fiction.wikisort.org - ActorDavid Downing was an American stage, film, and television actor. He was one of the original members of the Negro Ensemble Company in New York City.[1][2][3]
American actor
For other people with the same name, see David Downing (disambiguation).
David Downing |
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 Downing in 1986 |
Born | 1942/1943
New York, New York |
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Died | November 2017
Los Angeles, California |
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Nationality | American |
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Occupation | Actor |
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Downing, a native of Harlem, New York City, attended the High School of Performing Arts.[4] As a child actor, he made his professional debut on Broadway in The Green Pastures.[4] He served a tour of duty with the U.S. Armed Forces in Okinawa.[4]
As part of the Negro Ensemble Company in the 1960s and 70s, Downing appeared in productions including the Obie Award-winning musical The Great MacDaddy,[5][6] and the successful play Ceremonies in Dark Old Men.[7][8][9] Downing later appeared in the Pulitzer Prize-nominated play, Miss Evers' Boys.[10][11][12]
Downing has appeared in films, including Gordon's War,[13] and numerous television shows, including The Jeffersons, Baretta,[14] Backstairs at the White House,[15][16] and Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.[17]
Downing died in Los Angeles in November 2017 at the age of 74.[18]
Filmography (selected)
Film
Television
Year |
Title |
Role |
Notes |
2005 |
The Bernie Mac Show |
Father |
Episode: Prison Break |
1998 |
JAG |
Chaplain |
Episode: With Intent to Die |
1992-1993 |
Roc |
Dr. Brown / Uncle Warren |
Two episodes |
1991 |
Cast a Deadly Spell |
Thadius Pilgrim |
TV movie |
1990-1991 |
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air |
Reverend White / Presenter |
Two episodes |
1989 |
227 |
Father Gabbay / Walter |
Two episodes |
1988 |
Meet the Raisins! |
Red |
Voice, TV special |
1987 |
Designing Women |
Sam |
Episode: Anthony Jr. |
1983 |
Hill Street Blues |
Chester David |
Episode: Moon Over Uranus: The Sequel |
1982 |
Father Murphy |
Marcus Washington |
Episode: The Dream Day |
1979-1982 |
The Jeffersons |
Edgar Thornton / Albert Fox |
Three episodes |
1979 |
Backstairs at the White House |
Butler Dixon |
TV miniseries |
1978 |
Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women |
Bert Williams |
TV Movie |
1977 |
Little House on the Prairie |
Jackson Henry |
Episode: The Wisdom of Solomon |
1977 |
What's Happening!! |
Mr. Barnes |
Episode: The Firing Squad |
1976 |
All in the Family |
John Kasten |
Episode: Mike's Move |
1976 |
Baretta |
Sully |
Episode: Count the Days I'm Gone |
1975 |
That's My Mama |
Quincy |
Episode: Queen of the Ribs |
1975 |
Movin' On |
Lee Andrews |
Episode: ...To Be in Carolina |
References
- Ron Howell (March 1987). "The Negro Ensemble Company: 20 Years of Theatrical Excellence". Ebony. p. 96. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
- Peter Bailey (June 1973). "Black Theater Group Goes On Broadway". Ebony. p. 85. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
- "Negro Ensemble Company records". New York Public Library - Archives & Manuscripts. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
- "Theatre playbill for Song of the Lusitanian Bogey and Daddy Goodness". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
- Thomas S. Hischak (February 18, 2011). Off-Broadway Musicals since 1919. Scarecrow Press. p. 150. ISBN 9780810877726. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
- "Obie Awards - 1975". Obie Awards. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
- Anthony D. Hill; Douglas Q. Barnett (December 4, 2008). Historical Dictionary of African American Theater. Scarecrow Press. p. 167. ISBN 9780810862760. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
- John Simon (March 3, 1969). "A Phoenix Too Infrequent". New York Magazine. p. 50. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
- Lonne Elder (1969). Ceremonies in Dark Old Men: A Play in Two Acts. Samuel French, Inc. ISBN 9780573606885. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
- Otis L. Guernsey; Jeffrey Sweet (April 1, 2000). The Best Plays of 1989-1990: The Complete Broadway and Off-Broadway Sourcebook. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 504. ISBN 9781557830906. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
- David Richards (November 28, 1989). "Theater". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
- "Finalist: Miss Evers' Boys, by David Feldshuh". The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
- "New York Beat". Jet. Johnson Publishing Company. August 16, 1973. p. 62. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
- Jon Abbott (July 1, 2009). Stephen J. Cannell Television Productions: A History of All Series and Pilots. McFarland. p. 77. ISBN 9780786454013. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
- Kathleen Fearn-Banks; Anne Burford-Johnson (October 3, 2014). Historical Dictionary of African American Television. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 47. ISBN 9780810879171. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
- Vincent Terrace (1985). Encyclopedia of Television Series, Pilots and Specials, Volume 2. VNR AG. p. 29. ISBN 9780918432612. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
- "Seven Porters from Stockbridge". Los Angeles Post-Examiner. October 24, 2016. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
- Horsford, Victoria. (November 11, 2017). "What’s Going On: AS THE WORLD TURNS", Our Time Press. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
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