Victor Love
{{short description|American actor}}
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Victor Love is an American actor, best known for the role of Bigger Thomas in the 1986 movie adaptation of the Richard Wright novel Native Son, for which he was nominated the Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead.
Filmography
=Film=
- Native Son (1986, as Bigger Thomas){{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9A0DE1D61430F937A15751C1A960948260&partner=Rotten%252520Tomatoes|title=Movie Review -SCREEN: 'NATIVE SON,' BASED ON WRIGHT'S NOVEL|last=Canby|first=Vincent|date=December 24, 1986|website=New York Times|access-date=2016-07-11}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/nativesonpgharrington_a0aa22.htm|title=Review: Native Son|last=Harrington|first=Richard|date=January 16, 1987|newspaper=Washington Post|access-date=2016-07-11}}
- Heaven Is a Playground (1991, as Truth Harrison){{Cite web|url=http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/heaven-is-a-playground-1991|title=Heaven Is a Playground Movie Review (1991)|last=Ebert|first=Roger|date=October 4, 1991|website=RogerEbert.com|access-date=2016-07-11}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1991/09/29/playground-antics/|title='Playground' Antics|last=Terry|first=Clifford|date=September 29, 1991|publisher=Chicago Tribune|access-date=2016-07-11}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-4078716.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160911154835/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-4078716.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 11, 2016|title='Heaven' has flaws, but it's worthwhile movie|last=Ziehm|first=Len|date=October 20, 1991|publisher=Chicago Sun-Times|access-date=July 11, 2016}}
- It's My Party (1996, as Matt Paulson)
- A Gun, a Car, a Blonde (1997, as Bobby/The Black Chinaman){{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/1997/film/reviews/a-gun-a-car-a-blonde-1117432725/|title=Review: 'A Gun, a Car, a Blonde'|last=Rooney|first=David|date=1997-06-01|website=Variety|language=en-US|access-date=2016-07-11}}
- Gang Related (1997, as Hooper)
- Shadow of Doubt (1998, as Detective Baker)
- Time to Pay (1999, as Del Farborough)
- Velocity Trap (1999, as Fallout, Endeavor Crew)
- Our Father (2004, short film, as Johnny)
- Ace High (2012, short film, as Inspector Diamond)
- Red All Over (2016, as Clay Wright)
=Television=
- Miami Vice (1986, 1 episode, as Clarence Batisse)
- Guilty of Innocence: The Lenell Geter Story (1987, TV movie, as Anthony Williams){{Cite news|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-3808698.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160911152635/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-3808698.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 11, 2016|title='Geter Story' puts justice on trial|last=Ruth|first=Daniel|date=February 3, 1987|publisher=Chicago Sun-Times|access-date=July 11, 2016}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1987/02/03/guilty-is-compelling-despite-flat-treatment/|title='Guilty' Is Compelling Despite Flat Treatment|last=Terry|first=Christopher|date=February 3, 1987|website=Chicago Times|access-date=2016-07-11}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/155473868/|title=Guilty of Innocence (review)|date=February 3, 1987|publisher=The Akron Beacon Journal|access-date=July 11, 2016|via=Newspapers.com}}
- It's a Living (1987, 1 episode, as Robert)
- The Return of Desperado (1988, TV movie, as Nathaniel Pickett){{Cite news|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-1239761.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160911110607/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-1239761.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 11, 2016|title=The Cowboy Hero and the Villain|last=Brennan|first=Patricia|date=February 14, 1988|newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=July 11, 2016}}
- Spenser: For Hire (1988, 1 episode, as Darnell Lewis)
- The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd (1990, 1 episode, as Thelonius the President)
- L.A. Law (1991, 1 episode, as Larry Edwards)
- Great Performances (1991, 1 episode, as The Guy)
- Shannon's Deal (1991, 2 episodes, as Griggs)
- Sibs (1991, 1 episode, as Marvin Shaw)
- A Different World (1992, 1 episode, as Lionel Walker)
