Acting
Lou Beatty Jr.
EN cinema · 35 credits
Born
2 August 1945 (age 81)
Birthplace
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Also known as Lou Beatty, Jr.
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
as Earl
The Warrant: Breaker's Law
as Chuck Leftfoot
Orpheus Star
as Deacon Gabriel Timmons
Eli
as Motel Owner
Ford v Ferrari
as Janitor
Last Life
Associate Producer
The Black Dove
as Luther Strong
The Atticus Institute
as Darrell Price
Welcome to the Family
as Shiloh
Beyond the Farthest Star
as Harrison
Comet
as Conductor
Finding Normal
as Doc Shelby
The Trials of Cate McCall
as Judge at Arraignment
3 Geezers!
as Bernard
K-11
as Granny
Some Guy Who Kills People
as Al Fooger
Me Again
as Rev. Green
Fast & Furious
as Judge
Welcome to Paradise
as Trevor Goodman
The Whole Ten Yards
as Bus Driver
Essence of Echoes
as Jim Clayton
National Lampoon's Van Wilder
as Library Man
The Kid
as General Manager
Retiring Tatiana
as Ernest
Fight Club
as Cop at Marla's Building
Out of the Night: The Stephen Arrington Story
as Frank Walters
Without Warning
as Dr. Jonas Tremblay
In My Daughter's Name
as Detective
Stop at Nothing
as Sgt. Wade
Knight Rider 2000
as Mayor Harold Abbey
The Terror Within II
as Ernie
Hard to Kill
as Carl Becker