Samuel L. Jackson: the filmography of the actor

The popular American film actor Samuel L. Jackson was born on December 21, 1948 in Washington. His childhood was spent in the city of Chattanooga, Tennessee, where Samuel lived with his mother. Father saw the boy only twice, while he was still alive. A few years later, Leroy Jackson, Sr., drank and died.

Samuel had many relatives on the maternal line, and when his mother became seriously ill and went to hospital for a long time, he began to live something for some, then for others. School teenager attended willingly, the lessons did diligently.

Art and Politics

After leaving school, Samuel went to a private college in Atlanta, an office of architecture. Learning from the very beginning was not asked, the teenager was more interested in dramatic art. In the end, he was transferred to the theatrical faculty, where he immediately created an amateur theater of black artists and began to stage performances. In addition, as a student, Samuel was carried away by politics. And when King Martin Luther was murdered in 1968, he attended the funeral. Then, without hesitation, boarded the plane and flew to Memphis to participate in the march of protest. Started skirmishes with the police, Jackson was an active demonstrator, he was noticed by guards of order. Several times the demonstrations were dispersed, and those who did not obey the demands to disperse were detained.

Jail

The following year, Jackson, along with his like-minded people, held an action to detain the leadership of the college, demanding that the directorate reform curriculum. The plans changed, the reform took place, but Samuel was arrested as the instigator of illegal actions to restrict people's freedom. As it turned out, the students violated the law, and an investigation was carried out on this fact. Jackson was sentenced to one year in prison, and after his release, he could not attend classes for another two years and was in the status of an auditor.

Moving to Los Angeles

Soon Samuel L. Jackson joined the Brotherhood "Black Power" and began to prepare for the armed struggle, although he did not yet understand who to fight with. However, after the FBI agents visited his mother and asked her to take action, Elizabeth urgently sent her son to Los Angeles, away from sin.

By that time, the rebel had already had a diploma of theater education, and he, after arriving in Los Angeles, straight went to Hollywood. He was accepted as an actor in television, provided several roles in serials, with which the young actor coped well. In 1972, Jackson made his debut in a big movie - he played an episodic role in the film "Together Forever" directed by Michael Schultz.

Spike Lee

However, more roles in the movie Samuel did not offer, and he again began to participate in numerous television productions. This continued until 1981, when fate sent Jackson a meeting with film director Spike Lee. This acquaintance marked the beginning of a long and very fruitful collaboration, Samuel played several small roles in his friend's films, and in 1988 he appeared in the films "School Amazement" and "Do it Right."

Popularity

In 1990, the actor starred in the movie "Nice Guys", which was put by Martin Scorsese. The role was small, but, as the picture about the gangsters was put by the famous director, the young performer was noticed. Henceforth, Samuel L. Jackson, whose photo was already in all the agencies for the selection of actors, began to receive invitations to participate in this or that film project. Successful was the participation of Jackson in the film "The Tropical Fever" directed by Spike Lee. The role of the addict in Samuel's performance was so appealing to critics that they even came up with a special prize in the category "Best Supporting Actor".

In 1993, Samuel L. Jackson, whose filmography regularly replenished with new paintings, played his first major role in the comedy "Charged Weapons" directed by Gene Quintano.

In the same year Jackson starred in Steven Spielberg's adventure film "Jurassic Park", where he played the role of Ray Arnold, the chief engineer of the Park. The image of Ray was conceived as tragic - the character was killed by a Velociraptor, one of the most dangerous dinosaurs.

Actor's star role

In 1994, the director Quentin Tarantino created his next masterpiece - a film called "Pulp Fiction". Samuel L. Jackson played the gangster Jules Winnfield, partner of the burnt bandit Vincent Vega (his role is played by John Travolta). In the center of the plot - the relationship between members of the gang, which by the nature of their activities are required to perform deadly tasks. The main female role in the film - the wife of the mafia boss - was brilliantly performed by the actress Uma Thurman.

Samuel L. Jackson, whose filmography became richer for another masterpiece, after the show "Pulp Fiction" at the box office woke up the next day famous. Thanks to the role of Jules, the actor became known throughout the world.

