Samm-Art Williams
Actor
- Born
- January 20, 1946 · Burgaw, North Carolina, USA
- Died
- May 13, 2024 (age 78)
Samm-Art Williams (born Samuel Arthur Williams; January 20, 1946) is an American playwright and screenwriter, and a stage and film/TV actor and television producer. Much of his work concerns the African-American experience.
He was nominated for a Tony Award and a Drama Desk Award for his play Home (1979), which moved from the Negro Ensemble Company to a Broadway production in 1980. In the mid-1980s, he received two Emmy nominations for his work for TV series. The Black Rep of St. Louis, Missouri produced the premier of his play The Montford Point Marine (2011).
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Known for
Blood Simple
January 18, 1985
Dressed to Kill
July 25, 1980
The Wanderers
July 13, 1979
A Rage in Harlem
May 3, 1991
Night of the Juggler
June 6, 1980
The Women of Brewster Place
March 19, 1989
Hot Resort
January 1, 1985
The Baron
January 1, 1977
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
February 10, 1986
A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion
February 17, 1982
Cook & Peary: The Race to the Pole
December 13, 1983
Summerdog
November 18, 1977
Acting12
- 1991A Rage in Harlem as Gus Parsons
- 1989The Women of Brewster Place as Cecil Garvin
- 1986The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn as Jim
- 1985Blood Simple as Meurice
- 1985Hot Resort as Bill Martin
- 1983Cook & Peary: The Race to the Pole as Matt Henson
- 1982A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion as Peter Poyas
- 1980Dressed to Kill as Subway Cop
- 1980Night of the Juggler as Peep Show Bouncer
- 1979The Wanderers