Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows With Cleavant Derricks

1. Charmed (1998–2006)

TV-14 | 42 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery

Three Halliwell sisters discover that they are descendants of a line of good female witches and are destined to fight against the forces of evil, using their combined power of witchcraft known as the "Power of Three".

Stars: Holly Marie Combs, Alyssa Milano, Brian Krause, Rose McGowan

Votes: 91,605

2. Roseanne (1988–2018)

TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy, Drama

A revival of the popular 1990s sitcom "Roseanne," which centered on the everyday life of an American working-class family.

Stars: Roseanne Barr, John Goodman, Laurie Metcalf, Michael Fishman

Votes: 46,398

3. Cold Case (2003–2010)

TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The Philadelphia homicide squad's lone female detective finds her calling when she's assigned "cold cases," older crimes that have never been solved.

Stars: Kathryn Morris, Danny Pino, John Finn, Jeremy Ratchford

Votes: 31,518

4. Miami Vice (1984–1989)

TV-14 | 48 min | Action, Crime, Drama

-Resplendent with authentic 1980s music, fashion, and vibe, "Miami Vice" follows two undercover detectives and their extended team through the mean streets of Miami, Florida.

Stars: Don Johnson, Philip Michael Thomas, Saundra Santiago, Olivia Brown

Votes: 30,233

5. L.A. Law (1986–1994)

TV-PG | 46 min | Drama

The lives and work of the staff of a major Los Angeles law firm.

Stars: Corbin Bernsen, Jill Eikenberry, Alan Rachins, Michael Tucker

Votes: 6,476

6. Moonlighting (1985–1989)

TV-PG | 3,073 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery

The quirky cases of a former model and a smart aleck detective who manage a private detective agency.

Stars: Cybill Shepherd, Bruce Willis, Allyce Beasley, Curtis Armstrong

Votes: 24,295

7. A Different World (1987–1993)

TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy

A group of students at a historically Black university struggle to make it through college.

Stars: Lisa Bonet, Kadeem Hardison, Jasmine Guy, Darryl M. Bell

Votes: 7,951

8. Touched by an Angel (1994–2003)

TV-G | 60 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy

Three angels are sent to Earth to tell depressed and troubled people that God loves them and hasn't forgotten them.

Stars: Roma Downey, Della Reese, John Dye, Valerie Bertinelli

Votes: 8,016

9. The Practice (1997–2004)

TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

We follow the exploits and cases of defense attorneys of a Boston law firm. Bobby Donnell is the senior defense attorney and founder of the firm.

Stars: Dylan McDermott, Kelli Williams, Lara Flynn Boyle, Steve Harris

Votes: 10,431

10. Sliders (1995–2000)

TV-PG | 60 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

A boy genius and his comrades travel to different parallel universes, trying to find their way back home.

Stars: Jerry O'Connell, Sabrina Lloyd, John Rhys-Davies, Cleavant Derricks

Votes: 20,408

11. The Equalizer (1985–1989)

TV-PG | 48 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A retired Intelligence Agent turned private detective helps various threatened clients to equalize the odds.

Stars: Edward Woodward, Keith Szarabajka, Robert Lansing, Mark Margolis

Votes: 5,930

12. Dreamgirls (2006)

PG-13 | 130 min | Drama, Music, Musical

A trio of black female soul singers cross over to the pop charts in the early 1960s, facing their own personal struggles along the way.

Director: Bill Condon | Stars: Beyoncé, Jamie Foxx, Eddie Murphy, Danny Glover

Votes: 77,312 | Gross: $103.37M

13. Moscow on the Hudson (1984)

R | 115 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A Russian saxophonist visiting New York City with a USSR circus troupe suddenly decides to defect in Bloomingdale's.

Director: Paul Mazursky | Stars: Robin Williams, Maria Conchita Alonso, Cleavant Derricks, Alejandro Rey

Votes: 13,131 | Gross: $25.10M

14. Spenser: For Hire (1985–1988)

TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Mystery and suspense series based on Robert Parker's "Spenser" novels. Spenser, a private investigator living in Boston, gets involved in a new murder mystery each episode.

Stars: Robert Urich, Avery Brooks, Ron McLarty, Richard Jaeckel

Votes: 3,273

15. The Bernie Mac Show (2001–2023)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

A stand up comedian suddenly becomes a father when he takes custody of his sister's three children.

Stars: Bernie Mac, Kellita Smith, Jeremy Suarez, Dee Dee Davis

Votes: 8,469

16. Any Day Now (1998–2002)

60 min | Drama

Two friends, one black and one white, recall their friendship in the past when they reunite in the present.

Stars: Annie Potts, Lorraine Toussaint, Chris Mulkey, Olivia Friedman

Votes: 1,150

17. The Broadway Show with Tamsen Fadal (2021– )

Talk-Show

Every week, the stars of the stage are highlighted in this nationally-syndicated entertainment show.

Stars: Paul Wontorek, Tamsen Fadal, Charlie Cooper, Perry Sook

Votes: 22

18. Fort Apache the Bronx (1981)

R | 125 min | Crime, Drama

In New York City, South Bronx's main police precinct is nicknamed Fort Apache by its employees who feel like troopers surrounded by hostiles in a wild west isolated outpost.

