Frederick Randolph Brooks (born January 30, 1950) is an American television and film actor known for his role as L.A.P.D. Detective Holdaway in the 1992 hit cult film Reservoir Dogs. Brooks also starred in the 1988 hit drama film Colors. Brooks is also well known in the soap opera community; he starred on Generations in 1990 as Eric Royal, on The Young and the Restless as Nathan Hastings from 1992–95, on Another World as Marshall Lincoln Kramer from 1994–95, and on All My Children as Hayes Grady in 1996. He has starred in a couple of short-lived television series, including Brothers and Sisters in 1979, The Renegades in 1983, and Emerald Point N.A.S. in 1983. Brooks has made many guest appearances on many television shows, including One Day at a Time, The Fall Guy, In the Heat of the Night, The White Shadow, Hill Street Blues, Hunter, 21 Jump Street, Murder, She Wrote, Family Law, and Judging Amy. He had a recurring role as White House reporter Arthur Leeds on The West Wing. He was previously married to Karyn Parsons. Filmography Halls of Anger (1970) - Sabin The Monkey Hustle (1976) - Win Underground Aces (1981) - Ollie Senior Trip (1981, TV Movie) - David 8 Million Ways to Die (1986) - Chance Assassination (1987) - Tyler Loudermilk Colors (1988) - Ron Delaney Black Snow (1990) - The Afrikan Daughter of the Streets (1990, TV Movie) - Byron Defenseless (1991) - Monroe Reservoir Dogs (1992) - Detective Holdaway Miracle in the Woods (1997, TV Movie) - Henry Cooper Sr. Rocket's Red Glare (2000, TV Movie) - Owen Redemption (2002) - Phillips Don't Touch if You Ain't Prayed (2005) - Jordan Bryant VooDoo Curse: The Giddeh (2006) - Professor Harris Sorority Sister Slaughter (2007) - Billy Bart References External links Male actors from New York City American male film actors American male soap opera actors Living people 1950 births African-American male actors American male television actors 21st-century African-American people 20th-century African-American people