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Ving Rhames

Ving Rhames

75 movies on Netflix

Biography

Raised in Harlem in New York City, Ving Rhames is an American actor who trained in drama at SUNY Purchase and the Juilliard School, graduating in 1983, and began in Shakespeare in the Park. After early stage classics and a 1985 screen debut, he gained attention for Jacob's Ladder (1990) and The People Under the Stairs (1991) before his breakout as Marsellus Wallace in Pulp Fiction (1994). He has played the hacker Luther Stickell in the Mission: Impossible series, including Mission: Impossible (1996), and apart from Tom Cruise, no other actor has appeared in every one of them. His other credits include Con Air (1997), Rosewood (1997), Out of Sight (1998), the voice of Cobra Bubbles in Lilo & Stitch (2002), and Dawn of the Dead (2004). In 1998 he won a Golden Globe for playing Don King in Don King: Only in America, and has worked widely in theater and narration.

67years old

Turns 68 on May 12in 210 days

  • Born New York City
  • Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20
  • Irving Rameses Rhames (birth name)Also credited as Irving R. Rhames

Movie Career

Films
75
Career span
37 years1988 to 2025

Genres

First and latest

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  1. A first

    Besides Tom Cruise, Rhames is the sole actor to show up in every one of the eight Mission: Impossible films.

  2. Behind the award

    Rhames won a 1998 Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film for HBO's Don King: Only in America. At the ceremony, he handed the award to Jack Lemmon, another nominee, explaining that being an artist means giving.

  3. First role

    Rhames made his screen debut in January 1985 as Young Gabriel in the PBS television film Go Tell It on the Mountain, part of the American Playhouse anthology series.

Ving Rhames movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Pulp Fiction1994 Crime, Dramaas Marsellus Wallace

    IMDb rating 8.82.5M votes

  2. Mission: Impossible III2006 Action, Adventure, Thrilleras Luther Stickell

    IMDb rating 6.9429K votes

  3. Mission: Impossible - Fallout2018as Luther Stickell

    IMDb rating 7.7425K votes

  4. Dawn of the Dead2004as Kenneth

    IMDb rating 7.2291K votes

  5. Con Air1997as Diamond Dog

    IMDb rating 6.9343K votes

  6. Out of Sight1998as Buddy Bragg

    IMDb rating 7.0106K votes

  7. Surrogates2009as The Prophet

    IMDb rating 6.3186K votes

  8. Lilo & Stitch2002as Cobra Bubblesvoice

    IMDb rating 7.4247K votes

Most often with

Christopher McQuarrie directed four of these films, Brian De Palma two and Chris Sanders two. Tom Cruise appears in seven of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Tom Cruise, 7 films togetherSee the 7 films with Tom CruiseDanny Trejo, 5 films togetherSee the 5 films with Danny TrejoSimon Pegg, 5 films togetherSee the 5 films with Simon PeggLuke Goss, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with Luke GossFrank Welker, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Frank WelkerSamuel L. Jackson, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Samuel L. JacksonChristopher McQuarrieDirector, 4 filmsSee the 4 films by Christopher McQuarrieBrian De PalmaDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Brian De PalmaChris SandersDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Chris Sanders

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Box office

What Ving Rhames's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$6.8 billion

43 of the 75 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 75 films: 43 worldwide figure; 4 us gross only; 4 never in cinemas; 24 figure not found.

  • 43Worldwide figure
  • 4US gross only
  • 4Never in cinemas
  • 24Figure not found

Top grosser

Mission: Impossible - Fallout2018as Luther Stickell$824 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 64% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Mission: Impossible - Fallout2018as Luther Stickell
    $824M12.0% of the total
  2. 2
    Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation2015as Luther Stickell
    $683M10.0% of the total
  3. 3
    Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning2025as Luther Stickell
    $599M8.7% of the total
  4. 4
    Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One2023as Luther Stickell
    $571M8.3% of the total
  5. 5
    Mission: Impossible II2000as Luther Stickell
    $546M8.0% of the total
  6. 6
    Mission: Impossible1996as Luther Stickell
    $458M6.7% of the total
  7. 7
    Mission: Impossible III2006as Luther Stickell
    $398M5.8% of the total
  8. 8
    The Wild Robot2024as Thunderbolt (voice)
    $332M4.8% of the total
Lilo & Stitch (2002), $273 millionThe Garfield Movie (2024), $255 millionCon Air (1997), $224 millionPulp Fiction (1994), $214 millionEntrapment (1999), $212 millionI Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (2007), $187 millionSurrogates (2009), $122 millionStriptease (1996), $113 millionDawn of the Dead (2004), $102 millionDave (1993), $92.0 millionFinal Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001), $85.1 millionPiranha 3D (2010), $83.2 millionOut of Sight (1998), $77.7 millionStop! Or My Mom Will Shoot (1992), $70.6 millionThe Star (2017), $63.6 millionThe People Under the Stairs (1991), $31.4 million

$2.4 billionfrom the other 35 films with a worldwide figure, 36% of the total

Awards

One award and honor, one of them major.

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Ving Rhames's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Golden Globes
1998Best Actor – Miniseries or Television FilmDon King: Only in AmericaWon

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