Portrait of Moses Gunn

Moses Gunn

Acting

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Moses Gunn, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Born: October 2, 1929

Place of Birth: St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.

Filmography

1992
Memphis

as Tio Wiggins

1991
1991
1990
Murder Times Seven

as Sam Paxton

1989
Snoops

as Chance Dennis Sr.

1989
Tales from the Crypt

as Uncle Ezra Thornberry

1988
Dixie Lanes

as Isaac

1987
Leonard Part 6

as Giorgio

1987
Bates Motel

as Henry Watson

1986
Heartbreak Ridge

as Staff Sergeant Webster

1986
1985
Certain Fury

as Dr. Freeman

1984
The Cosby Show

as Dr. Lotus

1984
The Cosby Show

as Joe Kendall

1984
The House of Dies Drear

as River Lewis Darrow

1984
Firestarter

as Dr. Pynchot

1984
The Killing Floor

as Heavy Williams

1984
The NeverEnding Story

as Cairon - Empress' Servant

1982
Hotel

as Albert

1981
Ragtime

as Booker T. Washington

1980
The Contender

as George Beifus

1980
1978
Vega$

as Domo

1978
1977
Roots

as Kintango

1976
1976
1975
Switch

as Alexo

1975
Rollerball

as Cletus

1975
Carter's Army

as Pvt. Doc Hayes

1975
Cornbread, Earl and Me

as Benjamin Blackwell

1974
Amazing Grace

as Welton J Waters

1974
Legacy of Blood

as Joe Mattingly

1973
1972
Kung Fu

as Isaac Montola

1972
1972
Shaft's Big Score!

as Bumpy Jonas

1972
The Hot Rock

as Dr. Amusa

1972
Eagle in a Cage

as General Gourgaud

1971
Shaft

as Bumpy Jonas

1971
1971
The Sheriff

as Cliff Wilder

1971
Great Performances

as Milton Edwards

1970
WUSA

as Clotho

1968
Hawaii Five-O

as Willy Stone

1968
1964
Nothing But a Man

as Mill Hand