Alvin Ailey

Alvin Ailey

male, deceased (1989)
African American, dancer, AIDS-related death, Spingarn Medal winner, creation of the world, modern dance…actor, Lydia Bailey actor, CarmenJonesactor
Alvin Ailey, Jr. (January 5, 1931 - December 1, 1989) was an African American modern dancer and choreographer who founded the Alvin Ailey American...

Sr Roy E Glenn

male
musician, actor, performer, died from heart attack, tickticktick.. actor, Jungle Gents actor…Chicago Calling actor, The Way West actor, Lydia Bailey actor, The Raid actor, Voice in the Mirror actor
Widely reported as the original voice of "Tony the Tiger" in Kellogg's Sugar Frosted Flakes commercials in the early 1950s. Kellogg's, however,...

Nicodemus Stewart

male
musician, actor, performer, Born in New York, New York, died from natural causes, She Wouldn't Say Yes actor…West of Cimarron actor, Stranglehold actor, One Way to Love actor, Three Cheers for the Boys actor, The Heavenly Body actor
Lent his voice talent once again to Disney for the Splash Mountain attraction at Disneyland. He supplied the voice of Bre'r Bear for the ride as he...

Harold George Jr

male
musician, Songwriter, Television presenter, writer, film producer, composer…actor, White Man's Burden actor, Odds Against Tomorrow actor, Uptown Saturday Night actor, Kansas City actor
Harold George Belafonte was born in New York City. He attended George Washington High School, where he was on the track team. In 1944 he left high...

Brock Peters

male
Television presenter, film producer, actor, Born in New York, New York, Soylent Green actor, Star Trek IV The Voyage Home actor…Framed actor, To Kill a Mockingbird actor, Star Trek VI The Undiscovered Country actor, Porgy and Bess actor, The McMasters actor
Born of African and West Indian parentage in New York City, Brock Peters set his sights on a show business career early on, at age ten. A product...

Bernie Hamilton

male
actor, starsky and hutch, born in Los Angeles, California, Kismet actor, 13 West Street actor, The Devil at 4 O'Clock actor…The Harlem Globetrotters actor, Captain Sindbad actor, White Trash actor, Congo Crossing actor, The Lost Man actor
Divorced father of two children - daughter Candy and son Raoul. Managed to avoid severe sterotyping for the most part in his early films years, his...

Joey Adams

male
musician, film producer, actor, performer, Co-Executive Producer, born in Los Angeles, California…Disc Jockey actor, The Manchurian Candidate actor, Ringside actor, CarmenJonesactor
Was a Los Angeles disc jockey. Was Ray Charles' personal manager for 45 years. Is portrayed by Harry J. Lennix in Ray (2004/I)

Maxwell Lemuel Roach

male
musician, composer, manhattan school of music, actor, performer, CarmenJonesactor
Inducted into the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame in 1991. Jazz drummer. Daughter, Maxine, is a jazz violinist. Frequently performed with Dizzy...