Editing Bill Duke (section)

===Television===
Duke made an appearance on ''[[Kojak]]'' in 1976, as Sylk in the episode "Bad Dude", in the third season of the series. He guest-starred in the fourth episode of ''[[Lost (2004 TV series)|Lost]]'' in its [[Lost (season 3)|third season]] as Warden Harris, in the episode "[[Every Man for Himself (Lost)|Every Man for Himself]]".

Duke had a starring role in the short-lived TV series ''[[Palmerstown, U.S.A.]]'', produced by [[Norman Lear]] and ''[[Roots: The Saga of an American Family|Roots]]'' author, [[Alex Haley]]. Although the series was critically acclaimed and won an Emmy, it ran for only 17 episodes in the 1980–81 television season.<ref name="thehistorymakers">{{cite web |title=Bill Duke |url=https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/bill-duke-41 |publisher=The History Makers |access-date=December 19, 2019}}</ref><ref name="gettv">{{cite news |title=Norman Lear and Alex Haley's Palmerstown, U.S.A. returns on GeTTV |url=https://www.get.tv/gettv-blog/norman-lear-and-alex-haleys-palmerstown-usa-returns-gettv |access-date=December 19, 2019 |publisher=GetTV}}</ref>

He guest-starred in ''[[Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series)|Battlestar Galactica]]'' remake in 2004, the [[Battlestar Galactica (season 2)|season two]] episode "[[Black Market (Battlestar Galactica)|Black Market]]".<ref name="variety1"/>

Duke was cast as recurring character Capt. Parish in the action television series/crime drama ''[[Fastlane (TV series)|Fastlane]]''. He made a guest appearance on ''[[Baisden After Dark]]'' in the episode broadcast on July 18, 2008 and guest-starred on ''[[Cold Case (TV series)|Cold Case]]'' as Grover Boone, a corrupt politician, in the 2008 episode "Street Money". Duke voiced a detective in the episode "Thank You for Not Snitching" of the animated television series ''[[The Boondocks (TV series)|The Boondocks]].'' The character and his entire scene were references to ''Menace II Society''.{{Citation needed|date=November 2019}} Duke appears in [[Busta Rhymes]]' music video "[[Dangerous (Busta Rhymes song)#Music video|Dangerous]]".<ref>{{YouTube|id=UJUk45l4h8c}}</ref> Duke also appears in an episode of ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]'' as a lawyer.<ref name="acappellabooks">{{cite web |title=Bill Duke - My 40-Year Career on Screen and Behind the Camera |url=https://www.acappellabooks.com/pages/events/552/bill-duke-my-40-year-career-on-screen-and |publisher=Acappella Books |access-date=December 19, 2019}}</ref> In May 2017, Duke appeared on episode 6 of the first season of the [[Outdoor Channel]] show ''Hollywood Weapons: Fact or Fiction?''. Duke discussed with host [[Terry Schappert]] his time filming ''[[Predator (film)|Predator]]'', his character Sgt. Mac Elliot, and what it was like to fire an [[M134 Minigun]].<ref name="Hollywood Weapons">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6842824/?ref_=ttpl_pl_tt|series=Hollywood Weapons: Fact or Fiction? |title=Terry and the Minigun (TV Episode 2017)|website=[[IMDb]] }}</ref>

In 2018, Duke joined the [[Black Lightning (season 2)|second season]] of [[The CW]] superhero drama series ''[[Black Lightning (TV series)|Black Lightning]]'' as recurring character Agent Percy Odell, a dedicated [[A.S.A. (comics)|A.S.A.]] government official.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://shadowandact.com/robert-townsend-and-bill-duke-join-black-lightning-season-2|title=Robert Townsend And Bill Duke Join 'Black Lightning' Season 2|website=Shadow and Act|last=Mangum|first=Trey|date=October 9, 2018|access-date=March 22, 2019}}</ref>