- Final Shot: The Hank Gathers Story (1992, TV movie, as Hank Gathers){{Cite news|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RxHbPxbBM1AC&q=Final+Shot+%22Hank+Gathers%22+Victor+Love&pg=PP339|title=Final Shot: The Hank Gathers Story (review)|last=Scott|first=Tony|date=April 22, 1992|publisher=Variety|isbn=9780824037963|access-date=July 11, 2016}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20112286,00.html|title=Picks and Pans Review: Final Shot: the Hank Gathers Story|last=Hiltbrand|first=David|date=March 30, 1992|website=People|access-date=2016-07-11}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1992/04/05/hank-gathers-story/|title=Hank Gathers Story|last=Weaver|first=Maurice|date=April 5, 1992|website=Chicago Tribune|access-date=2016-07-11}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-04-19-tv-600-story.html|title=The Pride of the Lions : Film follows the life of Loyola's Hank Gathers until his 'Final Shot' two years ago|last=HERBERT|first=STEVEN|date=1992-04-19|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US|issn=0458-3035|access-date=2016-07-11}}
- Melrose Place (1992, pilot episode, as Daniel)
- Time Trax (1993, 1 episode, as Mikk Davis)
- For Love and Glory (1993, TV movie, as Peyton){{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/1993/tv/reviews/for-love-and-glory-1200433427/|title=Review: 'For Love and Glory'|last=O'Connell|first=Patricia|date=1993-09-10|website=Variety|language=en-US|access-date=2016-07-11}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20106214,00.html|title=Picks and Pans Review: For Love and Glory|last=Hiltbrand|first=David|date=September 13, 1993|website=People|access-date=2016-07-11}}
- Mighty Max (1994, 1 episode)
- Tom Clancy's OP Center (1995, TV movie, as Captain Ted Drake){{Cite news|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-8317439.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160911173024/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-8317439.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 11, 2016|title=Tom Clancy's clunker|last=Blowen|first=Michael|date=February 25, 1995|publisher=The Boston Globe |access-date=July 11, 2016}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-02-26-tv-36136-story.html|title=On The Set : Operation Clancy : NOVELIST BRINGS A POLITICAL THRILLER IN TWO PARTS TO NBC|last=KING|first=SUSAN|date=1995-02-26|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US|issn=0458-3035|access-date=2016-07-11}}
- The Watcher (1995, 1 episode)
- The Cartoon Cartoon Show (1995, 1 episode - "Yuckie Duck: Short Orders", as Restaurant Manager)
- The Marshal (1995, 1 episode, as Rainbow Brown)
- Courthouse (1995, 1 episode, as Michael T. Lennox)
- Jonny Quest Versus the Cyber Insects (1995, TV movie, as Commander Harris)
- The Assassination File (1996, TV movie, as Anthony Laskey)
- JAG (1997, 1 episode, as Corporal Jason Magida)
- The Sleepwalker Killing (1997, TV movie, as Det. Ike Nolan)
- Spawn (1997-1998, 12 episodes, as Terry Fitzgerald / Bobby, episodes 1-12){{Cite web|url=http://www.timewarner.com/newsroom/press-releases/1998/04/17/hit-adult-animated-series-todd-mcfarlane-s-spawn-returns-for-a|title=Hit Adult Animated Series Todd McFarlane's Spawn Returns for a Second Season|website=Time Warner Inc.|access-date=2016-07-11}}
- Babylon 5 (1998, 2 episodes, as Telepath)
- L.A. Doctors (1999, 1 episode)
- Pacific Blue (1999, 1 episode)
- The West Wing (1999-2000, 4 episodes, as Mike)
- Any Day Now (1999-2002, 4 episodes, as Elston Jackson)
- Seven Days (2001, 1 episode, as Dr. Reginald Carter)
- 7th Heaven (2005, 1 episode, as Rusell Miles)
- Red Band Society (2014-2015, 2 episodes, as Dr. King)
- The Resident (2019, 1 episode, as Dr. Carleton Ward)
=Video games=
- Mr. Payback: An Interactive Movie (1995, as Lloyd Braxton){{Cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/movies/mr-payback/review/130594/|title=Mr. Payback (review)|website=TVGuide.com|access-date=2016-07-11}}
- Of Light and Darkness (1998 as Brother War and MotorMouth)
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|id=0522440}}
- {{IBDB name|72440}}
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Category:American male film actors
Category:20th-century American male actors
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:20th-century African-American male actors