Samm-Art Williams

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1946-01-20 – 2024-05-13 · 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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• Blood Simple (1985) — Meurice
• Dressed to Kill (1980) — Subway Cop
• The Wanderers (1979) — Roger
• A Rage in Harlem (1991) — Gus Parsons
• Night of the Juggler (1980) — Peep Show Bouncer
• The Women of Brewster Place (1989) — Cecil Garvin
• Hot Resort (1985) — Bill Martin
• Solomon Northup's Odyssey (1991) — Teleplay
• The Baron (1977) — Rufus
• The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1986) — Jim
• A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion (1982) — Peter Poyas
• Cook & Peary: The Race to the Pole (1983) — Matt Henson
• Summerdog (1977) — Officer Brown
• John Henry (1986) — Writer
• Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom (1985) — Writer
• Motown Returns to the Apollo (1985) — Writer