Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

70

Gender

Male

Birthday

1929-10-02

Day of Death

1993-12-16 (64 years old)

Place of Birth

St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.

Also Known As

Moses Gunn

Biography

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

Known For

The NeverEnding Story

The NeverEnding Story

Of Mice and Men

Of Mice and Men

Nothing But a Man

Nothing But a Man

The Killing Floor

The Killing Floor

Acting

Shaft

1971

Shaft

as

Bumpy Jonas

Shaft's Big Score!

1972

Shaft's Big Score!

as

Bumpy Jonas

Heartbreak Ridge

1986

Heartbreak Ridge

as

Staff Sergeant Webster

Firestarter

1984

Firestarter

as

Dr. Pynchot

Carter's Army

1975

Carter's Army

as

Pvt. Doc Hayes

Leonard Part 6

1987

Leonard Part 6

as

Giorgio

Ragtime

1981

Ragtime

as

Booker T. Washington

The NeverEnding Story

1984

The NeverEnding Story

as

Cairon - Empress' Servant

The Iceman Cometh

1973

The Iceman Cometh

as

Joe Mott

Cornbread, Earl and Me

1975

Cornbread, Earl and Me

as

Benjamin Blackwell

The Ninth Configuration

1980

The Ninth Configuration

as

Maj. Nammack

Of Mice and Men

1968

Of Mice and Men

as

Crooks

Amazing Grace

1974

Amazing Grace

as

Welton J Waters

Nothing But a Man

1964

Nothing But a Man

as

Mill Hand

Remember My Name

1978

Remember My Name

as

Pike

Bates Motel

1987

Bates Motel

as

Henry Watson

Certain Fury

1985

Certain Fury

as

Dr. Freeman

Perfect Harmony

1991

Perfect Harmony

as

Zeke

The Women of Brewster Place

1989

The Women of Brewster Place

as

Ben

Haunts of the Very Rich

1972

Haunts of the Very Rich

as

Seacrist

Aaron Loves Angela

1975

Aaron Loves Angela

as

Ike

Eagle in a Cage

1972

Eagle in a Cage

as

General Gourgaud

Brother Future

1991

Brother Future

as

Isaac

Rollerball

1975

Rollerball

as

Cletus

Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom

1985

Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom

as

Hannibal

Legacy of Blood

1974

Legacy of Blood

as

Joe Mattingly

The Great White Hope

1970

The Great White Hope

as

Scipio

Memphis

1992

Memphis

as

Tio Wiggins

The Hot Rock

1972

The Hot Rock

as

Dr. Amusa

Dixie Lanes

1988

Dixie Lanes

as

Isaac

The House of Dies Drear

1984

The House of Dies Drear

as

River Lewis Darrow

The Luckiest Man in the World

1989

The Luckiest Man in the World

as

Voice

Moving Target

1973

Moving Target

as

Law of the Land

1976

Law of the Land

as

Jacob

Wild Rovers

1971

Wild Rovers

as

Ben

The Killing Floor

1984

The Killing Floor

as

Heavy Williams

The Sheriff

1971

The Sheriff

as

Cliff Wilder

The First Breeze of Summer

1976

The First Breeze of Summer

as

Milton Edwards

If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band

1972

If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band

as

Mr. Miller

Amityville II: The Possession

1982

Amityville II: The Possession

as

Turner

WUSA

1970

WUSA

as

Clotho

Murder Times Seven

1990

Murder Times Seven

as

Sam Paxton

The Secret of the Pond

1975

The Secret of the Pond

as

Sharbee

Movin' On

Movin' On

as

Good Times

Good Times

as

A Man Called Hawk

A Man Called Hawk

as

Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O

as

Willy Stone

The Cosby Show

The Cosby Show

as

Dr. Lotus

Tales from the Crypt

Tales from the Crypt

as

Uncle Ezra Thornberry

Quincy, M.E.

Quincy, M.E.

as

The Jeffersons

The Jeffersons

as

Maude

Maude

as

Highway to Heaven

Highway to Heaven

as

Hill Street Blues

Hill Street Blues

as

Father Murphy

Father Murphy

as

Homicide: Life on the Street

Homicide: Life on the Street

as

Amen

Amen

as

Vega$

Vega$

as

Domo

Switch

Switch

as

Alexo

McCloud

McCloud

as

The Cowboys

The Cowboys

as

Jebediah Nightlinger

The Contender

The Contender

as

George Beifus

Roots

Roots

as

Kintango

The Cosby Show

The Cosby Show

as

Joe Kendall

Great Performances

Great Performances

as

Milton Edwards

Snoops

Snoops

as

Chance Dennis Sr.

Hotel

Hotel

as

Albert

Kung Fu

Kung Fu

as

Isaac Montola

Little House on the Prairie

Little House on the Prairie

as

Joe Kagan

The Women of Brewster Place

The Women of Brewster Place

as

Ben

Production

Crew

Directing