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Blu Mankuma

Blu Mankuma

Acting1948Seattle, Washington, USA

Biography

Blu Mankuma (born July 5, 1948) is an American actor. He has appeared in numerous Canadian and American productions filmed in Canada.

Mankuma was born in Seattle, Washington. Among Mankuma's film credits are Tin Man, The Russia House, Another Stakeout, Harmony Gate, Bird on a Wire, Harmony Cats, Cadence, Look Who's Talking, Connor's War, Shoot to Kill, Blacktop, Eureka, 2012 and G-Saviour The Movie, the first attempt so far at a live action G-n-am Movie. Television credits include continuing roles on M.A.N.T.I.S., Forever Knight, Madison, Love on the Run (1994), Street Justice, Mom P.I., 21 Jump Street, Huckleberry Finn and His Friends, RoboCop and his role as host of the seven-part series Diversity. Individual television episodic credits include the series The X-Files, The Outer Limits, Supernatural, Kung Fu, North of 60, The Round Table, Hat Squad, Scene of The Crime, Booker, Wiseguy, MacGyver, Walt Disney's Davy Crockett, Blue's Folly, Stargate SG-1 and Jack.

Mankuma is widely-known as the voice of Tigatron, Tigerhawk and one of the Vok in Beast Wars. Other notable roles include Gigabyte in ReBoot, Heavy Duty in G.I. Joe: Spy Troops and G.I. Joe: Valor vs. Venom, and Anubis in the 1997 cartoon Mummies Alive!.

He also done voices on other animated films and television shows including Spider-Man Unlimited, Extreme Dinosaurs, Fat Dog Mendoza, RoboCop: Alpha Commando, NASCAR Racers, Scruff, G.I. Joe Extreme, Captain N: The Game Master, Trollz, The Animated Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Space Strikers, Double Dragon, He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, Madeline, Inspector Gadget's Last Case, Ultimate Book of Spells, Shadow Raiders, X-Men Evolution, Being Ian, Sabrina, the Animated Series, Sonic Underground, The Littlest Angel, Barbie: Mermaidia, Firehouse Tales, The Wacky World of Tex Avery, Littlest Pet Shop, Card Captors, CatDog, Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century, Gadget Boy, Yvon of the Yukon, Billy the Cat, Super Duper Sumos and A Hollywood Hound's Christmas.

Mankuma became an internet celebrity in 2010 for his seminal work in "Sex Ed Video: Puberty," a YouTube sensation from San Francisco to Columbus, Ohio.

Mankuma is an avid musician, singer, songwriter and stage actor. He and his family currently reside in Vancouver.

