Bobby Hosea

Bobby Hosea

Personal information
Born:	(1955-12-05) December 5, 1955 (age 69) Murfreesboro, Tennessee, U.S.
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
NFL draft:	1979: undrafted
Career history
As a player:
Montreal Alouettes (1979) Saskatchewan Roughriders (1980–1981) Los Angeles Express (1983) Jacksonville Bulls (1984)
As a coach:
San Bernardino Valley (1982 – ?, ? – present) (Nickles & safeties coach)
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] 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 Year Title Role Notes 1988 Jack's Back Tom Dellerton 1989 Rock-A-Die Baby Corporal Hutchinson 1990 Murder By Numbers Richard Parris 1991 Pretty Hattie's Baby Charles 1992 Why Colors ? N/A Short 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 2011 The Truth About Angels Frankie 2021 Deadly Ride Chief McHugh Television Year Title Role Notes 1984 Her Life As A Man Football Player TV movie 1985 Benson Sheriff Episode: "Benson the Hero" 1985-1986 Knots Landing Reporter 2 episodes 1986 Perfect Strangers Customer #2 Episode: "Knock Knock, Who's There?" Second Serve First Reporter TV movie 1986-1987 1st and Ten Craig/Player #4 3 episodes 1987 The Twilight Zone Stretcher Bearer Episode: "The Card/The Junction" (segment The Junction) Angel In Green Rhodes TV movie Glory Years N/A Warm Hearts, Cold Feet Reporter #2 1988 West Price Victory Coach Webster 1988-1990 China Beach Private Sweetness Elroy 5 episodes 1989 21 Jump Street Marcus Rainey Episode: "What About Love ?" 227 Greg Episode: "Jackée" CBS Summer Playhouse Hacker Episode: "The Heat" 1990 Mancuso, FBI Danny King Episode: "Conspiracy" Generations Ted Winters 14 episode Singer and Sons Mitchell Patterson 3 episode Coach Terrence Moses Episode: "The Day That Moses Came To Town" 1991-1995 Murder, She Wrote John McCarver / Officer Kevin Bryce 2 episodes 1992 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Dr. Alec Hudson Episode: "Community Action" Hangin' with Mr. Cooper William Episode: "The Presentation" 1993 Sirens Guy Stewart Episode: "Guy Perfect" 1994 French Silk Devaux TV movie M.A.N.T.I.S Yuri Barnes 1994-1995 Living Single Lawrence 3 episodes 1995 The O.J Simpson Story O. J. Simpson TV movie Diagnosis Murder Dr. Gregory Talbott Episode: "Playing for Keeps" Robin's Hood Ron Hughes 2 episodes Vanishing Son Ray Episode: "Lock and Load, Babe" 1995-1996 Xena: Warrior Princess Marcus 2 episodes 1996-1997 The Cape Marine Pilot Major Reggie Warren 17 episodes JAG Lt. Col. Robert Turner / Chief Petty Officer Shipp 2 episodes 1998 Soldier of Fortune, Inc N/A Episode: "Hired Guns" Gargantua Colonel Wayne TV movie Wie stark muß eine Liebe sein Tom McMillian German TV movie 1998-2000 Pensacola: Wings of Gold Hammer 44 episodes 2000 Any Day Now Mr. Johnson Episode: "The Dust of Life" 2001 61* Elston Howard TV movie 18 Wheels of Justice Jonathan Snow 12 episodes 2002 V.I.P. Sergeant Lennox Episode: "Saving Private Irons" Crossing Jordan David Blake Episode: "Scared Straight" 2003 The District Gordon Beecham 2 episodes D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear John Allen Muhammad TV movie Threat Matrix Kenneth Holmes Episode: "Alpha-126" Boomtown Greg Haymer Episode: "The Hole-in-the-Wall Gang" 2004 The Mountain F. Robert Chaplain 3 episodes 2004-2008 C.S.I: Crimes Scene Investigation Negotiator / Rich Rebba 2 episodes 2006 C.S.I: Miami Officer Joey Brown Episode: "The Score" Standoff Sgt. Joe Hernandez Pilot episode Cold Case Terell Pierce Episode: "Fireflies" The Veteran Raymond Watson TV movie Supernatural Sarge / Mark Episode: "Croatoan" 2007 Heroes Detective Episode: "Chapter Twelve: Godsend" Shark Bartender Episode: "Here Comes the Judge" Greek Roger Owens Episode: "Picking Teams" Born in the USA N/A TV movie 2007-2009 Lincoln Heights Detective Franklin 6 episodes 2008 The Closer Principal Episode: "Time Bomb" The Young and the Restless Burke Shay 3 episodes 2009 24 Dr. Cornell Episode: "Day 7: 9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m." 2010 N.C.I.S Captain Austin Sears Episode: "Obsession" Bones Jerry Doroughty Episode: "The Couple in the Cave" 2011 The Event Hospital Soldier Episode: "One Will Live, One Will Die" 2012 Perception Coach Parker Episode: "86'd" C.S.I: NY Principal Hal Kinney Episode: "Late Admissions" 2013 The Mentalist Joe Lamotte Episode: "Fire and Brimstone" 2019 What/If N/A 2 episodes The Rookie Walter Episode: "Clean Cut" 2023 All Rise Ness's Dad Episode: "Unwanted Guest" Personal life He has been married to Marcia Hairston from 1980 to the present. References "Bobby Hosea USFL Statistics". usflsite.com. Retrieved April 12, 2024. "Teaching Young Players a Safer Way to Tackle", The New York Times 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. "The Smartest Team". The Smartest Team. Retrieved March 19, 2016. "Former Football Player to Take O. J. Role in TV Movie". Deseret News . August 12, 1994. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 20, 2012. "Bobby Hosea". cflpedia.com. Retrieved April 12, 2024. "Bobby Hosea". San Bernardino Valley Wolverines Athletics. Retrieved April 12, 2024. Further reading "Bobby Hosea Stars As Sniper Suspect John Allen Muhammad In 'DC Sniper: 23 Days Of Fear'" from The Virginian-Pilot "Bobby Hosea - a rising star" from Pittsburgh Courier "Bobby Hosea, a Man of Duty and Honor" from Los Angeles Sentinel External links Bobby Hosea at IMDb This page is based on this Wikipedia article Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.