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Donnie L. Betts

  • Actor
  • Producer
  • Director
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Donnie L. Betts in Honeydripper (2007)
Donnie L. Betts is known for Music Is My Life, Politics My Mistress: The Story of Oscar Brown Jr. (2005), The Holly (2022) and Force Drift (2025).
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    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 1 nomination total

    Known for

    Music Is My Life, Politics My Mistress: The Story of Oscar Brown Jr. (2005)
    Music Is My Life, Politics My Mistress: The Story of Oscar Brown Jr.
    8.7
    • Producer
    • 2005
    The Holly (2022)
    The Holly
    6.3
    • Producer
    • 2022
    Nichelle Nichols and Andrew W. Walker in Force Drift (2025)
    Force Drift
    9.2
    • Producer
    • 2025
    Colorado Experience (2013)
    Colorado Experience
    8.8
    TV Series
    • Producer

    Credits

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    Actor

    • The Dead Rose
      • Fr. Martin
      • Completed
      • 2027
    • Compromised (2020)
      Compromised
      TV Series
      • Lt. Donnie Harris
      • 2020
    • The One Who Loves You (2013)
      The One Who Loves You
      8.0
      • Samson
      • 2013
    • 13th and Pearl
      Short
      • Bob
      • 2011
    • Donnie L. Betts, Robert Markle, Steve Sanner, Darla Rae, Jimmy Drain, Jessamyn Hughes, Rickilee Pollock, Ty Grace, Robert Bieber, Marc Bilker, Jim Todd, Troy Shadley, Daniel Sharner, Hayley Dannettell, Jake Savajo, Morgan Weaver, Kenneth Drain, Becky Busch, Richard English, and Jim Brennan in Dead Rose (2009)
      Dead Rose
      9.4
      Short
      • Fr. Dudley
      • 2009
    • The Torturer (2008)
      The Torturer
      4.4
      • Control Room Guard (as donnie l betts)
      • 2008
    • Danny Glover, Charles S. Dutton, and LisaGay Hamilton in Honeydripper (2007)
      Honeydripper
      6.7
      • Mr. Simmons
      • 2007
    • Don't Call Me (2007)
      Don't Call Me
      8.5
      Video
      • Benny
      • 2007
    • Danny Glover and Dennis Quaid in Switchback (1997)
      Switchback
      6.5
      • Patrolman
      • 1997
    • Asteroid (1997)
      Asteroid
      4.7
      TV Movie
      • Observatory Reporter #2 (uncredited)
      • 1997
    • Perry Mason: The Case of the Killer Kiss (1993)
      Perry Mason: The Case of the Telltale Talk Show Host
      7.0
      TV Movie
      • Guard
      • 1993
    • Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal (1993)
      Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal
      7.0
      TV Movie
      • Second guard
      • 1993

    Producer

    • Nichelle Nichols and Andrew W. Walker in Force Drift (2025)
      Force Drift
      9.2
      • producer
      • 2025
    • The Holly (2022)
      The Holly
      6.3
      • producer
      • 2022
    • Colorado Experience (2013)
      Colorado Experience
      8.8
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2013
    • The Torturer (2008)
      The Torturer
      4.4
      • producer (as donnie l betts)
      • 2008
    • Music Is My Life, Politics My Mistress: The Story of Oscar Brown Jr. (2005)
      Music Is My Life, Politics My Mistress: The Story of Oscar Brown Jr.
      8.7
      • producer
      • 2005

    Director

    • Colorado Experience (2013)
      Colorado Experience
      8.8
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2013
    • Music Is My Life, Politics My Mistress: The Story of Oscar Brown Jr. (2005)
      Music Is My Life, Politics My Mistress: The Story of Oscar Brown Jr.
      8.7
      • Director
      • 2005

    Personal details

    • Alternative name
      • donnie l betts
    • Other works
      (April 2 to 25, 1992) He played Hoke Colburn in Alfred Uhry's play, "Driving Miss Daisy," at the Actors Theatre of Louisville (Mainstage) in Louisville, Kentucky with Gloria Cromwell (Daisy Werthan) and Mark Sawyer-Dailey (Boolie Werthan) in the cast. Ray Fry was director.

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