Samm-Art Williams
- Acting
- January 20, 1946 · Burgaw, North Carolina, USA
- May 13, 2024
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, Missouri produced the premier of his play The Montford Point Marine (2011). From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Known for
Filmography
- Good News · Producer
- Hangin' with Mr. Cooper · Samm, Co-Executive Producer
- Martin · Producer
- Solomon Northup's Odyssey · Teleplay
- A Rage in Harlem · Gus Parsons
- The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air · Thug, Writer
- The Women of Brewster Place · Cecil Garvin
- The Women of Brewster Place · Cecil Garvin
- The Debbie Allen Special · Writer
- Frank's Place · Producer
- John Henry · Writer
- The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn · Jim
- Adventures of Huckleberry Finn · Jim
- Tall Tales & Legends · Writer
- Motown Returns to the Apollo · Writer
- Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom · Writer
- Blood Simple · Meurice
- Hot Resort · Bill Martin
- Miami Vice · Lead DEA Agent
- Cook & Peary: The Race to the Pole · Matt Henson
- A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion · Peter Poyas
- American Playhouse · Jim, Writer
- Dressed to Kill · Subway Cop
- Night of the Juggler · Peep Show Bouncer
- The Wanderers · Roger
- Summerdog · Officer Brown
- The Baron · Rufus