Lou Myers

Lou Myers

1935-09-26 – 2013-02-19 (age 77) Charleston, West Virginia
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Lou Myers (September 26, 1935 – February 19, 2013) was an American actor. He was typically typecast as a grumpy old man, but he appeared in many movies, stage plays television sitcoms, and dramas. He got his first break as an understudy in the Broadway play, The First Breeze of Summer as Reverend Mosley. He is perhaps best known as the feisty Mr. Vernon Gaines in the sitcom A Different World. Myers was also an accomplished pianist.

Myers was born in Cabin Creek, West Virginia, the son of Dorothy Jeffries (nΓ©e Brown).

Myers died at the Charleston Area Medical Center in West Virginia after battling pneumonia for several months.

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Known For

Volcano
Volcano

1997

as Pastor Lake

The Wedding Planner
The Wedding Planner

2001

as Burt Weinberg

Bulworth
Bulworth

1998

as Uncle Tyrone

Tin Cup
Tin Cup

1996

as Clint

It's Kind of a Funny Story
Dreams
Dreams

2013

as Mr. Harlan

How Stella Got Her Groove Back
The Fighting Temptations
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Sweet Oranges

2004

as Mr. King

Cobb
Cobb

1994

as Willie

Lackawanna Blues
Lackawanna Blues

2005

as Ol' Po Carl

Nobody Knows Anything!
Nobody Knows Anything!

2004

as Blue Smoke Jones

The Passion of Darkly Noon
The Piano Lesson
The Piano Lesson

1995

as Wining Boy

All About You
All About You

2001

as Toomie

Everything's Jake
The Baby Doll Night
The Baby Doll Night

2008

as Philip

A Private Affair
A Private Affair

2000

as Lawrence

The First Breeze of Summer
The First Breeze of Summer

1976

as Reverend Mosely