Samm-Art Williams

Acting · Writing · Production

Born January 20, 1946, Burgaw, North Carolina, USA

Samm-Art Williams (born Samuel Arthur Williams; January 20, 1946) is an American playwright and screenwriter, and a stage and film/TV actor and television producer. Much of his work concerns the African-American experience. He was nominated for a Tony Award and a Drama Desk Award for his play Home (1979), which moved from the Negro Ensemble Company to a Broadway production in 1980. In the mid-1980s, he received two Emmy nominations for his work for TV series. The Black Rep of St. Louis, Missouri produced the premier of his play The Montford Point Marine (2011). From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Filmography

• Good News — Producer
• Hangin' with Mr. Cooper — Samm, Co-Executive Producer
• Martin — Producer
• 1991A Rage in Harlem — Gus Parsons
• 1991Solomon Northup's Odyssey — Teleplay
• The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air — Thug, Supervising Producer, Co-Executive Producer, Writer
• 1989The Debbie Allen Special — Writer
• 1989The Women of Brewster Place — Cecil Garvin
• The Women of Brewster Place — Cecil Garvin
• Frank's Place — Producer
• 1986John Henry — Writer
• 1986The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn — Jim
• 1985Blood Simple — Meurice
• 1985Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom — Writer
• 1985Hot Resort — Bill Martin
• 1985Motown Returns to the Apollo — Writer
• Tall Tales & Legends — Writer
• Miami Vice — Lead DEA Agent
• 1983Cook & Peary: The Race to the Pole — Matt Henson
• 1982A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion — Peter Poyas
• American Playhouse — Jim, Writer
• 1980Dressed to Kill — Subway Cop
• 1980Night of the Juggler — Peep Show Bouncer
• 1979The Wanderers — Roger
• 1977Summerdog — Officer Brown
• 1977The Baron — Rufus