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Dale E. Turner

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Dale E. Turner
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Dale ("DeeTee") Dale stars alongside Patton Oswalt in the Sci-Fi Anthology series episode Shatter Belt - The Specimen. He has a recurring role as "Roy" in CBS's Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage. Dale's other TV credits include Carol's Second Act, Turnt, Detroiters, Bones, Modern Family, Kingdom, House M.D., Mr. Sunshine, Brothers & Sisters, How i Met Your Mother, Rules of Engagement, E.R., Close To Home, Desperate Housewives, The Shield, Cold Case, Once and Again and Hill Street Blues.

Dale is the Executive Producer, writer, and titular character of the award-winning short film, My Name Is Lamar. His other film credits include Hurricanna, All The Way, Electric Slide, The Marshmallow Mystery Tour, Intolerable Cruelty, Real Women Have Curves, This Christmas, Loaner, Teddy Bears' Picnic, Wedding Day, Dharini, Gobhi and God and Bloody Wednesday.

Dale was honored to be on the 2010 Primetime Emmy ballot for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy and Drama series. (Modern Family and House M.D.)

As a voiceover actor, Dale portrayed Sampson Fair in the Antaeus Theatre Company's radio play production of Zip Code Plays - Pacoima . Dale's narration for the audiobook, "What The Hell Do You Have To Lose?: Trump's War On Civil Rights" by Juan Williams and "The Hall - A Celebration Of Baseball's Greats" for the National Baseball Hall Of Fame and Museum was released in the Fall of 2014. He also voiced several characters in the videogame Grand Theft Auto V.

Dale began his professional theatre career at Starlight Musical Theatre in The Desert Song. Since then he's performed in Joe Turner's Come And Gone, White Linen and Toys In The Attic at the Old Globe Theatre, Inspecting Carol at Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Ain't Misbehavin' at Cincinnati Playhouse, Once On This Island at Virginia Stage Company, A Christmas Carol and Death Of A Miner at San Diego Rep, The Secret Garden and Big River at Sacramento Music Circus, Woyzeck at Sledgehammer Theatre, Ceremonies In Dark Old Men and Cat On A Hot Tin Roof at The Human I Theatre, My One And Only and Showboat at Starlight Musical Theatre, Benches at the Broadwater Theatre in Hollywood and Rule My World at Long Beach Playhouse 99.

Dale has over 100 National Commercials to his credit including one spot with the U.S. Army that earned him Advertising Age Magazine's Best Commercial Actor award in 2004.

As a vocalist, Dale lent his voice to the feature film, This Christmas, and was lead singer and percussionist for the R&B band, Upside De Head. He has sung in recording sessions as well as in concerts with Chris Brown, Poison, Barry Manilow, Helen Reddy, gospel artists Tramaine Hawkins, John P. Kee, Kurt Carr and was a member of the gospel group, The Rickey Grundy Chorale.

Dale's screenplays, Mr. Cotton, Chalkline, Nice Guys Finish Lonely and Annie's Miracle along with his sitcom, Theme Park are being shopped through his production company, TurnerWorks.
BornSeptember 11, 1956
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      • 8 wins & 7 nominations total

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    Known for

    Emily Osment and Montana Jordan in Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage (2024)
    Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Roy
    Hurricanna (2025)
    Hurricanna
    • Don King
    • 2025
    Shatter Belt (2023)
    Shatter Belt
    6.1
    TV Series
    • Ellis
    Steven Yeun and Ali Wong in Acharnés (2023)
    Acharnés
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Calvin Etienne

    Credits

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    Actor



    • Shatter Belt
      • Ellis
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2023
    • Hurricanna
      • Don King
      • Post-production
      • 2025
    • Acharnés
      • Calvin Etienne
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2025
    • Eight Days to Cabo
      • Mr. Turner
      • Post-production



    • Emily Osment and Montana Jordan in Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage (2024)
      Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Roy
      • 2025
    • Little Bird (2024)
      Little Bird
      Short
      • Autry
      • 2024
    • John Oliver in Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (2014)
      Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
      8.8
      TV Series
      • Old Man
      • Male Patient
      • 2015–2024
    • Billy Gardell and Folake Olowofoyeku in Bob Hearts Abishola (2019)
      Bob Hearts Abishola
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Mr. McClellan
      • 2023
    • The Zip Code Plays: Los Angeles (2020)
      The Zip Code Plays: Los Angeles
      Podcast Series
      • Sampson
      • 2021
    • The Marshmallow Mystery Tour (2021)
      The Marshmallow Mystery Tour
      8.0
      • Carl aka 'The Cop'
      • 2021
    • Allison Janney and Anna Faris in Mom (2013)
      Mom
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Jerry
      • 2021
    • Patricia Heaton in Carol's Second Act (2019)
      Carol's Second Act
      5.8
      TV Series
      • Mel
      • 2020
    • Matteo Molinari, Josh Sterling, Chumley, Jenn Liu, Matthew Ellsworth, and Jason Ellsworth in Bad CGI Sharks (2019)
      Bad CGI Sharks
      4.5
      • Dale 'Director'
      • 2019
    • Turnt (2018)
      Turnt
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Quasim
      • 2018
    • Sam Richardson and Tim Robinson in Detroiters (2017)
      Detroiters
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Playback Singer
      • 2017
    • Dale E. Turner in My Name Is Lamar (2017)
      My Name Is Lamar
      9.2
      Short
      • Lamar Phillips
      • 2017
    • Frank Grillo in Kingdom (2014)
      Kingdom
      8.5
      TV Series
      • Police Officer
      • 2016
    • Bryan Cranston and Anthony Mackie in All the Way (2016)
      All the Way
      7.2
      TV Movie
      • Choir Director
      • 2016
    • Electric Slide (2014)
      Electric Slide
      4.6
      • Loan Officer
      • 2014

    Producer



    • Dale E. Turner in My Name Is Lamar (2017)
      My Name Is Lamar
      9.2
      Short
      • executive producer
      • producer
      • 2017

    Writer



    • Dale E. Turner in My Name Is Lamar (2017)
      My Name Is Lamar
      9.2
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2017

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    Dale E. Turner 2025 Demo Reel
    Demo Reel 2:43
    Dale E. Turner 2025 Demo Reel
    Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage #1.8 "Diet Crap"
    Demo Reel 1:16
    Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage #1.8 "Diet Crap"
    Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage #1.8 "Diet Crap"
    Demo Reel 1:16
    Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage #1.8 "Diet Crap"
    SHATTER BELT "The Specimen" Ep. 3
    Demo Reel 1:21
    SHATTER BELT "The Specimen" Ep. 3
    The Marshmallow Mystery Tour (Official Trailer)
    Trailer 1:47
    The Marshmallow Mystery Tour (Official Trailer)

    Personal details

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    • Official sites
      • My Name Is Lamar Website
      • Official Site
    • Alternative name
      • Dale Turner
    • Height
      • 1.73 m
    • Born
      • September 11, 1956
      • Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
    • Spouse
      • Robin AnnOctober 16, 1976 - April 4, 1994 (divorced, 2 children)
    • Other works
      Understudy for Delroy Lindo and Ed Hall in the Old Globe Theatre production of Joe Turner's Come and Gone. Production also featured Angela Bassett, L. Scott Caldwell and Mel Winkler.
    • Publicity listings
      • 3 Articles

    Self-verified on IMDbPro

    • Gender / Gender identity
      • Male

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      Starred in "Ain't Misbehavin'" nine times across the country in Regional Theater.
    • Trademark
        Deadpan takes and brilliant smile.
    • Nickname
      • DeeTee

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