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For his screen performances, Gunn is best known for his roles as Clotho in WUSA (1970), Bumpy Jonas in Shaft (1971) and Joe Kagan on Little House on the Prairie (1977–1981).
Moses Gunn was born on 2 October 1929 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. He was an actor, known for Shaft (1971), Rollerball (1975) and Heartbreak Ridge (1986). He was married to Gwendolyn Mumma Landes.
Moses Gunn was born on October 2, 1929 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. He was an actor, known for Shaft (1971), Rollerball (1975) and Heartbreak Ridge (1986). He was married to Gwendolyn Mumma Landes. He died on December 16, 1993 in Guilford, Connecticut, USA.
Dec 20, 1993 · Moses Gunn, an actor whose career of more than three decades included roles ranging from Othello to Booker T. Washington, died on Friday at his home in Guilford, Conn. He was 64.
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Feb 16, 2020 · Moses Gunn was best known for his portrayal of mobster Ellsworth Raymond “Bumpy” Jones in Gordon Park’s Shaft (1971). He reprised the role in Shaft’s Big Score (1972). In 1977, Gunn was nominated for an Emmy Award for his television role as Chieftain Kintango in Roots, the TV miniseries.
Dec 16, 2013 · Here are a few of our favorite Moses Gunn roles. 1. Bumpy Jonas in “Shaft”. In the first two Shaft movies, Gunn portrayed gang leader Ellsworth “Bumpy” Jonas. Based on real-life mob boss ...
Moses Gunn was an American actor of stage and screen. An Obie Award-winning stage player, he is an alumnus of the Negro Ensemble Company. His 1962 off-Broadway debut was in Jean Genet's The Blacks, and his Broadway debut was in A Hand is on the Gate, an evening of African-American poetry.
Nov 3, 2005 · 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.
