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