Blu Mankuma
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1948-07-05 (77 years old)
Place of Birth
Seattle, Washington, USA
Blu Mankuma
Biography
Blu Mankuma (born July 5, 1948) is an American actor. He has appeared in numerous Canadian and American productions filmed in Canada.
Mankuma was born in Seattle, Washington. Among Mankuma's film credits are Tin Man, The Russia House, Another Stakeout, Harmony Gate, Bird on a Wire, Harmony Cats, Cadence, Look Who's Talking, Connor's War, Shoot to Kill, Blacktop, Eureka, 2012 and G-Saviour The Movie, the first attempt so far at a live action G-n-am Movie. Television credits include continuing roles on M.A.N.T.I.S., Forever Knight, Madison, Love on the Run (1994), Street Justice, Mom P.I., 21 Jump Street, Huckleberry Finn and His Friends, RoboCop and his role as host of the seven-part series Diversity. Individual television episodic credits include the series The X-Files, The Outer Limits, Supernatural, Kung Fu, North of 60, The Round Table, Hat Squad, Scene of The Crime, Booker, Wiseguy, MacGyver, Walt Disney's Davy Crockett, Blue's Folly, Stargate SG-1 and Jack.
Mankuma is widely-known as the voice of Tigatron, Tigerhawk and one of the Vok in Beast Wars. Other notable roles include Gigabyte in ReBoot, Heavy Duty in G.I. Joe: Spy Troops and G.I. Joe: Valor vs. Venom, and Anubis in the 1997 cartoon Mummies Alive!.
He also done voices on other animated films and television shows including Spider-Man Unlimited, Extreme Dinosaurs, Fat Dog Mendoza, RoboCop: Alpha Commando, NASCAR Racers, Scruff, G.I. Joe Extreme, Captain N: The Game Master, Trollz, The Animated Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Space Strikers, Double Dragon, He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, Madeline, Inspector Gadget's Last Case, Ultimate Book of Spells, Shadow Raiders, X-Men Evolution, Being Ian, Sabrina, the Animated Series, Sonic Underground, The Littlest Angel, Barbie: Mermaidia, Firehouse Tales, The Wacky World of Tex Avery, Littlest Pet Shop, Card Captors, CatDog, Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century, Gadget Boy, Yvon of the Yukon, Billy the Cat, Super Duper Sumos and A Hollywood Hound's Christmas.
Mankuma became an internet celebrity in 2010 for his seminal work in "Sex Ed Video: Puberty," a YouTube sensation from San Francisco to Columbus, Ohio.
Mankuma is an avid musician, singer, songwriter and stage actor. He and his family currently reside in Vancouver.
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Known For
Acting
(2022)
Broken Angel
as Sam
(2019)
Volition
as Mick
(2014)
Bad City
as L. Donald Bramante
(2012)
Upside Down
as Albert
(2010)
The Final Storm
as Charles Booker
(2010)
Smoke Screen
as Detective Clark
(2010)
(2010)
Fathers & Sons
as Blu
(2009)
2012
as Harry Helmsley
(2008)
At Jesus' Side
as Ulysses (voice)
(2006)
Barbie Fairytopia: Mermaidia
as Deep Bibble (voice)
(2006)
Like Mike 2: Streetball
as Coach Archie
(2006)
Fierce People
as Gates
(2006)
Presumed Dead
as Captain Dade
(2006)
Connors' War
as Brooks
(2005)
Fugitives Run
as Rusty
(2005)
Murder at the Presidio
as Assistant D.A.
(2004)
G.I. Joe: Valor vs. Venom
as Heavy Duty (voice)
(2004)
The Final Cut
as Zoe Tech Representative
(2004)
Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss
as Police Chief
(2004)
Jack
as Coach
(2004)
Stellaluna
as Great White Owl
(2003)
(2003)
G.I. Joe: Spy Troops
as Heavy Duty (voice)
(2003)
Hot Wheels: World Race
as Hasis (voice)
(2003)
Jasper, Texas
as James Byrd Sr.
(2003)
Imaginext: Fortress of the Dragon
as Lord Dragonmont (voice)
(2002)
Joe
as Joe Fortes (voice)
(2002)
Inspector Gadget's Last Case
as Velvetmobile (voice)
(2002)
The Santa Clause 2
as John Pierce
(2002)
Johnson County War
as Hambone
(2002)
Groove Squad
as Coach (voice)
(2002)
Roughing It
as Johnston
(2002)
K-9: P.I.
as Captain Thomas
(2001)
(2001)
ReBoot - Daemon Rising
as Killabyte / Gigabyte (voice)
(2000)
The Christmas Secret
as Haskins
(2000)
Holiday Heart
as Pastor Henry
(2000)
Mermaid
as Caretaker
(2000)
Convergence
as John Fellons
(2000)
Blacktop
as Buck
(2000)
Middlemen
as Dizzy
(1999)
The Color of Courage
as Hollis Grey
(1999)
Our Guys: Outrage at Glen Ridge
as D.A. Stevens
(1999)
G-Saviour
as Chief Councilor Graves
(1999)
Don't Look Behind You
as George Reeder
(1998)
The Animated Adventures of Tom Sawyer
as Jim (voice)
(1998)
Bone Daddy
as Trent
(1998)
Every Mother's Worst Fear
as Detective Maris
(1997)
Bliss
as Nick
(1997)
A Call to Remember
as Hank McTier
(1997)
Intensity
as Ethan Trevaine
(1997)
Final Descent
as Jack Eberly
(1997)
Dead Silence
as Special Agent Henry Lebow
(1997)
That Old Feeling
as Piano Player
(1996)
Murder at My Door
as Det. Mike Ferguson
(1995)
Convict Cowboy
as Warden Bill Ranner
(1995)
A Child Is Missing
as Police Chief
(1994)
RoboCop: The Future of Law Enforcement
as Sergeant Stanley Parks
(1994)
For the Love of Aaron
as Mark Perkins
(1994)
Love on the Run
as Ray Valentine
(1994)
Whale Music
as Mookie Saunders
(1993)
Miracle on Interstate 880
as Fireman Shafer
(1993)
Another Stakeout
as Seattle Det. Wills
(1993)
A Stranger in the Mirror
as Kenyon's Butler
(1992)
Knight Moves
as Steve Nolan
(1992)
Mortal Sins
as Det. Rollie
(1991)
A Mother's Justice
as Det. Roy Bogardus
(1991)
Bingo
as Motorcycle Cop
(1991)
K2
as Man on Wheelchair
(1990)
Bird on a Wire
as Plainclothesman
(1990)
The Russia House
as Merv
(1990)
Cadence
as Eugene 'Spoonman' Bryce
(1989)
Immediate Family
as Crib Mover
(1989)
Cold Front
as The Bartender
(1989)
Look Who's Talking
as Director
(1989)
(1988)
The Red Spider
as Bo Davis
(1988)
Watchers
as Cliff
(1988)
(1988)
(1987)
After the Promise
as Jack
(1987)
Malone
as Rev. Danby
(1987)
(1987)
The Stepfather
as Lt. Jack Wall
(1986)
Firefighter
as Firefighter / Paramedic Washington
(1986)
High Stakes
as Reverand Willis
(1985)
(1985)
Brotherly Love
as Wineman
(1984)
Finders Keepers
as Wade Eichorn
(1984)
Secrets of a Married Man
as Cop #2
(1981)
Mr. Patman
as Orderly
(1980)
The Plutonium Incident
as Benny
(1979)
Letters from Frank
as Mover #1