Harry Waters Jr.
Biography
Harry Waters Jr. is an American actor, singer, and theater director. Born in 1953 and raised in Denver, Colorado, he attended Princeton University and earned a directing MFA at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. For more than ten years he acted in New York City on and off Broadway and also performed at theaters around the country. He belonged to the Frank Silvera Writers Workshop in Harlem. Waters is best known for playing Marvin Berry in Back to the Future (1985), a role he reprised in Back to the Future Part II (1989). He was the first to play Belize in the initial production of Angels in America in 1991 and played Tweedle Dee on the 1992 Disney show Adventures in Wonderland. He also collaborated on Waiting for Giovanni and has taught acting and directed around the country.
73years old
Turns 74 on April 13in 154 days
- Born Denver
- Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 11 years1985 to 1996
Every film, newest first
- 1996Big BullyIMDb rating 4.8
- 1990Death WarrantIMDb rating 5.7
- 1985Back to the FutureIMDb rating 8.5
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First role
Waters originated the part of Belize in 1991, when Angels in America was first staged. He was the actor who created that role in the play's first production.
Behind the camera
Waters worked with the novelist and playwright Jewelle Gomez on a play about James Baldwin. Titled Waiting for Giovanni, it was produced for the 2011-12 season at the New Conservatory Theater in San Francisco.
Harry Waters Jr. movies on Netflix
Big Bullyas Alan
Death Warrantas Jersey
Back to the Futureas Marvin Berry
Worked with
Harry Waters Jr. made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.










Films together
Christopher Lloyd1 film together, 1985
Christopher Lloyd's page Back to the Future1985IMDb rating 8.5Waters as Marvin BerryLloyd as Dr. Emmett Brown
Billy Zane1 film together, 1985
Billy Zane's page Back to the Future1985IMDb rating 8.5Waters as Marvin BerryZane as Match
Tom Arnold1 film together, 1996
Tom Arnold's page Big Bully1996IMDb rating 4.8Waters as AlanArnold as Rosco Bigger - Fang
Jeffrey Tambor1 film together, 1996
Jeffrey Tambor's page Big Bully1996IMDb rating 4.8Waters as AlanTambor as Art
Carol Kane1 film together, 1996
Carol Kane's page Big Bully1996IMDb rating 4.8Waters as AlanKane as Faith
Jean-Claude Van Damme1 film together, 1990
Jean-Claude Van Damme's page Death Warrant1990IMDb rating 5.7Waters as JerseyDamme as Louis Burke
Robert ZemeckisDirector, 1 film, 1985
All films by Robert Zemeckis Back to the Future1985IMDb rating 8.5Waters as Marvin Berry
Deran SarafianDirector, 1 film, 1990
All films by Deran Sarafian Death Warrant1990IMDb rating 5.7Waters as Jersey
Steve MinerDirector, 1 film, 1996
All films by Steve Miner Big Bully1996IMDb rating 4.8Waters as Alan
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