Moses Gunn
Acting
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Acting Credits
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
Filmography
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993
as Risley Tucker
Memphis
1992
as Tio Wiggins
Perfect Harmony
1991
as Zeke
Brother Future
1991
as Isaac
Murder Times Seven
1990
as Sam Paxton
The Women of Brewster Place
1989
as Ben
The Luckiest Man in the World
1989
as Voice
A Man Called Hawk
1989
Tales from the Crypt
1989
as Uncle Ezra Thornberry
Snoops
1989
as Chance Dennis Sr.
The Women of Brewster Place
1989
as Ben
Dixie Lanes
1988
as Isaac
Leonard Part 6
1987
as Giorgio
Bates Motel
1987
as Henry Watson
Heartbreak Ridge
1986
as Staff Sergeant Webster
Amen
1986
Certain Fury
1985
as Dr. Freeman
Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom
1985
as Hannibal
Firestarter
1984
as Dr. Pynchot
The NeverEnding Story
1984
as Cairon - Empress' Servant
The House of Dies Drear
1984
as River Lewis Darrow
The Killing Floor
1984
as Heavy Williams
The Cosby Show
1984
as Dr. Lotus
Highway to Heaven
1984
The Cosby Show
1984
as Joe Kendall
Amityville II: The Possession
1982
as Turner
Hotel
1982
as Albert
American Playhouse
1982
as Mill Hand
American Playhouse
1982
as Heavy Williams
American Playhouse
1982
as Hannibal
Ragtime
1981
as Booker T. Washington
Hill Street Blues
1981
Father Murphy
1981
The Ninth Configuration
1980
as Maj. Nammack
The Contender
1980
as George Beifus
Remember My Name
1978
as Pike
Vega$
1978
as Domo
Roots
1977
as Kintango
Law of the Land
1976
as Jacob
The First Breeze of Summer
1976
as Milton Edwards
Quincy, M.E.
1976
Carter's Army
1975
as Pvt. Doc Hayes
Cornbread, Earl and Me
1975
as Benjamin Blackwell
Aaron Loves Angela
1975
as Ike
Rollerball
1975
as Cletus
The Secret of the Pond
1975
as Sharbee
The Jeffersons
1975
Switch
1975
as Alexo
Amazing Grace
1974
as Welton J Waters
Legacy of Blood
1974
as Joe Mattingly
Movin' On
1974
Good Times
1974
The Cowboys
1974
as Jebediah Nightlinger
Little House on the Prairie
1974
as Joe Kagan
The Iceman Cometh
1973
as Joe Mott
Moving Target
1973
Shaft's Big Score!
1972
as Bumpy Jonas
Haunts of the Very Rich
1972
as Seacrist
Eagle in a Cage
1972
as General Gourgaud
The Hot Rock
1972
as Dr. Amusa
If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band
1972
as Mr. Miller
Maude
1972
Kung Fu
1972
as Isaac Montola
Shaft
1971
as Bumpy Jonas
Wild Rovers
1971
as Ben
The Sheriff
1971
as Cliff Wilder
Great Performances
1971
as Milton Edwards
The Great White Hope
1970
as Scipio
WUSA
1970
as Clotho
McCloud
1970
Hawaii Five-O
1969
as Willy Stone
Of Mice and Men
1968
as Crooks
Nothing But a Man
1964
as Mill Hand