The Color Purple
1986
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Mar 7, 1986 · March 7, 1986 12 AM PT. Times Staff Writer. Actor Adolph Caesar, whose gruff portrayal of a hate-filled Army sergeant in “A Soldier’s Story” earned him an Oscar nomination, died Thursday after...
Adolph Caesar. Actor: The Color Purple. Born in the Harlem section of New York City, joined the Navy, then studied drama at New York University; was an announcer for then joined the Negro Ensemble Co. in 1970 for such productions as "The River Niger", "Square Root of the Soul" and "The Brownsville Raid"; worked with repertory groups such as the ...
Mar 7, 1986 · Adolph Caesar, the gravel-voiced actor who starred in the stage and film versions of ''A Soldier's Story'' and in the recent motion picture ''The Color Purple,'' died of a heart attack...
Adolph Caesar (December 5, 1933 – March 6, 1986) was an American film and theater actor. Known for his signature deep voice, Caesar was a staple of off-Broadway as a member of the Negro Ensemble Company, and as a voiceover artist for numerous film trailers.
Mar 7, 1986 · Adolph Caesar, 52, the deep-voiced Harlem-born character actor who gave a charismatic, commanding performance in the complex role of the black Army sergeant in the film "A Soldier's Story,"...
Mar 7, 1986 · LOS ANGELES -- Adolph Caesar, whose Oscar-nominated performance as a gruff sergeant in 'A Soldier's Story' earned him long-sought recognition as an actor, has died. He was 52.
Forceful black character player whose film career had just begun to flourish in middle age when he died of a heart attack; best remembered as the rough master sergeant in "A Soldier's Story" (1984), for which he received an Oscar nomination as Best Supporting Actor.
