Moses Gunn

Known for: Acting

Born: 1929-10-02 – 1993-12-16 (aged 64)

From: St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.

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

Filmography (70)

TV★ 8.1
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993
as Risley Tucker
MOVIE★ 8.0
Memphis
1992
as Tio Wiggins
MOVIE★ 6.2
Perfect Harmony
1991
as Zeke
MOVIE★ 7.2
Brother Future
1991
as Isaac
MOVIE★ 7.0
Murder Times Seven
1990
as Sam Paxton
TV★ 6.3
Snoops
1989
as Chance Dennis Sr.
TV★ 8.0
Tales from the Crypt
1989
as Uncle Ezra Thornberry
MOVIE★ 6.8
The Women of Brewster Place
1989
as Ben
TV★ 6.0
The Women of Brewster Place
1989
as Ben
MOVIE★ 8.0
The Luckiest Man in the World
1989
as Voice
TV★ 7.0
A Man Called Hawk
1989
MOVIE★ 4.0
Dixie Lanes
1988
as Isaac
MOVIE★ 2.9
Leonard Part 6
1987
as Giorgio
MOVIE★ 4.6
Bates Motel
1987
as Henry Watson
MOVIE★ 6.9
Heartbreak Ridge
1986
as Staff Sergeant Webster
TV★ 6.6
Amen
1986
MOVIE★ 5.2
Certain Fury
1985
as Dr. Freeman
MOVIE
Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom
1985
as Hannibal
TV★ 7.0
The Cosby Show
1984
as Dr. Lotus
TV★ 7.4
Highway to Heaven
1984
MOVIE★ 8.0
The House of Dies Drear
1984
as River Lewis Darrow
MOVIE★ 6.3
Firestarter
1984
as Dr. Pynchot
MOVIE★ 8.0
The Killing Floor
1984
as Heavy Williams
MOVIE★ 7.2
The NeverEnding Story
1984
as Cairon - Empress' Servant
MOVIE★ 5.8
Amityville II: The Possession
1982
as Turner
TV★ 6.8
Hotel
1982
as Albert
TV★ 6.6
American Playhouse
1982
as Mill Hand
MOVIE★ 7.0
Ragtime
1981
as Booker T. Washington
TV★ 8.1
Father Murphy
1981
TV★ 7.6
Hill Street Blues
1981
TV★ 9.0
The Contender
1980
as George Beifus
MOVIE★ 6.4
The Ninth Configuration
1980
as Maj. Nammack
TV★ 6.9
Vega$
1978
as Domo
MOVIE★ 6.1
Remember My Name
1978
as Pike
TV★ 7.3
Roots
1977
as Kintango
TV★ 7.5
Quincy, M.E.
1976
MOVIE★ 3.8
Law of the Land
1976
as Jacob
MOVIE★ 7.0
The First Breeze of Summer
1976
as Milton Edwards
MOVIE★ 5.4
Aaron Loves Angela
1975
as Ike
MOVIE
The Secret of the Pond
1975
as Sharbee
TV★ 6.6
Switch
1975
as Alexo
MOVIE★ 6.3
Rollerball
1975
as Cletus
MOVIE★ 4.4
Carter's Army
1975
as Pvt. Doc Hayes
MOVIE★ 6.8
Cornbread, Earl and Me
1975
as Benjamin Blackwell
TV★ 7.3
The Jeffersons
1975
TV★ 6.3
Movin' On
1974
TV★ 7.9
Little House on the Prairie
1974
as Joe Kagan
MOVIE★ 6.8
Amazing Grace
1974
as Welton J Waters
MOVIE
Legacy of Blood
1974
as Joe Mattingly
TV★ 8.0
Good Times
1974
TV★ 8.0
The Cowboys
1974
as Jebediah Nightlinger
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Iceman Cometh
1973
as Joe Mott
MOVIE
Moving Target
1973
MOVIE★ 5.0
If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band
1972
as Mr. Miller
TV★ 7.7
Kung Fu
1972
as Isaac Montola
MOVIE★ 5.5
Haunts of the Very Rich
1972
as Seacrist
TV★ 6.9
Maude
1972
MOVIE★ 6.1
Shaft's Big Score!
1972
as Bumpy Jonas
MOVIE★ 6.6
The Hot Rock
1972
as Dr. Amusa
MOVIE★ 6.0
Eagle in a Cage
1972
as General Gourgaud
MOVIE★ 6.4
Shaft
1971
as Bumpy Jonas
MOVIE★ 6.1
Wild Rovers
1971
as Ben
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Sheriff
1971
as Cliff Wilder
TV★ 6.1
Great Performances
1971
as Milton Edwards
MOVIE★ 6.3
The Great White Hope
1970
as Scipio
MOVIE★ 5.3
WUSA
1970
as Clotho
TV★ 7.2
McCloud
1970
TV★ 7.2
Hawaii Five-O
1968
as Willy Stone
MOVIE★ 9.0
Of Mice and Men
1968
as Crooks
MOVIE★ 7.4
Nothing But a Man
1964
as Mill Hand