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Overview
Date of Birth:
20 January
1946
,
Burgaw, North Carolina, USA
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Trivia:
Was nominated for Broadway's 1980 Tony Award as author of Best Play nominee...
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Awards:
Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys.
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Filmography
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Producer:
"The Good News"
(executive producer) (1 episode, 1997)
... aka Good News
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Writing on the Wall
(1997)
TV episode
(executive producer)
"Martin"
(executive producer) (2 episodes, 1995-1996)
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The Tooth Will Set You Free
(1996)
TV episode
(executive producer)
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Girfriend
(1995)
TV episode
(executive producer)
"Hangin' with Mr. Cooper"
(co-executive producer) (1 episode, 1993)
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Limpin' Lizards
(1993)
TV episode
(co-executive producer)
"The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air"
(supervising producer) (19 episodes, 1991-1992) (producer) (16 episodes, 1990-1992) (co-executive producer) (13 episodes, 1992-1993)
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Ain't No Business Like Show Business
(1993)
TV episode
(co-executive producer)
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You Bet Your Life
(1993)
TV episode
(co-executive producer)
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The Alma Matter
(1993)
TV episode
(co-executive producer)
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Winner Takes Off
(1993)
TV episode
(co-executive producer)
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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way Home from the Forum
(1992)
TV episode
(co-executive producer)
(
43 more
)
Writer:
1990s
1980s
"The Good News"
(1 episode, 1997)
... aka Good News
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Ashes to Ashes
(1997)
TV episode
(writer)
"Martin"
(1 episode, 1997)
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Waiting, Debating & Ovulating
(1997)
TV episode
(writer)
"The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air"
(9 episodes, 1990-1993)
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'Twas the Night Before Christening
(1993)
TV episode
(writer)
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You Bet Your Life
(1993)
TV episode
(writer)
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Boyz in the Woods
(1992)
TV episode
(writer)
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Here Comes the Judge
(1992)
TV episode
(writer)
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Those Were the Days
(1992)
TV episode
(writer)
(
4 more
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"Frank's Place"
(4 episodes, 1987-1988)
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The King of Wall Street
(1988)
TV episode
(written by)
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Cultural Exchange
(1988)
TV episode
(written by)
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I.O.U.
(1987)
TV episode
(written by)
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Frank Joins the Club
(1987)
TV episode
(written by)
"Cagney & Lacey"
(1 episode, 1987)
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The City Is Burning
(1987)
TV episode
(written by)
"Tall Tales & Legends"
(1 episode, 1986)
... aka Shelley Duvall's Tall Tales & Legends (USA: complete title)
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John Henry
(1986)
TV episode
(writer)
Solomon Northup's Odyssey
(1984) (TV) (teleplay)
... aka Half-Slave, Half-Free
Actor:
1990s
1980s
1970s
A Rage in Harlem
(1991) .... Gus Parsons
"The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air"
.... Thug (1 episode, 1990)
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Someday Your Prince Will Be in Effect: Part 2
(1990)
TV episode
.... Thug
"Equal Justice"
.... Judge Alvin MacArthur (1 episode, 1990)
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The Price of Justice
(1990)
TV episode
.... Judge Alvin MacArthur
The Women of Brewster Place
(1989) (TV) .... Cecil Garvin
"Frank's Place"
.... Sheriff (1 episode, 1987)
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Food Fight
(1987)
TV episode
.... Sheriff
"Miami Vice"
.... Lead DEA Agent (1 episode, 1987)
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Knock, Knock, Who's There?
(1987)
TV episode
.... Lead DEA Agent
"227"
.... Jim Manning (1 episode, 1987)
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A Matter of Choice
(1987)
TV episode
.... Jim Manning
"Mike Hammer"
(1 episode, 1986)
... aka Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer (USA: complete title)
... aka The New Mike Hammer (USA: new title)
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Harlem Nocturne
(1986)
TV episode
Hot Resort
(1985) .... Bill Martin
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
(1985) (TV) .... Jim
Blood Simple.
(1984) .... Meurice
Cook & Peary: The Race to the Pole
(1983) (TV) .... Matt Henson
"ABC Afterschool Specials"
.... Cop (1 episode, 1981)
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The Color of Friendship
(1981)
TV episode
.... Cop
Dressed to Kill
(1980) .... Subway Cop
Night of the Juggler
(1980) (as Samm Art Williams) .... Peep Show Bouncer
... aka New York Killer (UK: video title)
... aka Pursued (Canada: English title)
The Wanderers
(1979) .... Roger
The Baron
(1977) .... Rufus
... aka Baron Wolfgang von Tripps
... aka Black Cue
Soundtrack:
Accidental Hero: Room 408
(2001) (writer: "Home")
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