
Moses Gunn
Born
1929-10-02
Place of birth
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Died
1993-12-16
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Moses Gunn (October 2, 1929 – December 17, 1993) was an American actor. An Obie Award-winning stage player, he co-founded the Negro Ensemble Company in the 1960s. His 1962 Broadway debut was in Jean Genet's The Blacks. He was nominated for a 1976 Tony Award as Best Actor (Play) for The Poison Tree and played Othello on Broadway in 1970. Description above from the Wikipedia article Moses Gunn, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Known for

The NeverEnding Story
Cairon - Empress' Servant

Heartbreak Ridge
Staff Sergeant Webster

Little House on the Prairie
Joe Kagan

Tales from the Crypt
Uncle Ezra Thornberry

Firestarter
Dr. Pynchot

Rollerball
Cletus

The Cosby Show
Dr. Lotus

The Cosby Show
Joe Kendall

Shaft
Bumpy Jonas

Amityville II: The Possession
Turner

Roots
Kintango

Kung Fu
Isaac Montola

Highway to Heaven
TV Series

Ragtime
Booker T. Washington

The Ninth Configuration
Maj. Nammack