Raymond St. Jacques

Raymond St. Jacques
St. Jacques in Rawhide, 1965.
Born
James Arthur Johnson

(1930-03-01)March 1, 1930
DiedAugust 27, 1990(1990-08-27) (aged 60)
Resting placeForest Lawn Memorial Park
(Los Angeles, California)
EducationHillhouse High School
Alma materYale University
Occupations
  • Actor
  • director
  • producer
Years active1959–1990
Known forRawhide (as Simon Blake)
Coffin Ed Johnson – Cotton Comes to Harlem, Come Back, Charleston Blue
RelativesSterling St. Jacques (son)

Raymond St. Jacques (born James Arthur Johnson; March 1, 1930 – August 27, 1990) was an American actor, director and producer whose career spanned over thirty years on stage, film and television. St. Jacques is noted as the first African-American actor to appear in a regular role on a Western series. He portrayed Simon Blake on the eighth season of Rawhide (1965–1966).