Al Freeman Jr.
Birthday
1934/03/21
Day of death
2012/08/09 (78 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
San Antonio, Texas, USA
Also know as
Al Freeman, Albert Cornelius Freeman Jr., Albert C. Freeman Jr.
Biography
Al Freeman, Jr. (March 21, 1934 – August 9, 2012) was an American actor and director. Freeman made appearances in many films, such as My Sweet Charlie, Finian's Rainbow, and Malcolm X, and television series such as The Cosby Show, Law & Order, Homicide: Life on the Street and The Edge of Night. He is mostly recognized for his portrayal of Police Captain Ed Hall on the ABC soap opera, One Life to Live, a role he played from 1972 through 1985, with recurring roles in 1988 and 2000. He won a Dayti...Read more
Acting
(1992) Malcolm X
as Elijah Muhammad
(1968) The Detective
as Robbie Loughlin
(1971) A Fable
as The Leader
(1966) Dutchman
as Clay
(1960) This Rebel Breed
as Satchel
(1968) The World Premiere of 'Finian's Rainbow'
as Self
(1998) Down in the Delta
as Earl Sinclair
(1996) Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored
as Poppa
(1970) The Chicago Conspiracy Trial
as ---
(1969) The Lost Man
as Dennis Lawrence
(1970) My Sweet Charlie
as Charles Roberts
(1964) The Troublemaker
as Intern
(1966) For Pete's Sake
as Harvey
(1969) Castle Keep
as Pvt. Allistair Piersall Benjamin
(1961) Sniper's Ridge
as Medic Gwathney
(1964) Black Like Me
as Thomas Newcomb
(1988) Seven Hours to Judgment
as Danny Larwin
(1993) Boy Meets Girl
as ---
(1958) The Broken Mask
as George
(1964) Ensign Pulver
as Taru
(1985) Perry Mason Returns
as Lt. Cooper
(1994) Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker
as Old Johnson Whittaker
(1968) Finian's Rainbow
as Howard
(1958) Torpedo Run
as Sam Baker
(1972) To Be Young, Gifted and Black
as ---
(1989) Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice
as Narrator (voice)
(1968) One Life to Live
as Capt. Ed Hall
(1990) Law & Order
as Reverend Thayer
(1965) The F.B.I.
as Alan Harmon
(1984) The Cosby Show
as Coach Ernie Scott
(1968) The Mod Squad
as ---
(1973) Kojak
as Donald Mosher
(1993) Homicide: Life on the Street
as Deputy Commissioner James Harris
(1975) Hot l Baltimore
as ---
(1955) The Millionaire
as Houseboy
(1959) Adventures in Paradise
as Para
(1967) Judd for the Defense
as ---
(1979) Roots: The Next Generations
as ---
(1961) The Defenders
as Charlton White
(1959) The DuPont Show with June Allyson
as Taxi Man
(1979) Roots: The Next Generations
as Malcolm X
(1990) Law & Order
as Stan Wallace
(1978) King
as Damon Lockwood