Lawrence Cook

Acting

Lawrence Cook

Born May 7, 1930 · New York, New York, USA

Died December 27, 2003 · aged 73

No biography available.

Known For

PossePosse · 1993
Posse
★ 5.51993
MovieActionAdventure
A group of mostly black infantrymen return from the Spanish-American War with a cache of gold. They travel to the West where their leader searches for the men who lynched his father.
ColorsColors · 1988
Colors
★ 6.51988
MovieActionCrime
A confident young cop is shown the ropes by a veteran partner in the dangerous gang-controlled barrios of Los Angeles, where the gang culture is enforced by the colors the members wear.
Cotton Comes to HarlemCotton Comes to Harlem · 1970
Cotton Comes to Harlem
★ 6.21970
MovieActionComedy
Harlem's African-American population is being ripped off by the Rev. Deke O'Malley, who dishonestly claims that small donations will secure parcels of land in Africa. When New York City police officers Gravedigger Jones and Coffin Ed Johnson look into O'Malley's scam, they learn that the cash is being smuggled inside a bale of cotton. However, the police, O'Malley, and lots of others find themselves scrambling when the money goes missing.
The LandlordThe Landlord · 1970
The Landlord
★ 6.01970
MovieComedyDrama
At the age of twenty-nine, Elgar Enders "runs away" from home. This running away consists of buying a building in a black ghetto in the Park Slope section of Brooklyn. Initially, his intention is to evict the black tenants and convert the building into a posh flat. But Elgar is not one to be bound by yesterday's urges, and soon he has other thoughts on his mind.
The Spook Who Sat by the DoorThe Spook Who Sat by the Door · 1973
The Spook Who Sat by the Door
★ 6.41973
MovieActionDrama
A black man plays Uncle Tom in order to gain access to CIA training, then uses that knowledge to plot a new American Revolution.
InterceptorInterceptor · 1992
Interceptor
★ 5.91992
MovieActionThriller
A U.S. Air Force officer tries to stop a murderous group of terrorists who are trying to steal two top secret F-117A Stealth Fighters from the cargo hold of a gigantic C-5 Galaxy Transport flying at 30,000 feet over the Atlantic Ocean.
Trouble ManTrouble Man · 1972
Trouble Man
★ 6.31972
MovieCrimeAction
It seems that masked men are knocking over the floating crap games of Chalky and Pete. Chalky and Pete hire the cool, loose, elegant Mr. T to fix things. Then, the masked manipulators set up the death of a collector for a rival gang lord. It looks like it's up to T to hold a gang war from breaking out, keep the police off his back, and earn his fee from Chalky and Pete.
Lord ShangoLord Shango · 1975
Lord Shango
★ 6.81975
MovieHorrorDrama
A tribal priest returns from the dead to take his revenge on non-believers.

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