A pioneering television actor, writer, and director who emerged in the 1960s just as things were opening up for African American artists in front of and behind the camera.

KNOWN FOR

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1968
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974
Taxi
1979
The Carol Burnett Show
1969
Lou Grant
1979
Rhoda
1974
Baretta
1976
That Girl
1969
Police Story
1975
The Mothers-in-Law
1969
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
1967
Joe Forrester
1975

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
24
Directing
2
Writing
4
Producing
4
2017
A Kindred Soul
as Grandfather
1988
Miracle at Beekman's Place
as Dr. Cyrus Beekman
1986
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
as Father
1985
Handsome Harry's
as Harry Marquette
1985
Gus Brown and Midnight Brewster
as Maurice
1979
A New Kind of Family
1979
Just Friends
1979
Lou Grant
as Minister
1979
Taxi
as Robber
1978
Cindy
as Father
1976
Baretta
1975
Police Story
1975
Joe Forrester
1975
Rhoda
as Justin Culp
1974
Rhoda
1974
The Six Million Dollar Man
as Major Chooka
1973
Voyage of the Yes
as Pretty
1970
Barefoot in the Park
as Paul Batter
1969
That Girl
1969
Here Come the Brides
1969
The Carol Burnett Show
as Self - Guest
1969
The Mothers-in-Law
as Solomon Elkins
1968
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1967
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
as Self