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The Cherokee Kid
''The Cherokee Kid'' is a 1996 American made for television western film directed by Paris Barclay for HBO. The film's stars were Sinbad, James Coburn, Burt Reynolds, Gregory Hines, A Martinez, Ernie Hudson, Dawnn Lewis and Vanessa Bell Calloway. Plot The Cherokee Kid, a notorious gunslinger, faces off in a showdown against The Undertaker in Larabee, Texas. A few unheard words are exchanged and they take their places. They both draw and the Cherokee Kid falls, much to the delight of land-grabber Bloomington. Bloomington is more than willing to give the Undertaker more than the stipulated reward, yet the Undertaker insists on allowing the Cherokee Kid to receive a proper eulogy, which will be done the next day at noon. Several people attend the funeral, including Reverend Peel and his wife, who adopted and raised him, Nat Love and his gang, and several others. It is then that Juan Nepomuceno Cortina begins the eulogy. The Cherokee Kid was born Isaiah Turner, he and his family ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Kazurinsky
Timothy James Kazurinsky (born March 3, 1950) is an American actor, comedian and screenwriter best known as a cast member and writer on ''Saturday Night Live'' and for his role as Carl Sweetchuck in the ''Police Academy'' films. Early life Kazurinsky was born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. His father, who was American-born, was of Polish descent, and his mother was an Australian war bride. He spent most of his childhood in Australia, where he attended Birrong Boys High School. When he was 16, he moved to America by himself. He completed his education, graduating from Greater Johnstown High School in 1967. Kazurinsky worked as a reporter for the '' Johnstown Tribune-Democrat'', then as a copywriter for a St. Louis, Missouri, department store. He moved to Chicago and began working for Leo Burnett Worldwide in its advertising department. Seeking to gain confidence presenting ad pitches, Kazurinsky enrolled in an improv class at The Second City, where he became a member of the mainsta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nat Love
Nat Love (June 14, 1854 – February 11, 1921) was an American cowboy and writer active in the period following the American Civil War, Civil War. His reported exploits have made him one of the more famous heroes of the American frontier, Old West. Early life Nat Love, (pronounced "Nate") was born into Slavery in the United States, slavery on the Plantation complexes in the Southern United States, plantation of Robert Love in Davidson County, Tennessee on June 14, 1854.''The Real 'Deadwood Dick' '' Black Hills Visitor online; accessed September 2019 His father was a slave foreman who worked in the plantation's fields, and his mother the manager of its kitchen. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Lee Minor
Robert Lee Minor (born January 1, 1944) is an American stunt performer, television and film actor, best known for doubling many African-American celebrities such as: Jim Brown, Fred Williamson, Bernie Mac, Danny Glover, Carl Weathers, Roger E. Mosley and John Amos. Minor was born in Birmingham, Alabama, and made his first television appearance in 1973 on the television program, ''Search'', then appeared in tons of shows such as: '' McCloud'', ''Barnaby Jones'', ''The Six Million Dollar Man'', ''Wonder Woman'', ''Eight Is Enough'', ''Magnum, P.I.'' and ''Starsky & Hutch'' among other popular television programs. Filmography Stunt Performing Here is a list of stunt performances Bob Minor has done: * ''Beyond the Valley of the Dolls'' (1970) * ''Blacula'' (1972) * ''Hammer'' (1972) * ''Come Back, Charleston Blue'' (1972) * '' Black Gunn'' (1972) * '' Black Caesar'' (1973) * '' Live and Let Die'' (1973) * ''Cleopatra Jones'' (1973) * ''Detroit 9000'' (1973) * ''That Man Bolt'' (1973 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walton Goggins
