Duane Whitaker

Actor

June 23, 1959 (67 years)

Abilene, Texas, USA

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…

Filmography

7.5

Murder, She Wrote

Drunk

An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life homicide cases.

8.0

Quantum Leap

Maintenance Man

Theorizing that one could time travel within his own lifetime, Dr. Sam Beckett stepped into the Quantum Leap accelerator and vanished... He woke to find himself trapped in the past, facing mirror images that were not his own and driven by an unknown force to change history for the better. His only guide on this journey is Al, an observer from his own time, who appears in the form of a hologram that only Sam can see and hear. And so Dr. Beckett finds himself leaping from life to life, striving to put right what once went wrong and hoping each time that his next leap will be the leap home.

8.5

Pulp Fiction

Maynard

A burger-loving hit man, his philosophical partner, a drug-addled gangster's moll and a washed-up boxer converge in this sprawling, comedic crime caper. Their adventures unfurl in three stories that ingeniously trip back and forth in time.

7.4

Workaholics

Uncle Tuck

The misadventures of three recent college dropouts, roommates, and co-workers at a telemarketing company and their drug dealer.

7.9

Sledge Hammer!

Fighting Husband

Sledge Hammer! is an American satirical police sitcom produced by New World Television that ran for two seasons on ABC from 1986 to 1988. The series was created by Alan Spencer and stars David Rasche as Inspector Sledge Hammer, a preposterous caricature of the standard "cop on the edge" character. Al Jean and Mike Reiss, best known for their work on The Simpsons, wrote for the show and worked as story editors.

6.8

Medical Investigation

Bar Owner

An elite team of medical experts of the National Institutes of Health investigates unusual public-health crises, such as sudden outbreaks of serious and mysterious diseases.

5.2

Rush Hour

Hutch

The series follows Detective Carter, a radical LAPD detective, and Detective Lee, a by-the-book detective from Hong Kong, as they are forced into forming an unlikely partnership

5.9

Slaughterhouse On The Hill

Coach Krutcher

A night of terror ensues when a group of friends party at an abandoned slaughterhouse.

6.7

The Devil's Rejects

Dr. Bankhead

The murderous, backwoods Firefly family take to the road to escape the vengeful Sheriff Wydell, who is not afraid of being as ruthless as his target.

5.3

Halloween II

Sherman Benny

Laurie Strode struggles to come to terms with her brother Michael's deadly return to Haddonfield, Illinois. Meanwhile, Michael prepares for another reunion with his sister.

5.4

Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III

Kim

Two college students driving coast to coast are lured off the main highway and onto a deserted Texas road were they are stalked by the menacing Leatherface and his family.

5.8

Bad Ass

Rex / Pawn Shop Owner

Decorated Vietnam hero, Frank Vega returns home only to get shunned by society leaving him without a job or his high school sweetheart. It's not until forty years later when an incident on a commuter bus makes him a local hero where he's suddenly celebrated once again. But his good fortune suddenly turns for the worse when his best friend is murdered and the police aren't doing anything about it.

6.2

Feast

Boss Man

When a motley crew of strangers find themselves trapped in an isolated tavern, they must band together in a battle for survival against a family of flesh-hungry creatures.

4.6

From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money

Luther

A bank-robbing gang of misfits heads to Mexico with the blueprints for the perfect million-dollar heist, but when one of the crooks wanders into the wrong bar, the thieving cohorts develop a thirst for blood.

5.8

3 from Hell

Dr. Bankhead (uncredited)

After barely surviving a furious shootout with the police, Baby Firefly, Otis Driftwood and Captain Spaulding are behind bars. But pure evil cannot be contained. Teaming up with Otis’ half-brother Winslow, the demented Firefly clan escape to unleash a whole new wave of murder, madness and mayhem.

6.3

Tales from the Hood

Billy (segment "Rogue Cop Revelation")

A strange mortician tells four horrific tales to three drug dealers that he traps in a local funeral parlor.

N/A

The Hail Mary

Johnny Boy

Sister Kathy finds an angry loner in need of redemption and leads him to his atonement by conning him into creating a football team for her Catholic School.

4.9

The Butcher

Car Buyer

A mob enforcer is set up to take the fall for a multi-million dollar heist involving a rival gang boss. Merle (Eric Roberts) is a gambler stuck on a twenty-year losing streak, but his luck is about to change. Surviving a trap that was intended to kill him, Merle makes away with a beautiful woman and a piece of the take. Most men in that position would have been content to simply walk away with their lives, but Merle has been loyal for twenty years. Realizing he's been betrayed, something inside snaps. They used to call him "The Butcher" as a joke, but the laughter turns to screams when Merle returns to deliver the ultimate punchline.

4.1

Children of the Corn: Genesis

Pritchett

Tim and Allie seek shelter in a remote desert compound after becoming lost and stranded. A strange Manson-like character, Preacher, reluctantly allows them inside with strict orders to be gone by morning and not wander "where you are not invited."

N/A

Night Club

Intimidating Inmate

Three friends - aided by one of the residents - start a night club in a retirement home, after taking a job there working the night shift to put themselves through USC.