Samm-Art Williams

Samm-Art Williams

Born: January 20, 1946
in Burgaw, North Carolina, USA
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).

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Movies for Samm-Art Williams...

Title: The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Character: Thug
Released: September 10, 1990
Type: TV
Will, a street-smart teenager, moves from the tough streets of West Philly to posh Bel-Air to live with his Uncle Philip, Aunt Vivian, his cousins — spoiled Hilary, preppy Carlton and young Ashley — and their sophisticated British butler, Geoffrey. Though Will’s antics and upbringing contrast greatly with the upper-class lifestyle of his extended relatives, he soon finds himself right at home as a loved part of the family.
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The Women of Brewster Place
Title: The Women of Brewster Place
Character: Cecil Garvin
Released: March 19, 1989
Type: Movie
A multigenerational story of the lives of several black women who call an inner-city tenement home.
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Title: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Character: Jim
Released: February 10, 1986
Type: Movie
Adventurous Huck Finn prefers rafting on the Mississippi River rather than being a part of civilization.
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Blood Simple
Title: Blood Simple
Character: Meurice
Released: January 18, 1985
Type: Movie
The owner of a seedy small-town Texas bar discovers that one of his employees is having an affair with his wife. A chaotic chain of misunderstandings, lies and mischief ensues after he devises a plot to have them murdered.
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Hot Resort
Title: Hot Resort
Character: Bill Martin
Released: January 1, 1985
Type: Movie
Young guys on the make get a job at a resort hotel in the Caribbean.
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Title: Miami Vice
Released: September 16, 1984
Type: TV
The story of the Miami Police Department's vice squad and its efforts to end drug trafficking and prostitution, centered on the unlikely partnership of Sonny Crockett and Ricardo Tubbs - who first meet when Tubbs is undercover in a drug cartel.
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Cook & Peary: The Race to the Pole
Title: Cook & Peary: The Race to the Pole
Character: Matt Henson
Released: December 13, 1983
Type: Movie
Cook and Peary: The Race to the Pole is an unabashedly biased recreation of the controversy concerning the "conquering" of the North Pole. Robert E. Peary (Rod Steiger), a US Navy commander and shameless self-promoter, sets out through Arctic wastes in 1909 to discover the Pole, an expedition that many others have attempted but failed to complete. His principal rival is Dr. Frederick A. Cook (Richard Chamberlain), who insists that he'd already reached the Pole in 1908. Though the experts (and the US Congress) conclude that Perry was first, public opinion is firmly in Cook's corner--as is this TV movie.
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Dressed to Kill
Title: Dressed to Kill
Character: Subway Cop
Released: July 25, 1980
Type: Movie
After witnessing a mysterious woman brutally slay a homemaker, prostitute Liz Blake finds herself trapped in a dangerous situation. While the police thinks she is the murderer, the real killer is intent on silencing her only witness.
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Night of the Juggler
Title: Night of the Juggler
Character: Peep Show Bouncer
Released: June 6, 1980
Type: Movie
An ex New York cop is desperate to find his kidnapped daughter.
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The Wanderers
Title: The Wanderers
Character: Roger
Released: July 13, 1979
Type: Movie
The streets of the Bronx are owned by '60s youth gangs where the joy and pain of adolescence is lived. Philip Kaufman tells his take on the novel by Richard Price about the history of the Italian-American gang ‘The Wanderers.’
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The Baron
Title: The Baron
Character: Rufus
Released: January 1, 1977
Type: Movie
A black actor tries to make his own movie with an all-black cast, but to make it he's forced to borrow money from the Mafia.