Vernel Bagneris

Acting

Vernel Bagneris

Born 1949-07-31 · New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Acting credits

Down by Law poster
7.4

A disc jockey, a pimp and an Italian tourist escape from jail in New Orleans.

Down by Law

1986

Pennies from Heaven poster
6.1

During the Great Depression, a sheet music salesman seeks to escape his dreary life through popular music and a love affair with an innocent schoolteacher.

Pennies from Heaven

1981

The Way of War poster
3.6

Paramilitary operative David Wolfe stumbles upon an international conspiracy connecting presidential cabinet members to a Middle Eastern terrorist plot. Wanting to expose the truth, Wolfe defies orders and returns to the US as an army of one fighting for American security and integrity

The Way of War

2009

Proud poster
4.7

The true story of the only African-American crew to take a Navy warship into combat in World War II.

Proud

2004

J.D.'s Revenge poster
5.9

After notorious New Orleans gangster J.D. Walker is murdered in the 1940s, his spirit remains restless for three decades, until a hypnotist's supernatural nightclub act allows him to take over the body of a mild-mannered law student and seek revenge on those who had him killed.

J.D.'s Revenge

1976

Father of Lies poster
9.0

This film is a classic story of good versus evil. Bishop Calvin Jacobs (Clifton Powell) is a well-meaning pastor whose drive and passion have raised the profile of his church while serving the needs of his congregation. One day, during a board meeting, fortune takes a sudden turn when it is discovered that the church's funds have been mysteriously depleted. With the church's existence in danger, Bishop Jacobs must resort to desperate measures to save his community - accepting a high-stakes loan from an international tycoon who is involved in more than normal business practices. Setting off a chain of events, the Bishop calls upon the Higher Power to rise above these struggles.

Father of Lies

2007

French Quarter poster
3.1

Chronicles the life of a young New Orleans prostitute and her co-workers.

French Quarter

1978

One Mo' Time poster
NR

A group of song-and-dance performers put on an evening of vaudeville, ragtime and blues in a 1926 New Orleans club.

One Mo' Time

1985

Crypt of Dark Secrets poster
3.6

A witch resurrects a murdered Vietnam vet and takes revenge on his killers.

Crypt of Dark Secrets

1976

The Gift of Amazing Grace poster
NR

Teenage girl is frustrated about her lack of singing ability in her gospel singing family. She writes a song about her problem, and soon finds where her musical talent lies.

The Gift of Amazing Grace

1986

Welcome To Academia poster
6.0

Faculty and administrators of the prestigious Victorian University jockey for power in the classroom, the boardroom, and the bedroom. Amidst all their petty intrigues, a young graduate student is forced to experience a life lesson not offered on the regular curriculum.

Welcome To Academia

2009