Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1/20/1946
Place of Birth
Burgaw, North Carolina, USA
Also Known As
Samm Art WilliamsSamuel Arthur Williams
Samm-Art Williams
Biography
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
The Wanderers
as Roger
Blood Simple
as Meurice
The Baron
as Rufus
Dressed to Kill
as Subway Cop
The Women of Brewster Place
as Cecil Garvin
Hot Resort
as Bill Martin
Cook & Peary: The Race to the Pole
as Matt Henson
A Rage in Harlem
as Gus Parsons
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
as Jim
Night of the Juggler
as Peep Show Bouncer