Samm-Art Williams
Acting
Born: 1946-01-20 · Burgaw, North Carolina, USA
Died: 2024-05-13
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, Missour
🎬 Movies (16)
A Rage in Harlem
1991
Gus Parsons
Solomon Northup's Odyssey
1991
Teleplay
The Women of Brewster Place
1989
Cecil Garvin
The Debbie Allen Special
1989
Writer
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1986
Jim
John Henry
1986
Writer
Blood Simple
1985
Meurice
Hot Resort
1985
Bill Martin
Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom
1985
Writer
Cook & Peary: The Race to the Pole
1983
Matt Henson
A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion
1982
Peter Poyas
Dressed to Kill
1980
Subway Cop
Night of the Juggler
1980
Peep Show Bouncer
The Wanderers
1979
Roger
The Baron
1977
Rufus
Summerdog
1977
Officer Brown
