Bobby Hosea

Bobby Hosea

Personal information
Born:	(1955-12-05) December 5, 1955 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:
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) 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. 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.

Early life and football career

Hosea played college football for San Bernardino Valley College and then UCLA. 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. Hosea then returned to the United States to play with the Los Angeles Express and Jacksonville Bulls in the original United States Football League.

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.

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.

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