Al Freeman Jr. | |
|---|---|
 Freeman in 1975 | |
| Born | Albert Cornelius Freeman Jr. March 21, 1934 San Antonio, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | August 9, 2012 (aged 78) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Years active | 1958–2004 |
| Spouse |
Sevara E. Clemon
(m. 1960) |
Albert Cornelius Freeman Jr. (March 21, 1934 – August 9, 2012) was an American actor, director, and educator. A life member of The Actors Studio,[1] Freeman appeared in a wide variety of plays, ranging from Leroi Jones' Slave/Toilet to Joe Papp's revivals of Long Day's Journey Into Night and Troilus and Cressida, and films, including My Sweet Charlie, Finian's Rainbow, and Malcolm X, as well as television series and soap operas, such as One Life to Live, The Cosby Show, Law & Order, Homicide: Life on the Street and The Edge of Night.
- ^ Garfield, David (1980). "Appendix: Life Members of The Actors Studio as of January 1980". A Player's Place: The Story of The Actors Studio. New York: MacMillan Publishing Co., Inc. p. 278. ISBN 0-02-542650-8.