Duane Whitaker
Biography
Filmography
Biography
Duane Whitaker was an accomplished actor who appeared in a variety of films throughout his Hollywood career. Whitaker started his acting career landing roles in films, such as the Joe Estevez action movie "Dark Rider" (1991), "Eddie Presley" (1992) and "Puppet Master 5" (1994). He also appeared in the John Travolta smash hit crime feature "Pulp Fiction" (1994). He also appeared in the TV movie "Rich Men, Single Women" (ABC, 1989-1990). He worked in series television while getting his start in acting, including a part on "Murder, She Wrote" (CBS, 1984-1996). His film career continued throughout the nineties and the early 2000s in productions like "From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money" (1998) with Robert Patrick, the horror sequel "The Devil's Rejects" (2005) with Sid Haig and the Jason Mewes horror feature "Feast" (2006). He also appeared in the Will Wallace comedy "Broke Sky" (2007). In his more recent career, he continued to act in "Halloween 2" (2009), the Jesse James drama "Exodus Fall" (2011) and the action flick "Bad Ass" (2012) with Danny Trejo. He also worked in television during these years, including roles in "The Ex List" (CBS, 2008) and "Workaholics" (Comedy Central, 2011-17). Most recently, Whitaker acted on "Rush Hour" (CBS, 2016).
Filmography
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Life Events
1986
Made his screen-acting debut on an episode of "Sledge Hammer!"
1988
Played the bouncer Roadrash on camp horror flick "Hobgoblins"
1990
Played Kim in "Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III"
1994
Was cast as Maynard in Quentin Tarantino's "Pulp Fiction"
1998
Wrote, directed, and appeared in the dramedy "Together & Alone"
1999
With Tarantino, co-wrote "From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money"
2005
Played Dr. Bankhead in Rob Zombie's "The Devil's Rejects"
2005
Played Boss Man in horror comedy "Feast"
2009
Reunited with Zombie as Sherman Benny in "Halloween II"
2011
Appeared in the horror series entry "Children of the Corn: Genesis"
2014
Appeared on an episode of "Justified"
2017
Played Reverend Osburn in fellow Rob Zombie friend Daniel Roebuck's "Getting Grace"