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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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Born
Monday, 05 July 1948
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Broken Angel | Sam | 2023 |
Volition | Mick | 2020 |
The Arrangement | Gregory Harris | 2015 |
Bad City | L. Donald Bramante | 2014 |
Delete | General Cassius Giles / Gen. Cassius Giles USAF | 2013 |
Upside Down | Albert | 2012 |
Girl in Progress | Principal | 2012 |
Alcatraz | Elmore (Pianist) | 2012 |
Jake and Jasper: A Ferret Tale | Principal Whitney | 2011 |
Wait for Rain | Boss | 2011 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Broken Angel | Sam | 2023 |
Volition | Mick | 2020 |
The Arrangement | Gregory Harris | 2015 |
Bad City | L. Donald Bramante | 2014 |
Delete | General Cassius Giles / Gen. Cassius Giles USAF | 2013 |
Upside Down | Albert | 2012 |
Girl in Progress | Principal | 2012 |
Alcatraz | Elmore (Pianist) | 2012 |
Jake and Jasper: A Ferret Tale | Principal Whitney | 2011 |
Wait for Rain | Boss | 2011 |
Smoke Screen | Detective Clark | 2010 |
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic | Red Dragon / Flutterguy | 2010 |
Fathers & Sons | Blu | 2010 |
The Last Rites of Ransom Pride | Sergeant | 2010 |
The Final Storm | Charles Booker | 2010 |
2012 | Harry Helmsley | 2009 |
The League of Super Evil | General Sergeant / Neighbor Man 01 | 2009 |
Fringe | Stephen Farnsworth | 2008 |
At Jesus' Side | Ulysses / Ulysses (Voice) | 2008 |
Tin Man | Tutor / Toto | 2007 |
Blood Ties | Augustus | 2007 |
Connors' War | Brooks | 2006 |
Middlemen | Dizzy | 2006 |
Saved | Roberto Sierra | 2006 |
Like Mike 2: Streetball | Coach Archie | 2006 |
Presumed Dead | Capt. Dade / Captain Dade | 2006 |
Barbie Fairytopia: Mermaidia | Deep Bibble / Deep Bibble (voice) | 2006 |
Trollz | (voice) | 2005 |
Supernatural | Dr. Jennings | 2005 |
Fugitives Run | Rusty | 2005 |
Murder at the Presidio | Assistant D.A. | 2005 |
Fierce People | Gates | 2005 |
The Final Cut | Zoe Tech Representative | 2004 |
G.I. Joe: Valor vs. Venom | Heavy Duty (voice) / Heavy Duty | 2004 |
Jack | Coach | 2004 |
The Collector | The Devil / Cabbie | 2004 |
Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss | Police Chief | 2004 |
Stellaluna | Great White Owl | 2004 |
Sabrina's Secret Life | Additional Voices | 2003 |
On Thin Ice | 2003 | |
G.I. Joe: Spy Troops the Movie | Heavy Duty (voice) / Heavy Duty | 2003 |
Dead Like Me | Duane | 2003 |
Jasper, Texas | James Byrd Sr. | 2003 |
Hot Wheels Highway 35 World Race | HAziz | 2003 |
The Santa Clause 2 | John Pierce | 2002 |
Inspector Gadget's Last Case: Claw's Revenge | Velvetmobile (voice) / Velvetmobile | 2002 |
Groove Squad | Coach | 2002 |
The Twilight Zone | Thomas Sumner | 2002 |
Stargate Infinity | Halak / (voice) | 2002 |
Johnson County War | Hambone | 2002 |
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe | Dekker | 2002 |
K-9: P.I. | Captain Thomas | 2002 |
Breaking News | FBI Agent Shavers | 2002 |
The Dead Zone | Ben Cartwright | 2002 |
Roughing It | Johnston | 2002 |
ReBoot: Daemon Rising | Killabyte / Gigabyte / Gigabyte (voice) | 2001 |
Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge | Gort | 2001 |
Ultimate Book of Spells | Enforcer | 2001 |
Night Visions | Dooley (segment "The Passenger List") | 2001 |
Smallville | Franklin W. Stern | 2001 |
G-Saviour | Councillor Graves / Chief Councilor Graves | 2000 |
The Christmas Secret | Haskins | 2000 |
Holiday Heart | Pastor Henry | 2000 |
X-Men: Evolution | The Hungan | 2000 |
Blacktop | Buck | 2000 |
RoboCop: Prime Directives | Seargent Parks | 2000 |
Andromeda | Marlowe | 2000 |
2gether: The Series | Marvin Boyd | 2000 |
Bonhoeffer: Agent of Grace | Frank Fischer | 2000 |
Mermaid | Caretaker | 2000 |
NASCAR Racers | Additional Voices | 1999 |
As Time Runs Out | 1999 | |
Spider-Man Unlimited | (voice) | 1999 |
Relic Hunter | Abdulla | 1999 |
Convergence | John Fellons | 1999 |
Dragon Tales | Giant of Nod | 1999 |
Sabrina: The Animated Series | (voice) | 1999 |
Atomic Train | Reuben Castillo | 1999 |
Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century | Guest Voice | 1999 |
Our Guys: Outrage at Glen Ridge | D.A. Stevens | 1999 |
Sonic Underground | Additional Voices | 1999 |
The Color of Courage | Hollis Grey | 1999 |
Da Vinci's Inquest | Sid Samuels | 1998 |
Seven Days | William Walker | 1998 |
