Moses Gunn
Known for Acting · 70 credits
- Born
- 1929-10-02
- Died
- 1993-12-16
- Place of birth
- St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Moses Gunn (October 2, 1929 – December 17, 1993) was an American actor. An Obie Award-winning stage player, he co-founded the Negro Ensemble Company in the 1960s. His 1962 Broadway debut was in Jean Genet's The Blacks. He was nominated for a 1976 Tony Award as Best Actor (Play) for The Poison Tree and played Othello on Broadway in 1970.
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Known For
TV Shows (27)
Great Performances
1971
as Milton Edwards
Little House on the Prairie
1974
as Joe Kagan
The Cosby Show
1984
as Dr. Lotus / Joe Kendall
Hill Street Blues
1981
Hawaii Five-O
1968
as Willy Stone
Quincy, M.E.
1976
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993
as Risley Tucker
Highway to Heaven
1984
Maude
1972
Tales from the Crypt
1989
as Uncle Ezra Thornberry
American Playhouse
1982
as Mill Hand / Heavy Williams / Hannibal
The Jeffersons
1975
Hotel
1982
as Albert
Good Times
1974
McCloud
1970
Switch
1975
as Alexo
Vega$
1978
as Domo
Amen
1986
Roots
1977
as Kintango
Movin' On
1974
Snoops
1989
as Chance Dennis Sr.
Father Murphy
1981
A Man Called Hawk
1989
The Women of Brewster Place
1989
as Ben
The Cowboys
1974
as Jebediah Nightlinger
Kung Fu
1972
as Isaac Montola
The Contender
1980
as George Beifus
Movies (43)
The NeverEnding Story
1984
as Cairon - Empress' Servant
Heartbreak Ridge
1986
as Staff Sergeant Webster
Shaft
1971
as Bumpy Jonas
Amityville II: The Possession
1982
as Turner
Firestarter
1984
as Dr. Pynchot
The Ninth Configuration
1980
as Maj. Nammack
Rollerball
1975
as Cletus
The Hot Rock
1972
as Dr. Amusa
Nothing But a Man
1964
as Mill Hand
Bates Motel
1987
as Henry Watson
The Women of Brewster Place
1989
as Ben
Shaft's Big Score!
1972
as Bumpy Jonas
The Iceman Cometh
1973
as Joe Mott
Moving Target
1973
The Great White Hope
1970
as Scipio
Remember My Name
1978
as Pike
Leonard Part 6
1987
as Giorgio
Cornbread, Earl and Me
1975
as Benjamin Blackwell
Certain Fury
1985
as Dr. Freeman
Ragtime
1981
as Booker T. Washington
WUSA
1970
as Clotho
Haunts of the Very Rich
1972
as Seacrist
The House of Dies Drear
1984
as River Lewis Darrow
Wild Rovers
1971
as Ben
Carter's Army
1975
as Pvt. Doc Hayes
Amazing Grace
1974
as Welton J Waters
Perfect Harmony
1991
as Zeke
The Secret of the Pond
1975
as Sharbee
Law of the Land
1976
as Jacob
Brother Future
1991
as Isaac
The Killing Floor
1984
as Heavy Williams
Murder Times Seven
1990
as Sam Paxton
Of Mice and Men
1968
as Crooks
The Sheriff
1971
as Cliff Wilder
Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom
1985
as Hannibal
Eagle in a Cage
1972
as General Gourgaud
Legacy of Blood
1974
as Joe Mattingly
Memphis
1992
as Tio Wiggins
Aaron Loves Angela
1975
as Ike
If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band
1972
as Mr. Miller
Dixie Lanes
1988
as Isaac
The First Breeze of Summer
1976
as Milton Edwards
The Luckiest Man in the World
1989
as Voice
About Moses Gunn
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Moses Gunn (October 2, 1929 – December 17, 1993) was an American actor. An Obie Award-winning stage player, he co-founded the Negro Ensemble Company in the 1960s. His 1962 Broadway debut was in Jean Genet's The Blacks. He was nominated for a 1976 Tony Award as Best Actor (Play) for The Poison Tree and played Othello on Broadway in 1970. Description above from the Wikipedia article Moses Gunn, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia With 70 credits spanning from 1964 to 1993, Moses Gunn has appeared in 43 films and 27 TV shows.
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- The NeverEnding Story (1984) — as Cairon - Empress' Servant
- Heartbreak Ridge (1986) — as Staff Sergeant Webster
- Shaft (1971) — as Bumpy Jonas
- Amityville II: The Possession (1982) — as Turner
- Firestarter (1984) — as Dr. Pynchot
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