Lou Myers
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 26, 1935
- Died
- February 19, 2013 (aged 77)
- Birthplace
- Charleston, West Virginia
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Lou Myers (September 26, 1935 – February 19, 2013) was an American actor. He was typically typecast as a grumpy old man, but he appeared in many movies, stage plays television sitcoms, and dramas. He got his first break as an understudy in the Broadway play, The First Breeze of Summer as Reverend Mosley. He is perhaps best known as the feisty Mr. Vernon Gaines in the sitcom A Different World. Myers was also an accomplished pianist. Myers was born in Cabin Creek, West Virginia, the son of Dorothy Jeffries (née Brown). Myers died at the Charleston Area Medical Center in West Virginia after battling pneumonia for several months. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lou Myers (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
Dreams
Movie · as Mr. Harlan
It's Kind of a Funny Story
Movie · as Jimmy
The Baby Doll Night
Movie · as Philip
Lackawanna Blues
Movie · as Ol' Po Carl
Sweet Oranges
Movie · as Mr. King
Nobody Knows Anything!
Movie · as Blue Smoke Jones
The Fighting Temptations
Movie · as Homer T.
Eve
TV · as Deacon Peabody · 1 ep
The Wedding Planner
Movie · as Burt Weinberg
All About You
Movie · as Toomie
Philly
TV · 1 ep
Everything's Jake
Movie · as Abe
A Private Affair
Movie · as Lawrence
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
Movie · as Uncle Ollie
Bulworth
Movie · as Uncle Tyrone
Mama Flora's Family
TV · as Albie · 2 eps
Volcano
Movie · as Pastor Lake
Tin Cup
Movie · as Clint
Malcolm & Eddie
TV · 1 ep
The Jamie Foxx Show
TV · as Rubberneck Watson · 1 ep
The Sentinel
TV · as Billy Cates · 1 ep
The Passion of Darkly Noon
Movie · as Quincy
The Piano Lesson
Movie · as Wining Boy
JAG
TV · as Wendell Freeman III · 1 ep
Cobb
Movie · as Willie
ER
TV · as Mr. Urman · 1 ep
The Sinbad Show
TV · 1 ep
Living Single
TV · 1 ep
Thea
TV · 1 ep
A Different World
TV · as Vernon Gaines · 114 eps
The Cosby Show
TV · as Mr. Davis · 2 eps
The First Breeze of Summer
Movie · as Reverend Mosely
Great Performances
TV · as Reverend Mosely · 1 ep