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Denzel Washington: American Icon

After playing Robert McCall, a mysterious vigilante, in the action thriller, "The...

[Narrator] After playing Robert McCall, a mysterious vigilante, in the action thriller, "The Equalizer," in 2014, Washington appeared in "The
Magnificent Seven" in 2016, a remake of the 1960 classic western

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- [Narrator] After playing Robert McCall,
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a mysterious vigilante,
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in the action thriller, "The Equalizer," in 2014,
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Washington appeared in "The Magnificent Seven" in 2016,
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a remake of the 1960 classic western.
Duration
16 seconds
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35
Timestamp in Movie
00:49:43
Uploaded
Apr 11, 2025
Genres
documentary
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N/A

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This documentary dives into the life and work of Hollywood icon Denzel Washington. Explore his rise from theater beginnings to becoming a two-time Oscar winner. Witness how he shattered stereotypes, portraying complex Black charac...
In 2017, he starred in "Roman J. Israel," - Denzel Washington: American Icon 00:11
In 2017, he starred in "Roman J. Israel,"
For his performance, - Denzel Washington: American Icon 00:07
For his performance,
He then reprized his role as Robert McCall - Denzel Washington: American Icon 00:13
He then reprized his role as Robert McCall
- In "The Equalizer," - Denzel Washington: American Icon 00:13
- In "The Equalizer,"
But we're always aware that behind that tranquil surface, - Denzel Washington: American Icon 00:15
But we're always aware that behind that tranquil surfac...
There is no corner that he's backed into - Denzel Washington: American Icon 00:07
There is no corner that he's backed into
And I think as the film goes by, you just accept that, - Denzel Washington: American Icon 00:12
And I think as the film goes by, you just accept that,
And there's a kind of clarity to the character - Denzel Washington: American Icon 00:07
And there's a kind of clarity to the character
[suspenseful music] - Denzel Washington: American Icon 00:06
[suspenseful music]
(speaking in foreign language) - Denzel Washington: American Icon 00:07
(speaking in foreign language)
- Alright, alright, alright. Whoa, whoa, whoa! - Denzel Washington: American Icon 00:05
- Alright, alright, alright. Whoa, whoa, whoa!
- [Narrator] Also in 2021, Washington starred - Denzel Washington: American Icon 00:11
- [Narrator] Also in 2021, Washington starred
Washington received an Academy Award nomination - Denzel Washington: American Icon 00:07
Washington received an Academy Award nomination
- One of the really remarkable things about his later career - Denzel Washington: American Icon 00:10
- One of the really remarkable things about his later career
So he's an actor who believes - Denzel Washington: American Icon 00:07
So he's an actor who believes
It's clearly a way of kind of proving your chops - Denzel Washington: American Icon 00:06
It's clearly a way of kind of proving your chops
What he could do now as an actor in his 60s - Denzel Washington: American Icon 00:09
What he could do now as an actor in his 60s
But he's clearly more ambitious and more driven than that. - Denzel Washington: American Icon 00:05
But he's clearly more ambitious and more driven than th...
- [Narrator] In 2016, Washington received - Denzel Washington: American Icon 00:11
- [Narrator] In 2016, Washington received
- Now, it's odd how many of these - Denzel Washington: American Icon 00:12
- Now, it's odd how many of these