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Gunn rarely had comparable roles to showcase his talents in films but his large, regal features and booming yet somewhat raspy voice stood out during his 25-year film career. Gunn may be best remembered as Bumpy Jonas, the powerful Harlem gangster whose daughter is kidnapped in Gordon Parks' "Shaft" (1971).
The widely acclaimed actor Moses Gunn enjoyed a thriving career that encompassed stage, film, and TV. An original member of the Negro Ensemble Company, Gunn won a 1968 Obie award for his work with that company and, later, a 1975 Obie for his performance in the NEC’s production of The First Breeze of Summer by Leslie Lee. Gunn also gained ...
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Nov 3, 2005 · DIED. MOSES GUNN, 64, actor; from complications of asthma; in Guilford, Connecticut. Cofounder of the Negro Ensemble Company, Gunn, the oldest of seven children of a St. Louis, Missouri, laborer ...
Dec 16, 1993 · Moses Gunn (October 2, 1929 – December 17, 1993) was an American actor. An Obie Award-winning stage player, he co-founded the Negro Ensemble Company in the 1960s. His 1962 Broadway debut was in Jean Genet's The Blacks. He was nominated for a 1976 Tony Award as Best Actor (Play) for The Poison Tree and played Othello on Broadway in 1970.
Birthday: Oct 2, 1929. Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri, USA. Authoritative black character actor of film and TV also enjoyed a successful career on stage. Gunn made his NY stage debut in the ...
Dec 20, 1993 · Gunn is survived by his wife, Gwendolyn, daughter Kirsten Landes Mudd and son Justin Moses Gunn.NEWLN: -----In lieu of flowers his family asked that contributions be made to Amistad Foundation ...
