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Bobby Hosea
Position: Safety
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
Undrafted: 1979
Career history
As player:
As coach:
  • San Bernardino Valley (1982 – ?, ? – present)
    (Nickles & safeties coach)
CFL status: Import
Career CFL statistics
Games played: 44
Interceptions: 8

Willie "Bobby" Samuel Hosea, Jr. was born on December 5, 1955. He is an American film and television actor. He also used to be a professional gridiron football player. Bobby Hosea is known for playing many different characters in movies and TV shows. He also leads a company called Train 'Em Up Academy, Inc. This company helps train athletes. He also created something called Dip-N-rip Sticks, which is a 12-Step Tackle Training System for football.

Early Life and Football Career

Bobby Hosea loved football from a young age. He played college football for two different schools. First, he played at San Bernardino Valley College. After that, he played for UCLA.

After finishing college, Bobby went to Canada. He played professional football there in the Canadian Football League. He played for the Montreal Alouettes for one season. He also played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders for two seasons. He even got to play in a big championship game called the 67th Grey Cup with the Alouettes.

Later, Bobby came back to the United States. He played in another football league called the United States Football League. He played for the Los Angeles Express and the Jacksonville Bulls.

After he stopped playing professional football, Bobby started coaching. He went back to San Bernardino Valley College to coach. At the same time, he began his career as an actor in movies and on television.

Acting Career: Movies and TV Shows

Bobby Hosea has had a long career in acting. He has appeared in many movies and television shows. He often plays strong and important characters.

Movies

Bobby Hosea has been in several films. Here are some of the movies he has acted in:

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 Shows

Bobby Hosea has also been a part of many popular TV series and TV movies. Here are some of his television roles:

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

Bobby Hosea is married to Marcia Hairston. They have been married since 1980.

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