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Al Freeman Jr.‌

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1934-03-21

Popularity

star1.5

Al Freeman Jr.

San Antonio, Texas, USA

Al Freeman Jr.

San Antonio, Texas, USA

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1934-03-21

Popularity

star1.5

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Al Freeman, Jr., M.Ed. (born Albert Cornelius Freeman, Jr. on March 21, 1934, in San Antonio, Texas) is an African-American actor and director. Freeman has made appearances in many films, such as My Sweet Charlie, Finian's Rainbow, and Malcolm X, and television series such as The Cosby Show, Law & Order, Homicide: Life on the Street and The Edge of Night. He is mostly recognized for his portrayal of Police Captain Ed Hall on the ABC soap opera, One Life to Live, a role he played from 1972 through 1985, with recurring roles in 1988 and 2000. He won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for that role, the first African-American actor to be so honored. He left the show briefly to appear in the network's controversial sitcom Hot L Baltimore. During that period, "Ed" was played by another actor, Arthur Pendleton. He was also a director of One Life to Live, and was one of the first, if not the first, African-Americans to direct a soap opera. After leaving One Life to Live, Freeman appeared in the motion picture Down in the Delta. His Broadway theatre credits include Look to the Lilies, Blues for Mister Charlie, and Medea. His portrayal of Nation of Islam leader Elijah Muhammad in the motion picture Malcolm X earned him the 1995 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture. Coincidently, he had previously played Malcolm X in the 1979 miniseries, Roots: The Next Generations. Freeman currently teaches acting as a professor at Howard University in Washington, D.C.. Description above from the Wikipedia article Al Freeman, Jr., licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movie Credits

Malcolm X

Malcolm X‌
star7.5
calendar 1992

The Detective

The Detective‌
star6.0
calendar 1968

A Fable

A Fable‌
star1.0
calendar 1971

Dutchman

Dutchman‌
star4.6
calendar 1966

This Rebel Breed

This Rebel Breed‌
star6.0
calendar 1960

The World Premiere of 'Finian's Rainbow'

The World Premiere of 'Finian's Rainbow'‌
star0.0
calendar 1968

Down in the Delta

Down in the Delta‌
star6.4
calendar 1998

Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored

Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored‌
star4.2
calendar 1996

The Chicago Conspiracy Trial

The Chicago Conspiracy Trial‌
star6.0
calendar 1970

The Lost Man

The Lost Man‌
star4.0
calendar 1969

My Sweet Charlie

My Sweet Charlie‌
star6.2
calendar 1970

The Troublemaker

The Troublemaker‌
star5.1
calendar 1964

For Pete's Sake

For Pete's Sake‌
star6.0
calendar 1966

Castle Keep

Castle Keep‌
star5.7
calendar 1969

Sniper's Ridge

Sniper's Ridge‌
star5.0
calendar 1961

Black Like Me

Black Like Me‌
star5.9
calendar 1964

Seven Hours to Judgment

Seven Hours to Judgment‌
star4.2
calendar 1988

Boy Meets Girl

Boy Meets Girl‌
star0.0
calendar 1993

The Broken Mask

The Broken Mask‌
star0.0
calendar 1958

Ensign Pulver

Ensign Pulver‌
star6.6
calendar 1964

Perry Mason Returns

Perry Mason Returns‌
star7.0
calendar 1985

Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker

Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker‌
star6.4
calendar 1994

Finian's Rainbow

Finian's Rainbow‌
star5.8
calendar 1968

Torpedo Run

Torpedo Run‌
star5.9
calendar 1958

To Be Young, Gifted and Black

To Be Young, Gifted and Black‌
star5.0
calendar 1972

Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice

Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice‌
star0.0
calendar 1989

Tv Credits

One Life to Live

One Life to Live‌
star7.5
calendar 1968

Law & Order

Law & Order‌
star7.4
calendar 1990

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.‌
star5.4
calendar 1965

The Cosby Show

The Cosby Show‌
star7.0
calendar 1984

The Mod Squad

The Mod Squad‌
star6.5
calendar 1968

Kojak

Kojak‌
star6.9
calendar 1973

Homicide: Life on the Street

Homicide: Life on the Street‌
star8.0
calendar 1993

Hot l Baltimore

Hot l Baltimore‌
star4.3
calendar 1975

The Millionaire

The Millionaire‌
star5.0
calendar 1955

Adventures in Paradise

Adventures in Paradise‌
star5.7
calendar 1959

Judd for the Defense

Judd for the Defense‌
star7.5
calendar 1967

Roots: The Next Generations

Roots: The Next Generations‌
star7.3
calendar 1979

The Defenders

The Defenders‌
star6.2
calendar 1961

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

The DuPont Show with June Allyson‌
star6.3
calendar 1959

Roots: The Next Generations

Roots: The Next Generations‌
star7.3
calendar 1979

Law & Order

Law & Order‌
star7.4
calendar 1990

King

King‌
star6.4
calendar 1978