Samm-Art Williams

Samm-Art Williams

1946-01-20 – 2024-05-13 (age 78) Burgaw, North Carolina, USA
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Biography

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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Blood Simple
Blood Simple

1985

as Meurice

Dressed to Kill
Dressed to Kill

1980

as Subway Cop

The Wanderers
The Wanderers

1979

as Roger

A Rage in Harlem
A Rage in Harlem

1991

as Gus Parsons

Night of the Juggler
Night of the Juggler

1980

as Peep Show Bouncer

Hot Resort
Hot Resort

1985

as Bill Martin

The Baron
The Baron

1977

as Rufus

The Women of Brewster Place
The Women of Brewster Place

1989

as Cecil Garvin

Cook & Peary: The Race to the Pole
Summerdog
Summerdog

1977

as Officer Brown