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person_profile-Al Freeman Jr.

Al Freeman Jr. Died at age: 78

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Al Freeman Jr.

Date of Birth:

Mar 21, 1934

Country of birth:

USA

Died:

Sep 09, 2012

Biography of

Al Freeman Jr.

    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

    Al Freeman, Jr., M.Ed. (born Albert Cornelius Freeman, Jr. on March 21, 1934, in San Antonio, Texas) is an African-American actor and director.

    Freeman has 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 currently teaches acting as a professor at Howard University in Washington, D.C..

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Filmography of

Al Freeman Jr.

Found 22 Movies in total

Down in the Delta

Earl Sinclair ( Actor )

... 1998

... 1996

... 1994

... 1993

Malcolm X

Elijah Muhammad ( Actor )

... 1992

Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice

Narrator (voice) ( Actor )

... 1989

Seven Hours to Judgment

Danny Larwin ( Actor )

... 1988

Perry Mason Returns

Lt. Cooper ( Actor )

... 1985

... 1972

A Fable

The Leader ( Actor )

Director

... 1971

My Sweet Charlie

Charles Roberts ( Actor )

... 1970

Castle Keep

Pvt. Allistair Piersall Benjamin ( Actor )

... 1969

The Lost Man

Dennis Lawrence ( Actor )

... 1969

Finian's Rainbow

Howard ( Actor )

... 1968

The Detective

Robbie Loughlin ( Actor )

... 1968

Dutchman

Clay ( Actor )

... 1966

Ensign Pulver

Taru ( Actor )

... 1964

The Troublemaker

Intern ( Actor )

... 1964

Black Like Me

Thomas Newcomb ( Actor )

... 1964

Sniper's Ridge

Medic Gwathney ( Actor )

... 1961

This Rebel Breed

Satchel ( Actor )

... 1960

Torpedo Run

Sam Baker ( Actor )

... 1958