|Episode: "Faith, Hope, Love"

2014

|Black Jesus

|Homeless Dude #1

|Episode: "Love Thy Enemy Part 2"

2015

|How to Get Away with Murder

|James Smalley

|Episode: "Mama's Here Now"

2015

|Scandal

|Freddy Brock

|Episode: "Yes"

2015

|Fifty & Over Club

|Benny

|Television film

2016

|The People v. O. J. Simpson

|Watson Calhoun

|7 episodes

2016

|Transparent

|George

|Episode: "When the Battle Is Over"

2016

|Adam Ruins Everything

|Homeless Man

|2 episodes

2016

|Life in Pieces

|Resident #2

|Episode: "Eyebrow Anonymous Trapped Gem"

2017

|The Mick

|Elderly Black Man

|Episode: "The Baggage"

2017

|Fresh Off the Boat

|Go Fish Player

|Episode: "Driving Miss Jenny"

2017

|Wisdom of the Crowd

|Don

|Episode: "Clear History"

2018

|Baskets

|Old Guy

|Episode: "Finding Eddie"

2018

|This Is Us

|Mr. Baldwin

|Episode: "This Big, Amazing, Beautiful Life"

2018

|The Neighborhood

|Tommy

|Episode: "Welcome to the Stolen Sneakers"

2019, 2020

|Tacoma FD

|Elderly Man

|2 episodes

2022

|The Chi

|Old Man

|Episode: "On Me"

2024

|Everybody Still Hates Chris

|Kill Moves (voice)

|1 episode

References

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