Samm-Art Williams
Samm Art Williams | Samuel Arthur Williams
About the person
Career:
Acting
Date of birth:1946-01-20
Place of birth:Burgaw, North Carolina, USA
Gender:Male
Popularity:0
Date of death2024-05-13
78Biography
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).
Filmography
Rating by year
- Hangin' with Mr. CooperSamm1992-09-226.736
- A Rage in HarlemGus Parsons1991-05-035.457
- The Fresh Prince of Bel-AirThug1990-09-107.92,467
- The Women of Brewster PlaceCecil Garvin1989-03-196.821
- The Women of Brewster PlaceCecil Garvin1989-03-196.02
- The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnJim1986-02-106.65
- Blood SimpleMeurice1985-01-187.31,635
- Hot ResortBill Martin1985-01-013.014
- Miami ViceLead DEA Agent1984-09-167.5511
- Cook & Peary: The Race to the PoleMatt Henson1983-12-136.01
- A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's RebellionPeter Poyas1982-02-177.02
- Dressed to KillSubway Cop1980-07-257.01,119
- Night of the JugglerPeep Show Bouncer1980-06-066.632
- The WanderersRoger1979-07-136.9228
- SummerdogOfficer Brown1977-11-189.01
- The BaronRufus1977-01-015.65