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{{short description|American actor}} {{For|other people named Reginald Johnson|Reginald Johnson (disambiguation){{!}}Reginald Johnson}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}} {{Infobox person | name = Reginald VelJohnson | image = Reginald VelJohnson, 2021 (579134550).jpg | imagesize = | alt = | caption = VelJohnson in 2021 | birth_name = Reginald Johnson | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1952|8|16}} | birth_place = [[New York City]], U.S. | alma mater = [[New York University]] ([[Bachelor of Fine Arts|BFA]]) | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1979–present | known_for = Carl Winslow – ''[[Family Matters]]'' <br>[[Al Powell]] – ''[[Die Hard (film series)|Die Hard]]'' }} '''Reginald VelJohnson''' (born '''Reginald Johnson'''; August 16, 1952) is an American actor. He is best known for playing [[police officer]] characters, such as [[Carl Winslow]] on the [[Situation comedy|sitcom]] ''[[Family Matters]],'' which ran from 1989 to 1998, and [[Los Angeles Police Department|LAPD]] Sergeant [[Al Powell]] in the films ''[[Die Hard]]'' and ''[[Die Hard 2]]'' and briefly in Ghostbusters. ==Early life== VelJohnson was born Reginald Johnson in New York City, in the borough of [[Queens]]. His mother Eva was a nurse’s aide, while his father Dan was a hospital attendant.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/47/Reginald-VelJohnson.html |title=Reginald VelJohnson Biography (1952– ) |publisher=FilmReference.com|access-date=June 7, 2010}}</ref> His father left the family, which included Reginald's brother Barry,<ref name=tvg>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/reginald-veljohnson/bio/171183/|title=Reginald Veljohnson <nowiki>[sic]</nowiki> |publisher=[[TV Guide|TVGuide.com]]|access-date=March 21, 2018|archive-date= September 18, 2015|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150918172710/http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/reginald-veljohnson/bio/171183/|url-status=dead}}</ref><!--site is live, but birth date and relationships are in archived version only--> when Johnson was 13 years old. Their mother subsequently married John Reilly,<ref name="yahoo">{{cite web|url=https://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800057267/bio |title=Reginald Veljohnson Biography|publisher=[[Yahoo! Movies]] |access-date=June 7, 2010|archive-date= July 12, 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120712035800/http://movies.yahoo.com/person/reginald-veljohnson/biography.html|url-status= dead}}</ref> and Johnson attended [[Benjamin N. Cardozo High School]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.queenstribune.com/archives/confarchive/2002/0110/qconfidential.html |title=QConfidential |newspaper=[[Queens Tribune]]|location=New York City|access-date=June 7, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100715123919/http://www.queenstribune.com/archives/confarchive/2002/0110/qconfidential.html |archive-date=July 15, 2010 }}</ref> He obtained a [[Bachelor of Fine Arts]] in theater from [[New York University]], where he had a chance to work with [[Joseph Papp]]'s ''Black/Hispanic Shakespeare Company'', in which [[Morgan Freeman]] and [[CCH Pounder]] were among his fellow actors.<ref name="hill">{{cite news |last1=Hill |first1=Michael E. |title=Reginald VelJohnson |url= https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/tv/1990/11/25/reginald-veljohnson/9812a86d-f340-4208-8ef0-5f044116a632/ |access-date=May 18, 2020 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=November 25, 1990|archive-date= December 3, 2019|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20191203115615/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/tv/1990/11/25/reginald-veljohnson/9812a86d-f340-4208-8ef0-5f044116a632/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://gradactingalumni.org/alumni/reginald-vel-johnson/|title=Reginald Vel Johnson: Class of 1975|publisher= New York University Grad Acting Alumnni Association|archive-date=April 7, 2019|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190407030122/http://gradactingalumni.org/alumni/reginald-vel-johnson/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Early in his acting career, he changed his name from Reginald Johnson to Reginald VelJohnson. He later said he changed the spelling of his birth name "because I wanted a name people would remember".