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Al Freeman Jr.

Al Freeman Jr.

Known For Acting
Birthday Mar 21, 1934
Died Sep 09, 2012 (78)
Birthplace San Antonio, Texas, USA
Popularity 0.7 (history)
Updated Nov 15, 2024
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

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 televisi ... on 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.. Description above from the Wikipedia article Al Freeman, Jr., licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Filmography

Down in the Delta

Down in the Delta

1998

as Earl Sinclair

Malcolm X

Malcolm X

1992

as Elijah Muhammad

Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice

Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice

1989

as Narrator (voice)

Seven Hours to Judgment

Seven Hours to Judgment

1988

as Danny Larwin

Perry Mason Returns

Perry Mason Returns

1985

as Lt. Cooper

A Fable

A Fable

1971

as The Leader

My Sweet Charlie

My Sweet Charlie

1970

as Charles Roberts

The Lost Man

The Lost Man

1969

as Dennis Lawrence

Castle Keep

Castle Keep

1969

as Pvt. Allistair Piersall Benjamin

Finian's Rainbow

Finian's Rainbow

1968

as Howard

The Detective

The Detective

1968

as Robbie Loughlin

Dutchman

Dutchman

1966

as Clay

For Pete's Sake

For Pete's Sake

1966

as Harvey

Black Like Me

Black Like Me

1964

as Thomas Newcomb

The Troublemaker

The Troublemaker

1964

as Intern

Ensign Pulver

Ensign Pulver

1964

as Taru

Sniper's Ridge

Sniper's Ridge

1961

as Medic Gwathney

This Rebel Breed

This Rebel Breed

1960

as Satchel

Torpedo Run

Torpedo Run

1958

as Sam Baker

Countdown at Kusini

Countdown at Kusini

1976

Screenplay

A Fable

A Fable

1971

Director

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

One Life to Live

as Capt. Ed Hall

Episodes: 3549

First Aired: Jul 15, 1968

Roots: The Next Generations

as Malcolm X

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Feb 18, 1979

Homicide: Life on the Street

as Deputy Commissioner James Harris

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jan 31, 1993

King

as Damon Lockwood

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Feb 12, 1978

Law & Order

as Reverend Thayer

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1990

The F.B.I.

as Alan Harmon

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1965

The Cosby Show

as Coach Ernie Scott

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1984

Kojak

as Donald Mosher

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 24, 1973

The Millionaire

as Houseboy

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 19, 1955

Adventures in Paradise

as Para

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 1959

The Defenders

as Charlton White

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1961

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

as Taxi Man

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1959

Law & Order

as Stan Wallace

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1990

Hot l Baltimore

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Jan 24, 1975

The Mod Squad

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1968

Judd for the Defense

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 1967

Roots: The Next Generations

Episodes: 0

First Aired: Feb 18, 1979

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