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Gilbert Lewis(1941-2015)

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Virginia Madsen and Gilbert Lewis in Candyman (1992)
Gilbert Lewis was born on 6 April 1941 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for Don Juan DeMarco (1994), Candyman (1992) and Meurtres dans la 110e Rue (1972). He died on 7 May 2015 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
BornApril 6, 1941
DiedMay 7, 2015(74)
BornApril 6, 1941
DiedMay 7, 2015(74)
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Known for

Marlon Brando, Johnny Depp, and Faye Dunaway in Don Juan DeMarco (1994)
Don Juan DeMarco
6.7
  • Judge Ryland
  • 1994
Tony Todd in Candyman (1992)
Candyman
6.7
  • Detective Frank Valento
  • 1992
Anthony Quinn, Paul Benjamin, and Anthony Franciosa in Meurtres dans la 110e Rue (1972)
Meurtres dans la 110e Rue
7.0
  • Shevvy
  • 1972
Touched (1983)
Touched
5.3
  • Ernie
  • 1983

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Actor

  • Athena Massey and Don Wilson in Grid Runners (1995)
    Grid Runners
    4.0
    Video
    • A.C. Doyle
    • 1995
  • Tony Goldwyn, Maura Tierney, Hugh Dancy, Reid Scott, Mehcad Brooks, and Odelya Halevi in New York - Police judiciaire (1990)
    New York - Police judiciaire
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Deputy Police Commissioner
    • 1995
  • Marlon Brando, Johnny Depp, and Faye Dunaway in Don Juan DeMarco (1994)
    Don Juan DeMarco
    6.7
    • Judge Ryland
    • 1994
  • La loi de la Nouvelle-Orléans (1994)
    La loi de la Nouvelle-Orléans
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Isaac Tate
    • 1994
  • Patti D'Arbanville, Michael DeLorenzo, and Malik Yoba in New York Undercover (1994)
    New York Undercover
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Old School
    • 1994
  • Ted Danson, Shelley Long, John Ratzenberger, George Wendt, Nicholas Colasanto, and Rhea Perlman in Cheers (1982)
    Cheers
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Dr. Robert Sutton
    • 1993
  • Le temps d'une idylle (1992)
    Le temps d'une idylle
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • Mr. Anderson
    • 1992
  • Tony Todd in Candyman (1992)
    Candyman
    6.7
    • Detective Frank Valento
    • 1992
  • Fran Drescher, Julie Hagerty, and Twiggy in Princesses (1991)
    Princesses
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Interviewer
    • 1991
  • Lauren Hutton and Rod Steiger in Guilty as Charged (1991)
    Guilty as Charged
    5.4
    • Policeman
    • 1991
  • James McDaniel, Anne Bobby, David Gianopoulos, and Mick Murray in Cop Rock (1990)
    Cop Rock
    4.5
    TV Series
    • Harold Poe
    • 1990
  • Un papa pour Noël (1990)
    Un papa pour Noël
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • Ed Slater
    • 1990
  • Bess Armstrong, Ray Aranha, Megan Gallivan, Barbara Montgomery, Jay Thomas, and Chris Young in Married People (1990)
    Married People
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Moe
    • 1990
  • China Beach (1988)
    China Beach
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Reverend Beckett
    • 1990
  • Will Smith in Le prince de Bel-Air (1990)
    Le prince de Bel-Air
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Joe Banks
    • 1990

Soundtrack

  • Paul Reubens in Pee-wee's Playhouse (1986)
    Pee-wee's Playhouse
    8.2
    TV Series
    • performer: "Hokey Pokey"
    • 1986

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Gil Lewis
  • Born
    • April 6, 1941
    • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Died
    • May 7, 2015
    • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA(undisclosed)

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    African American character-actor in many blaxploitation films (including Across 110th Street and Cotton Goes to Harlem), he wound best known as the original King of Cartoons from the first season of Pee Wee's Playhouse. When the show moved from New York to Los Angeles, Lewis was replaced by another Blaxploitation actor, William Marshall of Blacula fame.
  • Nickname
    • Tookie

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