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Al Freeman Jr. (1934-2012) was an American actor, director, and educator who appeared in plays, films, and TV shows. He won a Daytime Emmy Award for One Life to Live and a NAACP Image Award for Malcolm X.
Al Freeman Jr. was an African American actor who won a Daytime Emmy for One Life to Live and played Elijah Muhammad in Malcolm X. He also directed episodes of One Life to Live and taught at Howard University.
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- Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Aug 15, 2012 · Al Freeman Jr., a star among a generation of black actors that emerged during the civil rights era, who made his mark in both drama and race relations with his portraits of some of the...
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Al Freeman Jr. was an actor and director who won a Daytime Emmy for One Life to Live and played Elijah Muhammad in Malcolm X. He also taught at Howard University and appeared in several Broadway and TV shows.
- Actor, Director, Writer
- August 9, 2012
- March 21, 1931
Al Freeman Jr., who played Elijah Muhammad in Spike Lee's "Malcolm X", passed away in 2012. He was a faculty member at Howard University, where he taught acting.
Aug 11, 2012 · Actor Al Freeman Jr., perhaps best known for his portrayal of Nation of Islam leader Elijah Muhammad in Spike Lee's 1992 film "Malcolm X," has died, Howard University said on Friday.
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Al Freeman, Jr., and actor of dignity and range who rose to prominence in the 1960s and 1970s, when opportunities for African-American stage actors expanded greatly, died Aug. 9. He was 78.