Michael Ralph

{{short description|American actor (born 1963)}}

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| birth_place = Waterbury, Connecticut, U.S.

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Michael Ralph (born c. 1963) is an American actor and comedian. He is known for his recurring roles as Spencer Boyer on the sitcom A Different World, Tyrell Livingston on Cleghorne! and as Kelly on The Bernie Mac Show.

Career

Some of his other television credits include Martin, Moesha, The Parkers, All of Us, The Suite Life on Deck, Numb3rs, The Sinbad Show and Renegade.[https://archive.today/20130130064339/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/1111863/Michael-Ralph/filmography Michael Ralph - Movies & TV - The New York Times]

He also appeared in the films Marked for Death (1990), Malcolm X (1992) and Nickelodeon television film Drake & Josh Go Hollywood (2006). Ralph has also provided his voice in numerous video games. He also provided additional voices for Happy Feet Two and Frozen II.

He is the younger brother of actress Sheryl Lee Ralph. He also starred in the TV series "The Bernie Mac Show" as "Kelly".

Filmography

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=Film=

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YearTitleRoleNotes
1989Do the Right ThingGuy by Water HydrantUncredited
1990Marked for Death'Monkey'
1992Malcolm XCrowd Member #3
1994National Lampoon's Last ResortFleshDirect-to-Video
1994Drop SquadTrevor
1994Scenes from the New WorldMyles
1998WooRomaine
2000The Road to El DoradoVariousUncredited
2000The Right TemptationFalco
2001BlowInmate #2
2002The Rules of AttractionGuest
2004DenseJuliusTV Short
2007Totally BakedDebater Steve(Segment "Reunion Party")
200912 RoundsAdditional Voices
2009BlueChip
2011Happy Feet TwoAdditional Voices
2013The CallAdditional Voices
2013The Dark PartyHex
2013MarafonPasser
2016Serial DaterDonald
2017Crown HeightsAdditional Voice Actor
2019Frozen IIAdditional Voices
2020Blue: The American DreamChip
2022Strange WorldAdditional Voices

=Television=

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YearTitleRoleNotes
1992–1993

| A Different World

| Spencer Boyer

| Recurring role

rowspan=2 | 1994

| The Sinbad Show

| Leon

| Recurring role

The Commish

| Isaac Caldwell

| Episode: "Born in the USA"

1995

| Cleghorne!

| Tyrell Livingston

| Series regular

1996

| Rebound: The Legend of Earl "The Goat" Manigault

| Dion

| TV movie

1997

| Moesha

| Calvin Campbell

| Episode: "Hakeem's Birthday"

2000

| The Parkers

| Lonnie Cochran

| Episode: "Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow"

2001–2006

| The Bernie Mac Show

| Kelly

| Recurring role

2006

| Drake & Josh Go Hollywood

| Detective Campbell

| TV movie

2011

| The Suite Life on Deck

| Sergeant Pepper

| 1 episode

2021–2023

| What If...?

| Additional Voices

| 6 episodes

=Video games=

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YearTitleRole
rowspan="2"|2001Star Wars: Galactic BattlegroundsSteadfast Driver, Torpedo Launcher Drive
Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue LeaderRebel Wingman 5
2003Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
rowspan="2"|2004The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher BayAbu Bakr, Craps, Motorhead
Grand Theft Auto: San AndreasBallas Gang Member
rowspan="3"|2005SWAT 4 SWAT Officer Allen 'Python' Jackson, Jean Trouffant
The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate DestructionDivision Energy
50 Cent: BulletproofMasked Assailant
2006SWAT 4: The Stetchkov SyndicateSWAT Officer Allen
rowspan="3"|2007World in Conflict
SWAT: Target LibertySWAT Officer Allen 'Python' Jackson
TimeShiftDr. Nathan Tucker, Occupant Insurgent
rowspan="2"|2009The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark AthenaGuard, Abu Bakr, Craps, Motorhead
PrototypeAdditional Voices
2014Wasteland 2Wade Woodson, Highpool Guard 1
2023Spider-Man 2Additional Voices

References

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