Moses Gunn

Moses Gunn

Acting

Born:
1929-10-02
Died:
1993-12-16
Place of birth:
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

Filmography

Homicide: Life on the Street

Homicide: Life on the Street

8.11993Risley Tucker
TV
Memphis

Memphis

8.01992Tio Wiggins
Movie
Perfect Harmony

Perfect Harmony

6.21991Zeke
Movie
Brother Future

Brother Future

7.21991Isaac
Movie
Murder Times Seven

Murder Times Seven

7.01990Sam Paxton
Movie
Snoops

Snoops

6.31989Chance Dennis Sr.
TV
Tales from the Crypt

Tales from the Crypt

8.01989Uncle Ezra Thornberry
TV
The Women of Brewster Place

The Women of Brewster Place

6.91989Ben
Movie
The Women of Brewster Place

The Women of Brewster Place

6.01989Ben
TV
The Luckiest Man in the World

The Luckiest Man in the World

8.01989Voice
Movie
A Man Called Hawk

A Man Called Hawk

7.01989
TV
Dixie Lanes

Dixie Lanes

4.01988Isaac
Movie
Leonard Part 6

Leonard Part 6

2.81987Giorgio
Movie
Bates Motel

Bates Motel

4.51987Henry Watson
Movie
Heartbreak Ridge

Heartbreak Ridge

6.91986Staff Sergeant Webster
Movie
Amen

Amen

6.61986
TV
Certain Fury

Certain Fury

5.11985Dr. Freeman
Movie
Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom

Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom

1985Hannibal
Movie
The Cosby Show

The Cosby Show

7.01984Joe Kendall
TV
Highway to Heaven

Highway to Heaven

7.41984
TV
The House of Dies Drear

The House of Dies Drear

8.01984River Lewis Darrow
Movie
Firestarter

Firestarter

6.31984Dr. Pynchot
Movie
The Killing Floor

The Killing Floor

8.01984Heavy Williams
Movie
The NeverEnding Story

The NeverEnding Story

7.21984Cairon - Empress' Servant
Movie
Amityville II: The Possession

Amityville II: The Possession

5.71982Turner
Movie
Hotel

Hotel

6.71982Albert
TV
American Playhouse

American Playhouse

6.61982Hannibal
TV
Ragtime

Ragtime

7.01981Booker T. Washington
Movie
Father Murphy

Father Murphy

8.11981
TV
Hill Street Blues

Hill Street Blues

7.61981
TV
The Contender

The Contender

9.01980George Beifus
TV
The Ninth Configuration

The Ninth Configuration

6.41980Maj. Nammack
Movie
Vega$

Vega$

7.01978Domo
TV
Remember My Name

Remember My Name

6.11978Pike
Movie
Roots

Roots

7.41977Kintango
TV
Quincy, M.E.

Quincy, M.E.

7.51976
TV
Law of the Land

Law of the Land

3.81976Jacob
Movie
The First Breeze of Summer

The First Breeze of Summer

7.01976Milton Edwards
Movie
Aaron Loves Angela

Aaron Loves Angela

5.41975Ike
Movie
The Secret of the Pond

The Secret of the Pond

1975Sharbee
Movie
Switch

Switch

6.61975Alexo
TV
Rollerball

Rollerball

6.31975Cletus
Movie
Carter's Army

Carter's Army

4.51975Pvt. Doc Hayes
Movie
Cornbread, Earl and Me

Cornbread, Earl and Me

6.81975Benjamin Blackwell
Movie
The Jeffersons

The Jeffersons

7.31975
TV
Movin' On

Movin' On

6.21974
TV
Little House on the Prairie

Little House on the Prairie

8.01974Joe Kagan
TV
Amazing Grace

Amazing Grace

6.81974Welton J Waters
Movie
Legacy of Blood

Legacy of Blood

1974Joe Mattingly
Movie
Good Times

Good Times

8.01974
TV
The Cowboys

The Cowboys

8.01974Jebediah Nightlinger
TV
The Iceman Cometh

The Iceman Cometh

6.21973Joe Mott
Movie
Moving Target

Moving Target

1973C.B. Evans
Movie
If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band

If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band

5.01972Mr. Miller
Movie
Kung Fu

Kung Fu

7.71972Isaac Montola
TV
Haunts of the Very Rich

Haunts of the Very Rich

5.51972Seacrist
Movie
Maude

Maude

6.91972
TV
Shaft's Big Score!

Shaft's Big Score!

6.11972Bumpy Jonas
Movie
The Hot Rock

The Hot Rock

6.51972Dr. Amusa
Movie
Eagle in a Cage

Eagle in a Cage

6.01972General Gourgaud
Movie