Willie "Bobby" Samuel Hosea, Jr. (born December 5, 1955)[1][2] is an American film and television actor, and former professional gridiron football player. He played O. J. Simpson in the Fox movie The O. J. Simpson Story.[3] and John Allen Muhammad in D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear. He is the head of Train 'Em Up Academy, Inc., and the creator of Dip-N-rip Sticks, 12-Step Tackle Training System.[4]
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| Born: | December 5, 1955 Murfreesboro, Tennessee | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 183 lb (83 kg) | ||||
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| High school: | San Bernardino (CA) San Gorgonio | ||||
| College: | UCLA | ||||
| Position: | Safety | ||||
| Undrafted: | 1979 | ||||
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Early life and football career
editHosea played college football for San Bernardino Valley College and then UCLA.[5] After graduating, Hosea went to Canada to play professionally the Canadian Football League where he played for one season with the Montreal Alouettes and two seasons with the Saskatchewan Roughriders; he played in the 67th Grey Cup with the Alouettes.[6] Hosea then returned to the United States to play with the Los Angeles Express and Jacksonville Bulls in the original United States Football League.[1]
After retiring from professional play, Hosea returned to San Bernardino Valley College to began a coaching career while also establishing his career as an actor in film and television.[7]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Jack's Back | Tom Dellerton | |
| 1989 | Rock-A-Die Baby | Corporal Hutchinson | |
| 1990 | Murder By Numbers | Richard Parris | |
| 1991 | Pretty Hattie's Baby | Charles | |
| 1992 | Why Colors ? | N/A | Short film |
| 1993 | Boiling Point | Steve | |
| 1996 | Independence Day | Commanding Officer | |
| 1998 | Judas Kiss | Rickles | |
| 2001 | All About You | Greg | |
| Under Heavy Fire | Ray | ||
| 2006 | The Dead Girl | Detective | |
| 2011 | The Truth About Angels | Frankie | |
| 2021 | Deadly Ride | Chief McHugh |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Her Life As A Man | Football Player | TV movie |
| 1985 | Benson | Sheriff | Episode: "Benson the Hero" |
| 1985-1986 | Knots Landing | Reporter | 2 episodes |
| 1986 | Perfect Strangers | Customer #2 | Episode: "Knock Knock, Who's There?" |
| Second Serve | First Reporter | TV movie | |
| 1986-1987 | 1st and Ten | Craig/Player #4 | 3 episodes |
| 1987 | The Twilight Zone | Stretcher Bearer | Episode: "The Card/The Junction" (segment The Junction) |
| Angel In Green | Rhodes | TV movie | |
| Glory Years | N/A | ||
| Warm Hearts, Cold Feet | Reporter #2 | ||
| 1988 | West Price Victory | Coach Webster | |
| 1988-1990 | China Beach | Private Sweetness Elroy | 5 episodes |
| 1989 | 21 Jump Street | Marcus Rainey | Episode: "What About Love ?" |
| 227 | Greg | Episode: "Jackée" | |
| CBS Summer Playhouse | Hacker | Episode: "The Heat" | |
| 1990 | Mancuso, FBI | Danny King | Episode: "Conspiracy" |
| Generations | Ted Winters | 14 episode | |
| Singer and Sons | Mitchell Patterson | 3 episode | |
| Coach | Terrence Moses | Episode: "The Day That Moses Came To Town" | |
| 1991-1995 | Murder, She Wrote | John McCarver / Officer Kevin Bryce | 2 episodes |
| 1992 | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | Dr. Alec Hudson | Episode: "Community Action" |
| Hangin' with Mr. Cooper | William | Episode: "The Presentation" | |
| 1993 | Sirens | Guy Stewart | Episode: "Guy Perfect" |
| 1994 | French Silk | Devaux | TV movie |
| M.A.N.T.I.S | Yuri Barnes | ||
| 1994-1995 | Living Single | Lawrence | 3 episodes |
