Brent Jennings
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Miami Vice Characters
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Jiveman ("Heart of Darkness")
Metro-Dade Robbery Sergeant Hugh Heraty ("The Home Invaders") Ft. Lauderdale Detective Sergeant Orlando Jordan ("Mirror Image") |
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1980-present
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Brent Jennings appeared in the show Miami Vice as Jiveman, who tries to sell stolen goods to Switek and Zito in the episode "Heart of Darkness", as Metro-Dade Detective Sergeant Hugh Heraty, who was the point man of the invader case in the episode "The Home Invaders", and Ft. Lauderdale Detective Sergeant Orlando Jordan, a friend of Tubbs who helps him track down Sonny Burnett in the episode "Mirror Image".
Career
Jennings was born in Little Rock, Arkansas. He began his film career in the 1980 movie Brubaker, then made his TV debut in 1982's TV movie Parole (with Richard Jenkins).
Following are highlights from Jennings' career:
- Alone From The Dark (1982)
- Cagney & Lacey (TV, 1984)
- Fear City (1984, with Melanie Griffith and Joe Santos)
- Witness (1985, with Viggo Mortenson)
- Hill Street Blues (TV, 1985-86)
- The Serpent & The Rainbow (1988, with Paul Guilfoyle)
- Red Heat (1988, with Laurence Fishburne and Brion James)
- Another 48 Hrs. (1990, with Brion James)
- Roc (TV, 1992, with Charles S. Dutton)
- Party of Five (TV, 1995)
- Don King: Only In America (TV, 1997, with Ving Rhames)
- ER (TV, 1997 and 2000)
- Medium (TV, 2005)
- Lincoln Heights (TV, 2009, most recent appearance)