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Moses Gunn
Acting
Born: October 2, 1929
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Moses Gunn, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Known For

The NeverEnding Story
as Cairon - Empress' Servant

Bates Motel
as Henry Watson

Heartbreak Ridge
as Staff Sergeant Webster

Firestarter
as Dr. Pynchot

Shaft
as Bumpy Jonas

Amityville II: The Possession
as Turner

The Ninth Configuration
as Maj. Nammack

Ragtime
as Booker T. Washington

Rollerball
as Cletus

Carter's Army
as Pvt. Doc Hayes