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Samm-Art Williams

Samm-Art Williams

Born: 1946-01-20 • Burgaw, North Carolina, USA

Samm-Art Williams (born Samuel Arthur Williams; January 20, 1946) is an American playwright and screenwriter, and a stage and film/TV actor and television producer. Much of his work concerns the African-American experience.

He was nominated for a Tony Award and a Drama Desk Award for his play Home (1979), which moved from the Negro Ensemble Company to a Broadway production in 1980. In the mid-1980s, he received two Emmy nominations for his work for TV series. The Black Rep of St. Louis, Missouri produced the premier of his play The Montford Point Marine (2011).

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Filmography
A Rage in Harlem poster
A Rage in Harlem
1991 • Gus Parsons
The Women of Brewster Place poster
The Women of Brewster Place
1989 • Cecil Garvin
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn poster
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1986 • Jim
Blood Simple poster
Blood Simple
1985 • Meurice
Hot Resort poster
Hot Resort
1985 • Bill Martin
Cook & Peary: The Race to the Pole poster
Cook & Peary: The Race to the Pole
1983 • Matt Henson
Dressed to Kill poster
Dressed to Kill
1980 • Subway Cop
Night of the Juggler poster
Night of the Juggler
1980 • Peep Show Bouncer
The Wanderers poster
The Wanderers
1979 • Roger
Summerdog poster
Summerdog
1977 • Officer Brown
The Baron poster
The Baron
1977 • Rufus