Marcello Thedford
Biography
Marcello Thedford is an American film and television actor, and a power lifter, who started out in New York City performing improvisational theater. He trained there at the Third World Theater, part of Black Drama Productions. His first significant screen role came in Dangerous Minds (1995), and he took part in the small-screen adaptation of that same film. He went on to guest roles on NYPD Blue, The District, Veronica Mars and Monk, and played Peanut on Girlfriends. He starred in Why Do Fools Fall In Love (1998). Among his best known parts are Semi in Employee of the Month (2006), Kelvin James, nicknamed Buffalo, on the ESPN drama Playmakers, and Leon, the brother of Dr. Greg Pratt, in eight episodes of ER. In 2009 he appeared on the CW show The Game.
51years old
Turns 52 on August 17in 280 days
- Born
- Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22
Movie Career
- Films
- 10
- Career span
- 11 years1995 to 2006
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Marcello Thedford movies on Netflix
Crossoveras Big Man
Employee of the Monthas Semi
Doing Hard Timeas Toure Smalls
Angel Eyesas Peebo
Why Do Fools Fall In Loveas Drug Dealer
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burnas Stagger Lee
Volcanoas Kevin
Daylightas Kadeem
Crimson Tideas Lawson
Dangerous Mindsas Cornelius Bates
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Preston A. Whitmore II directed two of these films. Five actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.






Films together
Sylvester Stallone2 films together, 1996 to 1997
Sylvester Stallone's page An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn1997IMDb rating 3.5Thedford as Stagger LeeStallone as Sylvester Stallone
Daylight1996IMDb rating 6.0Thedford as KadeemStallone as Kit Latura
Viggo Mortensen2 films together, 1995 to 1996
Viggo Mortensen's page Daylight1996IMDb rating 6.0Thedford as KadeemMortensen as Roy Nord
Crimson Tide1995IMDb rating 7.4Thedford as LawsonMortensen as Weps
George Dzundza2 films together, 1995
George Dzundza's page Crimson Tide1995IMDb rating 7.4Thedford as LawsonDzundza as Cob
Dangerous Minds1995IMDb rating 6.5Thedford as Cornelius BatesDzundza as Hal Griffith
William L. Johnson2 films together, 2004 to 2006
William L. Johnson's page Crossover2006IMDb rating 2.2Thedford as Big ManJohnson as Aub
Doing Hard Time2004IMDb rating 4.8Thedford as Toure SmallsJohnson as Clever
Renoly Santiago2 films together, 1995 to 1996
Renoly Santiago's page Daylight1996IMDb rating 6.0Thedford as KadeemSantiago as Mikey
Dangerous Minds1995IMDb rating 6.5Thedford as Cornelius BatesSantiago as Raul Sanchero
Preston A. Whitmore IIDirector, 2 films, 2004 to 2006
All films by Preston A. Whitmore II Crossover2006IMDb rating 2.2Thedford as Big Man
Doing Hard Time2004IMDb rating 4.8Thedford as Toure Smalls
Box office
What Marcello Thedford's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$707 million
9 of the 10 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 10 films: 9 worldwide figure; 1 figure not found.
- 9Worldwide figure
- 1Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$180M25.4% of the total
- 2$159M22.5% of the total
- 3$157M22.3% of the total
- 4$123M17.4% of the total
- 5$39M5.5% of the total
- 6$30M4.2% of the total
- 7$12M1.8% of the total
- 8$7.0M1.0% of the total
Online
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