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. He left the show briefly to appear in the network's controversial sitcom Hot L Baltimore. During that period, "Ed" was played by another actor, Arthur Pendleton. He was also a director of One Life to Live, and was one of the first, if not the first, African-Americans to direct a soap opera.
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. He left the show briefly to appear in the network's controversial sitcom Hot L Baltimore. During that period, "Ed" was played by another actor, Arthur Pendleton. He was also a director of One Life to Live, and was one of the first, if not the first, African-Americans to direct a soap opera.
After leaving One Life to Live, Freeman appeared in the motion picture Down in the Delta. His Broadway theatre credits include Look to the Lilies, Blues for Mister Charlie, and Medea. His portrayal of Nation of Islam leader Elijah Muhammad in the motion picture Malcolm X earned him the 1995 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture. Coincidently, he had previously played Malcolm X in the 1979 miniseries, Roots: The Next Generations.
Freeman also taught acting as a professor at Howard University in Washington, D.C..
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Filmography (Movies)
Down in the Delta
Character:Earl Sinclair
Release Date:25/12/1998
Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored
Character:Poppa
Release Date:26/01/1996
Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker
Character:Old Johnson Whittaker
Release Date:26/02/1994
Boy Meets Girl
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1993
Malcolm X
Character:Elijah Muhammad
Release Date:18/11/1992
Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:24/10/1989
Seven Hours to Judgment
Character:Danny Larwin
Release Date:16/09/1988
Perry Mason Returns
Character:Lt. Cooper
Release Date:01/12/1985
To Be Young, Gifted and Black
Character:
Release Date:20/01/1972
A Fable
Character:The Leader
Release Date:20/03/1971
The Chicago Conspiracy Trial
Character:
Release Date:04/10/1970
My Sweet Charlie
Character:Charles Roberts
Release Date:20/01/1970
Castle Keep
Character:Pvt. Allistair Piersall Benjamin
Release Date:23/07/1969
The Lost Man
Character:Dennis Lawrence
Release Date:11/07/1969
Finian's Rainbow
Character:Howard
Release Date:09/10/1968
The Detective
Character:Robbie Loughlin
Release Date:28/05/1968
The World Premiere of 'Finian's Rainbow'
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1968
Dutchman
Character:Clay
Release Date:28/12/1966
For Pete's Sake
Character:Harvey
Release Date:14/10/1966
Ensign Pulver
Character:Taru
Release Date:31/07/1964
The Troublemaker
Character:Intern
Release Date:22/06/1964
Black Like Me
Character:Thomas Newcomb
Release Date:20/05/1964
Sniper's Ridge
Character:Medic Gwathney
Release Date:01/02/1961
This Rebel Breed
Character:Satchel
Release Date:19/03/1960
Torpedo Run
Character:Sam Baker
Release Date:24/10/1958
The Broken Mask
Character:George
Release Date:01/06/1958
Television Appearances
Homicide: Life on the Street
Character:Deputy Commissioner James Harris
Law & Order
Character:Reverend Thayer
Law & Order
Character:Stan Wallace
The Cosby Show
Character:Coach Ernie Scott
Roots: The Next Generations
Character:Malcolm X
King
Character:Damon Lockwood
Hot l Baltimore
Character:
Kojak
Character:Donald Mosher
The Mod Squad
Character:
One Life to Live
Character:Capt. Ed Hall
Judd for the Defense
Character:
The F.B.I.
Character:Alan Harmon
The Mike Douglas Show
Character:Self - Co-Host
The Defenders
Character:Charlton White
Adventures in Paradise
Character:Para
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
Character:Taxi Man
The Millionaire
Character:Houseboy
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