Samm-Art Williams
Known for ActingBorn 1946-01-20 — died 2024-05-13Burgaw, 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).
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Known for
Dressed to Kill
1980 · as Subway Cop
Blood Simple
1985 · as Meurice
The Wanderers
1979 · as Roger
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1986 · as Jim
Night of the Juggler
1980 · as Peep Show Bouncer
A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion
1982 · as Peter Poyas
A Rage in Harlem
1991 · as Gus Parsons
The Baron
1977 · as Rufus
Summerdog
1977 · as Officer Brown
Hot Resort
1985 · as Bill Martin
The Women of Brewster Place
1989 · as Cecil Garvin
Cook & Peary: The Race to the Pole
1983 · as Matt Henson