Bernie Mac's most memorable roles

"Ocean's Eleven" (2001)

With his TV series making him hotter than ever, Mac wound up in the middle of a huge film franchise when "Ocean's Eleven," also starring George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, Matt Damon and Don Cheadle, became a massive $450 million-grossing worldwide smash. He returned with the rest of the guys for 2004's "Ocean's Twelve" [pictured] and 2007's "Ocean's Thirteen."