Gunn, Moses, 1929-1993

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Name (Latin)
Gunn, Moses, 1929-1993
Date of birth
1929-10-02
Date of death
1993-12-16
Associated country
United States
Occupation
Actors
Educators
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
VIAF: 59269703
Wikidata: Q766783
Library of congress: n 85138281
HAI10: 000579782
Sources of Information
  • Aaron loves Angela [MP] 1975:credits (cast, Moses Gunn)
  • Halliwell's Filmgoer's companion, 1980(Moses Gunn; b. 1929; black American actor)
  • IMDb2006
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Wikipedia description:

Moses Gunn (October 2, 1929 – December 16, 1993) was an American actor of stage and screen. An Obie Award-winning stage player, he is an alumnus of the Negro Ensemble Company. His 1962 off-Broadway debut was in Jean Genet's The Blacks, and his Broadway debut was in A Hand Is on the Gate, an evening of African-American poetry. He was nominated for the 1976 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for his performance in The Poison Tree, and he also played Othello on Broadway in 1970. For his screen performances, Gunn is best known for his roles as Clotho in WUSA (1970), Bumpy Jonas in Shaft (1971) and Joe Kagan on Little House on the Prairie (1977–1981).

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