---
name: "John Toles-Bey"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/john-toles-bey"
fi1m_id: "john-toles-bey"
imdb_id: "nm0866019"
tmdb_id: 42316
wikidata_id: "Q124667063"
roles: ["Writer"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 0
updated: "2026-10-05T02:24:30.247813+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# John Toles-Bey

## Identity

John Toles-Bey

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/john-toles-bey
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** john-toles-bey
- **IMDb ID:** nm0866019
- **TMDB ID:** 42316
- **Wikidata ID:** Q124667063
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q124667063, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0866019/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/42316

Writer. Born in Chicago.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Active:** 1988–2001
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 88 (1), 1990s 66 (2), 2000s 56 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q124667063, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0866019/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/42316

## Biography

John Toles-Bey is an American actor and writer. A Chicago native, he began acting in the 1970s with the Kuumba Workshop repertory company and later performed in street theatre and comedy. He wrote and appeared in the 1985 short film *Honky Tonk Bud*.

Toles-Bey wrote the screenplay for the 1991 film *A Rage in Harlem*, in which he also played the role of Jodie. His acting credits include *Midnight Run* (1988), *Out for Justice* (1991), *Waterworld* (1995), *Dude, Where's My Car?* (2000) and *K-PAX* (2001), as well as television appearances in *The X-Files*, *CSI: Crime Scene Investigation* and *The Flash*. He has also directed and written short films.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, chicagotribune.com, rottentomatoes.com, filmreference.com.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *K-PAX* (2001), Fi1m 56, as Russell — [page](https://film.one/film/k-pax.md)
- *Waterworld* (1995), Fi1m 61, as Plane Gunner — [page](https://film.one/film/waterworld.md)
- *A Rage in Harlem* (1991), Fi1m 71, as Jodie — [page](https://film.one/film/a-rage-in-harlem.md)
- *Midnight Run* (1988), Fi1m 88, as Monroe Bouchet — [page](https://film.one/film/midnight-run.md)

## Complete filmography (43)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Bottoms Up* (2006), as Otis
- *Inconceivable* (2005), series, as Theo Brown
- *Joe and Max* (2002), as John Roxborough
- *K-PAX* (2001), as Russell — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/film/k-pax.md)
- *100 Kilos* (2001), as DEA Agent Parks
- *Dude, Where's My Car?* (2000), as Mr. Pizzacoli
- *The District* (2000), series, as Tweedy
- *CSI: Crime Scene Investigation* (2000), series, as Joe Boony
- *Facade* (1999), as George
- *Sour Grapes* (1998), as Lee
- *Always Outnumbered* (1998), as Stoney Wiley
- *Evasive Action* (1998), as Tommy Zimmer
- *A Kid in Aladdin's Palace* (1997), as Charley
- *Hoodlum* (1997), as Vallie
- *Extreme Measures* (1996), as Bobby
- *Tales of Erotica* (1996), as William (segment 'Wet')
- *Waterworld* (1995), as Plane Gunner — Fi1m 61, [page](https://film.one/film/waterworld.md)
- *The Watcher* (1995), series, Actor
- *Payback* (1995), as Marcus Jackson
- *Love Is a Gun* (1994), as Jay Liebowitz
- *Wet* (1994), as William
- *Angie* (1994), as Hospital Guard
- *The X-Files* (1993), series, as John Speranza — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-x-files.md)
- *Red Shoe Diaries 2: Double Dare* (1993), as Cabbie (archive footage)
- *Trespass* (1992), as Goose
- *Leap of Faith* (1992), as Titus
- *Steel Justice* (1992), as Detective Steve Totten
- *Mad About You* (1992), series, as Homeless Guy
- *Martin* (1992), series, as Brother Shabazz
- *Red Shoe Diaries* (1992), series, as Cabbie
- *A Rage in Harlem* (1991), as Jodie · Writer — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/a-rage-in-harlem.md)
- *Out for Justice* (1991), as King
- *Shoot First: A Cop's Vengeance* (1991), as Arquette
- *Cadence* (1990), as Lawrence
- *The Flash* (1990), series, as Father Michael
- *The Rift* (1990), as Joe Kane / Skeets
- *Midnight Run* (1988), as Monroe Bouchet — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/midnight-run.md)
- *Weeds* (1987), as Navarro
- *Tour of Duty* (1987), series, Actor
- *Sledge Hammer!* (1986), series, as Officer Dodge
- *Matlock* (1986), series, as Mike Saunders
- *Knots Landing* (1979), series, as Bernie Kilgus
- *Honky Tonk Bud*, as Narration

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