Al Freeman Jr.

Personal Info

Birthday

March 21, 1934

Day of Death

2012-08-09

(78 years old)

Place of Birth

San Antonio, Texas, USA

Also Known As

Al Freeman

Albert Cornelius Freeman Jr.

Albert C. Freeman Jr.

Al Freeman Jr.

Biography

Al Freeman, Jr. (March 21, 1934 – August 9, 2012) was an American actor and director.

Freeman made appearances in many films, such as My Sweet Charlie, Finian's Rainbow, and Malcolm X, and television series such as The Cosby Show, Law & Order, Homicide: Life on the Street and The Edge of Night. He is mostly recognized for his portrayal of Police Captain Ed Hall on the ABC soap opera, One Life to Live, a role he played from 1972 through 1985, with recurring roles in 1988 and 2000. He won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for that role, the first African-American actor to be so honored.

Known For

Law & Order

The Cosby Show

The Defenders

Adventures in Paradise

The F.B.I.

Homicide: Life on the Street

Kojak

The Millionaire

Filmography

1998
Down in the Delta
as Earl Sinclair
1996
Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored
as Poppa
1994
Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker
as Old Johnson Whittaker
1992
Malcolm X
as Elijah Muhammad
1989
Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice
as Narrator (voice)
1988
Seven Hours to Judgment
as Danny Larwin
1985
Perry Mason Returns
as Lt. Cooper
1971
A Fable
as The Leader
1970
My Sweet Charlie
as Charles Roberts
1969
Castle Keep
as Pvt. Allistair Piersall Benjamin
The Lost Man
as Dennis Lawrence
1968
Finian's Rainbow
as Howard
The Detective
as Robbie Loughlin
The World Premiere of 'Finian's Rainbow'
as Self
1966
Dutchman
as Clay
For Pete's Sake
as Harvey
1964
Ensign Pulver
as Taru
The Troublemaker
as Intern
Black Like Me
as Thomas Newcomb
1961
Sniper's Ridge
as Medic Gwathney
1960
This Rebel Breed
as Satchel
1958
Torpedo Run
as Sam Baker
The Broken Mask
as George