Damien Leake
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
- Acting
- Born
- 1952-08-12 · The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Known for
- Apocalypse Now (1979) — Machine Gunner
- The Mentalist (2008) — High Powered Attorney
- Highlander (1986) — Tony
- NCIS (2003) — Henry Bennett
- Serpico (1973) — Joey
- Born on the Fourth of July (1989) — Patient - VA Hospital
- Ghost Whisperer (2005) — Dr. Chiles
- How to Get Away with Murder (2014) — Dr. Healy
- CSI: Miami (2002) — Judge Berber
- S.W.A.T. (2017) — Wesley
- The Devil's Own (1997) — Art Fisher
- The Experiment (2010) — Govenor
- Married... with Children (1987) — Principal Alburton
- 88 Minutes (2007) — The Judge
- Death Wish (1974) — Alley Mugger #2 (uncredited)
- Mighty Joe Young (1998) — Cop