Walton Sanders Goggins Jr. (born November 10, 1971) is an American actor. He has starred in various television series, including ''The Shield'' (2002–2008), ''Justified (TV series), Justified'' (2010–2015), ''Vice Principals'' (2016–2017), ''The Righteous Gemstones'' (2019–2025), ''Invincible (TV series), Invincible'' (2021–present), ''Fallout (American TV series), Fallout'' (2024–present), and ''The White Lotus'' (2025). He was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for ''Justified'', and for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for ''Fallout''. Goggins starred in and co-produced the Academy Award–winning short film ''The Accountant (2001 film), The Accountant'' (2001). He has also featured in feature films, such as ''Predators (film), Predators'' (2010), ''Lincoln (film), Lincoln'', ''Django Unchained'' (both 2012), ''The Hateful Eight'' (2015), ''Maze Runner: The Death Cure'', ''T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angela Means
Angela Means is an American actress, comedian, and model. Her best-known works include ''Friday'' (1995), in which she played the role of Felisha. She gained popularity when a phrase from the film – " Bye, Felisha" – gained media coverage and became a meme. She also starred in ''House Party 3'' (1994) and Nickelodeon's ''Cousin Skeeter''. Early life Means is a child of a interracial couple (one is black and another is Jewish). She grew up on a farm near Ann Arbor, Michigan. Career Acting and modeling Means began her modeling and acting career at the age of 19. Her first acting gigs were in ''In Living Color'' (1990–94), '' Hangin' with Mr. Cooper'' (1992–97), and ''Bad Girls of Def'' (1993–94). She then played a lead role in ''House Party 3'' (1994) and appeared in ''The Cherokee Kid'' (1996). In 1998 until 2001, she was a series regular on Nickelodeon's ''Cousin Skeeter''. Notably, she played the role of Felisha in the Ice Cube-wrote 1995 film ''Friday'', which gar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roy Fegan
Roy Fegan (born January 27, 1961) is an American actor, producer and director. He is best known for his role as Simon Caine in the 1993 film '' The Meteor Man''. He is also the CEO and founder of Black Owned TV. Career Fegan is the writer and producer of the musical ''Treat Her Like a Lady''. He has worked with Robert Townsend on several projects, including: ''Hollywood Shuffle'' (1987), ''I'm Gonna Git You Sucka'' (1988), ''The Five Heartbeats'' (1991), ''The Meteor Man'' (1993) and HBO's ''Partners in Crime'' series. Personal life He is the father of actor, producer, songwriter Roshon Fegan Roshon Bernard Fegan (born October 6, 1991), known mononymously as Roshon (stylized as ROSHON, formerly stylized as RO SHON), is an American actor, rapper, and dancer. He is best known for his role as Ty Blue on the Disney Channel original ser .... Filmography Film Television Video game References External links * 1961 births Living people 20th-century African ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Obba Babatunde
Obba may refer to: * Obba (town), an ancient town and former bishopric in the Roman province of Africa, now a Latin Catholic titular see * Oba (goddess), a Yoruba goddess ; Biology * ''Obba'' (fungus), a fungus genus in the order Polyporales * ''Obba'' (gastropod), a genus of land snail in the family Camaenidae Camaenidae is a Family (biology), family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial molluscs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Helicoidea, the typical snails and their allies. This is one of the most diverse families i ... * ''Obba'', a synonym for '' Ugia'', a genus of moths ; People * Obba Babatundé (born 1950), American stage and movie actor * Hatem Obba (born 1991), Tunisian volleyball player See also * Oba (other) {{disambiguation, given name, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lorraine Toussaint
Lorraine Toussaint ( born April 4, 1960) is a Trinidadian–born actress based in the United States. She is the recipient of various accolades, including a Black Reel Award, a Critics' Choice Television Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award. Toussaint began her career in theatre, before supporting performances in films such as '' Breaking In'' (1989), ''Hudson Hawk'' (1991), and ''Dangerous Minds'' (1995). As a lead actress, she is best known for her role as Rene Jackson in the critically acclaimed Lifetime television drama series '' Any Day Now'', from 1998 to 2002, and her recurring role as defense attorney Shambala Green in the NBC legal drama ''Law & Order''. She later appeared as a regular cast member in the NBC police procedural ''Crossing Jordan'' (2002–03) and the TNT crime drama '' Saving Grace'' (2007–10). Toussaint received critical acclaim and an Independent Spirit Award nomination for her performance in the 2012 drama film '' Middle of Nowhere'', written and di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arnetia Walker
