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Biography
Tall, mustachioed, highly likable African-American staple of 1970s and 80s television, most typically in roles as fairly average joes who explode at the crazed…
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Born
12/14/1938
Birth Name
Gender
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Credits
Star
(4)
Role
227
Lester Jenkins
S 5: Ep 24
No Place Like Home
5/6/90
S 5: Ep 23
The Class of '90
4/29/90
S 5: Ep 22
Nightmare on 227
4/21/90
S 5: Ep 21
Gone Fishing
2/24/90
S 5: Ep 20
You Gotta Have Art
2/17/90
+ 111 More Credits
Private Benjamin
Sergeant Ted Ross
S 3: Ep 13
Judy's Cousin
1/10/83
S 3: Ep 12
Take My Mother, Please
1/3/83
S 3: Ep 11
Sacred Land
12/27/82
S 3: Ep 10
Tank's Soldier
12/13/82
S 3: Ep 9
The Talent Show
11/29/82
+ 34 More Credits
Roots: The Next Generations
Aleck Haley
S 1: Ep 3
Part 3
2/20/79
On the Rocks (1975)
DeMott
S 1: Ep 21
The Desperate Hours
2/23/76
S 1: Ep 11
The Great Escape
11/27/75
S 1: Ep 10
Homesick Blues
11/20/75
S 1: Ep 9
Sullivan's Finest Hour
11/13/75
S 1: Ep 8
Dear John
10/30/75
+ 3 More Credits
Recurring Role
(3)
Role
The Sinbad Show
Rudy Bryan
S 1: Ep 14
David Goes Skiing
1/27/94
S 1: Ep 9
Shades of Acceptance
11/18/93
S 1: Ep 8
I Coulda Been the Man
11/11/93
S 1: Ep 6
Strictly Business
10/21/93
S 1: Ep 5
My Daughter's Keeper
10/14/93
+ 1 More Credits
The Waltons
Harley Foster
S 9: Ep 1
The Outrage (1)
11/27/80
S 9: Ep 2
The Outrage (2)
11/27/80
S 6: Ep 24
The Return (2)
3/16/78
S 6: Ep 23
The Return (1)
3/16/78
S 6: Ep 20
The Family Tree
2/9/78
+ 3 More Credits
Sanford and Son
Officer Smith "Smitty"
S 6: Ep 12
Here Today, Gone Today
12/7/76
S 6: Ep 3
The Hawaiian Connection (3)
10/1/76
S 5: Ep 13
The Oddfather
1/2/76
S 4: Ep 20
My Brother-in-Law's Keeper
2/14/75
S 4: Ep 15
Once a Thief
12/27/74
+ 15 More Credits
Guest Star
(42)
Role
Moonlight
Detective Bobby Desmond
S 1: Ep 2
Out of the Past
10/5/07
Moesha
Grandpa Roosevelt Mitchell
S 3: Ep 2
(Grand)Poppa Don't Take No Mess
8/26/97
Suddenly Susan
Jim
S 1: Ep 3
The Best Laid Plans
10/3/96
Minor Adjustments
Nathaniel Aimes
S 1: Ep 11
A Fish Story
2/6/96
Tales from the Crypt
Nick Ciola
S 6: Ep 6
The Bribe
11/23/94
The Sinbad Show
Rudy Bryan
S 1: Ep 10
It's My Party, I'll Cry If I Want To
12/9/93
L.A. Law
Councilman Cooke
S 7: Ep 2
Second Time Around
10/29/92
Night Court
Head Bailiff Reedy
S 8: Ep 13
Bringing Down Baby
1/4/91
Magnum, P.I.
Uncle Dave
S 8: Ep 12
Resolutions
5/1/88
Hill Street Blues
Ken Edwards
S 6: Ep 15
I Want My Hill Street Blues
2/6/86
Gimme a Break!
Dr. Phil Gray
S 4: Ep 10
Julie's Lie
12/1/84
The Jeffersons
Kent Tobin
S 11: Ep 5
Some Enchanted Evening
11/18/84
The Dukes of Hazzard
Jonas Jones
S 6: Ep 22
Cooter's Confession
3/24/84
The ABC Afterschool Special
Tony Grant
S 12: Ep 3
The Celebrity and the Arcade Kid
11/9/83
ABC Weekend Specials
George Stowe
S 6: Ep 6
All the Money in the World
3/19/83
Tattletales
Himself
S 7: Ep 7
October 21, 1982
10/21/82
T.J. Hooker
Officer Brian
S 1: Ep 1
The Protectors
3/13/82
Sanford
Officer "Smitty" Smith
S 2: Ep 12
To Keep a Thief
7/10/81
S 2: Ep 10
Cal's Illegal Alien
6/26/81
S 2: Ep 7
Gaslight
6/5/81
S 2: Ep 4
Cal the Coward
1/23/81
S 1: Ep 10
The Ring
5/10/80
The ABC Afterschool Special
Mr. Carter
S 9: Ep 6
Run, Don't Walk
3/4/81
Knots Landing
Store Owner
S 1: Ep 13
Bottom of the Bottle (2)
3/27/80
S 1: Ep 12
Bottom of the Bottle (1)
3/20/80
The White Shadow
Mr. Judd
S 2: Ep 4
Sudden Death
10/8/79
What's Happening!!
Sam Logan
S 3: Ep 17
The Eviction
3/9/79
Good Times
Frank Mitchell
S 6: Ep 7
J.J. the Teacher
10/21/78
Quincy, M.E.
Dr. Carmichael
S 2: Ep 9
The Hot Dog Murder
4/22/77
The Jeffersons
Michael
S 3: Ep 20
Louise's Friend
2/28/77
Most Wanted
Guest Star
S 1: Ep 14
The Tunnel Killer
2/19/77
S.W.A.T.
Bo Tate
S 1: Ep 13
Sole Survivor
5/26/75
Kung Fu
Caleb Brown
S 3: Ep 19
The Last Raid
4/26/75
S 2: Ep 1
The Well
9/27/73
Caribe
Tom Clayburn
S 1: Ep 8
School For Killers
4/7/75
Gunsmoke
Widge
S 20: Ep 20
Hard Labor
2/24/75
Harry O
Clarence
S 1: Ep 19
Double Jeopardy
2/13/75
S 1: Ep 17
Sound of Trumpets
1/30/75
S 1: Ep 3
Guardian at the Gates
9/26/74
Good Times
Willie Washington
S 2: Ep 15
Florida Goes to School
1/7/75
Harry O
Sgt. Earl Danning
S 1: Ep 6
Eyewitness
10/17/74
Police Woman (1978)
George Thomas
S 1: Ep 5
Anatomy of Two Rapes
10/11/74
Cannon
Freedom Jones
S 3: Ep 23
Bobby Loved Me
2/27/74
Good Times
Tom
S 1: Ep 3
Getting Up the Rent
2/22/74
Cannon
Guest Star
S 3: Ep 17
Photo Finish
1/2/74
S 1: Ep 12
Death Is a Double Cross
12/7/71
The Magician
Guest Star
S 1: Ep 8
The Man Who Lost Himself
12/11/73
The New Dick Van Dyke Show
Burglar
S 2: Ep 3
The Great Prestoni
10/1/72
That Girl (1966)
John
S 5: Ep 22
Two For the Money
3/5/71
That Girl (1966)
Herbie
S 5: Ep 21
Stag Party
2/26/71
That Girl (1966)
Court Clerk
S 4: Ep 23
Gone-A-Courtin'
3/5/70
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