Moses Gunn
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 2, 1929
- Died
- December 16, 1993
- Birthplace
- St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Moses Gunn (October 2, 1929 – December 17, 1993) was an American actor. An Obie Award-winning stage player, he co-founded the Negro Ensemble Company in the 1960s. His 1962 Broadway debut was in Jean Genet's The Blacks. He was nominated for a 1976 Tony Award as Best Actor (Play) for The Poison Tree and played Othello on Broadway in 1970.
Filmography
Memphis 1992
as Tio Wiggins
Perfect Harmony 1991
as Zeke
Brother Future 1991
as Isaac
Murder Times Seven 1990
as Sam Paxton
The Women of Brewster Place 1989
as Ben
The Luckiest Man in the World 1989
as Voice
Dixie Lanes 1988
as Isaac
Leonard Part 6 1987
as Giorgio
Bates Motel 1987
as Henry Watson
Heartbreak Ridge 1986
as Staff Sergeant Webster
Certain Fury 1985
as Dr. Freeman
Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom 1985
as Hannibal
The House of Dies Drear 1984
as River Lewis Darrow
Firestarter 1984
as Dr. Pynchot
The Killing Floor 1984
as Heavy Williams
The NeverEnding Story 1984
as Cairon - Empress' Servant
Amityville II: The Possession 1982
as Turner
Ragtime 1981
as Booker T. Washington
The Ninth Configuration 1980
as Maj. Nammack
Remember My Name 1978
as Pike
Law of the Land 1976
as Jacob
The First Breeze of Summer 1976
as Milton Edwards
Aaron Loves Angela 1975
as Ike
The Secret of the Pond 1975
as Sharbee
Rollerball 1975
as Cletus
Carter's Army 1975
as Pvt. Doc Hayes
Cornbread, Earl and Me 1975
as Benjamin Blackwell
Amazing Grace 1974
as Welton J Waters
Legacy of Blood 1974
as Joe Mattingly
The Iceman Cometh 1973
as Joe Mott
Moving Target 1973
as C.B. Evans
If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band 1972
as Mr. Miller
Haunts of the Very Rich 1972
as Seacrist
Shaft's Big Score! 1972
as Bumpy Jonas
The Hot Rock 1972
as Dr. Amusa
Eagle in a Cage 1972
as General Gourgaud
Shaft 1971
as Bumpy Jonas
Wild Rovers 1971
as Ben
The Sheriff 1971
as Cliff Wilder
The Great White Hope 1970
as Scipio
WUSA 1970
as Clotho
Of Mice and Men 1968
as Crooks
Nothing But a Man 1964
as Mill Hand
Credits from TMDB.