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Al Freeman Jr.
San Antonio, Texas, USA
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 Malco…
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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.
Filmography
Movies and shows, newest first
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1998
Down in the Delta
Movie Earl Sinclair
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1996
Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored
Movie Poppa
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1994
Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker
Movie Old Johnson Whittaker
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1993
Homicide: Life on the Street
TV show Deputy Commissioner James Harris
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1993
Boy Meets Girl
Movie Curtis
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1992
Malcolm X
Movie Elijah Muhammad
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1990
Law & Order
TV show Reverend Thayer
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1989
Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice
Movie Narrator (voice)
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1988
Seven Hours to Judgment
Movie Danny Larwin
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1985
Perry Mason Returns
Movie Lt. Cooper
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1984
The Cosby Show
TV show Coach Ernie Scott
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1979
Roots: The Next Generations
TV show Malcolm X
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1978
King
TV show Damon Lockwood
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1976
Countdown at Kusini
Movie Screenplay
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1975
Hot l Baltimore
TV show
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1973
Kojak
TV show Donald Mosher
More credits
- 1972
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1971
A Fable
Movie The Leader
- 1970
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1970
My Sweet Charlie
Movie Charles Roberts
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1969
Castle Keep
Movie Pvt. Allistair Piersall Benjamin
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1969
The Lost Man
Movie Dennis Lawrence
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1968
Finian's Rainbow
Movie Howard
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1968
The Mod Squad
TV show
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1968
One Life to Live
TV show Capt. Ed Hall
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1968
The Detective
Movie Robbie Loughlin
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1968
The World Premiere of 'Finian's Rainbow'
Movie Self
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1967
Judd, for the Defense
TV show
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1966
Dutchman
Movie Clay
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1966
For Pete's Sake
Movie Harvey
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1965
The F.B.I.
TV show Alan Harmon
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1964
Ensign Pulver
Movie Taru
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1964
The Troublemaker
Movie Intern
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1964
Black Like Me
Movie Thomas Newcomb
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1962
The Merv Griffin Show
TV show Self
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1961
The Mike Douglas Show
TV show Self - Co-Host
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1961
The Defenders
TV show Charlton White
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1961
Sniper's Ridge
Movie Medic Gwathney
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1960
This Rebel Breed
Movie Satchel
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1959
Adventures in Paradise
TV show Para
