Michael Clarke Duncan Grave Desecrated With Racist Sambo Graffiti; Family Files Vandalism Report For Hate Crime[VIDEO]

The grave of the late actor Michael Clarke Duncan was vandalized with racist graffiti. After the grave was desecrated with a racist "sambo" the family fears the graffiti is a hate crime.

A "Sambo" has appeared on the grave of Michael Clarke Duncan, prompting family them to believe that the act is a hate crime.  A sambo is a racist term referring to someone with African American and sometimes Native American heritage.

Michael Clarke Duncan's relatives have filed a vandalism report with police after the late actor's grave in Los Angeles was desecrated.

A friend discovered "a cartoonish black face" had been drawn on "The Green Mile" star's final resting place at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in the Hollywood Hills, where his body lay after his death in September following a heart attack.

Duncan's family believes the face could be intended as a racist insult, and they have contacted the Los Angeles Police Department.

Police immediately moved the black figurine from the grave, but the anger and fear remains.

Duncan began his career as a bodyguard and worked for actors that include Will Smith and LL Cool J. He landed his first big role in "Armageddon" after doing small roles as bouncers or security in a handful of films. Following his official acting debut, he landed a role in "The Green Mile" for which he earned an Academy Award Nomination for Best Actor in a Supporting Role.

Duncan would go on to roles in more prominent films, including "The Whole Nine Yards" and "Daredevil." The actor eventually moved into television and appeared as a guest star on "Bones" in 2012 before landing a permanent role, playing the same character in the series spinoff "The Finder." His last television appearance before suffering a heart attack was in May on the "Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson."

It is not certain if the graffiti is a racist hate crime or just an act of vandalism but either way the utterly disrespectful act towards the late actor and his family needs to be punished immediately.

Do you think the Sambo was intended to be a hate crime?