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Lou Myers

Lou Myers

Known For Acting
Birthday Sep 26, 1935
Died Feb 19, 2013 (77)
Birthplace Charleston, West Virginia
Popularity 0.2 (history)
Updated Aug 08, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

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, T ... he 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.

Known For

Filmography

Dreams

Dreams

2013

as Mr. Harlan

Sweet Oranges

Sweet Oranges

2004

as Mr. King

Nobody Knows Anything!

Nobody Knows Anything!

2004

as Blue Smoke Jones

The Fighting Temptations

The Fighting Temptations

2003

as Homer T.

The Wedding Planner

The Wedding Planner

2001

as Burt Weinberg

A Private Affair

A Private Affair

2000

as Lawrence

Everything's Jake

Everything's Jake

2000

as Abe

How Stella Got Her Groove Back

How Stella Got Her Groove Back

1998

as Uncle Ollie

Bulworth

Bulworth

1998

as Uncle Tyrone

Volcano

Volcano

1997

as Pastor Lake

Tin Cup

Tin Cup

1996

as Clint

The Piano Lesson

The Piano Lesson

1995

as Wining Boy

Cobb

Cobb

1994

as Willie

The First Breeze of Summer

The First Breeze of Summer

1976

as Reverend Mosely

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

A Different World

as Vernon Gaines

Episodes: 114

First Aired: Sep 24, 1987

The Cosby Show

as Mr. Davis

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 20, 1984

Mama Flora's Family

as Albie

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Nov 08, 1998

Eve

as Deacon Peabody

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 2003

JAG

as Wendell Freeman III

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 1995

ER

as Mr. Urman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1994

The Sentinel

as Billy Cates

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 20, 1996

Great Performances

as Reverend Mosely

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 28, 1971

Malcolm & Eddie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 26, 1996

The Jamie Foxx Show

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 28, 1996

The Sinbad Show

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1993

Living Single

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 29, 1993

Thea

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 03, 1993

Philly

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 2001

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