Acting
Moses Gunn
Born 1929-10-02
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Department: Acting
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
Prominent works featuring Moses Gunn
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The NeverEnding Story
1984
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Little House on the Prairie
1974
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Tales from the Crypt
1989
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Heartbreak Ridge
1986
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The Cosby Show
1984
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Firestarter
1984
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Rollerball
1975
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Homicide: Life on the Street
1993
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Great Performances
1971
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Hill Street Blues
1981
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (73 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Homicide: Life on the Street | Risley Tucker | TV Series | 1993 |
 | Memphis | Tio Wiggins | Movie | 1992 |
 | Perfect Harmony | Zeke | Movie | 1991 |
 | Brother Future | Isaac | Movie | 1991 |
 | Murder Times Seven | Sam Paxton | Movie | 1990 |
 | Snoops | Chance Dennis Sr. | TV Series | 1989 |
 | Tales from the Crypt | Uncle Ezra Thornberry | TV Series | 1989 |
 | The Women of Brewster Place | Ben | Movie | 1989 |
 | The Women of Brewster Place | Ben | TV Series | 1989 |
 | The Luckiest Man in the World | Voice | Movie | 1989 |
 | A Man Called Hawk | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1989 |
 | Dixie Lanes | Isaac | Movie | 1988 |
 | Leonard Part 6 | Giorgio | Movie | 1987 |
 | Bates Motel | Henry Watson | Movie | 1987 |
 | Heartbreak Ridge | Staff Sergeant Webster | Movie | 1986 |
 | Amen | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1986 |
 | Certain Fury | Dr. Freeman | Movie | 1985 |
 | Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom | Hannibal | Movie | 1985 |
 | The Cosby Show | Dr. Lotus | TV Series | 1984 |
| The Cosby Show | Joe Kendall | TV Series | 1984 |
 | Highway to Heaven | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1984 |
 | The House of Dies Drear | River Lewis Darrow | Movie | 1984 |
 | Firestarter | Dr. Pynchot | Movie | 1984 |
 | The Killing Floor | Heavy Williams | Movie | 1984 |
 | The NeverEnding Story | Cairon - Empress' Servant | Movie | 1984 |
 | Amityville II: The Possession | Turner | Movie | 1982 |
 | Hotel | Albert | TV Series | 1982 |
 | American Playhouse | Mill Hand | TV Series | 1982 |
| American Playhouse | Heavy Williams | TV Series | 1982 |
| American Playhouse | Hannibal | TV Series | 1982 |
 | Ragtime | Booker T. Washington | Movie | 1981 |
 | Father Murphy | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1981 |
 | Hill Street Blues | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1981 |
 | The Contender | George Beifus | TV Series | 1980 |
 | The Ninth Configuration | Maj. Nammack | Movie | 1980 |
 | Vega$ | Domo | TV Series | 1978 |
 | Remember My Name | Pike | Movie | 1978 |
 | Roots | Kintango | TV Series | 1977 |
 | Quincy, M.E. | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1976 |
 | Law of the Land | Jacob | Movie | 1976 |
 | The First Breeze of Summer | Milton Edwards | Movie | 1976 |
 | Aaron Loves Angela | Ike | Movie | 1975 |
 | The Secret of the Pond | Sharbee | Movie | 1975 |
 | Switch | Alexo | TV Series | 1975 |
 | Rollerball | Cletus | Movie | 1975 |
 | Carter's Army | Pvt. Doc Hayes | Movie | 1975 |
 | Cornbread, Earl and Me | Benjamin Blackwell | Movie | 1975 |
 | The Jeffersons | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1975 |
 | Movin' On | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1974 |
 | Little House on the Prairie | Joe Kagan | TV Series | 1974 |
 | Amazing Grace | Welton J Waters | Movie | 1974 |
 | Legacy of Blood | Joe Mattingly | Movie | 1974 |
 | Good Times | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1974 |
| The Cowboys | Jebediah Nightlinger | TV Series | 1974 | |
 | The Iceman Cometh | Joe Mott | Movie | 1973 |
 | Moving Target | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1973 |
 | If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band | Mr. Miller | Movie | 1972 |
 | Kung Fu | Isaac Montola | TV Series | 1972 |
 | Haunts of the Very Rich | Seacrist | Movie | 1972 |
 | Maude | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1972 |
 | Shaft's Big Score! | Bumpy Jonas | Movie | 1972 |
 | The Hot Rock | Dr. Amusa | Movie | 1972 |
 | Eagle in a Cage | General Gourgaud | Movie | 1972 |
 | Shaft | Bumpy Jonas | Movie | 1971 |
 | Wild Rovers | Ben | Movie | 1971 |
 | The Sheriff | Cliff Wilder | Movie | 1971 |
 | Great Performances | Milton Edwards | TV Series | 1971 |
 | The Great White Hope | Scipio | Movie | 1970 |
 | WUSA | Clotho | Movie | 1970 |
 | McCloud | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1970 |
 | Hawaii Five-O | Willy Stone | TV Series | 1969 |
 | Of Mice and Men | Crooks | Movie | 1968 |
 | Nothing But a Man | Mill Hand | Movie | 1964 |