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Moses Gunn(1929-1993)

  • Actor
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Moses Gunn in Ragtime (1981)
Secret Agent Leonard Parker (Bill Cosby) is called out of retirement to save the world from evil genius Medusa Johnson (Gloria Foster).
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Leonard Part 6 (1987)
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Moses Gunn was born on 2 October 1929 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. He was an actor, known for Shaft, les nuits rouges de Harlem (1971), Le maître de guerre (1986) and Rollerball (1975). He was married to Gwendolyn Mumma Landes. He died on 16 December 1993 in Guilford, Connecticut, USA.
BornOctober 2, 1929
DiedDecember 16, 1993(64)
BornOctober 2, 1929
DiedDecember 16, 1993(64)
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  • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 1 win & 2 nominations total

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Known for

Richard Roundtree in Shaft, les nuits rouges de Harlem (1971)
Shaft, les nuits rouges de Harlem
6.6
  • Bumpy Jonas
  • 1971
Clint Eastwood in Le maître de guerre (1986)
Le maître de guerre
6.8
  • Sgt. Webster
  • 1986
Rollerball (1975)
Rollerball
6.5
  • Cletus
  • 1975
Ragtime (1981)
Ragtime
7.3
  • Booker T. Washington
  • 1981

Credits

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  • Michelle Forbes, Yaphet Kotto, Max Perlich, Kyle Secor, Richard Belzer, Andre Braugher, Reed Diamond, Clark Johnson, and Melissa Leo in Homicide (1993)
    Homicide
    8.7
    TV Series
    • Risley Tucker
    • 1993
  • No Room for Opal
    5.0
    TV Movie
    • Williard
    • 1993
  • Memphis (1992)
    Memphis
    5.2
    TV Movie
    • Tio Wiggins
    • 1992
  • Parfaite harmonie (1991)
    Parfaite harmonie
    7.3
    TV Movie
    • Zeke, the Caretaker
    • 1991
  • Brother Future (1991)
    Brother Future
    6.0
    TV Movie
    • Isaac
    • 1991
  • Gabriel Bird (1990)
    Gabriel Bird
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Bishop Cecil Dobbs
    • 1990
  • Sept morts par coïncidence (1990)
    Sept morts par coïncidence
    5.6
    TV Movie
    • Sam Paxton
    • 1990
  • Les contes de la crypte (1989)
    Les contes de la crypte
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Uncle Ezra Thornberry
    • 1990
  • Sarah Jessica Parker, Debrah Farentino, James Wilder, George DiCenzo, Jane Kaczmarek, Kathleen Lloyd, Barry Miller, Joe Morton, and Jon Tenney in Equal Justice (1990)
    Equal Justice
    6.2
    TV Series
    • Robert Marshal James
    • 1990
  • Tim Reid and Daphne Reid in Snoops (1989)
    Snoops
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Chance Dennis Sr.
    • 1990
  • Lisa Bonet, Bill Cosby, Tempestt Bledsoe, Keshia Knight Pulliam, Phylicia Rashad, and Malcolm-Jamal Warner in Cosby Show (1984)
    Cosby Show
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Joe Kendall
    • Dr. Lotus
    • 1989
  • Sherman Hemsley in Amen (1986)
    Amen
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Benjamin Tillman
    • 1989
  • A Man Called Hawk (1989)
    A Man Called Hawk
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Old Man
    • 1989
  • Oprah Winfrey, Robin Givens, Lynn Whitfield, Jackée Harry, Paula Kelly, Lonette McKee, and Phyllis Yvonne Stickney in The Women of Brewster Place (1989)
    The Women of Brewster Place
    7.7
    TV Mini Series
    • Ben
    • 1989
  • The Luckiest Man in the World (1989)
    The Luckiest Man in the World
    7.2
    • Voice
    • 1989

Videos6

Trailer
Trailer 0:55
Trailer
Shaft: Trailer
Trailer 3:10
Shaft: Trailer
Shaft: Trailer
Trailer 3:10
Shaft: Trailer
Heartbreak Ridge
Trailer 2:44
Heartbreak Ridge
Firestarter
Trailer 2:03
Firestarter
Shaft's Big Score
Trailer 3:04
Shaft's Big Score
Cornbread, Earl And Me
Trailer 0:27
Cornbread, Earl And Me

Personal details

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  • Born
    • October 2, 1929
    • St. Louis, Missouri, USA
  • Died
    • December 16, 1993
    • Guilford, Connecticut, USA(complications from asthma)
  • Spouse
    • Gwendolyn Mumma Landes1966 - December 16, 1993 (his death, 1 child)
  • Other works
    Stage: Appeared in "Othello" in New York. Produced by Joseph Papp.

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Did not start acting until he was 32 years old.
  • Quotes
    "When you talk about actors in film who are black, for a long time, the only one out there at the box office was Sidney Poitier. Now there are three or four, but not many more".

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  • When did Moses Gunn die?
    December 16, 1993
  • How did Moses Gunn die?
    Complications from asthma
  • How old was Moses Gunn when he died?
    64 years old
  • Where did Moses Gunn die?
    Guilford, Connecticut, USA
  • When was Moses Gunn born?
    October 2, 1929

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