Bobby Hosea

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Bobby Hosea
Personal information
Born: (1955-12-05) December 5, 1955 (age 68)
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:183 lb (83 kg)
Career information
High school: San Bernardino (CA) San Gorgonio
College: UCLA
Position: Safety
Undrafted: 1979
Career history
As a player:
As a coach:
CFL status:Import
Career CFL statistics
Games played:44
Interceptions:8

Willie "Bobby" Samuel Hosea, Jr. (born December 5, 1955) [1] [2] is an American film and television actor, and former professional gridiron football player. He played O. J. Simpson in the Fox movie The O. J. Simpson Story . [3] and John Allen Muhammad in D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear . He is the head of Train 'Em Up Academy, Inc., and the creator of Dip-N-rip Sticks, 12-Step Tackle Training System. [4]

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Early life and football career

Hosea played college football for San Bernardino Valley College and then UCLA. [5] After graduating, Hosea went to Canada to play professionally the Canadian Football League where he played for one season with the Montreal Alouettes and two seasons with the Saskatchewan Roughriders; he played in the 67th Grey Cup with the Alouettes. [6] Hosea then returned to the United States to play with the Los Angeles Express and Jacksonville Bulls in the original United States Football League. [1]

After retiring from professional play, Hosea returned to San Bernardino Valley College to began a coaching career while also establishing his career as an actor in film and television. [7]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1988 Jack's Back Tom Dellerton
1989Rock-A-Die BabyCorporal Hutchinson
1990Murder By NumbersRichard Parris
1991Pretty Hattie's BabyCharles
1992Why Colors ?N/AShort film
1993 Boiling Point Steve
1996 Independence Day Commanding Officer
1998 Judas Kiss Rickles
2001 All About You Greg
Under Heavy Fire Ray
2006 The Dead Girl Detective
2011The Truth About AngelsFrankie
2021Deadly RideChief McHugh

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1984Her Life As A ManFootball PlayerTV movie
1985 Benson SheriffEpisode: "Benson the Hero"
1985-1986 Knots Landing Reporter2 episodes
1986 Perfect Strangers Customer #2Episode: "Knock Knock, Who's There?"
Second Serve First ReporterTV movie
1986-1987 1st and Ten Craig/Player #43 episodes
1987 The Twilight Zone Stretcher BearerEpisode: "The Card/The Junction" (segment The Junction)
Angel In GreenRhodesTV movie
Glory YearsN/A
Warm Hearts, Cold FeetReporter #2
1988West Price VictoryCoach Webster
1988-1990 China Beach Private Sweetness Elroy5 episodes
1989 21 Jump Street Marcus RaineyEpisode: "What About Love ?"
227 GregEpisode: "Jackée"
CBS Summer Playhouse HackerEpisode: "The Heat"
1990 Mancuso, FBI DannyEpisode: "Conspiracy"
Generations Ted Winters14 episode
Singer and Sons Mitchell Patterson3 episode
Coach Terrence MosesEpisode: "The Day That Moses Came To Town"
1991-1995 Murder, She Wrote John McCarver / Officer Kevin Bryce2 episodes
1992 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Dr. Alec HudsonEpisode: "Community Action"
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper WilliamEpisode: "The Presentation"
1993 Sirens Guy StewartEpisode: "Guy Perfect"
1994 French Silk DevauxTV movie
M.A.N.T.I.S Yuri Barnes
1994-1995 Living Single Lawrence3 episodes
1995 The O.J Simpson Story O. J. Simpson TV movie
Diagnosis Murder Dr. Gregory TalbottEpisode: "Playing for Keeps"
Robin's Hood Ron Hughes2 episodes
Vanishing Son RayEpisode: "Lock and Load, Babe"
1995-1996 Xena: Warrior Princess Marcus2 episodes
1996-1997 The Cape Marine Pilot Major Reggie Warren17 episodes
JAG Lt. Col. Robert Turner / Chief Petty Officer Shipp2 episodes
1998 Soldier of Fortune, Inc N/AEpisode: "Hired Guns"
Gargantua Colonel WayneTV movie
Wie stark muß eine Liebe seinTom McMillianGerman TV movie
1998-2000 Pensacola: Wings of Gold Hammer44 episodes
2000 Any Day Now Mr. JohnsonEpisode: "The Dust of Life"
2001 61* Elston Howard TV movie
18 Wheels of Justice Jonathan Snow12 episodes
2002 V.I.P. Sergeant LennoxEpisode: "Saving Private Irons"
Crossing Jordan David BlakeEpisode: "Scared Straight"
2003 The District Gordon Beecham2 episodes
D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear John Allen Muhammad TV movie
Threat Matrix Kenneth HolmesEpisode: "Alpha-126"
Boomtown Greg HaymerEpisode: "The Hole-in-the-Wall Gang"
2004 The Mountain F. Robert Chaplain3 episodes
2004-2008 C.S.I: Crimes Scene Investigation Negotiator / Rich Rebba2 episodes
2006 C.S.I: Miami Officer Joey BrownEpisode: "The Score"
Standoff Sgt. Joe HernandezPilot episode
Cold Case Terell PierceEpisode: "Fireflies"
The Veteran Raymond WatsonTV movie
Supernatural Sarge / MarkEpisode: "Croatoan"
2007 Heroes DetectiveEpisode: "Chapter Twelve: Godsend"
Shark BartenderEpisode: "Here Comes the Judge"
Greek Roger OwensEpisode: "Picking Teams"
Born in the USAN/ATV movie
2007-2009 Lincoln Heights Detective Franklin6 episodes
2008 The Closer PrincipalEpisode: "Time Bomb"
The Young and the Restless Burke Shay3 episodes
2009 24 Dr. CornellEpisode: "Day 7: 9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m."
2010 N.C.I.S Captain Austin SearsEpisode: "Obsession"
Bones Jerry DoroughtyEpisode: "The Couple in the Cave"
2011 The Event Hospital SoldierEpisode: "One Will Live, One Will Die"
2012 Perception Coach ParkerEpisode: "86'd"
C.S.I: NY Principal Hal KinneyEpisode: "Late Admissions"
2013 The Mentalist Joe LamotteEpisode: "Fire and Brimstone"
2019 What/If N/A2 episodes
The Rookie WalterEpisode: "Clean Cut"
2023 All Rise Ness's DadEpisode: "Unwanted Guest"

Personal life

He has been married to Marcia Hairston from 1980 to the present.

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References

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  2. "Teaching Young Players a Safer Way to Tackle", The New York Times
  3. O'Connor, John (January 31, 1995). "Television Review; Now a Film About You-Know-What". The New York Times . Archived from the original on August 11, 2014. Retrieved February 20, 2012.
  4. "The Smartest Team". The Smartest Team. Retrieved 2016-03-19.
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  6. "Bobby Hosea". cflpedia.com. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
  7. "Bobby Hosea". San Bernardino Valley Wolverines Athletics. Retrieved April 12, 2024.

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