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The Color Purple (1985) -- The life and trials of a young African American Woman.

The Color Purple (1985) -- AllTrailers.net - Trailer (Flash)

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Overview

Date of Birth:

5 December 1933, New York City, New York, USA more

Date of Death:

6 March 1986, Los Angeles, California, USA more

Mini Biography:

Born in the Harlem section of New York City, joined the Navy, then studied... more

Trivia:

Voice for United Negro College Fund commercial: "...because a mind is... more

STARmeter:

Down 15% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win & 2 nominations more

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Actor, Self

"Silverhawks" (1986) TV series .... Hotwing / ... (unknown episodes)
Club Paradise (1986) .... Prime Minister Solomon Gundy
"ABC Afterschool Specials" .... Dr. Rancid (1 episode, 1986)
- Getting Even: A Wimp's Revenge (1986) TV episode .... Dr. Rancid
"Fortune Dane" .... Charles Dane (1 episode, 1986)
- Fortune Dane (1986) TV episode .... Charles Dane
"The Twilight Zone" .... Supervisor (segment "A Matter of Minutes") (1 episode, 1986)
... aka The New Twilight Zone (Australia)
- Monsters!/A Small Talent for War/A Matter of Minutes (1986) TV episode .... Supervisor (segment "A Matter of Minutes")
The Color Purple (1985) .... Old Mister Johnson
"Tales from the Darkside" .... Mars Gillis (1 episode, 1985)
- Parlour Floor Front (1985) TV episode .... Mars Gillis
"The Guiding Light" (1952) TV series .... Zamana (unknown episodes, 1984)
... aka Guiding Light (USA: new title)
A Soldier's Story (1984) .... Sergeant Waters
Fist of Fear, Touch of Death (1980) .... TV Anchorman
... aka Fist of Fear (USA: video box title)
... aka The Dragon and the Cobra (USA: video title)
The Hitter (1979) .... Nathan
Dawn of the Dead (1978) (uncredited) .... Narrator of Theatrical Trailer
... aka George A. Romero's Dawn of the Dead (UK: closing credits title) (USA: complete title)
... aka Dawn of the Living Dead
... aka The Zombies (Philippines: English title)
... aka Zombi (Italy)
... aka Zombie: Dawn of the Dead
... aka Zombies
... aka Zombies: Dawn of the Dead (UK: video box title)
Tarzoon, la honte de la jungle (1975) (voice: English version)
... aka Jungle Burger (UK)
... aka La honte de la jungle (France)
... aka Shame of the Jungle (USA)
... aka Tarzoon: Shame of the Jungle (USA)
The Challenge (1970) (TV) .... Clarence Opano
"General Hospital" (1963) TV series .... Douglas Burke (unknown episodes, 1969)
Che! (1969) .... Juan Almeida
"Daktari" .... Nyanza (1 episode, 1968)
- Once Upon a Fang (1968) TV episode .... Nyanza
"The Wild Wild West" .... Vidoq (1 episode, 1968)
- The Night of the Gruesome Games (1968) TV episode .... Vidoq

Self:

1980s
1970s

The 57th Annual Academy Awards (1985) (TV) .... Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Men of Bronze (1977) .... Narrator

Additional Details

Other Works:

TV commercial (voice) for United Negro College Fund (1984) more

Genres:

Drama | Action | Adventure | Comedy more

Plot Keywords:

Cult Favorite | African American | Beautiful Woman | Independent Film more

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