Director: Daniel Petrie | Stars: Paul Newman, Edward Asner, Ken Wahl, Danny Aiello

Votes: 6,988 | Gross: $29.20M

19. Woops! (1992)

30 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi

After a nuclear Armageddon, the only people left on Earth make their way to the middle of nowhere.

Stars: Fred Applegate, Lane Davies, Cleavant Derricks, Meagen Fay

Votes: 162

20. The Slugger's Wife (1985)

PG-13 | 105 min | Comedy, Music, Romance

A major league star who is on the verge of breaking a record, meets a singer and they get married, but they have different goals, so they separate, jeopardizing his opportunity in sports and the possibility of making up with his wife.

Director: Hal Ashby | Stars: Michael O'Keefe, Rebecca De Mornay, Martin Ritt, Randy Quaid

Votes: 1,273 | Gross: $1.88M

21. Unsung (2008– )

TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary, Biography, Music

A series that profiles some of the most influential, talented yet forgotten R&B, Soul and Gospel artists of the 1970s, '80s and '90s.

Stars: Gary Anthony Williams, Steven Ivory, Dyana Williams, Nelson George

Votes: 393

22. Off Beat (1986)

PG | 92 min | Comedy, Crime, Romance

Joe Gower's job is skating through library shelves, fetching books. A police officer and friend of his is chosen to participate in a charity dance performance. Gower agrees to take his ... See full summary »

Director: Michael Dinner | Stars: Judge Reinhold, Meg Tilly, Cleavant Derricks, Joe Mantegna

Votes: 1,051 | Gross: $4.84M

23. Carnival of Souls (1998)

R | 87 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

A young girl witnesses the brutal rape and murder of her mother by a circus clown and begins to have nightmares when the carnival comes back to town when she is an adult.

Director: Adam Grossman | Stars: Bobbie Phillips, Shawnee Smith, Larry Miller, Paul Johansson

Votes: 2,397

24. Thea (1993–1994)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy

Thea is a tough, no-nonsense widow raising four children while holding various low-paying jobs.

Stars: Thea Vidale, Adam Jeffries, Jason Weaver, Brandy Norwood

Votes: 339

25. 18 Wheels of Justice (2000–2001)

TV-MA | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Michael Cates is an agent for the Justice Department. His assignment was to infiltrate the organization of Jacob Calder, a deadly, vicious crime boss who saw Calder kill his mistress. ... See full summary »

Stars: G. Gordon Liddy, Lucky Vanous, Lisa Thornhill, Billy Dee Williams

Votes: 265

26. Something Wilder (1994–1995)

30 min | Comedy

Gene Bergman tries to get through life with his considerably younger wife Annie and their four-year-old twins.

Stars: Gene Wilder, Hillary B. Smith, Ian Bottiglieri, Carl Michael Lindner

Votes: 116

27. Drexell's Class (1991–1992)

30 min | Comedy

Otis Drexell is a corporate raider who is known for getting the deal done. After he is caught red-handed for dodging taxes, he's given a suspended sentence on the condition that he teaches ... See full summary »

Stars: Dabney Coleman, Dakin Matthews, Damian Cagnolatti, A.J. Langer

Votes: 200

28. Private Eye (1987–1988)

60 min | Crime, Drama

1950s Hollywood detective Jack Cleary loses his cop badge exposing corruption, becomes a PI after his brother's murder, aided by Johnny Betts.

Stars: Michael Woods, William Sadler, Josh Brolin, Lisa Jane Persky

Votes: 173

29. CBS Summer Playhouse (1987–1989)

60 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Anthology television series that aired unsold television pilots during the summer.

Stars: Tim Reid, Daphne Reid, James Eckhouse, Tom Isbell

Votes: 164

30. Miami Magma (2011 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 87 min | Sci-Fi, Thriller

Follows prodigy vulcanologist Antoinette Vitrini and her sister Emily as they attempt to blow the whistle on an illegal oil drilling scheme before it sets off the eruption of a super-volcano directly beneath Miami.

Director: Todor Chapkanov | Stars: Anna Adair, Stacey Asaro, Cleavant Derricks, Joseph Diaz

Votes: 1,017

31. World Traveler (2001)

R | 103 min | Drama

After hitting the road a man encounters characters that make him realize the importance of family.

Director: Bart Freundlich | Stars: Billy Crudup, Julianne Moore, Francie Swift, Nicolas Suresky

Votes: 1,262 | Gross: $0.10M

32. The Wedding Bells (2007)

60 min | Comedy

A group of wedding planners are dedicated to giving their clients the perfect wedding.

Stars: Chris Williams, Stephanie 'Stevvi' Alexander, Cleavant Derricks, Teri Polo

Votes: 379

33. Basilisk: The Serpent King (2006 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 88 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Archaeologist Harrison McColl digs up a stone basilisk during his expedition. After transporting it to a museum in Colorado, the basilisk comes to life during a solar eclipse.

