Jungle Fever1991
Plays Gator Purify in Spike Lee's Jungle Fever, a breakthrough supporting performance.
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Historical person
Samuel L. Jackson Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Samuel L. Jackson, based on 6 World History Database records associated with United States of America.
6 records1991–20226 events0 places
Chronological biography
1991
1994
Pulp Fiction1994
Plays hitman Jules Winnfield in Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction.
2000
Unbreakable2000
Stars as comic-book theorist Elijah Price in M. Night Shyamalan's Unbreakable.
2012
The Avengers2012
Returns as Nick Fury in The Avengers, bringing together several Marvel film characters.
2015
The Hateful Eight2015
Plays Major Marquis Warren in Quentin Tarantino's western The Hateful Eight.
2022
Academy Honorary Award2022
Receives an Academy Honorary Award recognizing his long and influential screen career.
Titles and roles
Actor
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.