
Samm-Art Williams
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1946-01-20 (79 years old)
Place of Birth
Burgaw, North Carolina, USA
Samm-Art Williams
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).
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Known For
Acting
(1991)
A Rage in Harlem
as Gus Parsons
(1989)
The Women of Brewster Place
as Cecil Garvin
(1986)
(1985)
Hot Resort
as Bill Martin
(1984)
Blood Simple
as Meurice
(1983)
Cook & Peary: The Race to the Pole
as Matt Henson
(1980)
Dressed to Kill
as Subway Cop
(1980)
Night of the Juggler
as Peep Show Bouncer
(1979)
The Wanderers
as Roger
(1977)
The Baron
as Rufus
Crew
(1986)
John Henry
Writer
(1985)
(1984)
Solomon Northup's Odyssey
Teleplay