Thomas Anderson (November 29, 1905 – January 12, 1996) was an American stage and television

actor An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...

. He is best known for originating the role of Mr. Percy in the 1972 original

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production of '' Don't Play Us Cheap''; a role he reprised in the 1973 film adaptation. He was born on November 29, 1905, in

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and died on January 12, 1996, in Englewood,

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Filmography

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'' (1963) - TV series, episode "No Hiding Place" *''

The Learning Tree ''The Learning Tree'' is a 1969 American coming-of-age film written, produced and directed by Gordon Parks Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks (November 30, 1912 – March 7, 2006) was an American photographer, composer, author, poet, an ...

'' (1969) - Pastor Broadnap *''

The Legend of Nigger Charley ''The Legend of Nigger Charley'' (released as ''The Legend of Black Charley'' for television broadcast) is a 1972 blaxploitation Western film directed by Martin Goldman and starring Fred Williamson in the title role. The story of a trio of esca ...

'' (1972) - Shadow *''

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'' (1972) - Preacher *'' Don't Play Us Cheap'' (1973) - Mr. Percy *''Benny's Place'' (1982) - Isaac *''South Bronx Heroes'' (1985) - Tony's Grandfather

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Anderson, Thomas (Actor) 1905 births 1996 deaths American male stage actors American male television actors 20th-century American male actors Federal Theatre Project people