Moses Gunn
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 2, 1929
- Died
- December 16, 1993 (aged 64)
- Birthplace
- St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Biography
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.
Known For
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Filmography
Homicide: Life on the Street
TV · as Risley Tucker · 1 ep
Memphis
Movie · as Tio Wiggins
Perfect Harmony
Movie · as Zeke
Brother Future
Movie · as Isaac
Murder Times Seven
Movie · as Sam Paxton
The Women of Brewster Place
Movie · as Ben
The Luckiest Man in the World
Movie · as Voice
A Man Called Hawk
TV · 13 eps
Tales from the Crypt
TV · as Uncle Ezra Thornberry · 1 ep
Snoops
TV · as Chance Dennis Sr. · 1 ep
The Women of Brewster Place
TV · as Ben · 2 eps
Dixie Lanes
Movie · as Isaac
Leonard Part 6
Movie · as Giorgio
Bates Motel
Movie · as Henry Watson
Heartbreak Ridge
Movie · as Staff Sergeant Webster
Amen
TV · 1 ep
Certain Fury
Movie · as Dr. Freeman
Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom
Movie · as Hannibal
Firestarter
Movie · as Dr. Pynchot
The NeverEnding Story
Movie · as Cairon - Empress' Servant
The House of Dies Drear
Movie · as River Lewis Darrow
The Killing Floor
Movie · as Heavy Williams
The Cosby Show
TV · as Dr. Lotus, Joe Kendall · 1 ep
Highway to Heaven
TV · 1 ep
Amityville II: The Possession
Movie · as Turner
Hotel
TV · as Albert · 1 ep
American Playhouse
TV · as Mill Hand, Heavy Williams, Hannibal · 1 ep
Ragtime
Movie · as Booker T. Washington
Hill Street Blues
TV · 1 ep
Father Murphy
TV · 35 eps
The Ninth Configuration
Movie · as Maj. Nammack
The Contender
TV · as George Beifus · 5 eps
Remember My Name
Movie · as Pike
Vega$
TV · as Domo · 1 ep
Roots
TV · as Kintango · 1 ep
Law of the Land
Movie · as Jacob
The First Breeze of Summer
Movie · as Milton Edwards
Quincy, M.E.
TV · 1 ep
Carter's Army
Movie · as Pvt. Doc Hayes
Cornbread, Earl and Me
Movie · as Benjamin Blackwell
Aaron Loves Angela
Movie · as Ike
Rollerball
Movie · as Cletus
The Secret of the Pond
Movie · as Sharbee
The Jeffersons
TV · 1 ep
Switch
TV · as Alexo · 1 ep
Amazing Grace
Movie · as Welton J Waters
Legacy of Blood
Movie · as Joe Mattingly
Movin' On
TV · 1 ep
Good Times
TV · 6 eps
The Cowboys
TV · as Jebediah Nightlinger · 12 eps
Little House on the Prairie
TV · as Joe Kagan · 5 eps
The Iceman Cometh
Movie · as Joe Mott
Moving Target
Movie · as C.B. Evans
Shaft's Big Score!
Movie · as Bumpy Jonas
Haunts of the Very Rich
Movie · as Seacrist
Eagle in a Cage
Movie · as General Gourgaud
The Hot Rock
Movie · as Dr. Amusa
If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band
Movie · as Mr. Miller
Maude
TV · 1 ep
Kung Fu
TV · as Isaac Montola · 1 ep
Shaft
Movie · as Bumpy Jonas
Wild Rovers
Movie · as Ben
The Sheriff
Movie · as Cliff Wilder
Great Performances
TV · as Milton Edwards · 1 ep
The Great White Hope
Movie · as Scipio
WUSA
Movie · as Clotho
McCloud
TV · 1 ep
Hawaii Five-O
TV · as Willy Stone · 1 ep
Of Mice and Men
Movie · as Crooks
Nothing But a Man
Movie · as Mill Hand