Lou Beatty Jr.
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 2, 1945
- Birthplace
- Detroit, Michigan, USA
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).
Filmography
Novocaine 2025
as Earl
The Warrant: Breaker's Law 2023
as Chuck Leftfoot
Domino: Battle of the Bones 2021
as Gerald
Orpheus Star 2020
as Deacon Gabriel Timmons
Ford v Ferrari 2019
as Janitor
Eli 2019
as Motel Owner
A Christmas Switch 2018
as Stan
Last Life 2018
Associate Producer
The Black Dove 2016
as Luther Strong
Welcome to the Family 2015
as Shiloh
Beyond the Farthest Star 2015
as Harrison
The Atticus Institute 2015
as Darrell Price
Comet 2014
as Conductor
The Trials of Cate McCall 2013
as Judge at Arraignment
3 Geezers! 2013
as Bernard
Finding Normal 2013
as Doc Shelby
K-11 2013
as Granny
Me Again 2011
as Rev. Green
Some Guy Who Kills People 2011
as Al Fooger
Fast & Furious 2009
as Judge
- Dark Canvas
Dark Canvas 2008
as Peppy
Welcome to Paradise 2007
as Trevor Goodman
The Whole Ten Yards 2004
as Bus Driver
Essence of Echoes 2002
as Jim Clayton
National Lampoon's Van Wilder 2002
as Library Man
The Kid 2000
as General Manager
Retiring Tatiana 2000
as Ernest
Fight Club 1999
as Cop at Marla's Building
Out of the Night: The Stephen Arrington Story 1995
as Frank Walters
Without Warning 1994
as Dr. Jonas Tremblay
In My Daughter's Name 1992
as Detective
Stop at Nothing 1991
as Sgt. Wade
Knight Rider 2000 1991
as Mayor Harold Abbey
The Terror Within II 1991
as Ernie
Hard to Kill 1990
as Carl Becker
Credits from TMDB.