Director: Stephen Furst | Stars: Jeremy London, Wendy Carter, Cleavant Derricks, Griff Furst

Votes: 1,127

34. Cindy (1978 TV Movie)

98 min | Musical

This version of the Cinderella tale with an all-black cast has Cinderella, who wants to marry a dashing army officer, finding out out that her father, who she thought had an important job ... See full summary »

Director: William A. Graham | Stars: Charlayne Woodard, Cleavant Derricks, Mae Mercer, Clifton Davis

Votes: 215

35. Sibs (1991–1992)

30 min | Comedy

Nora, Audie, and Lily are three sisters navigating life events. Lily is newly single, Audie is worried about her real-estate career, and Nora is a successful accountant happily married to Howie.

Stars: Marsha Mason, Alex Rocco, Jami Gertz, Dan Castellaneta

Votes: 109

36. Good Sports (1991– )

30 min | Comedy, Sport

A sitcom about two sports anchors, a vain faded football star and a former Miss America, who have a love-hate relationship.

Stars: Farrah Fawcett, Ryan O'Neal, Lane Smith, Brian Doyle-Murray

Votes: 210

37. Bluffing It (1987 TV Movie)

120 min | Drama

Jack Duggan (Weaver), works as a supervisor in the automotive industry and has been given the task of laying off his subordinates because with the new computer operations their jobs are ... See full summary »

Director: James Steven Sadwith | Stars: Dennis Weaver, Janet Carroll, Michele Little, Robert Sean Leonard

Votes: 84

38. The Ambush Murders (1982 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 100 min | Crime, Drama

An African-American political activist is wrongfully imprisoned for killing two white policemen; he is unwary of yet another white lawyer who claims that he will help free him.

Director: Steven Hilliard Stern | Stars: James Brolin, Dorian Harewood, Alfre Woodard, Robert G. Denison

Votes: 105

39. Rome & Jewel (2008)

91 min | Drama, Musical

This modernization of Shakespear's tragic love story Romeo and Juliette is set in Los Angeles against a backdrop of inter-racial romance.

Director: Charles T. Kanganis | Stars: Nate Parker, Lindsey Haun, Allen Maldonado, Elijah Kelley

Votes: 155

40. When Hell Freezes Over, I'll Skate (1979 TV Movie)

60 min | Musical

Vignettes of monologues regarding African American history.

Directors: Emile Ardolino, Vinnette Carroll | Stars: Jeffrey Anderson-Gunter, Brenda Braxton, Lynne Clifton-Allen, Cleavant Derricks

Votes: 21

41. The Bakery (1990 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 60 min | Crime, Drama

Failed series pilot about three time periods in the history of a Southern California Police station located 'temporarily' in a converted bakery.

Director: Peter Levin | Stars: David Dukes, Kate McNeil, Cleavant Derricks, Steven Eckholdt

Votes: 11

42. Piece of Cake (1990 TV Movie)

Comedy

Two brother-in-laws must run the family bakery, despite their personality differences.

Director: Jay Sandrich | Stars: T.K. Carter, Cleavant Derricks, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Tonya Williams

Votes: 8

43. The 36th Annual Tony Awards (1982 TV Special)

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Director: Clark Jones | Stars: Tony Randall, Karen Akers, Judith Anderson, Lucie Arnaz

Votes: 28

44. The 40th Annual Tony Awards (1986 TV Special)

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Director: Clark Jones | Stars: Brad Miskell, George Abbott, Debbie Allen, Philip Anglim

Votes: 30

45. The Making of 'Sliders' (1998)

20 min | Documentary, Short

Jerry O'Connell hosts a behind the scenes special about the fourth season of Sliders.

Stars: Jerry O'Connell, Kari Wuhrer, Cleavant Derricks, Bill Dial

Votes: 19

46. The Making of Sliders (2004 Video)

Not Rated | 14 min | Documentary, Short

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Director: Robert Nuñez | Stars: Jerry O'Connell, Tracy Tormé, Robert K. Weiss, Cleavant Derricks

47. The Core of the Apple (1986)

50 min | Documentary

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Stars: Ed Wheeler, Wilbur Tatum, Gil Noble, Gordon Parks

48. The 37th Annual Tony Awards (1983 TV Special)

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Director: Clark Jones | Stars: Richard Burton, Lena Horne, Jack Lemmon, George Abbott

Votes: 28

49. Sliders (1995–2000)
Episode: Pilot (1995)

TV-PG | 90 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

In a San Francisco basement, physics post-graduate student Quinn Mallory has found a way to create portals to parallel universes. Inviting his physics professor Maximillian Arturo and his ... See full summary »

Director: Andy Tennant | Stars: Jerry O'Connell, John Rhys-Davies, Sabrina Lloyd, Cleavant Derricks

Votes: 1,501

50. Sliders (1995–2000)
Episode: Requiem (1999)

TV-PG | 45 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

Through a series of slides, Rembrandt begins to have hallucinations about former team mate, Wade. When the team begin to see random vortexes opening around them, Rembrandt becomes convinced... See full summary »

Director: Paul Lynch | Stars: Cleavant Derricks, Kari Wuhrer, Robert Floyd, Tembi Locke

Votes: 177