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Albert Cornelius Freeman Jr. (March 21, 1934 – August 9, 2012) was an American actor, director, and educator.
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.
- January 1, 1
- San Antonio, Texas, USA
- January 1, 1
- Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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.
- Actor, Director, Writer
- August 9, 2012
- March 21, 1931
Aug 15, 2012 · Albert Cornelius Freeman Jr. was born on March 21, 1934, in San Antonio. After his parents, Albert and Lottie, divorced, he recalled, he spent much of his childhood shuttling between San Antonio,...
- Paul Vitello
Al Freeman, Jr., and actor of dignity and range who rose to prominence in the 1960s and 1970s, when opportunities for African-American stage actors expanded greatly, died Aug. 9. He was 78.
On January 8, 1960, Freeman married Sevara E. Clemon; they later divorced. Most of Freeman's roles during the period "were as an angry young militant." For Freeman, acting in such roles demonstrated his commitment to the civil rights struggle and to the values in which he believed.
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Born AibertCornelius Freeman Jr., March 21, 1934, in San Antonio, TX; son of Albert Cornelius (a jazz pianist) and Lottie Smette (Coleman) Freeman; married Sevara E. Clemon, January 8, 1960 (divorced).
