- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- March 21, 1934
- Place of Birth
- San Antonio, Texas, USA
- Died
- August 9, 2012
Al Freeman Jr.
Al Freeman, Jr. (March 21, 1934 – August 9, 2012) was an American actor and director. Freeman made appearances in many films, such as My Sweet Charlie, Finian's Rainbow, and Malcolm X, and television series such as The Cosby Show, Law & Order, Homicide: Life on the Street and The Edge of Night. He is mostly recognized for his portrayal of Police Captain Ed Hall on the ABC soap opera, One Life to Live, a role he played from 1972 through 1985, with recurring roles in 1988 and 2000. He won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for that role, the first African-American actor to be so honored. He left the show briefly to appear in the network's controversial sitcom Hot L Baltimore. During that period, "Ed" was played by another actor, Arthur Pendleton. He was also a director of One Life to Live, and was one of the first, if not the first, African-Americans to dire…
Filmography
movieDown in the Delta
1998 · Earl Sinclair
movieOnce Upon a Time... When We Were Colored
1996 · Poppa
movieAssault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker
1994 · Old Johnson Whittaker
tvHomicide: Life on the Street
1993 · Deputy Commissioner James Harris
movieBoy Meets Girl
1993 · Curtis
movieMalcolm X
1992 · Elijah Muhammad
tvLaw & Order
1990 · Reverend Thayer, Stan Wallace
movieIda B. Wells: A Passion for Justice
1989 · Narrator (voice)
movieSeven Hours to Judgment
1988 · Danny Larwin
moviePerry Mason Returns
1985 · Lt. Cooper
tvThe Cosby Show
1984 · Coach Ernie Scott
tvRoots: The Next Generations
1979 · Malcolm X
tvKing
1978 · Damon Lockwood
movieCountdown at Kusini
1976 · Screenplay
tvHot l Baltimore
1975
tvKojak
1973 · Donald Mosher
movieTo Be Young, Gifted and Black
1972
movieA Fable
1971 · The Leader, Director
movieThe Chicago Conspiracy Trial
1970
movieMy Sweet Charlie
1970 · Charles Roberts
movieCastle Keep
1969 · Pvt. Allistair Piersall Benjamin
movieThe Lost Man
1969 · Dennis Lawrence
movieFinian's Rainbow
1968 · Howard
tvThe Mod Squad
1968
tvOne Life to Live
1968 · Capt. Ed Hall
movieThe Detective
1968 · Robbie Loughlin
movieThe World Premiere of 'Finian's Rainbow'
1968 · Self
tvJudd, for the Defense
1967
movieDutchman
1966 · Clay
movieFor Pete's Sake
1966 · Harvey
tvThe F.B.I.
1965 · Alan Harmon
movieEnsign Pulver
1964 · Taru
movieThe Troublemaker
1964 · Intern
movieBlack Like Me
1964 · Thomas Newcomb
tvThe Merv Griffin Show
1962 · Self
tvThe Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Self - Co-Host
tvThe Defenders
1961 · Charlton White
movieSniper's Ridge
1961 · Medic Gwathney
movieThis Rebel Breed
1960 · Satchel
tvAdventures in Paradise
1959 · Para
tvThe DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959 · Taxi Man
movieTorpedo Run
1958 · Sam Baker
movieThe Broken Mask
1958 · George
tvThe Millionaire
1955 · Houseboy