Al Freeman Jr.

Al Freeman Jr.

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.
Known For: Acting
Birthday: 1934-03-21
Place of Birth: San Antonio, Texas, USA
Also Known As: Al Freeman, Albert Cornelius Freeman Jr., Albert C. Freeman Jr.

Movies List of Al Freeman Jr.

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Malcolm X

1992 Movie
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The Detective

1968 Movie
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A Fable

1971 Movie
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Dutchman

1966 Movie
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This Rebel Breed

1960 Movie
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Down in the Delta

1998 Movie
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The Lost Man

1969 Movie
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My Sweet Charlie

1970 Movie
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The Troublemaker

1964 Movie
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For Pete's Sake

1966 Movie
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Castle Keep

1969 Movie
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Sniper's Ridge

1961 Movie
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Black Like Me

1964 Movie
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Boy Meets Girl

1993 Movie
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The Broken Mask

1958 Movie
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Ensign Pulver

1964 Movie
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Perry Mason Returns

1985 Movie
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Finian's Rainbow

1968 Movie
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Torpedo Run

1958 Movie