Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
9/4/1953
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
Lawrence-Hilton JacobsLawrence Hilton-JacquesLawrence Hilton Jacobs III
Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs
Biography
Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs is an American actor and singer. He has appeared in a number of films and television programs, including Claudine (1974), Cooley High (1975), Roots (1977), Welcome Back, Kotter (1975), Bangers and Mash (1983), and The Jacksons: An American Dream (1992).
Lawrence's name, at least as shown in the credits of Welcome Back Kotter, was Lawrence-Hilton Jacobs.
Lawrence was born in New York City, New York, United States, the fifth child of nine to West Indian parents Hilton Jacobs (deceased 2009) and Clothilda Jacobs (deceased c. 2000). He attended Wilkes University for a shor...
Known For
Firepower
as Ring Announcer
Claudine
as Charles
The Gambler
as Street Basketball Boy (uncredited)
The Contract
as Frank Mann
Cooley High
as Richard "Cochise" Morris
Indecent Behavior
as Lou Parsons
Shooting Heroin
as Edward
Family Portrait
as Benjamin
Paramedics
as Blade Runner
War Dawgz
as Lawrence Slate
Sublime
as Mandingo
The Annihilators
as Garrett Floyd
Death Wish
as Mugger in Park #2 (uncredited)
Youngblood
as Rommel
Alien Nation
as Sergeant Dobbs
Hollywont
Unknown Role
Kill Crazy
as Robin
31
as Panda Thomas
Nocturnal Agony
as Theodore
Chance
as Jon Chance