biography
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1938– )
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| biography:
| Television comedian, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Originally a stage actor, he appeared on Broadway in Purlie (1970). He was a regular on All in the Family (1973–5), then starred in CBS's spin-off show, The Jeffersons (1975–85), about a black middle-class family. He played the black deacon in the National Broadcasting Company's comedy, Amen (1986–91). |
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