Moses Gunn
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.
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 1929-10-02 · St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
- Died
- 1993-12-16
Known for
- The NeverEnding Story (1984) — Cairon - Empress' Servant
- Heartbreak Ridge (1986) — Staff Sergeant Webster
- Little House on the Prairie (1974) — Joe Kagan
- Tales from the Crypt (1989) — Uncle Ezra Thornberry
- Firestarter (1984) — Dr. Pynchot
- Rollerball (1975) — Cletus
- The Cosby Show (1984) — Dr. Lotus
- Shaft (1971) — Bumpy Jonas
- Amityville II: The Possession (1982) — Turner
- Roots (1977) — Kintango
- Kung Fu (1972) — Isaac Montola
- Highway to Heaven (1984)
- Ragtime (1981) — Booker T. Washington
- The Ninth Configuration (1980) — Maj. Nammack
- Hawaii Five-O (1969) — Willy Stone
- Homicide: Life on the Street (1993) — Risley Tucker