<ref>{{cite news|title=Reginald Veljohnson of 'Family Matters' reminisces|last=Buck|first=Jerry|date=November 16, 1989|work=The Dallas Morning News}}</ref> ==Career== VelJohnson is known for playing [[police officer]]s in films and on television. His early career included a brief appearance in ''[[Ghostbusters]]'' (1984), as a municipal [[Prison officer|corrections officer]], and an appearance in ''[[Crocodile Dundee]]'' (1986) as a [[Limousine|limo]] driver.<ref name="thompson"/> VelJohnson played alongside [[Tom Hanks]], as Detective David Sutton, in ''[[Turner & Hooch]]'' (1989). He played an ambulance driver in ''[[Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins]]'' (1985) in which he was credited by the stage name Ivory Ocean. VelJohnson had his [[breakthrough role]]<ref name="hill"/> as Sergeant Al Powell in the 1988 film ''[[Die Hard]]''. VelJohnson was hired after [[Gene Hackman]], originally hired to play the role, became unavailable, and producers decided to hire a relatively unknown actor for the part.<ref name=etinterviews/> He came from New York to California to film it for nine months, which was so long that he ended up residing in California permanently thereafter.<ref name="thompson">{{cite news |last1=Thompson |first1=Simon |title=Reginald VelJohnson Talks 'Die Hard' At 30 And 'Crocodile Dundee' Sequel [Interview] |url= https://www.forbes.com/sites/simonthompson/2018/11/02/reginald-veljohnson-talks-die-hard-at-30-and-crocodile-dundee-sequel/ |access-date=December 18, 2019 |publisher=Forbes.com Contributor |date=November 2, 2018|archive-date=June 1, 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200601233355/https://www.forbes.com/sites/simonthompson/2018/11/02/reginald-veljohnson-talks-die-hard-at-30-and-crocodile-dundee-sequel/%2366ac137d1647|url-status=live}} Note: ''Forbes'' magazine in its website's legal notices states ''Forbes'' contributors are not staffers and are under no editorial oversight. They are personal blogs.</ref><ref name="dawn">{{cite news |last1=Dawn |first1=Randee |title=Reginald VelJohnson reveals how 'Die Hard' helped him get cast in 'Family Matters' |url=https://www.today.com/popculture/reginald-veljohnson-reveals-how-die-hard-helped-him-get-cast-t141448 |access-date=December 18, 2019 |work=Today |date=November 7, 2018}}</ref> He later reprised the character in the 1990 sequel ''[[Die Hard 2]]''.<ref name="thompson"/> VelJohnson again portrayed Powell in the [[GameCube]] video game ''[[Die Hard: Vendetta]]'' in 2002. In 1989, VelJohnson was cast as police officer and family patriarch [[Carl Winslow]] in the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] (later [[CBS]]) sitcom ''[[Family Matters]]'', alongside [[Jo Marie Payton]], who played his wife Harriette Winslow. It was a spinoff of the popular show ''[[Perfect Strangers (TV series)|Perfect Strangers]]'' on which he appeared only once, though Payton appeared as a recurring guest star. He starred on the show until it ended in 1998.<ref name="hill"/><ref name="thompson"/><ref name="dawn"/> Since the end of ''Family Matters'', VelJohnson has done mostly voice and guest star work.<ref name="humormill">{{cite web|date=September 16, 2016|title=On this day in comedy... In 1952 comedian and actor Reginal VelJohnson was born!