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Oct 23, 2001 · Otis Young, who became the first black actor to star on a television Western series when he was chosen for ''The Outcasts'' during the racially troubled 1960's, died here Oct. 12. He was 69. The...
Oct 20, 2001 · Otis Young, the first black actor to co-star in a television Western series--”The Outcasts” in the 1968-69--has died. He was 69. Young, who later became an ordained minister and a community...
Oct 19, 2001 · Los Angeles Times. LOS ANGELES — Otis Young, the first black actor to co-star in a television western series — "The Outcasts" in the late 1960s — has died. He was 69. Young, who later became an...
Oct 21, 2001 · Los Angeles Times. LOS ANGELES — Otis Young, the first black actor to co-star in a television Western series — "The Outcasts" in the late 1960s — has died. He was 69. Mr. Young, who later...
Oct 11, 2001 · Otis E. Young (July 4, 1932 in Providence, Rhode Island – October 11, 2001) was an African-American actor.
Otis E. Young (July 4, 1932 – October 12, 2001) was an actor and writer. He co-starred in a television Western, The Outcasts (1968–1969), with Don Murray. Young was the second African-American actor to co-star in a television Western, the first being Raymond St Jacques on the final season of Rawhide in 1965.
Historically noted as being the first African-American actor to co-star in a television Western, actor Otis Young began his career in front of the camera later in life than most, receiving his first formal training after enrolling in New York University's acting program following service in the Korean War.
