Birthday
1946/01/20 (79 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Burgaw, North Carolina, USA
Also know as
Samm Art Williams, Samuel Arthur Williams
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, Missour...Read more
(1979) The Wanderers
as Roger
(1989) The Women of Brewster Place
as Cecil Garvin
(1984) Blood Simple
as Meurice
(1980) Dressed to Kill
as Subway Cop
(1983) Cook & Peary: The Race to the Pole
as Matt Henson
(1980) Night of the Juggler
as Peep Show Bouncer
(1977) The Baron
as Rufus
(1991) A Rage in Harlem
as Gus Parsons
(1985) Hot Resort
as Bill Martin
(1986) The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
as Jim
(1990) The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
as Thug
(1984) Miami Vice
as Lead DEA Agent
(1992) Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
as Samm