- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- October 7, 1943
- Place of Birth
- Trinidad, West Indies
- Died
- October 7, 2022
Austin Stoker
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Austin Stoker (October 7, 1930 – October 7, 2022) was a Trinidadian-American actor known for his role as Lt. Ethan Bishop, the police officer in charge of the besieged Precinct 9, Division 13, in John Carpenter's Howard Hawks-inspired 1976 film, Assault on Precinct 13. This was one of the few heroic starring roles for a black actor in an action film of the 1970s outside of the blaxploitation genre. Stoker was born in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago on October 7, 1930. He started his career on stage, including the 1954 Broadway production of Truman Capote's House of Flowers, where he met his future wife, Enid Mosier (acting name Vivian Bonnell). Prior to his role as Lt. Bishop, Stoker appeared in several blaxploitation films, often playing police detectives. Among these films were Abby (1974), Combat Cops (1974), and Sheba, Baby (1975), in whic…
Filmography
movieTime Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
2020 · Self
movie3 from Hell
2019 · Newscaster Gibson
movieShhhh
2014 · Dave
movieMachete Joe
2010 · Raymond Sinclair
movieEnd of an Epic: The Final Battle
2008 · Self
movieBig John
2006 · Self
movieMach 2
2001 · Edwards
movieTwo Shades of Blue
2000 · Security Guard
tvThe Wild Thornberrys
1998 · Poacher #2 (voice)
tvArli$$
1996 · African Rabbi
movieAnother Time, Another Place
1989 · Luther
movieUninvited
1988 · Carribean Officer
tvAirwolf
1984 · Investigator
movieTime Walker
1982 · Dr. Ken Melrose
tvFalcon Crest
1981 · Bailiff
movieTerror Among Us
1981 · D.A. Rick Clayburn
tvThe Incredible Hulk
1977 · Rev. Jack Williams
movieThe Man with the Power
1977 · Carter
tvRoots
1977 · Virgil Harvey
movieVictory at Entebbe
1976 · Dr. Ghota
movieAssault on Precinct 13
1976 · Ethan Bishop
movieRiding with Death
1976 · Dive Officer
tvReturn to the Planet of the Apes
1975 · Jeff Allen (voice)
movieSheba, Baby
1975 · Brick Williams
tvS.W.A.T.
1975
movieAbby
1974 · Det. Cass Potter
movieAirport 1975
1974 · Air Force Sergeant
movieThe Zebra Killer
1974 · Lt. Frank Savage
tvThe Six Million Dollar Man
1974 · Charles Quinten, Captain
tvKojak
1973 · Det. Douglas
movieHorror High
1973 · Lieutenant Bozeman
movieBattle for the Planet of the Apes
1973 · MacDonald
tvMonty Nash
1971 · Cole Walker
movieThe Aquarians
1970 · Bogan
tvLove, American Style
1969 · Henry
movieDescention
— · Brother Malcolm