|work=The Humor Mill |url=http://humormillmag.com/day-comedy-2-4/|access-date=December 18, 2019|publisher=Humor Mill Mag}}</ref> VelJohnson has made guest appearances in several TV shows, including ''[[The Equalizer (1985 TV series)|The Equalizer]]'', ''[[Diagnosis: Murder]]'', ''[[Twice in a Lifetime (TV series)|Twice in a Lifetime]]'', ''[[Will & Grace]]'', ''[[Monk (TV series)|Monk]]'', ''[[It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia]]'', ''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]'', ''[[Eve (U.S. TV series)|Eve]]'', ''[[Brooklyn Nine-Nine]]'', ''[[Crossing Jordan]]'', ''[[The Parkers]]'', ''[[That's So Raven]]'', and ''[[Bones (TV series)|Bones]]''. He had a minor role in the 2002 film ''[[Like Mike]]'' and a recurring role as Pastor/Brother Haywood on ''[[Mike & Molly]]''. In 2007, he appeared in the short films ''Reverse'', ''Nerve Endings'', and ''Time Upon A Once'' which were made during the reality show ''[[On the Lot]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thelot.com/episodes/?ep=2&vd=26 |title=On the Lot: Episodes |access-date=May 28, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070528050726/http://www.thelot.com/episodes/?ep=2&vd=26 |archive-date=May 28, 2007 }}</ref> In 2008, he appeared as the Al Powell character from the ''Die Hard'' series in an episode of [[NBC]]'s ''[[Chuck (TV series)|Chuck]]'' titled "Chuck Versus the Santa Claus", as the cousin of Big Mike ([[Mark Christopher Lawrence]]). In 2010, VelJohnson started a recurring role as Principal, later Superintendent, Strickland on the [[Disney]] [[sitcom]] ''[[I'm in the Band]]'' and [[Funnyordie.com]]'s short [[HBO]] film titled ''Just 3 Boyz'' starring [[Tim Heidecker]], [[Eric Wareheim]], and [[Zach Galifianakis]]. He has appeared in the comedy film ''The Formula'', starring alongside [[Brandon Baker]] and [[Sasha Jackson]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Smith|first=William|title=Mixing 'The Formula' For Success|url=http://www.thehawkeye.com/story/movie-071512|publisher=The Hawk Eye|access-date=November 14, 2012}}</ref> He played [[air traffic control]]ler Bob Abbot in the 2012 film ''[[Air Collision]]''. In 2021, VelJohnson voiced Principal Winslow in the [[Invincible (TV series)|animated adaptation]] of the comic ''[[Invincible (comics)|Invincible]]''. In both the comic and the television series, the main character attends a high school named after the actor, and the character itself is named after his previous role of Carl Winslow from ''Family Matters''.<ref>{{Citation|title=Special Episode: Robert Kirkman and the Invincible Show| date=March 22, 2021 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTYqmKqPFdo |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/rTYqmKqPFdo| archive-date=2021-12-12 |url-status=live|language=en|access-date=2021-03-22}}{{cbignore}}</ref> VelJohnson also voices several minor characters in the series. He later reprised his role as David Sutton on [[Disney]]'s ''[[Turner & Hooch (TV series)|Turner & Hooch]]''. In January 2023, VelJohnson began appearing in advertisements for [[Progressive Corporation|Progressive]] as "TV Dad", a parody of his previous Carl Winslow role.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Conway |first=Jeff |title=Actor Reginald VelJohnson Discusses His 'TV Dad' Progressive Commercials And His Professional Mindset At 70 |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffconway/2023/01/27/actor-reginald-veljohnson-discusses-his-tv-dad-progressive-commercials-and-his-professional-mindset-at-70/ |access-date=2023-03-09 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref> In September 2024, VelJohnson was announced as one of the celebrities competing on [[Dancing with the Stars (American TV series) season 33|season 33]] of ''[[Dancing with the Stars (American TV series)|Dancing with the Stars]]''. He was partnered with [[Emma Slater]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 4, 2024 |title=Meet the celebrity cast of 'Dancing with the Stars' season 33 |url=https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Culture/dancing-with-the-stars-season-33-cast/story?id=113355662 |access-date=September 6, 2024 |website=ABC News |language=en}}</ref> and they finished in 10th place.