Actor, he's a producer

In 1997, Samuel L. Jackson, whose films have already won popularity, played the leading roles in three films at once. The first one - under the name "187", where he played the role of the teacher Trevor Garfield, survived an attempt on his life and forced to move from New York to Los Angeles.

The second film, "The Eva's Haven" directed by Casey Lemmons, in which Samuel played a peredazha named Louis Batista, brought him the "Independent Spirit" award. In addition, Jackson also acted as executive producer of the film.

Another picture, "Jackie Brown," directed by Quentin Tarantino in 1997 with Samuel Jackson in the title role, tells of a arms dealer, an inveterate smuggler Ordella Robbie. As the script was written by Quentin Tarantino himself, the plot turned out to be extremely shocking and bloody. By the end of the film, almost all the actors die, including the main character Ordell.

At the turn of the century

June 13, 2000 Samuel L. Jackson, whose filmography was constantly replenished with new works, was present at the opening of his own star on the famous Alley of Glory in Hollywood. His memorial appears on the boulevard at number 7018.

The next decade in his career, Jackson began filming in the film "Invulnerable" in a creative tandem with Bruce Willis. The creator of the picture is director Night Shyamalan. Preparing for the role in the film "Invulnerable," Samuel L. Jackson has studied several books on psychic sensations, as his character named Elijah Price appeared to be an extremely unordinary person and created the impression of a person connected with the other world.

Samuel L. Jackson: films with his participation, filmed in 2001-2012

The most fruitful period in the career of the actor falls on the first twelve years of this century. Below are the films with actor Samuel L. Jackson, the list of which may be incomplete:

• 2001, the film "Kloshar", the role of Romulus;
• 2002, "Alien series", Gipson Doyle;
• 2002, "Star Wars: The 2nd Episode: Clones.", Windu Mays;
• 2002, "Three X's", the role of Agent Augustus Gibbons;
• 2002, "51st Formula", McElroy;
• 2003, "Base Clayton", the role of West;
• 2003, "Special Forces of the City of Angels", Dan Harrelson;
• 2003, "The House in the street of Turkish", the role of Jack Fryar;
• 2004, "Amnesia", John;
• 2004, "Kill Bill", Rufus;
• 2005, "Coach Carter", the role of Ken Carter;
• 2005, "Star Wars. Sithy revenge", the role of Mace Windu;
• 2005 "That man", the role of Vann Derrick;
• 2006, "The Other Side of Truth", the role of Lorenzo Kaunsil;
• 2006, "The Serpent Flight," Neville Flynn;
• 2006, "The House of the Brave", the role of Will Marsh;
• 2006, "Black Snake", the character of Lazarus;
• 2007, "The Cleaner", the role of Tom Cutler;
• 2008, "Gospel Hill", Paul Malcolm;
• 2008, Teleport, Roland;
• 2008th "Iron Man", Nick Fury:
• 2008, "Welcome to Lakeview", the role of Abel Turner;
• 2008, "Bluesmen", Louis Hides;
• 2009, "Mother and Child", Paul;
• 2010, Iron Man 2, Fury Nick;
• 2011, "The First Avenger," Fury Nick;
• 2011, "Arena", the role of Logan;
• 2011, "Meeting with Evil," Richie;
• 2012th, "Samaritan", Foley;
• 2012, "The Avengers", Nick Fury;
• 2012, "Django Liberated," the role of Stephen.

Samuel L. Jackson, whose filmography is only partially reproduced here, after 2012 he starred in thirteen more films and is currently getting acquainted with the scenarios of "King Kong", "Mobile" and "The Legend of Tarzan".

Today, Samuel L. Jackson, whose films are becoming more popular, is going to participate in Hollywood's biggest film projects.

Winged expressions of the actor

• "I am often confused with Fishbein, which happens even when we are with him."
• "I'm not that I did not like Shakespeare, but his Othello is a freak ..."
• "Playing golf is more abrupt than playing a movie."
• "I love to watch my films." Actually, I'm doing it for that. "
• "I do not understand why everyone thinks I like black blues ..."

Samuel L. Jackson, whose quotes can serve as a standard of humor, is considered the most witty star of Hollywood.