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Timmie Rogers(1915-2006)

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Timmie Rogers was born on 4 July 1915 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He was an actor, known for Sparkle (1976), Martin (1992) and Fallen Angels (1993). He was married to Joan Barbara Boyd, Louise Greene and Sybil Lewis. He died on 17 December 2006 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornJuly 4, 1915
DiedDecember 17, 2006(91)
BornJuly 4, 1915
DiedDecember 17, 2006(91)
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Known for

Lonette McKee, Dwan Smith, and Philip Michael Thomas in Sparkle (1976)
Sparkle
6.7
  • Comic M-C
  • 1976
Martin Lawrence, Tichina Arnold, Tisha Campbell, Thomas Mikal Ford, and Carl Anthony Payne II in Martin (1992)
Martin
7.5
TV Series
  • Another Man in Audience
Fallen Angels (1993)
Fallen Angels
6.5
TV Series
  • Soundtrack
Universal Name Band Musical 7301: Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra
Short
  • Soundtrack
  • 1951

Credits

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Actor



  • Where I Live (1993)
    Where I Live
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Hubert
    • 1993
  • Martin Lawrence, Tichina Arnold, Tisha Campbell, Thomas Mikal Ford, and Carl Anthony Payne II in Martin (1992)
    Martin
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Another Man in Audience
    • 1993
  • Harry Lennix, Leon, Robert Townsend, Tico Wells, and Michael Wright in The Five Heartbeats (1991)
    The Five Heartbeats
    7.6
    • Buddy Lewis
    • 1991
  • Marla Gibbs, Regina King, Curtis Baldwin, Kia Goodwin, Alaina Reed-Hall, Jackée Harry, Helen Martin, and Hal Williams in 227 (1985)
    227
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Spencer Anderson
    • 1988
  • Frank's Place (1987)
    Frank's Place
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Mason
    • 1987
  • John Amos, Ralph Carter, Ja'net DuBois, Esther Rolle, BernNadette Stanis, and Jimmie 'JJ' Walker in Good Times (1974)
    Good Times
    7.5
    TV Series
    • The Wino - Donald
    • 1978
  • Kim Fields, Tony Holmes, Helen Martin, Denise Nicholas, and Demond Wilson in Baby... I'm Back! (1977)
    Baby... I'm Back!
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Clarence Darrow Greene
    • 1977
  • Lonette McKee, Dwan Smith, and Philip Michael Thomas in Sparkle (1976)
    Sparkle
    6.7
    • Comic M-C
    • 1976
  • City of Angels (1976)
    City of Angels
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Lester
    • 1976
  • Redd Foxx and Demond Wilson in Sanford and Son (1972)
    Sanford and Son
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Audience Member at taping behind Fred
    • Smiley Rogers
    • 1975

Soundtrack



  • The War (2007)
    The War
    9.0
    TV Mini Series
    • writer: "If You Can't Smile and Say Yes (Please Don't Cry and Say No)"
    • 2007
  • Fallen Angels (1993)
    Fallen Angels
    6.5
    TV Series
    • writer: "Please Consider Me"
    • 1995
  • Redd Foxx and Demond Wilson in Sanford and Son (1972)
    Sanford and Son
    7.9
    TV Series
    • performer: "'Tis Autumn", "Lulu's Back in Town" (uncredited)
    • 1975
  • Universal Name Band Musical 7301: Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra
    Short
    • writer: "You Left Your Brown-Eyed Baby"
    • 1951

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Timmie Rodgers
  • Born
    • July 4, 1915
    • Detroit, Michigan, USA
  • Died
    • December 17, 2006
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      Joan Barbara BoydFebruary 20, 1971 - December 17, 2006 (his death)
  • Other works
    TV commercial: Alka-Seltzer

Did you know

  • Trivia
    First African American comic to wear a tuxedo on stage. Many Black comics of his day still wore blackface well into the 1940s. Co-wrote Nat King Cole hit, "If You Can't Cry And Say Yes."
  • Trademark
    Catchphrase: "Oh, yeah!"

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