Acting

Carl Lee

Born November 22, 1926 · New York City, New York, U.S.

Died April 17, 1986 · aged 59

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Carlton "Carl" Vincent Canegata. (born November 22, 1926, New York City, New York, - died April 17, 1986, New York City, New York) was an African-American television and stage actor. He was also the son of late pioneering African American actor/professional boxer Canada Lee (1907–1952). Description above from the Wikipedia article Carl Lee (actor), lice…

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Super Fly

Super Fly · 1972

MovieCrimeDrama

Priest, a New York City drug kingpin, devises a scheme to get out of the business and retire with a big payday, but his plans are complicated when a street dealer rats him out to the police.

Exposed

Exposed · 1983

Wisconsin farm girl Elizabeth Carlson leaves family and her English teacher lover behind and escapes to New York. There she soon makes a career for herself as a fashion model. During a vernissage she's approached by a mysterious man whose motives are unclear...

A Man Called Adam

A Man Called Adam · 1966

A Man Called Adam

MovieMusicDrama

A famous jazz trumpeter finds himself unable to cope with the problems of everyday life.

The Landlord

The Landlord · 1970

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 Connection

The Connection · 1962

Eight drug addicts are waiting for their connection in a New York apartment while a two-man documentary team films the proceedings. Things go out of control as the men grow increasingly nervous and the cameraman keeps recording.

The Cool World

The Cool World · 1964

MovieDramaCrime

A fifteen-year-old boy wants to buy a gun from an adult racketeer named Priest, in order to become president of the gang to which he belongs, and to return them to active "bopping" (gang fighting) which has declined in Harlem.

Keeping On

Keeping On · 1983

MovieDramaTV Movie

A preacher teams up with a labor union organizer to help unionize the mill where he worked.

Serpico: The Deadly Game

Serpico: The Deadly Game · 1976

Serpico: The Deadly Game

MovieActionCrime

This pilot film for the TV series is the story of Officer Frank Serpico, a New York City cop who fought crime in the city and corruption in the police department.

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Super Fly

Super Fly · 1972

MovieCrimeDrama

Priest, a New York City drug kingpin, devises a scheme to get out of the business and retire with a big payday, but his plans are complicated when a street dealer rats him out to the police.

Eddie

Exposed

Exposed · 1983

Wisconsin farm girl Elizabeth Carlson leaves family and her English teacher lover behind and escapes to New York. There she soon makes a career for herself as a fashion model. During a vernissage she's approached by a mysterious man whose motives are unclear...

Duke

A Man Called Adam

A Man Called Adam · 1966

A Man Called Adam

MovieMusicDrama

A famous jazz trumpeter finds himself unable to cope with the problems of everyday life.

The Landlord

The Landlord · 1970

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.

Carl

The Connection

The Connection · 1962

Eight drug addicts are waiting for their connection in a New York apartment while a two-man documentary team films the proceedings. Things go out of control as the men grow increasingly nervous and the cameraman keeps recording.

Cowboy

The Cool World

The Cool World · 1964

MovieDramaCrime

A fifteen-year-old boy wants to buy a gun from an adult racketeer named Priest, in order to become president of the gang to which he belongs, and to return them to active "bopping" (gang fighting) which has declined in Harlem.

Writer

Keeping On

Keeping On · 1983

MovieDramaTV Movie

A preacher teams up with a labor union organizer to help unionize the mill where he worked.

Davis

Serpico: The Deadly Game

Serpico: The Deadly Game · 1976

Serpico: The Deadly Game

MovieActionCrime

This pilot film for the TV series is the story of Officer Frank Serpico, a New York City cop who fought crime in the city and corruption in the police department.

Carothers

Werewolves on Wheels

Werewolves on Wheels · 1971

Werewolves on Wheels

MovieActionHorror

A biker gang visits a monastery where they encounter black-robed monks engaged in worshipping Satan. When the monks try to persuade one of the female bikers, Helen, to become a satanic sacrifice the bikers smash up the monastery and leave. The monks have the last laugh, though, as Helen, as a result of the satanic rituals, is now possessed and at night changes into a werewolf, with dire results for the biker gang.

Gordon's War

Gordon's War · 1973

MovieAdventureAction

A black soldier comes home to Harlem after a tour in Vietnam and discovers that his wife had become a heroin addict and died of an overdose. Infuriated, he gathers three of his ex-GI buddies and they lay out plans to fight the drug dealers.

Bee Bishop

American Playhouse

American Playhouse · 1982

American Playhouse

SeriesDramaComedy

American Playhouse is an anthology television series periodically broadcast by Public Broadcasting Service in the United States.

Davis

Barbary Coast

Barbary Coast · 1975

Barbary Coast is an American television series that aired on ABC. The pilot movie first aired on May 4, 1975 and the series itself premiered September 8, 1975; the last episode aired January 9, 1976. Barbary Coast was inspired by a similar 19th-century spy series, The Wild Wild West, and like the earlier program, Barbary Coast mixed the genres of Western and secret agent drama.

Currier