Acting credits
68
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Moses Gunn
Acting
Career Snapshot
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0.8
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Movies: 43Series: 25
TMDB ID: 6561
IMDb ID: nm0348214
Known for: Acting
Born: October 2, 1929
Died: December 16, 1993
Age: 64
Place of birth: St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1964 - 1993
Years active: 30
Average TMDB rating: 6.62
Wikidata: Q766783
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Moses Gunn.
Memphis
as Tio Wiggins
1992 Movie
6.1
Perfect Harmony
as Zeke
1991 Movie
6.8
Brother Future
as Isaac
1991 Movie
Murder Times Seven
as Sam Paxton
1990 Movie
6.6
The Women of Brewster Place
as Ben
1989 Movie
The Luckiest Man in the World
as Voice
1989 Movie
3.0
Dixie Lanes
as Isaac
1988 Movie
2.7
Leonard Part 6
as Giorgio
1987 Movie
4.5
Bates Motel
as Henry Watson
1987 Movie
6.9
Heartbreak Ridge
as Staff Sergeant Webster
1986 Movie
5.1
Certain Fury
as Dr. Freeman
1985 Movie
Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom
as Hannibal
1985 Movie
The House of Dies Drear
as River Lewis Darrow
1984 Movie
6.3
Firestarter
as Dr. Pynchot
1984 Movie
7.3
The Killing Floor
as Heavy Williams
1984 Movie
7.2
The NeverEnding Story
as Cairon - Empress' Servant
1984 Movie
5.8
Amityville II: The Possession
as Turner
1982 Movie
7.0
Ragtime
as Booker T. Washington
1981 Movie
6.4
The Ninth Configuration
as Maj. Nammack
1980 Movie
6.0
Remember My Name
as Pike
1978 Movie
3.0
Law of the Land
as Jacob
1976 Movie
The First Breeze of Summer
as Milton Edwards
1976 Movie
4.3
Aaron Loves Angela
as Ike
1975 Movie
The Secret of the Pond
as Sharbee
1975 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Moses Gunn.
8.1
Homicide: Life on the Street
as Risley Tucker • 1 eps
1993 Series
5.0
Snoops
as Chance Dennis Sr. • 1 eps
1989 Series
8.0
Tales from the Crypt
as Uncle Ezra Thornberry • 1 eps
1989 Series
5.0
The Women of Brewster Place
as Ben • 2 eps
1989 Series
6.6
A Man Called Hawk
13 eps
1989 Series
6.5
Amen
1 eps
1986 Series
7.0
The Cosby Show
as Dr. Lotus • 1 eps
1984 Series
7.4
Highway to Heaven
1 eps
1984 Series
6.8
Hotel
as Albert • 1 eps
1982 Series
8.3
Father Murphy
35 eps
1981 Series
7.6
Hill Street Blues
1 eps
1981 Series
The Contender
as George Beifus • 5 eps
1980 Series
7.0
Vega$
as Domo • 1 eps
1978 Series
7.4
Roots
as Kintango • 1 eps
1977 Series
7.5
Quincy, M.E.
1 eps
1976 Series
6.7
Switch
as Alexo • 1 eps
1975 Series
7.3
The Jeffersons
1 eps
1975 Series
6.4
Movin' On
1 eps
1974 Series
7.9
Little House on the Prairie
as Joe Kagan • 5 eps
1974 Series
8.0
Good Times
6 eps
1974 Series
7.7
Kung Fu
as Isaac Montola • 1 eps
1972 Series
6.8
Maude
1 eps
1972 Series
5.8
Great Performances
as Milton Edwards • 1 eps
1971 Series
7.1
McCloud
1 eps
1970 Series