Lou Beatty Jr.
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 2, 1945 (age 81)
- Birthplace
- Detroit, Michigan, USA
Biography
Lou Beatty Jr. (Lou Roy Beatty Jr., born 2 August 1945, Detroit, Michigan) is an American film and television actor, active since 1988. He grew up in Detroit's North End and attended St. Emma Military Academy in Powhatan County, Virginia — a historic school established for African American students — before studying at Fisk University, where he played football. He moved to California in the late 1980s and has two children. He is best known for his recurring role as Rudy Richards in the final season of Dynasty (1988–89), Judge Gordon Kolodny in Boston Legal (2004–05), and Walter Howard in A Million Little Things (2018–2023). His most notable screen roles include Cop at Marla's Building in Fight Club (1999) (Brad Pitt, Edward Norton), General Manager in The Kid (2000) (Bruce Willis, Spencer Breslin), Bus Driver in The Whole Ten Yards (2004) (Bruce Willis, Adam Sandler), Judge in Fast & Furious (2009) (Paul Walker, Vin Diesel), Janitor in Ford v Ferrari (2019) (Matt Damon, Christian Bale), and Earl in Novocaine (2025). He also appeared in Some Guy Who Kills People (2011) (Illeana Douglas, Michael C. Hall) and Comet (2014) (Megan Fox, Chris Evans).
Known For
Filmography
Novocaine
Movie · as Earl
The Warrant: Breaker's Law
Movie · as Chuck Leftfoot
Twisted Metal
TV · as Tommy · 1 ep
Domino: Battle of the Bones
Movie · as Gerald
Orpheus Star
Movie · as Deacon Gabriel Timmons
Eli
Movie · as Motel Owner
Ford v Ferrari
Movie · as Janitor
A Christmas Switch
Movie · as Stan
A Million Little Things
TV · as Walter Howard · 23 eps
9-1-1
TV · as Reggie Franklin Sr. · 1 ep
Station 19
TV · as Stu · 1 ep
For the People
TV · as Carpenter · 1 ep
The Quad
TV · as Elmer Randolph · 1 ep
The Black Dove
Movie · as Luther Strong
Angie Tribeca
TV · as Swampy Latrine · 1 ep
The Atticus Institute
Movie · as Darrell Price
Welcome to the Family
Movie · as Shiloh
Beyond the Farthest Star
Movie · as Harrison
Casual
TV · as Sammy · 2 eps
Comet
Movie · as Conductor
Finding Normal
Movie · as Doc Shelby
The Trials of Cate McCall
Movie · as Judge at Arraignment
3 Geezers!
Movie · as Bernard
K-11
Movie · as Granny
Animal Practice
TV · as Don · 1 ep
Some Guy Who Kills People
Movie · as Al Fooger
Me Again
Movie · as Rev. Green
2 Broke Girls
TV · as Bert · 1 ep
Raising Hope
TV · as Judge · 1 ep
Fast & Furious
Movie · as Judge
Modern Family
TV · as Spencer · 1 ep
Dark Canvas
Movie · as Peppy
Eli Stone
TV · as Judge Harris Grassian · 1 ep
Welcome to Paradise
Movie · as Trevor Goodman
Grey's Anatomy
TV · as Miguel Ruiz · 1 ep
Bones
TV · as Marvin Beckett · 1 ep
The Whole Ten Yards
Movie · as Bus Driver
Boston Legal
TV · as Judge Gordon Kolodny · 5 eps
NCIS
TV · as Issac Curtis · 1 ep
Las Vegas
TV · as Uncle Gerald · 1 ep
Essence of Echoes
Movie · as Jim Clayton
National Lampoon's Van Wilder
Movie · as Library Man
CSI: Miami
TV · as Al Humphreys · 1 ep
American Family
TV · 1 ep
Without a Trace
TV · as Bob Bacalli · 1 ep
The Kid
Movie · as General Manager
Retiring Tatiana
Movie · as Ernest
Fight Club
Movie · as Cop at Marla's Building
The West Wing
TV · as Wilson Burke · 1 ep
Charmed
TV · as Clarence · 1 ep
Out of the Night: The Stephen Arrington Story
Movie · as Frank Walters
Without Warning
Movie · as Dr. Jonas Tremblay
ER
TV · as Dexter Jenkins · 1 ep
The X-Files
TV · as Black Coach · 1 ep
In My Daughter's Name
Movie · as Detective
Stop at Nothing
Movie · as Sgt. Wade
Knight Rider 2000
Movie · as Mayor Harold Abbey
The Terror Within II
Movie · as Ernie
Hard to Kill
Movie · as Carl Becker
Capital News
TV · as Larry Benning · 1 ep
Matlock
TV · as Kevin's Lawyer · 1 ep
227
TV · 1 ep