Al Freeman Jr.
Biografia
Al Freeman, Jr. (March 21, 1934 – August 9, 2012) was an American actor and director. Freeman made appearances in many films, such as My Sweet Charlie, Finian's Rainbow, and Malcolm X, and television series such as The Cosby Show, Law & Order, Homicide: Life on the Street and The Edge of Night. He is mostly recognized for his portrayal of Police Captain Ed Hall on the ABC soap opera, One Life to Live, a role he played from 1972 through 1985, with recurring roles in 1988 and 2000. He won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for that role, the first African-American actor to be so honored. He left the show briefly to appear in the network's controversial sitcom Hot L Baltimore. During that period, "Ed" was played by another actor, Arthur Pendleton. He was also a director of One Life to Live, and was one of the first, if not the first, African-Americans to direct a soap opera. After leaving One Life to Live, Freeman appeared in the motion picture Down in the Delta. His Broadway theatre credits include Look to the Lilies, Blues for Mister Charlie, and Medea. His portrayal of Nation of Islam leader Elijah Muhammad in the motion picture Malcolm X earned him the 1995 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture. Coincidently, he had previously played Malcolm X in the 1979 miniseries, Roots: The Next Generations. Freeman also taught acting as a professor at Howard University in Washington, D.C.. Description above from the Wikipedia article Al Freeman, Jr., licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmografia
Filmy i seriale od najnowszych
Down in the Delta
Film • 1998
jako Earl Sinclair
Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored
Film • 1996
jako Poppa
Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker
Film • 1994
jako Old Johnson Whittaker
Homicide: Life on the Street
Serial • 1993
jako Deputy Commissioner James Harris
Boy Meets Girl
Film • 1993
jako Curtis
Malcolm X
Film • 1992
jako Elijah Muhammad
Prawo i porządek
Serial • 1990
jako Reverend Thayer
Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice
Film • 1989
jako Narrator (voice)
Siedem godzin do wyroku
Film • 1988
jako Danny Larwin
Perry Mason Returns
Film • 1985
jako Lt. Cooper
The Cosby Show
Serial • 1984
jako Coach Ernie Scott
Korzenie: Następne pokolenia
Serial • 1979
jako Malcolm X
King
Serial • 1978
jako Damon Lockwood
Hot l Baltimore
Serial • 1975
Kojak
Serial • 1973
jako Donald Mosher
To Be Young, Gifted and Black
Film • 1972
A Fable
Film • 1971
jako The Leader
The Chicago Conspiracy Trial
Film • 1970
My Sweet Charlie
Film • 1970
jako Charles Roberts
Obrona zamku
Film • 1969
jako Pvt. Allistair Piersall Benjamin
The Lost Man
Film • 1969
jako Dennis Lawrence
Finian's Rainbow
Film • 1968
jako Howard
The Mod Squad
Serial • 1968
One Life to Live
Serial • 1968
jako Capt. Ed Hall
The Detective
Film • 1968
jako Robbie Loughlin
The World Premiere of 'Finian's Rainbow'
Film • 1968
jako Self
Judd, for the Defense
Serial • 1967
Dutchman
Film • 1966
jako Clay
For Pete's Sake
Film • 1966
jako Harvey
The F.B.I.
Serial • 1965
jako Alan Harmon
Ensign Pulver
Film • 1964
jako Taru
The Troublemaker
Film • 1964
jako Intern
Black Like Me
Film • 1964
jako Thomas Newcomb
The Merv Griffin Show
Serial • 1962
jako Self
The Mike Douglas Show
Serial • 1961
jako Self - Co-Host
The Defenders
Serial • 1961
jako Charlton White
Sniper's Ridge
Film • 1961
jako Medic Gwathney
This Rebel Breed
Film • 1960
jako Satchel
Adventures in Paradise
Serial • 1959
jako Para
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
Serial • 1959
jako Taxi Man
Torpeda poszła!
Film • 1958
jako Sam Baker
The Broken Mask
Film • 1958
jako George
The Millionaire
Serial • 1955
jako Houseboy