Duane Whitaker

Duane Whitaker
Duane Whitaker in 2020
Born	Nathan Duane Whitaker Jr. (1959-06-23) June 23, 1959 (age 62) Abilene, Texas, U.S.
Education	Monterey High School (Lubbock, Texas)
Occupation	Actor, director, writer
Years active	1979–present

Duane Whitaker (born June 23, 1959) is an American character actor.

Early life[]

Whitaker was born in Abilene, Texas, the oldest child of Nathan Duane Whitaker Sr. (b. August 18, 1933 in Woodson, Texas) and Barbara Ella (née Hudson) (b. April 29, 1934 in Amarillo, Texas), a nurse. He has two younger sisters, Margaret Denise Whitaker (b. April 12, 1962) and Ramona Doyce Whitaker (b. March 24, 1963), both born in Lubbock, Texas.^[1]

Career[]

Whitaker is probably best known for his role in Quentin Tarantino's popular 1994 film Pulp Fiction as Maynard, the sadistic pawn shop owner. He wrote and portrayed the title role in Eddie Presley (based on his own successful stage play). Whitaker also wrote, directed and appeared in Together and Alone.

Other notable roles include; a racist cop in Tales from the Hood, Boss Man in Feast (2005 film), The Sheriff in Trailer Park of Terror, Luther in From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money (which he also co-wrote), Buddy in Dead Letters, Winslow in Broke Sky, Mickey in Cordoba Nights and Dr. Bankhead in The Devil's Rejects."

Whitaker has appeared in the feature films Getting Grace, Give Till It Hurts, "A Dark Foe", "Night Club", Halloween II (2009 film) and "Lionhead." On TV, Whitaker appeared on the Cold Case (TV series) episode "The Brush Man" and filmed a recurring role in the FX Series The Bridge (2013 TV series) as well. Whitaker has also written numerous screenplays including "Stripteaser."

On March 31, 2010, American Cinematheque hosted a screening of Eddie Presley and "Together and Alone" at Grauman's Egyptian Theatre in Los Angeles. In 2016 "Together and Alone" was shown again through the American Cinemateque at the Spielberg Theater with Garrett Clancy's "Dead Letters" aka "Cold Ones." Whitaker has also taught Film Acting classes in Los Angeles for over twenty years.

Personal life[]

Whitaker is a graduate of Monterey High School in Lubbock, Texas.

Awards and nominations[]

References[]

External links[]

• Duane Whitaker at IMDb
• Actor's home page

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