Lou Myers

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Lou Myers

Acting September 26, 1935

Charleston, West Virginia

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Lou Myers (September 26, 1935 – February 19, 2013) was an American actor. He was typically typecast as a grumpy old man, but he appeared in…

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It's Kind of a Funny Story

It's Kind of a Funny Story

6.9 2010 Movie
JAG

JAG

7.2 1995 TV Show
The Wedding Planner

The Wedding Planner

5.9 2001 Movie
Volcano

Volcano

6.0 1997 Movie
ER

ER

7.8 1994 TV Show
The Cosby Show

The Cosby Show

7.0 1984 TV Show
Great Performances

Great Performances

6.1 1971 TV Show
Tin Cup

Tin Cup

6.1 1996 Movie
A Different World

A Different World

7.2 1987 TV Show
Bulworth

Bulworth

6.3 1998 Movie
The Sentinel

The Sentinel

7.2 1996 TV Show
The Jamie Foxx Show

The Jamie Foxx Show

6.7 1996 TV Show

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Lou Myers (September 26, 1935 – February 19, 2013) was an American actor. He was typically typecast as a grumpy old man, but he appeared in many movies, stage plays television sitcoms, and dramas. He got his first break as an understudy in the Broadway play, The First Breeze of Summer as Reverend Mosley. He is perhaps best known as the feisty Mr. Vernon Gaines in the sitcom A Different World. Myers was also an accomplished pianist. Myers was born in Cabin Creek, West Virginia, the son of Dorothy Jeffries (née Brown). Myers died at the Charleston Area Medical Center in West Virginia after battling pneumonia for several months. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lou Myers (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2013
    Dreams

    Movie Mr. Harlan

  2. 2010
    It's Kind of a Funny Story

    Movie Jimmy

  3. 2008
    The Baby Doll Night

    Movie Philip

  4. 2005
    Lackawanna Blues

    Movie Ol' Po Carl

  5. 2004
    Nobody Knows Anything!

    Movie Blue Smoke Jones

  6. 2004
    Sweet Oranges

    Movie Mr. King

  7. 2003
    The Fighting Temptations

    Movie Homer T.

  8. 2003
    Eve

    TV show Deacon Peabody

  9. 2001
    Philly

    TV show

  10. 2001
    All About You

    Movie Toomie

  11. 2001
    The Wedding Planner

    Movie Burt Weinberg

  12. 2000
    Everything's Jake

    Movie Abe

  13. 2000
    A Private Affair

    Movie Lawrence

  14. 1998
    Mama Flora's Family

    TV show Albie

  15. 1998
    How Stella Got Her Groove Back

    Movie Uncle Ollie

  16. 1998
    Bulworth

    Movie Uncle Tyrone

More credits
  1. 1997
    Volcano

    Movie Pastor Lake

  2. 1996
    The Jamie Foxx Show

    TV show Rubberneck Watson

  3. 1996
    Malcolm & Eddie

    TV show

  4. 1996
    Tin Cup

    Movie Clint

  5. 1996
    The Sentinel

    TV show Billy Cates

  6. 1995
    JAG

    TV show Wendell Freeman III

  7. 1995
    The Piano Lesson

    Movie Wining Boy

  8. 1995
    The Passion of Darkly Noon

    Movie Quincy

  9. 1994
    Cobb

    Movie Willie

  10. 1994
    ER

    TV show Mr. Urman

  11. 1993
    The Sinbad Show

    TV show

  12. 1993
    Thea

    TV show

  13. 1993
    Living Single

    TV show

  14. 1987
    A Different World

    TV show Vernon Gaines

  15. 1984
    The Cosby Show

    TV show Mr. Davis

  16. 1976
    The First Breeze of Summer

    Movie Reverend Mosely

  17. 1971
    Great Performances

    TV show Reverend Mosely