Clayton LeBouef (born November 12, 1954) is an American actor, best known for his recurring role as Colonel George Barnfather in Homicide: Life on the Street. He appeared in several episodes during each of the show's seven seasons on the air, from 1993 to 1999, and reprised his role in Homicide: The Movie, the epilogue movie, in 2000.
Background LeBouef was born in Yonkers, New York. He performed as a theatre actor prior to his role as Captain Barnfather. He performs spoken-word pieces in addition to having authored several plays. His play Shero: The Livication of Henrietta Vinton Davis won an honorable mention at the 25th Annual Larry Neal Writers' Competition in Washington, D.C., on May 9, 2008.
In 2000, he appeared in the award-winning miniseries The Corner. In 2002, he played Wendell "Orlando" Blocker in seven episodes of The Wire.
LeBouef appeared as Harold Thomas the brother of the main character, Vivien Thomas, in the 2004 HBO movie Something the Lord Made which starred Mos Def.
From 2003 to 2005, he appeared in three episodes of Law & Order: Criminal Intent, two as the character Detective Edmunds.
His portrayal of barbershop owner Tom Taylor in the short film The Doll won him "Best Actor" honors at the San Diego Black Film Festival.
Filmography
Film +YearTitleRoleNotes1993The Meteor ManJunkie
Television YearTitleRoleNotes1993–1999Homicide: Life on the StreetGeorge Barnfather38 episodes2000Homicide: The MovieTelevision filmThe CornerScoogie3 episodes2001Law & OrderLawyer #1Episode: "Teenage Wasteland"2002The WireWendell 'Orlando' Blocker7 episodes2003, 2005Law & Order: Criminal IntentDetective Edmunds / Reggie Karter2 episodes2004Law & Order: Special Victims UnitVernon SpiersEpisode: "Brotherhood"2004Something the Lord MadeHarold ThomasTelevision film2015Show Me a HeroBenjamin Hooks2 episodes
References
External links
Something the Lord Made. HBO film (2004). The Doll