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Dennis Dexter Haysbert (born June 2, 1954) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as baseball player Pedro Cerrano in the Major League film trilogy, Secret Service agent Tim Collin in the political thriller film Absolute Power, Sergeant Major Jonas Blane on the CBS military action drama series The Unit, God on the Netflix show Lucifer, and President David Palmer on the first five ...
This is a list of African-American actors by alphabetical order. To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article and/or references showing the person is African American and a notable actor.
Isaiah Amir Mustafa (born February 11, 1974) [1] is an American actor and former American football wide receiver. [2] Mustafa is widely known as the main character in a series of Old Spice television commercials, "The Man Your Man Could Smell Like".
Louis Gossett Jr, the first Black man to win an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, has died aged 87.. The star died on Thursday night (28 March) in Santa Monica, California, according to his nephew ...
His highest profile was during the 1930s in films and on stage, when his persona of Stepin Fetchit was billed as the "Laziest Man in the World". Perry parlayed the Fetchit persona into a successful film career, becoming the first black actor to earn $1 million. He was also the first black actor to receive featured screen credit in a film. [4] [5]
Garrett Isaac Morris [2] [3] (born February 1, 1937) is an American actor, comedian and singer. He was part of the original cast and was the first Black cast member of the sketch comedy program Saturday Night Live, appearing from 1975 to 1980. He also played Jimmy on The Jeffersons (1983–1984).
Michael Kenneth Williams (November 22, 1966 – September 6, 2021) was an American actor. He rose to fame for his acclaimed portrayals of Omar Little on the HBO drama series The Wire (2002–2008) and Albert "Chalky" White on the HBO series Boardwalk Empire (2010–2014).
The New Orleans-born actor played Black Manta in “Aquaman” (2018) and “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom” (2023), Doctor Manhattan in the HBO series “Watchmen” (2019) and is even set to ...