Frankie Faison

Known for: Acting
Born: June 10, 1949, Newport News, Virginia, USA
Movies: 87

Frankie Faison is an American stage and screen actor, best known for his role as Deputy Commissioner Ervin Burrell in HBO's television series "The Wire", and as Barney Matthews in the "Hannibal Lecter" franchise. He studied Drama at Wesleyan University, Bloomington, Illinois, and graduated from New York Universities' Acting Program.

Upcoming Frankie Faison Movies

The Sham

Release date TBA

Best-Known Movies

8.3

The Silence of the Lambs

1991

6.8

Hannibal

2001

6.9

Coming to America

1988

7.0

Red Dragon

2002

7.0

White Chicks

2004

7.8

Do the Right Thing

1989

7.7

Mississippi Burning

1988

7.0

Manhunter

1986

7.5

Fatherhood

2021

6.8

The Thomas Crown Affair

1999

Filmography

2026	Killing Castro
2024	Beyond the Rush	Arthur Yearwood
2023	Lucille	Herman
2022	Till	John Carthan
2021	The Timekeepers of Eternity	Don Gaffney (archive footage)
2021	The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain	Kenneth Chamberlain Sr.
2021	Redemption in Cherry Springs	Joe
2021	Fatherhood	Mike
2020	I'm Your Woman	Art
2020	The Oedipus Project	Shepherd
2019	The Grudge	William Matheson
2018	An Actor Prepares	Deacon Frank Dodge
2018	Clipped Wings, They Do Fly	Mayor Goode
2017	The Case for Christ	Joe Dubois
2017	The Sounding	Roland
2016	An American Girl Story - Melody 1963: Love Has to Win	Frank Ellison
2014	Trouble & the Shadowy Deathblow
2014	Away From Here	Carl
2013	Danger Word	Grandpa Joe
2013	Tio Papi	Gilly
2012	Cowgirls n' Angels	Augustus
2011	The Cookout 2	JoJo Anderson
2011	Mayor Cupcake	Lenny Davis
2009	Breaking Point	Richter Green
2009	Splinterheads	Pope
2009	For Sale by Owner	Gene Woodman
2009	Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant	Rhamus Twobellies
2009	Brief Interviews with Hideous Men	Subject #42
2009	Adam	Harlan
2009	Do the Right Thing: 20 Years Later	Self
2008	Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist	Ticket Salesman
2008	Meet the Browns	L.B.
2007	My Blueberry Nights	Travis
2007	Tapping the Wire	Self
2006	Premium	Phil
2005	America Brown	Coach Bryant
2004	In Good Company	Corwin
2004	The Cookout	Jojo Andersen
2004	Messengers	Tom Mabry
2004	White Chicks	Chief Elliott Gordon
2004	Highwaymen	Will Macklin
2003	Gods and Generals	Jim Lewis
2002	Red Dragon	Barney
2002	Showtime	Lt. Winship
2002	A Little Inside	Tom Donner
2001	Call Me Claus	Dwayne
2001	Thirteen Conversations About One Thing	Dick Lacey
2001	Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal	Self
2001	Down to Earth	Whitney Daniels
2001	Hannibal	Barney Matthews
2001	The Sleepy Time Gal	Jimmy Dupree
2001	Gina, An Actress, Age 29	Albert
2000	Where the Money Is	Security Guard
1999	Oxygen	Phil Kline
1999	The Thomas Crown Affair	Det. Paretti
1998	Jaded	Henry Broker
1997	Julian Po	Sheriff Leon
1997	Albino Alligator	Agent Marv Rose
1996	Mother Night	Robert Sterling Wilson
1996	The Rich Man's Wife	Detective Ron Lewis
1996	The Stupids	The Lloyd
1995	Heading Home	Horace Jones
1995	Roommates	Professor Martin
1994	I Love Trouble	Police Chief
1994	The Spider and the Fly	Lt. Turner
1993	Money for Nothing	Madigan
1993	Sommersby	Joseph
1992	Freejack	Eagle Man
1991	City of Hope	Levonne
1991	The Silence of the Lambs	Barney
1990	Betsy's Wedding	Zack Monroe
1990	Common Ground	Otis Debnam
1989	Do the Right Thing	Coconut Sid
1988	Mississippi Burning	Eulogist
1988	Coming to America	Landlord
1986	Manhunter	Lt. Fisk
1986	Maximum Overdrive	Handy
1986	The Money Pit	James
1984	Exterminator 2	Be Gee
1984	C.H.U.D.	Sgt. Parker
1983	Sessions	Intern
1982	Hanky Panky	Cop Driver
1982	A Little Sex	Electrician
1982	Cat People	Det. Brandt
1981	Ragtime	Gang Member No. 1
1981	Permanent Vacation	Man in Lobby
1974	King Lear	Captain

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