Born: 5-Dec-1933
Birthplace: Harlem, NY
Died: 6-Mar-1986
Location of death: Los Angeles, CA
Cause of death: Heart Attack
Remains: Buried, Ferncliff Cemetery, Hartsdale, NY

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: Black
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Actor

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: A Soldier's Story

Military service: US Navy

Nominated for Academy Award for Best Actor, for his role as Sgt. Waters, the soldier murdered in A Soldier's Story (1984).

Wife: Diane (until his death, three children)

    High School: George Washington High School, New York City, NY
    University: New York University

    FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
    Club Paradise (11-Jul-1986) · Prime Minister Solomon Gundy
    The Color Purple (18-Dec-1985) · Old Mister
    A Soldier's Story (13-Sep-1984) · Sgt. Waters
    Fist of Fear, Touch of Death (1980)
    Che! (29-May-1969)

Do you know something we don't?
Submit a correction or make a comment about this profile

Copyright ©2019 Soylent Communications