Pretty Baby
1978
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Fargas' breakout role was in the comedy film Putney Swope (1969). After starring in a string of blaxploitation movies in the early 1970s, such as Across 110th Street (1972) and Foxy Brown (1974), he gained recognition as streetwise informant Huggy Bear in the television series Starsky & Hutch.
Jan 5, 2024 · Updated January 5, 2024 - 9:57 pm. Huggy Bear’s ‘hood blew up when Hutch hit the scene. Antonio Fargas remembers when David Soul visited Fargas’ family’s New York City tenement in the...
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Around this time ABC-TV executives were looking for a capable actor to play the role of golden-hearted street informant "Huggy Bear" on Starsky and Hutch (1975), and Fargas scored the role with which he is most closely identified. His career continued to flourish after "Starsky and Hutch" wrapped up after four years, and he has appeared in over ...
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James Caan, Starletta DuPois, and Antonio Fargas in The Gambler (1974)- Antonio Fargas in The Gambler (1974)
- Marlon Wayans, Antonio Fargas, and Shawn Wayans in The Wayans Bros. (1995)
- Christopher Walken, Dori Brenner, and Antonio Fargas in Next Stop, Greenwich Village (1976)
- Antonio Fargas and Gary Owens in I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988)
- Pam Grier, Terry Carter, and Antonio Fargas in Foxy Brown (1974)
Apr 10, 2012 · 11:18 AM. Expand. Though audiences still identify Antonio Fargas with Huggy Bear, his Starsky and Hutch character, he's had a long, eclectic career that's included everything from Broadway theater to independent film to TV comedy. His breakthrough role was in Shirley Clarke's 1964 film, The Cool World —when he was all of 14 years old.
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1h. IMDb RATING. 7.3 /10. 302. YOUR RATING. Rate. Action Crime Drama. When a punk robs the wrong place, knowing that "the people" who run it will come after him so he turns to his old friend, Huggy Bear to make things right with "them". Huggy calls the boss who tells him to just return it.
Around this time ABC-TV executives were looking for a capable actor to play the role of golden-hearted street informant "Huggy Bear" on Starsky and Hutch (1975), and Fargas scored the role with which he is most closely identified. His career continued to flourish after "Starsky and Hutch" wrapped up after four years, and he has appeared in over ...
