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Samm-Art Williams
Acting
Born: January 20, 1946
Burgaw, North Carolina, USA
Biography
Samm-Art Williams (born Samuel Arthur Williams; January 20, 1946) is an American playwright and screenwriter, and a stage and film/TV actor and television producer. Much of his work concerns the African-American experience. He was nominated for a Tony Award and a Drama Desk Award for his play Home (1979), which moved from the Negro Ensemble Company to a Broadway production in 1980. In the mid-1980s, he received two Emmy nominations for his work for TV series. The Black Rep of St. Louis, Missouri produced the premier of his play The Montford Point Marine (2011). From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Known For
Dressed to Kill
as Subway Cop
Blood Simple
as Meurice
The Wanderers
as Roger
A Rage in Harlem
as Gus Parsons
Hot Resort
as Bill Martin
The Women of Brewster Place
as Cecil Garvin
Night of the Juggler
as Peep Show Bouncer
The Baron
as Rufus
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
as Jim
Cook & Peary: The Race to the Pole
as Matt Henson
