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Damien Leake
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.
Known For
Apocalypse Now
as Machine Gunner
Highlander
as Tony
Prison Break: The Final Break
as Detective Marlin
Serpico
as Joey
Born on the Fourth of July
as Patient - VA Hospital
The Great Debaters
as Wilson
Death Wish
as Alley Mugger #2 (uncredited)
The Devil's Own
as Art Fisher
Mighty Joe Young
as Cop
The Experiment
as Govenor
