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Actor Born: October 2, 1929 in St. Louis, MO Death: December 16, 1993 in Guilford, CT Biography:Dynamic African American actor "Moses Gunn" was one of the founders of the Negro Ensemble Company. Educated at Tennessee State and the University of Kansas, Gunn made his first New York appearance in a 1961 production of Measure for Measure; he remained active on the off-Broadway scene throughout his career, winning several Obie awards. His 1962 Broadway debut came by way of "Jean Genet"'s The Blacks, which served to introduce many another powerful black acting talent of the era. In films from 1964's Nothing But a Man, Gunn is best-remembered for his portrayal of gangster Bumpy Jonas in the first two "Shaft" films, and for his brief but telling cameo as Booker T. Washington in "Ragtime", a performance which won him an NAACP Image award. On series television, Gunn was top-billed as Jebediah Nightlinger in "The Cowboys" (1972), played boxing trainer George Beifus in "The Contender" (1980), was... Full Biography
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