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Al Freeman, Jr.
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Director, Screenwriter, Actor, Art Director Born: March 21, 1934 in San Antonio, TX Biography:The son of African American stage actor Al Freeman (1884-1956), Al Freeman Jr. made his film debut in 1960's "The Rebel Breed". In 1967, Freeman co-starred with Shirley Knight in the film version of Leroi Jones' off-Broadway play "Dutchman", earning excellent notices for his portrayal of a black subway passenger victimized by a crazed white woman. Three years later, he co-starred with Patty Duke in the landmark TV movie "My Sweet Charlie" (1970), playing a volatile New York City lawyer stranded in a jerkwater Texas town with a white unwed mother (Duke). Freeman is best known to daytime-drama fans for his lengthy stint as Lt. Ed Hall on One Life to Live a role that won him an Emmy in 1978. Freeman wrote the screenplay for director Ivan Dixon's "Countdown at Kusini" (1976), and directed the 1971 feature "A Fable". More recently, Al Freeman Jr. portrayed Elijah Muhammed in Spike Lee's "Malcolm X" (1992) ~... Full Biography
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