
Known for
Acting
Born
March 21, 1934
Birthplace
San Antonio, Texas, USA
Died
August 9, 2012 (aged 78)
Al Freeman, Jr. (March 21, 1934 – August 9, 2012) was an American actor and director. Freeman made appearances in many films, such as My Sweet Charlie, Finian's Rainbow, and Malcolm X, and television series such as The Cosby Show, Law & Order, Homicide: Life on the Street and The Edge of Night. He is mostly recognized for his portrayal of Police Captain Ed Hall on the ABC soap opera, One Life to Live, a role he played from 1972 through 1985, with recurring roles in 1988 and 2000. He won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for that role, the first African-American actor to be so honored. He left the show briefly to appear in the network's controversial sitcom Ho...
1998
as Earl Sinclair
1996
1994
as Old Johnson Whittaker
1993
1993
as Curtis
1992
as Elijah Muhammad
1990
1989
as Narrator (voice)
1988
as Danny Larwin
1985
as Lt. Cooper
1984
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1978
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Screenplay
1975
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1972
1971
as The Leader, Director
1970
1970
as Charles Roberts
1969
as Pvt. Allistair Piersall Benjamin
1969
as Dennis Lawrence
1968
as Howard
1968
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