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J. Robert Wagoner

J. Robert Wagoner was born in North Carolina. The son of a preacher father, Wagoner attended Alabama State College on a trombone scholarship for a year. After serving four years in the US Navy, J. Robert went to New York to study acting and made plays on 42nd Street before going back to college in North Carolina. Wagoner majored and minored in English at college. Following graduation from college …

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Black Roots

Black Roots · 1970

MovieDocumentary

Black Roots is the fourth feature-length film produced and directed by American independent filmmaker Lionel Rogosin. The film gathers a number of African American folk and blues musicians in a room, where they share stories and songs about the black experience in America.

Black Fantasy

Black Fantasy · 1972

The documentary looks at interracial marriage between black men and white women and the problems and issues associated with it. Featured are black civil-rights worker James Collier and his wife, a white woman.

Disco Godfather

Disco Godfather · 1979

Disco Godfather

MovieActionComedy

Retired cop and celebrity DJ Tucker Williams (aka The Disco Godfather) takes to the streets as a dangerous hallucinogenic drug called Angel Dust begins to take hold of the neighborhood.

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Black Roots

Black Roots · 1970

MovieDocumentary

Black Roots is the fourth feature-length film produced and directed by American independent filmmaker Lionel Rogosin. The film gathers a number of African American folk and blues musicians in a room, where they share stories and songs about the black experience in America.

Director of Photography

Black Fantasy

Black Fantasy · 1972

The documentary looks at interracial marriage between black men and white women and the problems and issues associated with it. Featured are black civil-rights worker James Collier and his wife, a white woman.

Director of Photography

Disco Godfather

Disco Godfather · 1979

Disco Godfather

MovieActionComedy

Retired cop and celebrity DJ Tucker Williams (aka The Disco Godfather) takes to the streets as a dangerous hallucinogenic drug called Angel Dust begins to take hold of the neighborhood.

Director