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 8, 2024 |title=Another Double Elimination! Who Went Home on the 'Dancing with the Stars' Tonight? |last=Bloom|first=Mike|url=https://parade.com/tv/who-went-home-dancing-with-the-stars-week-3-night-2-recap-scores-2024|access-date=October 9, 2024 |website=[[Parade (magazine)|Parade]] |language=en}}</ref> ==Personal life== As of 2009, VelJohnson had homes in Raleigh, North Carolina, and Los Angeles, and resided primarily in [[Oceanside, New York]]. He has never married and has no children.<ref name=etinterviews>{{Cite web |last=Seemeyer |first=Zach |date=June 14, 2022 |title='Family Matters' Star Reginald VelJohnson Talks Challenging Co-Stars and Being an Iconic TV Dad (Exclusive) {{!}} Entertainment Tonight |url=https://www.etonline.com/family-matters-star-reginald-veljohnson-talks-challenging-co-stars-and-being-an-iconic-tv-dad |access-date=2022-06-18 |website=Entertainment Tonight |language=en-US}}</ref> ==Filmography== ===Film=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"| Notes |- | 1981 | ''[[Wolfen (film)|Wolfen]]'' | Morgue Attendant | Credited as Reginald Vel Johnson |- | 1984 | ''[[Ghostbusters]]'' | Corrections Officer | Credited as Reggie Vel Johnson |- | 1985 | ''[[Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins]]'' | EMT | |- | 1986 | ''[[Crocodile Dundee]]'' | Gus | |- |rowspan=2| 1988 | ''[[Plain Clothes (1988 film)|Plain Clothes]]'' | Captain Graff | |- | ''[[Die Hard]]'' | Sgt. Al Powell | |- | 1989 | ''[[Turner & Hooch]]'' | Detective David "Dave" Sutton | |- | 1990 | ''[[Die Hard 2]]'' | Sgt. Al Powell |[[Cameo appearance]] |- | 1991 | ''A Fond Little Memory''{{citation needed|date=March 2018}} | | [[Short film]] |- | 1993 | ''[[Posse (1993 film)|Posse]]'' | Preston | |- | 2000 | ''Ground Zero'' | Burt Green | |- | 2002 | ''[[Like Mike]]'' | Mr. Boyd | |- |rowspan=3| 2005 | ''Sunday Evening Haircut''{{citation needed|date=March 2018}} | O.C. | Short film<br>Producer, writer |- | ''Suits on the Loose''{{citation needed|date=March 2018}} | Brother Steedman | |- | ''[[Death to the Supermodels]]'' | Tom | [[Direct-to-video]] release |- | 2006 | ''Hidden Secrets''{{citation needed|date=March 2018}} | Norman Wexler | |- |rowspan=2| 2007 | ''[[Three Days to Vegas]]'' | RJ Jackson | |- | ''Out at the Wedding''<ref>Cast list, ''Out at the Wedding'' closing credits</ref> | Dexter | |- | 2009 | ''[[Steppin: The Movie]]'' | Mr. Shavers | |- |rowspan=2| 2010 | ''Jelly''{{citation needed|date=March 2018}} | Joe Woods | |- | ''[[You Again]]'' | Mason Dunlevy | |- |rowspan=2| 2012 | ''Brother White''{{citation needed|date=March 2018}} | Hill | |- | ''[[Air Collision (film)|Air Collision]]'' | Bob Abbot | |- | 2013 | ''The Formula''{{citation needed|date=March 2018}} | Professor Millan | |- |rowspan=2| 2014 | ''12 Dog Days Till Christmas''<ref>{{cite web|title='12 Dog Days Till Christmas': Claflin event includes screening of S.C.-made film|url=http://thetandd.com/news/dog-days-till-christmas-claflin-event-includes-screening-of-s/article_222f543c-dbd4-11e4-a515-6383cf526025.html|work=[[The Times and Democrat]]|location=Orangeburg, South Carolina|date=April 5, 2015|access-date=December 17, 2017|archive-date=March 22, 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180322044948/https://thetandd.com/news/dog-days-till-christmas-claflin-event-includes-screening-of-s/article_222f543c-dbd4-11e4-a515-6383cf526025.html| url-status=live}}</ref> | Probation Officer Art Stephenson | |- | ''Strike One''{{citation needed|date=March 2018}} | Judge Morris | |- | 2018 | ''[[Funny Story (film)|Funny