Samm-Art Williams
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 20, 1946, Burgaw, North Carolina, USA
- Died
- May 13, 2024
- Movies
- 16
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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Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 1991 | A Rage in Harlem | Gus Parsons |
| 1989 | The Women of Brewster Place | Cecil Garvin |
| 1986 | The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn | Jim |
| 1985 | Blood Simple | Meurice |
| 1985 | Hot Resort | Bill Martin |
| 1983 | Cook & Peary: The Race to the Pole | Matt Henson |
| 1982 | A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion | Peter Poyas |
| 1980 | Dressed to Kill | Subway Cop |
| 1980 | Night of the Juggler | Peep Show Bouncer |
| 1979 | The Wanderers | Roger |
| 1977 | Summerdog | Officer Brown |
| 1977 | The Baron | Rufus |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 1989 | The Debbie Allen Special | Writer |
| 1986 | John Henry | Writer |
| 1985 | Motown Returns to the Apollo | Writer |
| 1985 | Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom | Writer |
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