| 1995 | The O.J Simpson Story | O. J. Simpson | TV movie |
| Diagnosis Murder | Dr. Gregory Talbott | Episode: "Playing for Keeps" | |
| Robin's Hood | Ron Hughes | 2 episodes | |
| Vanishing Son | Ray | Episode: "Lock and Load, Babe" | |
| 1995-1996 | Xena: Warrior Princess | Marcus | 2 episodes |
| 1996-1997 | The Cape | Marine Pilot Major Reggie Warren | 17 episodes |
| JAG | Lt. Col. Robert Turner / Chief Petty Officer Shipp | 2 episodes | |
| 1998 | Soldier of Fortune, Inc | N/A | Episode: "Hired Guns" |
| Gargantua | Colonel Wayne | TV movie | |
| Wie stark muß eine Liebe sein | Tom McMillian | German TV movie | |
| 1998-2000 | Pensacola: Wings of Gold | Hammer | 44 episodes |
| 2000 | Any Day Now | Mr. Johnson | Episode: "The Dust of Life" |
| 2001 | 61* | Elston Howard | TV movie |
| 18 Wheels of Justice | Jonathan Snow | 12 episodes | |
| 2002 | V.I.P. | Sergeant Lennox | Episode: "Saving Private Irons" |
| Crossing Jordan | David Blake | Episode: "Scared Straight" | |
| 2003 | The District | Gordon Beecham | 2 episodes |
| D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear | John Allen Muhammad | TV movie | |
| Threat Matrix | Kenneth Holmes | Episode: "Alpha-126" | |
| Boomtown | Greg Haymer | Episode: "The Hole-in-the-Wall Gang" | |
| 2004 | The Mountain | F. Robert Chaplain | 3 episodes |
| 2004-2008 | C.S.I: Crimes Scene Investigation | Negotiator / Rich Rebba | 2 episodes |
| 2006 | C.S.I: Miami | Officer Joey Brown | Episode: "The Score" |
| Standoff | Sgt. Joe Hernandez | Pilot episode | |
| Cold Case | Terell Pierce | Episode: "Fireflies" | |
| The Veteran | Raymond Watson | TV movie | |
| Supernatural | Sarge / Mark | Episode: "Croatoan" | |
| 2007 | Heroes | Detective | Episode: "Chapter Twelve: Godsend" |
| Shark | Bartender | Episode: "Here Comes the Judge" | |
| Greek | Roger Owens | Episode: "Picking Teams" | |
| Born in the USA | N/A | TV movie | |
| 2007-2009 | Lincoln Heights | Detective Franklin | 6 episodes |
| 2008 | The Closer | Principal | Episode: "Time Bomb" |
| The Young and the Restless | Burke Shay | 3 episodes | |
| 2009 | 24 | Dr. Cornell | Episode: "Day 7: 9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m." |
| 2010 | N.C.I.S | Captain Austin Sears | Episode: "Obsession" |
| Bones | Jerry Doroughty | Episode: "The Couple in the Cave" | |
| 2011 | The Event | Hospital Soldier | Episode: "One Will Live, One Will Die" |
| 2012 | Perception | Coach Parker | Episode: "86'd" |
| C.S.I: NY | Principal Hal Kinney | Episode: "Late Admissions" | |
| 2013 | The Mentalist | Joe Lamotte | Episode: "Fire and Brimstone" |
| 2019 | What/If | N/A | 2 episodes |
| The Rookie | Walter | Episode: "Clean Cut" | |
| 2023 | All Rise | Ness's Dad | Episode: "Unwanted Guest" |
Personal life
editHe has been married to Marcia Hairston from 1980 to the present.
References
edit- ^ a b "Bobby Hosea USFL Statistics". usflsite.com. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
- ^ "Teaching Young Players a Safer Way to Tackle", The New York Times
- ^ O'Connor, John (January 31, 1995). "Television Review; Now a Film About You-Know-What". The New York Times. Archived from the original on August 11, 2014. Retrieved February 20, 2012.
- ^ "The Smartest Team". The Smartest Team. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
- ^ "Former Football Player to Take O. J. Role in TV Movie". Deseret News. August 12, 1994. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 20, 2012.
- ^ "Bobby Hosea". cflpedia.com. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
- ^ "Bobby Hosea". San Bernardino Valley Wolverines Athletics. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
Further reading
editExternal links
edit- Bobby Hosea at IMDb
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