Vondie Curtis-Hall on "Sheepdog"

Vondie Curtis-Hall on "Sheepdog"

From Beyond the Mic with Sean Dillon by Sean Dillon | Beyond the Mic

January 19, 2026 · 9 min · Season 9 · Episode 863

About this episode

Vondie Curtis Hall discusses his latest film 'Sheepdog' and pays tribute to Vietnam veterans.

"I ​felt ​I ​wanted ​to, ​​​to ​pay ​homage ​to ​those ​guys. ​I ​mean, ​I ​have ​one ​friend ​who's ​battling ​cancer ​now, ​ ​from ​Agent ​Orange so ​I ​felt, ​you ​know, ​these ​guys ​didn't ​have ​a ​voice ​when ​they ​came ​back...so ​I, ​I ​really ​wanted ​to ​pay ​tribute ​to, ​to ​the ​Vietnam ​events." Welcome Vondie Curtis Hall: We’re joined on the Starline by an actor and director. You’ve seen him in “Chicago Hope”, “Daredevil” and my personal favorite “The Recruit”. His latest movie is “Sheepdog”. We welcome Vondie Curtis Hall. Vondie, let’s go Beyond the Mic. You’ve performed on Broadway, acted in soaps and directed TV and movies. Why was this role so interesting for you? “My pain is relative, son. Sometimes we got to fall apart to find ourselves all over again” How did you relate to Whitney St. Germain? Vondie, what do you want people to take away from this powerful movie? The Rockin' 8: Vondie Curtis Hall from “Sheepdog” joins us Beyond the Mic for the Rockin’ 8, 8 random questions, just trust your first instinct. There is no Pressure. 1. Most underappreciated role you’ve ever done? 2. The actress that impresses you today? 3. First name of the student who last…

People in this episode

Host: Sean Dillon

Guest: Vondie Curtis Hall

Topics covered

  • film
  • acting
  • Vietnam War
  • tribute
  • interview

Keywords

  • Vondie Curtis Hall
  • Sheepdog
  • Vietnam War
  • acting
  • film interview

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Tisch School of the Arts, Juilliard

Books & works: Sheepdog, Chicago Hope, Daredevil, The Recruit

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