Robert DoQui

Q: When did Robert DoQui die?

Robert DoQui died on February 9, 2008.

Q: How old was Robert DoQui when they died?

Robert DoQui was 73 years old at the time of death.

Robert DoQui (April 20, 1934 – February 9, 2008) was an American actor who starred in film and on television. He is best known for his roles as King George in the 1973 film Coffy, Wade in the 1975 film Nashville, and Sgt. Warren Reed in the original RoboCop film series. He is also known for his voice as Pablo Robertson on the cartoon series Harlem Globetrotters from 1970 to 1973.

Early life

DoQui was born on April 20, 1934, in Stillwater, Oklahoma. He served in the U.S. Air Force before heading to Hollywood in the early 1960s. DoQui was married to actress Janee Michelle from 1969 until 1978.

Career

He is best known for his roles as the flashy pimp King George in the 1973 blaxploitation film Coffy. He starred in the film Walking Tall Part 2 in 1975, the miniseries Centennial in 1978, and the television film The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson in 1990. He starred as Sgt. Warren Reed in the three RoboCop films. He made guest appearances on many television series, including I Dream of Jeannie, Happy Days, The Jeffersons, Mission: Impossible, The Fall Guy as Captain Coppersmith in the season 3 episode Boom Daniel Boone, Gunsmoke, Adam-12, The Parkers, Family Affair in Take Me Out of the Ballgame (1967 - Season 2, Episode 9) as Officer Wilson, and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine in the season 4 episode "Sons of Mogh" as a Klingon named Noggra.

Death

DoQui died February 9, 2008, at the age of 73, from natural causes.

Filmography

Taffy and the Jungle Hunter (1965)
The Outer Limits - The Invisible Enemy (1964)
Clarence, the Cross-Eyed Lion (1965) - Sergeant
The Cincinnati Kid (1965) - Philly (uncredited)
The Fortune Cookie (1966) - Man in Bar
Doctor, You've Got to Be Kidding! (1967) - Orderly (uncredited)
Fitzwilly (1967) - Workman (uncredited)
Up Tight! (1968) - Street Speaker
The Devil's 8 (1969) - Henry Reed
The Red, White, and Black (1970) - Eli Brown
Mission Impossible (1971) - John Darcie (Kitara)
The Man (1972) - Webson
Adam 12 (1973) - Elword Staff
Coffy (1973) - King George
Willie Dynamite (1974) - Baylor the Pimp (uncredited)
Nashville (1975) - Wade
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson (1976) - The Wrangler (Oswald Dart)
Treasure of Matecumbe (1976) - Ben
Green Eyes (1977) - Hal
Guyana: Crime of the Century (1979) - Oliver Ross
I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can (1982) - Teddy
Cloak & Dagger (1984) - Lt. Fleming
Fast Forward (1985) - Mr. Hughes
My Science Project (1985) - Desk Sergeant
Good to Go (1986) - Max
Pound Puppies (1986) (TV) - Additional voices
RoboCop (1987) - Sergeant Warren Reed
Mercenary Fighters (1988) - Colonel Kyemba
Paramedics (1988) - Moses
Miracle Mile (1988) - Fred the Cook
RoboCop 2 (1990) - Sergeant Warren Reed
The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson (1990) (TV) - Top Sergeant
Diplomatic Immunity (1991) - Ferguson
I Don't Buy Kisses Anymore (1992) - Fred
RoboCop 3 (1993) - Sergeant Warren Reed
Short Cuts (1993) - Knute Willis
Walking Thunder (1997) - Gun Trader
Glam (1997) - Don Mallon
A Hollow Place (1998) - Alban Porter
Positive (2007) - Josh (final film role)