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Al Freeman Jr.
Highest Rated: 100% The Detective (1968)
Lowest Rated: 40% Castle Keep (1969)
Birthday: Mar 21, 1934
Birthplace: San Antonio, Texas, USA
Al Freeman Jr., son of actor Al Freeman, began his own acting career in 1958. He worked on several television shows before appearing in the 1964 film "Black Like Me," an adaptation of John Howard Griffin's classic nonfiction account of racial attitudes in the late '50s. Several years later, Freeman played the role of Howard in Francis Ford Coppola's Oscar-nominated film "Finian's Rainbow" starring Fred Astaire. Freeman landed his first major part in 1970, with the title role in "My Sweet Charlie" costarring Patty Duke; he earned his first Emmy nomination for his performance. He received his second Emmy nom in 1979, playing Malcolm X on the acclaimed miniseries "Roots: The Next Generations." Freeman played other important characters in the Civil Rights struggle as well, in the miniseries "King" and in Spike Lee's film "Malcolm X," where he portrayed Malcolm X's spiritual teacher, Elijah Muhammad. In addition to his acting work, Freeman has directed episodes of the long-running soap opera "One Life to Live," and teaches acting at Howard University.
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Filmography
Movies
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76% |
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Down in the Delta | Earl Sinclair (Character) | $5.7M | 1998 |
71% |
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Once Upon A Time... When We Were Colored | Poppa (Character) | $65.1K | 1995 |
No Score Yet |
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Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker | Old Johnson Whittaker (Character) | - | 1994 |
No Score Yet |
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Boy Meets Girl | Unknown (Character) | - | 1993 |
88% |
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Malcolm X | Elijah Muhammad (Character) | $47.1M | 1992 |
No Score Yet |
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Seven Hours to Judgment | Danny Larwin (Character) | - | 1988 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | My Sweet Charlie | Charles Roberts (Character) | - | 1970 |
40% |
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Castle Keep | Pvt. Allistair Piersall Benjamin (Character) | - | 1969 |
No Score Yet |
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The Lost Man | Dennis Lawrence (Character) | - | 1969 |
100% |
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The Detective | Robbie (Character) | - | 1968 |
53% |
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Finian's Rainbow | Howard (Character) | - | 1968 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | For Pete's Sake! | Unknown (Character) | - | 1966 |
No Score Yet |
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Dutchman | Clay (Character) | - | 1966 |
No Score Yet |
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Ensign Pulver | Taru (Character) | - | 1964 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Tell It Like It Is | Narrator | - | 1964 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Sniper's Ridge | Medic Gwathney (Character) | - | 1961 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Broken Mask | George (Character) | - | 1958 |
TV
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No Score Yet | 83% | Law & Order | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1990 2004 |
91% | 90% | Homicide: Life on the Street | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1997 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | King | Unknown (Character) | 1978 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Kojak | Donald Mosher (Guest Star) | 1976 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hot L Baltimore | Charles Bingham (Character) | 1975 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Maude | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1974 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mod Squad | Jessie Cook (Guest Star) | 1972 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Judd for the Defense | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1969 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mr. Novak | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1965 |