Shadow Raiders | Lord Mantel | 1998 |
First Wave | Special Agent Haley Burbitt | 1998 |
RoboCop: Alpha Commando | (voice) / Sgt. Reed | 1998 |
Every Mother's Worst Fear | Detective Maris | 1998 |
Welcome to Paradox | Franklin | 1998 |
The Animated Adventures of Tom Sawyer | Jim (voice) / Jim | 1998 |
Bone Daddy | Trent | 1998 |
Creature | Rollie Gibson | 1998 |
Mummies Alive! The Legend Begins | (voice) | 1998 |
The Sleep Room | Judge Locke | 1998 |
Littlest Angel's Easter | Gatekeeper | 1998 |
The Littlest Angel | Gatekeeper | 1997 |
Final Descent | Jack Eberly | 1997 |
The Wonderful World of Disney | Royal Reynolds | 1997 |
Earth: Final Conflict | CIA Agent Morris Carter | 1997 |
NightMan | Inspector Grant | 1997 |
Mummies Alive! | Anubis | 1997 |
Extreme Dinosaurs | Hardrock (voice) / Hardrock / Mr. Hobbes | 1997 |
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show | Police Commissioner | 1997 |
A Call to Remember | Hank McTier | 1997 |
Intensity | Ethan Trevaine | 1997 |
Stargate SG-1 | Sheriff Knox | 1997 |
Bliss | Nick | 1997 |
That Old Feeling | Piano Player | 1997 |
Dead Man's Gun | Everett | 1997 |
Dead Silence | Special Agent Henry Lebow | 1997 |
Murder at My Door | Det. Mike Ferguson | 1996 |
Two | Det. Bob | 1996 |
Beast Wars: Transformers | Tigatron / Tigertron (voice) / Tigerhawk / Unicron / Vok / Vok #1 | 1996 |
Family of Cops | Police Officer | 1995 |
A Child Is Missing | Police Chief | 1995 |
G.I. Joe Extreme | Omar K. 'Freight' Diesel / Quick Stryke' | 1995 |
Space Strikers | Yonnak | 1995 |
Convict Cowboy | Warden Bill Ranner | 1995 |
The Outer Limits | 2013 U.S. President / Captain John Owens / Stanley | 1995 |
Whale Music | Mookie Saunders | 1994 |
ReBoot | Gigabyte / Killabyte | 1994 |
M.A.N.T.I.S. | Chief Grant | 1994 |
RoboCop | Sergeant Stanley Parks | 1994 |
Viper | Mr. Kempler | 1994 |
Breaking Point | Marv Lockhart | 1994 |
For the Love of Aaron | Mark Perkins | 1994 |
The New Adventures of Madeline | (voice) | 1993 |
A Stranger in the Mirror | Kenyon's Butler | 1993 |
Madison | Pete Davis | 1993 |
Hurricanes | (voice) | 1993 |
Double Dragon | Abobo | 1993 |
The X-Files | Claude Peterson / Det. Pennock | 1993 |
Another Stakeout | Seattle Det. Wills | 1993 |
Miracle on Interstate 880 | Fireman Shafer | 1993 |
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues | Sugar Williams | 1993 |
Mortal Sins | Det. Rollie | 1992 |
Conan the Adventurer | Sakumbe / Serpent Man | 1992 |
North of 60 | RCMP Inspector | 1992 |
Harmony Cats | Clive Taylor | 1992 |
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures | Holy One | 1992 |
Forever Knight | Capt. Joe Reese | 1992 |
Knight Moves | Steve Nolan | 1992 |
A Mother's Justice | Det. Roy Bogardus | 1991 |
Palace Guard | Larry Gabo | 1991 |
The Comic Book Christmas Caper | Voice | 1991 |
K2 | Man on Wheelchair | 1991 |
Street Justice | Willis / Wallace / Teddy Willis / Ted Willis | 1991 |
Bingo | Motorcycle Cop | 1991 |
The Russia House | Merv | 1990 |
Cadence | Eugene 'Spoonman' Bryce / Spoonman - Bryce | 1990 |
The New Adventures of the Black Stallion | Martin Anderson | 1990 |
Cold Front | The Bartender | 1990 |
Bird on a Wire | Plainclothesman | 1990 |
Sky High | Detective Hiatt | 1990 |
Immediate Family | Crib Mover | 1989 |
Look Who's Talking | Director | 1989 |
Booker | Concierge | 1989 |
Captain N: the Game Master | Additional Voices | 1989 |
Unsub | Capt. Starks | 1989 |
Watchers | Cliff | 1988 |
The Red Spider | Bo Davis | 1988 |
Shoot to Kill | Undercover Priest | 1988 |
The Little Match Girl | 1987 | |
After the Promise | Jack | 1987 |
Wiseguy | George Jackson / Jack Jackson / Leon Shake | 1987 |
Stakeout | 2nd Paramedic | 1987 |
The New Adventures of Beans Baxter | Colonel / Sheriff | 1987 |
Hands of a Stranger | Detective | 1987 |
Malone | Rev. Danby | 1987 |
21 Jump Street | Tom Holloway / Officer Lauer / Henderson / Cop / Cabbie / Breeze | 1987 |
The Stepfather | Lt. Jack Wall | 1987 |
High Stakes | Reverand Willis | 1986 |
Firefighter | Paramedic Washington | 1986 |
MacGyver | Lt. Rhome / Sheriff Max Hubbard | 1985 |
Stingray | O'Dell | 1986 |
Brotherly Love | Wineman | 1985 |
Rainbow War | 1985 | |
Secrets of a Married Man | Cop #2 | 1984 |
Finders Keepers | Wade Eichorn | 1984 |
Danger Bay | Anvers / Warden Joseph Saunders | 1983 |
The Plutonium Incident | Benny | 1980 |
Huckleberry Finn and His Friends | Jim | 1980 |
The Magical World of Disney | Henry Turner / Butler | 1954 |