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Acting History

2022
2019
Volition
as Mick
2014
Bad City
as L. Donald Bramante
2013
Delete
TVas Gen. Cassius Giles USAF
2012
Upside Down
as Albert
Fringe
TVas Stephen Farnsworth1 eps
Alcatraz
TVas Elmore - Pianist1 eps
2011
Jake and Jasper: A Ferret Tale
as Principal Whitney
2010
The Final Storm
as Charles Booker
Smoke Screen
as Detective Clark
Smallville
TVas Franklin W. Stern1 eps
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
TVas Red Dragon (voice) / Flutterguy (voice)1 eps
2009
2012
as Harry Helmsley
League of Super Evil
TVas General Sargent (voice)
2008
At Jesus' Side
as Ulysses (voice)
2007
Blood Ties
TVas Augustus1 eps
Tin Man
TVas Toto
2006
Presumed Dead
as Captain Dade
Connors' War
as Brooks
Barbie Fairytopia: Mermaidia
as Deep Bibble (voice)
Supernatural
TVas Dr. Jennings1 eps
2005
Murder at the Presidio
as Assistant D.A.
2004
G.I. Joe: Valor vs. Venom
as Heavy Duty (voice)
The Final Cut
as Zoe Tech Representative
Stellaluna
as Great White Owl
Jack
as Coach
Andromeda
TVas Marlowe1 eps
2003
Jasper, Texas
as James Byrd Sr.
G.I. Joe: Spy Troops
as Heavy Duty (voice)
Hot Wheels: World Race
as Hasis (voice)
Imaginext: Fortress of the Dragon
as Lord Dragonmont (voice)
2002
Inspector Gadget's Last Case
as Velvetmobile (voice)
The Santa Clause 2
as John Pierce
K-9: P.I.
as Captain Thomas
Joe
as Joe Fortes (voice)
Groove Squad
as Coach (voice)
Roughing It
as Johnston
The Dead Zone
TVas Ben Cartwright1 eps
The Twilight Zone
TVas Thomas Sumner1 eps
Stargate SG-1
TVas Sheriff Knox1 eps
2001
ReBoot - Daemon Rising
as Killabyte / Gigabyte (voice)
Night Visions
TVas Dooley (segment "The Passenger List")
2000
Mermaid
as Caretaker
Blacktop
as Buck
Convergence
as John Fellons
Holiday Heart
as Pastor Henry
Middlemen
as Dizzy
First Wave
TVas Special Agent Haley Burbitt1 eps
Relic Hunter
TVas Abdulla1 eps
2gether: The Series
TVas Marvin Boyd
1999
G-Saviour
as Chief Councilor Graves
The Color of Courage
as Hollis Grey
Don't Look Behind You
as George Reeder
Atomic Train
TVas Reuben Castillo
1998
Bone Daddy
as Trent
Every Mother's Worst Fear
as Detective Maris
Creature
TVas Rollie Gibson2 eps
Shadow Raiders
TVas Lord Mantel (voice)26 eps
Viper
TVas Mr. Kempler1 eps
Earth: Final Conflict
TVas CIA Agent Morris Carter1 eps
1997
Bliss
as Nick
Intensity
as Ethan Trevaine
Final Descent
as Jack Eberly
That Old Feeling
as Piano Player
Dead Silence
as Special Agent Henry Lebow
A Call to Remember
as Hank McTier
Beast Wars: Transformers
TVas Tigatron (voice)2 eps
Extreme Dinosaurs
TVas Hardrock (voice)52 eps
Intensity
TVas Ethan Trevaine
1996
Murder at My Door
as Det. Mike Ferguson
1995
Convict Cowboy
as Warden Bill Ranner
A Child Is Missing
as Police Chief
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
TVas Sugar Williams1 eps
The Outer Limits
TVas Captain John Owens / 2013 U.S. President / Stanley1 eps
1994
Love on the Run
as Ray Valentine
Whale Music
as Mookie Saunders
For the Love of Aaron
as Mark Perkins
RoboCop: The Series
TVas Sergeant Stanley Parks22 eps
1993
Another Stakeout
as Seattle Det. Wills
Miracle on Interstate 880
as Fireman Shafer
A Stranger in the Mirror
as Kenyon's Butler
The X-Files
TVas Det. Pennock / Claude Peterson1 eps
1992
Mortal Sins
as Det. Rollie
Knight Moves
as Steve Nolan
Forever Knight
TVas Capt. Joe Reese70 eps
1991
Bingo
as Motorcycle Cop
K2
as Man on Wheelchair
A Mother's Justice
as Det. Roy Bogardus
1990
Bird on a Wire
as Plainclothesman
Cadence
as Eugene 'Spoonman' Bryce
Sky High
as Detective Hiatt
MacGyver
TVas Lt. Rhome / Sheriff Max Hubbard2 eps
21 Jump Street
TVas Breeze / Cop / Tom Holloway / Cabbie / Officer Lauer / Henderson1 eps
Mom P.I.
TVas Johnny
1989
Immediate Family
as Crib Mover
Cold Front
as The Bartender
Unsub
TVas Captain Starks
Booker
TVas Concierge
1988
Shoot to Kill
as Undercover Priest
Watchers
as Cliff
The Red Spider
as Bo Davis
1986
High Stakes
as Reverand Willis
Firefighter
as Firefighter / Paramedic Washington
1984
1981
Mr. Patman
as Orderly
1979

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
7/5/1948(77 years old)
Place of Birth
Seattle, Washington, USA