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Al Freeman Jr., a star among a generation of black actors that emerged during the civil rights era, who made his mark in both drama and race relations with his portraits of some of the movement ...
Albert Cornelius Freeman Jr. (March 21, 1934 – August 9, 2012) was an American actor, director, and educator. A life member of The Actors Studio, [1] Freeman appeared in a wide variety of plays, ranging from Leroi Jones' Slave/Toilet to Joe Papp's revivals of Long Day's Journey Into Night and Troilus and Cressida, and films, including My Sweet Charlie, Finian's Rainbow, and Malcolm X, as ...
Aug 11, 2012 · Freeman was a faculty member at the university. She gave no details about the death of Freeman, who was 78 and taught acting at the Washington-based university, but said a statement would be ...
Aug 13, 2012 · The world has lost yet another Black legend. Actor, director and educator Al Freeman, Jr. passed away last week at the age of 78. Perhaps best known for his role as the Honorable Elijah Muhammad ...
Al Freeman Jr.. Actor: Malcolm X. Al Freeman, Jr. was an actor and director who was the first African American to win a Daytime Emmy Award for acting. His most famous role was that of Police Captain Ed Hall in the soap opera One Life to Live (1968), which brought him the Emmy in 1979. He was a regular on the soap from 1972 through 1987, and appeared off and...
- Actor, Director, Writer
- August 9, 2012
- March 21, 1931
Aug 11, 2012 · Actor Al Freeman Jr, perhaps best known for his portrayal of Nation of Islam leader Elijah Muhammad in Spike Lee's 1992 film Malcolm X, has died at the age of 78.
Al Freeman Jr.. Actor: Malcolm X. Al Freeman, Jr. was an actor and director who was the first African American to win a Daytime Emmy Award for acting. His most famous role was that of Police Captain Ed Hall in the soap opera One Life to Live (1968), which brought him the Emmy in 1979. He was a regular on the soap from 1972 through 1987, and ...
