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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

66

Gender

Male

Birthday

1959-06-23 (66 years old)

Place of Birth

Abilene, Texas, USA

Also Known As

Duane Whitaker

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Duane Whitaker  (born June 23, 1959) is an American actor. Duane 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, the bouncer Roadrash in Hobgoblins, Boss Man in Feast, 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 (film), Winslow in Broke Sky, Mickey in Cordoba Nights and Dr. Bankhead in The Devil's Rejects. Most recently Duane has appeared in the feature films Albino Farm and Dozers and on TV in the Cold Case episode "The Brush Man" and appears in the new Rob Zombie film Halloween II. 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. Duane is a graduate of Monterey High School in Lubbock, Texas. Description above from the Wikipedia article Duane Whitaker, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Known For

Acting

Pulp Fiction

1994

Pulp Fiction

as

Maynard

The Devil's Rejects

2005

The Devil's Rejects

as

Dr. Bankhead

Feast

2005

Feast

as

Boss Man

Trailer Park of Terror

2008

Trailer Park of Terror

as

Sheriff Keys

Halloween II

2009

Halloween II

as

Sherman Benny

Tales from the Hood

1995

Tales from the Hood

as

Billy (segment "Rogue Cop Revelation")

Albino Farm

2009

Albino Farm

as

Jeremiah

Puppet Master 5

1994

Puppet Master 5

as

Scott

The Butcher

2009

The Butcher

as

Car Buyer

Spoiler

1998

Spoiler

as

Sergeant

Vice Academy Part 2

1990

Vice Academy Part 2

as

Long John

Lucky Louie

2023

Lucky Louie

as

Payton

Broke Sky

2007

Broke Sky

as

Sheriff Winslow

Deadly Dreams

1988

Deadly Dreams

as

Norman Perkins

Disrupted

2020

Disrupted

as

Tom Cushing

Cordoba Nights

2007

Cordoba Nights

as

Mickey

Urban Decay

2007

Urban Decay

as

Burly Bum

The Haunted Sea

1997

The Haunted Sea

as

Andy Delgado

Rex

2008

Rex

as

Marcus Cotter

Suffrage

2023

Suffrage

as

Mickey Simpson

Within the Rock

1996

Within the Rock

as

Potter

Bad Ass

2012

Bad Ass

as

Rex / Pawn Shop Owner

Stripteaser

1995

Stripteaser

as

Bar Patron

Marked for Murder

1989

Marked for Murder

as

O'Donnel

Hobgoblins

1988

Hobgoblins

as

Roadrash

Groom Lake

2002

Groom Lake

as

Dr. Stevens

Night Club

2011

Night Club

as

Intimidating Inmate

Night of the Scarecrow

1995

Night of the Scarecrow

as

Deputy #1

Cold Ones

2007

Cold Ones

as

Buddy

Getting Grace

2018

Getting Grace

as

Reverend Osburn

Edge of Town

2020

Edge of Town

as

Dodge

American Nightmares

2018

American Nightmares

as

Mechanic

Scammerhead

2014

Scammerhead

as

Dongren

3 from Hell

2019

3 from Hell

as

Dr. Bankhead (uncredited)

I Don't Know

2024

I Don't Know

as

Gary

Eddie Presley

1993

Eddie Presley

as

Eddie Presley

Sledge Hammer!

Sledge Hammer!

as

Fighting Husband

Rush Hour

Rush Hour

as

Hutch

Quantum Leap

Quantum Leap

as

Maintenance Man

Production

Crew

Directing