Arnetia Walker is an American actress and singer, active since 1971. She played Nurse Annie Roland in the NBC sitcom ''Nurses'' from 1991 to 1994. Life and career Walker was born in Columbus, Georgia, Walker was very young when her mother died, and she never knew her father. She later moved to New York City and attended New York's High School of Performing Arts. Later, she was cast in her Broadway debut, ‘A Raisin in the Sun’ by Lorraine Hansberry. She would later be Stephanie Mills's standby as Dorothy in the original Broadway run of ''The Wiz''. In 1983, she starred in the first national touring company of ''Dreamgirls'' in the role of Lorrell Robinson. Walker would go on to perform in the show's second national and international touring companies and the 1987 Broadway revivial. She achieved the distinction of being the only woman to have played all three of that show's principal characters. In 1982, Walker made her big screen debut appearing in the comedy film ''The Best ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alaina Reed Hall
Alaina Reed Hall (born Bernice Ruth Reed; November 10, 1946 – December 17, 2009) was an American actress and singer who portrayed Olivia Robinson, Gordon's younger sister, on the PBS children's television series ''Sesame Street'', and Rose Lee Holloway on the NBC sitcom '' 227''. Early years In the mid-1960s, Reed attended Kent State University where she was active in many stage productions at KSU's E. Turner Stump Theater. These included ''The Streets of New York''; ''It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman!''; and ''The Tragedy of Tragedies — The Life and Death of Tom Thumb The Great''. Alaina sang in a group called Tiny and the Dunnaways, an all girl singing group in Kent. In the fall of 1966, Glenn Lucas, Bob Boettcher and Bruce Rusin with Alaina "Tiny" Reed and Marty Kralik formed "The Velours". In February 1967. They began playing continuously, at the Kove in Kent, Ohio 5 nights a week until December 1968. Career Reed began her professional career in Philadelph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hattie Winston
Hattie Winston (born March 3, 1945) is an American film, television and Broadway actress. She is known for her roles as Margaret Wyborn on '' Becker'', Lucy Carmichael in '' Rugrats'', '' The Rugrats Movie'', and the spin off series '' All Grown Up!'' and as a cast member of the PBS children's series '' The Electric Company''. Early life Winston was born in Lexington, Mississippi on March 3, 1945, the daughter of Roosevelt Winston and Selena (née Thurmond). She was raised in Greenville, Mississippi, where Winston attended local schools, which were segregated at the time. She left the South at the age of 14 and settled in Manhattan, New York, graduating high school there. Winston attended Howard University for two years, where she majored in music. Career Broadway and stage She began her career on stage in New York City in 1965, and was an original member of the Negro Ensemble Company. By the late 1960s, she had begun acting on Broadway. Winston portrayed Nell in musical '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hal Williams
Halroy Candis Williams (born December 14, 1938) is an American actor, best known for his recurring roles as Police Officer Smith ("Smitty") on ''Sanford and Son'' (1972–1976), Harley Foster on ''The Waltons'' (1973-1980), and as the patriarch Lester Jenkins, the husband of Marla Gibbs's character, on the NBC sitcom '' 227'' which originally aired from 1985 until 1990. His film credits include '' Private Benjamin'' (1980), '' Guess Who'' (2005), and ''Flight'' (2012). Early life and career Williams was born and raised in Columbus, Ohio.Hill, Anthony D. (2018). Historical Dictionary of African American Theater'. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield. p. 555. . In the early 1960s, he began acting in community theater in Ohio. Williams worked as a postal worker and corrections officer before moving to Hollywood to pursue an acting career in 1968. Williams began pursuing his acting career full-time in 1970. Since then, Willams has appeared in movies such as Paul Schrader's '' Hardcor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
