Moses Gunn
Acting1929St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Biography
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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.
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Known For
Acting History
1993
Homicide: Life on the Street
TVas Risley Tucker• 1 eps
1992
Memphis
as Tio Wiggins
1991
Brother Future
as Isaac
Perfect Harmony
as Zeke
1990
Murder Times Seven
as Sam Paxton
Tales from the Crypt
TVas Uncle Ezra Thornberry• 1 eps
1989
The Luckiest Man in the World
as Voice
The Cosby Show
TVas Joe Kendall• 1 eps
Snoops
TVas Chance Dennis Sr.
The Women of Brewster Place
TVas Ben
1988
Dixie Lanes
as Isaac
1987
1986
Heartbreak Ridge
as Staff Sergeant Webster
Hotel
TVas Albert• 1 eps
1985
Certain Fury
as Dr. Freeman
1984
The NeverEnding Story
as Cairon - Empress' Servant
The House of Dies Drear
as River Lewis Darrow
The Killing Floor
as Heavy Williams
Firestarter
as Dr. Pynchot
1982
Amityville II: The Possession
as Turner
1981
Ragtime
as Booker T. Washington
1980
The Ninth Configuration
as Maj. Nammack
The Contender
TVas George Beifus
1978
1977
1976
Law of the Land
as Jacob
The First Breeze of Summer
as Milton Edwards
Great Performances
TVas Milton Edwards• 1 eps
1975
Carter's Army
as Pvt. Doc Hayes
Aaron Loves Angela
as Ike
Rollerball
as Cletus
Cornbread, Earl and Me
as Benjamin Blackwell
The Secret of the Pond
as Sharbee
1974
1973
1972
Shaft's Big Score!
as Bumpy Jonas
Eagle in a Cage
as General Gourgaud
Haunts of the Very Rich
as Seacrist
The Hot Rock
as Dr. Amusa
If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band
as Mr. Miller
1971
1970
WUSA
as Clotho
The Great White Hope
as Scipio
1968
Of Mice and Men
as Crooks
1964
Nothing But a Man
as Mill Hand