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Moses Gunn (October 2, 1929 – December 16, 1993) [1] was an American actor of stage and screen. An Obie Award -winning stage player, he is an alumnus of the Negro Ensemble Company. [2] . His 1962 off-Broadway debut was in Jean Genet 's The Blacks, [2] and his Broadway debut was in A Hand is on the Gate, an evening of African-American poetry.
Moses Gunn. Actor: Shaft. 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. He died on 16 December 1993 in Guilford, Connecticut, USA.
Feb 16, 2020 · American actor of stage and screen. He is perhaps best known known for films such as Shaft (1971), Ragtime (1981), and Heartbreak Ridge, (1986). He won his first Obie Award for his portrayal as Aaron in Shakespeare’s Titus Andronicus, and was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Actor in The Poison Tree (1976).
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. The cause was...
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.
Nov. 3, 2005. DIED. MOSES GUNN, 64, actor; from complications of asthma; in Guilford, Connecticut.
Dec 16, 2013 · 1. Bumpy Jonas in “Shaft” In the first two Shaft movies, Gunn portrayed gang leader Ellsworth “Bumpy” Jonas. Based on real-life mob boss Ellsworth “Bumpy” Johnson, Jonas was the thorn in the side...
