Person
Samm-Art Williams
Acting · 1946–2024 · Burgaw, North Carolina, USA
Biography
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). From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Known for
Miami Vice
Lead DEA Agent
American Playhouse
Jim
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Thug
Martin
Producer
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
Samm
Tall Tales & Legends
Writer
Dressed to Kill
Subway Cop
Frank's Place
Producer
Blood Simple
Meurice
The Wanderers
Roger
Filmography
- 1997Good NewsProducer
- 1992Hangin' with Mr. CooperSamm
- 1992MartinProducer
- 1991Solomon Northup's OdysseyTeleplay
- 1991A Rage in HarlemGus Parsons
- 1990The Fresh Prince of Bel-AirThug
- 1989The Women of Brewster PlaceCecil Garvin
- 1989The Women of Brewster PlaceCecil Garvin
- 1989The Debbie Allen SpecialWriter
- 1987Frank's PlaceProducer
- 1986John HenryWriter
- 1986The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnJim
- 1985Tall Tales & LegendsWriter
- 1985Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in FreedomWriter
- 1985Blood SimpleMeurice
- 1985Hot ResortBill Martin
- 1984Miami ViceLead DEA Agent
- 1983Cook & Peary: The Race to the PoleMatt Henson
- 1982A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's RebellionPeter Poyas
- 1982American PlayhouseJim
- 1980Dressed to KillSubway Cop
- 1980Night of the JugglerPeep Show Bouncer
- 1979The WanderersRoger
- 1977SummerdogOfficer Brown
- 1977The BaronRufus
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