Story]]'' | Hank | |- | 2019 | ''[[Avengers: Endgame]]'' | Fire Chief | [[Deleted scene]] |- | 2020 | ''[[The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee]]'' | Reggie | |- | 2023 | ''[[Glisten and the Merry Mission]]'' | Snowy Owl | Voice |- | {{TableTBA}} | ''[[Onslaught (film)|Onslaught]]'' | {{TBA}} | Filming |} ===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"| Notes |- | rowspan="2" | 1985-1988 | rowspan="2" | ''[[The Equalizer (1985 TV series)|The Equalizer]]'' | Harmon Hunter | Episode: "[[The Equalizer (1985 TV series) season 1#ep5|Lady Cop]]" |- | Arthur Williams | Episode: "[[The Equalizer (1985 TV series) season 3#ep68|Sea of Fire]]" |- | 1988 | ''[[227 (TV series)|227]]'' | The Santa Thief | Episode: "[[List of 227 episodes#Season Four (1988–1989)|The Night They Arrested Santa Claus]]" |- | 1989 | ''[[Perfect Strangers (TV series)|Perfect Strangers]]'' | rowspan="2" | [[Carl Winslow]] | Episode: "[[Perfect Strangers (season 4)|Crimebusters]]" |- | 1989–1998 | ''[[Family Matters]]'' | Main role, 215 episodes |- | 1992 | ''[[Tales from the Crypt (TV series)|Tales from the Crypt]]'' | Hotel Guest | Episode: "[[List of Tales from the Crypt episodes#Season 4 (1992)|Werewolf Concerto]]" |- | 1993 | ''[[Dream On (TV series)|Dream On]]'' | Santa | Episode: "Silent Night, Holy Cow" |- |rowspan=2| 1994 | ''{{sortname|A|Cool Like That Christmas|nolink=1}}''{{citation needed|date=March 2018}} | Dad (voice) | Television movie |- | ''[[One of Her Own]]'' | Det. Bob Hymes | Television movie |- | 1996 | ''Deadly Pursuits'' | Ed Conroy | Television movie |- | 1998 | ''[[Diagnosis: Murder]]'' | Dr. David Sinclair | Episode: "[[List of Diagnosis: Murder episodes#Season 6: 1998–99|The Last Resort]]" |- | 1999 | ''{{sortname|The|Hughleys}}'' | Rev. Bennett | Episode: "[[List of The Hughleys episodes#Season 2: 1999–2000|Daddy's Going to Hell]]" |- | 2000 | ''[[Twice in a Lifetime (TV series)|Twice in a Lifetime]]'' | Dr. David Bryant | Episode: "[[Twice in a Lifetime (TV series)#Season 2|Whistle Blower]]" |- |rowspan=2| 2001 | ''{{sortname|The|Fugitive|The Fugitive (2000 TV series)}}'' | Maurice Beaumont | Episode: "Lagniappe" |- | ''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]'' | Dr. Phillip Kane | Episodes: "Face Lift" and "Gentle, Gentle" |- |rowspan=2| 2002 | ''[[Crossing Jordan]]'' | Mr. Holden | Episode: "[[Crossing Jordan#Season 1: 2001–2002|Someone to Count On]]" |- | ''[[Will & Grace]]'' | Dr. Kaplan | Episode: "[[It's The Gay Pumpkin, Charlie Brown|It's the Gay Pumpkin, Charlie Brown]]" |- | 2003 | ''[[The Parkers]]'' | Sterling Oglevee | Episode: "[[The Parkers#Season 4|A Sterling Relationship]]" |- |rowspan=2| 2005 | ''[[That's So Raven]]'' | Dikembe, The Ambassador | Episode: "[[List of That's So Raven episodes#Season 3: 2004–2006|The Royal Treatment]]" |- | ''[[Ghost Whisperer]]'' | Danny Small | Episode: "[[List of Ghost Whisperer episodes#Season 1: 2005-2006|Undead Comic]]" |- |rowspan=2| 2006 | ''[[Eve (U.S. TV series)|Eve]]'' | Rev. Everett | Episode: "[[List of Eve episodes#Season 3: 2005-2006|Oh, Brother]]" |- | ''[[Monk (TV series)|Monk]]'' | Todd | Episode: "[[List of Monk episodes#Season 5: 2006–07|Mr. Monk and the Class Reunion]]" |- |rowspan=2| 2007 | ''[[On the Lot]]'' | Neighbor in 'Time Upon a Once' | Episode: "11 Cut to 10 & 10 Directors Complete" |- | ''[[Bones (TV series)|Bones]]'' | Dale Owens | Episode: "[[The Man in the Mud|The Santa in the Slush]]" |- | 2008 | ''[[Chuck (TV series)|Chuck]]'' | Sgt. Al Powell | Episode: "[[Chuck Versus Santa Claus]]" |- |rowspan=2| 2009 | ''The Three Gifts''{{citation needed|date=March 2018}} | Rodney Smith | Television movie |- | ''[[Family Guy]]'' | Sgt. Al Powell | Episode: "[[Brian's Got a Brand New Bag]]" |- | 2009–2011 | ''[[I'm in the Band]]'' | Principal/Superintendent Cornelius Strickland | Recurring role |- |rowspan=4| 2010 | ''[[Funny or Die