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Al Freeman, Jr.

Al Freeman, Jr.
Al Freeman, Jr.
Born: Mar 21, 1934 in San Antonio, Texas
Occupation: Actor, Writer, Director,
Active: '60s-'90s
Major Genres: Drama, Crime
Career Highlights: Black Like Me, Dutchman, Malcolm X
First Major Screen Credit: Black Like Me (1964)
6 Videos for Al Freeman, Jr.
Once Upon a Time...When We Were Colored (1996) Malcolm X (1992) My Sweet Charlie (1970)
Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker (1994) Seven Hours to Judgment (1988) Finian's Rainbow (1968)
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Biography:

The son of African American stage actor Al Freeman (1884-1956), Al Freeman Jr. made his film debut in 1960's The Rebel Breed. In 1967, Freeman co-starred with Shirley Knight in the film version of Leroi Jones' off-Broadway play Dutchman, earning excellent notices for his portrayal of a black subway passenger victimized by a crazed white woman.

Three years later, he co-starred with Patty Duke in the landmark TV movie My Sweet Charlie (1970), playing a volatile New York City lawyer stranded in a jerkwater Texas town with a white unwed mother (Duke). Freeman is best known to daytime-drama fans for his lengthy stint as Lt. Ed Hall on One Life to Live a role that won him an Emmy in 1978.

Freeman wrote the screenplay for director Ivan Dixon's Countdown at Kusini (1976), and directed the 1971 feature A Fable. More recently, Al Freeman Jr. portrayed Elijah Muhammed in Spike Lee's Malcolm X (1992) ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide.