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Al Freeman Jr.

1934-03-21 – 2012-08-09

Portrait of Al Freeman Jr.
Al Freeman, Jr. in Hot L Baltimore in 1975Credit: ABC Network

Life & Legacy

Albert Cornelius Freeman Jr. (March 21, 1934 – August 9, 2012) was an American actor, director, and educator. A life member of The Actors Studio, Freeman appeared in a wide variety of plays, ranging from Leroi Jones' Slave/Toilet to Joe Papp's revivals of Long Day's Journey Into Night and Troilus and Cressida, and films, including My Sweet Charlie, Finian's Rainbow, and Malcolm X, as well as television series The Mod Squad, Kojak, and Maude, and a long-running role on the soap opera One Life to Live.

Occupation & Career

actor, screenwriter, television actor, film actor, film director, teacher, stage actor

Legacy Highlights

Employer

Howard University

Sources & Provenance

  1. Wikidata population candidate Q2118140 — wikidata View source

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