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

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.
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.
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 ManThe Man · 1972
The Man
6.51972
MovieDrama
When the President and Speaker of the House are killed in a building collapse, and the Vice-President declines the office due to age and ill-health, Senate President pro tempore Douglas Dilman (James Earl Jones) suddenly becomes the first black man to occupy the Oval Office. The events from that day to the next election when he must decide if he will actually run challenge his skills as a politician and leader.
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.
Lord ShangoLord Shango · 1975
Lord Shango
6.81975
MovieHorrorDrama
A tribal priest returns from the dead to take his revenge on non-believers.
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.
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.

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