Samm-Art Williams

Actor

Born: January 20, 1946
Died: May 13, 2024 (age 78)
From: 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…

Filmography (12)

A Rage in Harlem (1991)
Gus Parsons
The Women of Brewster Place (1989)
Cecil Garvin
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1986)
Jim
Blood Simple (1985)
Meurice
Hot Resort (1985)
Bill Martin
Cook & Peary: The Race to the Pole (1983)
Matt Henson
A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion (1982)
Peter Poyas
Dressed to Kill (1980)
Subway Cop
Night of the Juggler (1980)
Peep Show Bouncer
The Wanderers (1979)
Roger
Summerdog (1977)
Officer Brown
The Baron (1977)
Rufus