Samm-Art Williams

Birthday: 1946-01-20
Birthplace: Burgaw, North Carolina, USA
Gender: Male
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Samm-Art Williams (born Samuel Arthur Williams; January 20, 1946) is an American playwright and screenwriter, and a stage and film/TV actor and television producer. Much of his work concerns the African-American experience.

He was nominated for a Tony Award and a Drama Desk Award for his play Home (1979), which moved from the Negro Ensemble Company to a Broadway production in 1980. In the mid-1980s, he received two Emmy nominations for his work for TV series. The Black Rep of St. Louis, Missouri produced the premier of his play The Montford Point Marine (2011).

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Credits

Year Title Character
1991-05-03 A Rage in Harlem Gus Parsons
1989-03-19 The Women of Brewster Place Cecil Garvin
1986-02-10 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Jim
1985-01-01 Hot Resort Bill Martin
1984-03-26 Blood Simple Meurice
1983-12-13 Cook & Peary: The Race to the Pole Matt Henson
1980-07-25 Dressed to Kill Subway Cop
1980-06-06 Night of the Juggler Peep Show Bouncer
1979-07-13 The Wanderers Roger
1977-01-01 The Baron Rufus