Al Freeman Jr.

Al Freeman, Jr., and actor of dignity and range who rose to prominence in the 1960s and 1970s, when opportunities for African-American stage actors expanded greatly,. Al Freeman, Jr. was an actor and director who was the first African American to win a Daytime Emmy Award for acting. His most famous role was that of Police Captain Ed Hall in the soap. Al Freeman Jr., a star among a generation of black actors that emerged during the civil rights era, who made his mark in both drama and race relations with his portraits of some.

Al Freeman Jr., a star among a generation of black actors that emerged during the civil rights era, who made his mark in both drama and race relations with his portraits of some. He was a Black actor, writer, and college (drama) professor. Born Albert Cornelius Freeman, Jr. in San Antonio, TX, he was the son of Albert Cornelius (a jazz pianist) and Lottie Brisette. Albert Cornelius Freeman, Jr. (March 21, 1934 – August 9, 2012) was an American actor and director. Freeman has made appearances in many movies, such as My Sweet Charlie,. Veteran Emmy Award-winning actor Al Freeman Jr. has died. He was 78-years-old. The son of African-American stage actor Al Freeman (1884-1956), Al Freeman Jr. was. WASHINGTON Al Freeman Jr., an Emmy Award-winning actor and professor at Howard University in Washington who played Elijah Muhammad in the 1992 Spike Lee film...

Albert Cornelius Freeman, Jr. (March 21, 1934 – August 9, 2012) was an American actor and director. Freeman has made appearances in many movies, such as My Sweet Charlie,. Veteran Emmy Award-winning actor Al Freeman Jr. has died. He was 78-years-old. The son of African-American stage actor Al Freeman (1884-1956), Al Freeman Jr. was. WASHINGTON Al Freeman Jr., an Emmy Award-winning actor and professor at Howard University in Washington who played Elijah Muhammad in the 1992 Spike Lee film... Actor Al Freeman Jr., perhaps best known for his portrayal of Nation of Islam leader Elijah Muhammad in Spike Lee’s 1992 film “Malcolm X,” has died, Howard University.