Ben Guillory (born Bennet Guillory on November 7, 1949 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana) is an American actor, theatre producer and director.

Biography

Raised in San Francisco, California, Guillory co-founded the

Robey Theatre Company Robey Theatre Company is a Los Angeles-based non-profit theatre company. History Robey Theatre Company was founded in 1994 by Danny Glover and Ben Guillory. It takes its name from the pioneering Black actor and activist, Paul Robeson. Robey' ...

in honor of actor, activist, and operatic singer Paul Robeson, with actor

Danny Glover Danny Lebern Glover (; born July 22, 1946) is an American actor, film director, and political activist. He is widely known for his lead role as Roger Murtaugh in the ''Lethal Weapon'' film series. He also had leading roles in his films include ...

in Los Angeles in 1994, and currently serves as its

artistic director An artistic director is the executive of an arts organization, particularly in a theatre or dance company, who handles the organization's artistic direction. They are generally a producer and director, but not in the sense of a mogul, since the ...

. He received an Ovation Award nomination for Featured Actor in a Play in 2008, for his performance as Wining Boy in '' The Piano Lesson'' produced at The Hayworth Theatre in Los Angeles.2008 Ovations Awards Nominees announced
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Guillory, Ben American male television actors American male film actors American theatre managers and producers American theatre directors Living people 1949 births