Spike Lee filmmaking. Two of his films have competed for the Palme d'Or award at the Cannes Film Festival, and of the two, "BlacKkKlansman" won the Grand Prix in 2018. Spike Lee Shelton Jackson "Spike" Lee (born March 20, 1957) is an American film director, producer, writer, and actor. His production company, 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks, has produced over 35 films since 1983. He made his directorial debut with "She's Gotta Have It" (1986), and has since directed such films as "Do the Right Thing" (1989), "Malcolm X" (1992), "The Original Kings of Comedy" (2000), "25th Hour" (2002), "Inside Man"
Albert Hall (actor) in the 1998 television film "The Tiger Woods Story" and Elijah Muhammad in Michael Mann's 2001 biopic "Ali". Hall recently played the recurring role of Bruce in the series "Men of a Certain Age". Albert Hall (actor) Albert W. Hall (born November 10, 1937) is an American actor. He is best known for portraying Chief Phillips in the 1979 war film "Apocalypse Now" and Judge Seymore Walsh in "Ally McBeal" and "The Practice". He is also widely recognized for his role as Brother Baines in the 1992 Spike Lee film "Malcolm X", where he acted opposite film star Denzel Washington,