Presents]]'' | Christopher | Episode: "[[List of Funny or Die Presents episodes#Season 1: 2010|Just 3 Boyz]]" |- | ''[[The Bold and the Beautiful]]'' | Ed | 2 episodes |- | ''[[Meet the Browns (TV series)|Meet the Browns]]'' | Ernie Wilson | Episode: "Meet the Baby Daddy" |- | ''[[Glory Daze (2010 TV series)|Glory Daze]]'' |Stan Turley |Episode: "Papa Don't Pre-Game" |- | 2010–2013 | ''[[Mike & Molly]]'' | Brother Heywood | 6 episodes |- | 2011 | ''[[Imagination Movers (TV series)|Imagination Movers]]'' | Bernie | Episode: "The Idea Cafe" |- | 2011–2015 | ''[[Hart of Dixie]]'' | Dash DeWitt | Recurring role |- | 2012–2013 | ''[[Tron: Uprising]]'' | Able | Recurring role |- |rowspan=3| 2012 | ''[[General Hospital]]'' | Reverend Love | Episode #1.12632 |- | ''[[Childrens Hospital]]'' |Judge Lester Harrison |Episode: "Children Lawspital" |- | ''[[The Mistle-Tones]]'' | Holly's dad | Television movie |- | 2013 | ''[[Real Husbands of Hollywood]]'' | Himself | Episode: "Tisha and Duane" |- |rowspan=2| 2015 | ''[[Clipped (TV series)|Clipped]]'' | Tommy | 5 episodes |- | ''[[The Flight Before Christmas (2015 film)|The Flight Before Christmas]]'' | Joe | Television movie<br>Played husband of "Marie" ([[Jo Marie Payton]], who also played Reginald's wife on ''Family Matters'') |- |rowspan=4| 2016 | ''[[It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia]]'' | Judge Melvoy | Episode: "McPoyle vs. Ponderosa: The Trial of the Century" |- | ''Hitting the Breaks'' | Chauncey van Delaware | 5 episodes |- | ''[[Girl Meets World]]'' | Officer James | Episode: "Girl Meets True Maya" |- | ''[[Ray Donovan]]'' | Sherman Radley | Episode: "Norman Saves the World" |- | rowspan=2|2017 | ''[[Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero]]'' | Mr. Flannigan (voice) | Episode: "My Mischievous Son" |- | ''[[Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television]]'' |Captain Jackson #6 |Episode: "Escape Room Escapades" |- |rowspan=2| 2018 | ''[[Brooklyn Nine-Nine]]'' | Himself | Episode: "[[Bachelor/ette Party]]" |- | ''[[The Prayer Box]]'' | Billy | Television movie |- | 2018–2019 | ''[[3Below: Tales of Arcadia]]'' | Jerry (voice) | Recurring role |- | 2019–2021 | ''[[Lazor Wulf]]'' | [[God]] (voice) | Recurring role |- |rowspan=2| 2019 | ''[[Mom (TV series)|Mom]]'' | Jim | Episode: "Audrey Hepburn and a Jalepeño Pepper" |- | ''Pride and Prejudice: Atlanta'' | Reverend Bennet | Television movie |- | 2020 | ''[[Sydney to the Max]]'' | Principal Linkenberry | Episode: "Going the Green Mile" |- | 2021 | ''[[Turner & Hooch (TV series)|Turner & Hooch]]'' | Mayor David "Dave" Sutton | Recurring role |- | 2021–present | ''[[Invincible (TV series)|Invincible]]'' | Principal Winslow, Tether Tyrant (voices) | 3 episodes |- | 2022 | ''Ghosts of Christmas Always'' | Roy | Television movie, [[Hallmark Channel]] |- |2024 |''[[Dancing with the Stars (American TV series)|Dancing with the Stars]]'' |Himself |[[Dancing with the Stars (American TV series) season 33|Season 33]] contestant; 10th place |} <!-- DO NOT add films not yet in production per WP:CRYSTAL and WP:NFF. --> ===Video games=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"| Notes |- |rowspan=2|2002 | ''[[Die Hard: Nakatomi Plaza]]'' |rowspan=2|Sgt. Al Powell <ref>{{cite video game | developer=[[Bits Studios]] | title=Die Hard Vendetta | publisher=[[Sierra Entertainment]] | scene=Ending credits, 2:45:30 in, VOICE AND MOTION CAPTURE ARTISTS | year=2002}}</ref><!-- url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7dBkzDsMiI --> |rowspan=2|Voice and likeness only |- | ''[[Die Hard: Vendetta]]'' |} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{Commons category}} * {{IMDb name|001817}} * {{webarchive |url=https://archive.today/20130209224134/http://tv.yahoo.com/person/reginald-veljohnson/biography.html |title=Reginald VelJohnson at Yahoo! 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