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Charles Weldon(1940-2018)

  • Actor
  • Producer
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Charles Weldon in Stir Crazy (1980)
Paris must convince her grandfather to accept a real estate agent's briefcase with mounds of cash in exchange for his financially struggling jazz club.
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Charles Weldon was born on 1 June 1940 in Wetumka, Oklahoma, USA. He was an actor and producer, known for Stir Crazy (1980), Malcolm X (1992) and New York Undercover (1994). He was married to Debbi Morgan and Barbara. He died on 7 December 2018 in New York, USA.
BornJune 1, 1940
DiedDecember 7, 2018(78)
BornJune 1, 1940
DiedDecember 7, 2018(78)
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Known for

Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor in Stir Crazy (1980)
Stir Crazy
6.7
  • Blade
  • 1980
Malcolm X (1992)
Malcolm X
7.7
  • Follower at Temple #7
  • 1992
Patti D'Arbanville, Michael DeLorenzo, and Malik Yoba in New York Undercover (1994)
New York Undercover
7.9
TV Series
  • James Hampton
  • Croupier
A Woman Called Moses (1978)
A Woman Called Moses
7.8
TV Mini Series
  • Shadrack Davis

Credits

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Actor

  • Paris Blues in Harlem (2018)
    Paris Blues in Harlem
    5.5
    Short
    • Pop Pop
    • 2018
  • Mary Kay Place in Diane (2018)
    Diane
    6.7
    • Tom
    • 2018
  • Fred Thompson, Bebe Neuwirth, Jerry Orbach, Kirk Acevedo, and Amy Carlson in Law & Order: Trial by Jury (2005)
    Law & Order: Trial by Jury
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Juror #2
    • 2005
  • Hoop Soldiers (2001)
    Hoop Soldiers
    5.3
    Video
    • 2001
  • Clockin' Green (2000)
    Clockin' Green
    4.3
    Video
    • Tim Diamond
    • 2000
  • Blair Underwood and Alfre Woodard in The Wishing Tree (2000)
    The Wishing Tree
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • Al 'Alfred' Brooks
    • 2000
  • Tony Goldwyn, Maura Tierney, Hugh Dancy, Reid Scott, David Ajala, and Odelya Halevi in Law & Order (1990)
    Law & Order
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Westbrook
    • Cassidy
    • 1990–1999
  • Patti D'Arbanville, Michael DeLorenzo, and Malik Yoba in New York Undercover (1994)
    New York Undercover
    7.9
    TV Series
    • James Hampton
    • Croupier
    • 1994
  • Ving Rhames, Eriq La Salle, and Vondie Curtis-Hall in Drop Squad (1994)
    Drop Squad
    5.0
    • Uncle Omar
    • 1994
  • Malcolm X (1992)
    Malcolm X
    7.7
    • Follower at Temple #7
    • 1992
  • Oprah Winfrey, Robin Givens, Lynn Whitfield, Jackée Harry, Paula Kelly, Lonette McKee, and Phyllis Yvonne Stickney in The Women of Brewster Place (1989)
    The Women of Brewster Place
    7.8
    TV Mini Series
    • Tenant #5
    • 1989
  • Case Closed (1988)
    Case Closed
    5.5
    TV Movie
    • Tony Sherman
    • 1988
  • Gerald McRaney and Jameson Parker in Simon & Simon (1981)
    Simon & Simon
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Doug Belton
    • 1987
  • L.A. Law (1986)
    L.A. Law
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Cop #1
    • 1986
  • Denzel Washington, Ed Begley Jr., David Morse, Howie Mandel, Cynthia Sikes Yorkin, Ellen Bry, William Daniels, and Ed Flanders in St. Elsewhere (1982)
    St. Elsewhere
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Andrew Turner
    • 1985

Producer

  • Paris Blues in Harlem (2018)
    Paris Blues in Harlem
    5.5
    Short
    • associate producer
    • 2018

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Paris Blues In Harlem
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Paris Blues In Harlem

Personal details

  • Official sites
    • Theater
    • Theater org
  • Born
    • June 1, 1940
    • Wetumka, Oklahoma, USA
  • Died
    • December 7, 2018
    • New York, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      Debbi Morgan1980 - 1984 (divorced)
  • Children
      Charles Jr.
  • Parents
      Beatrice Jennings
  • Relatives
      Ann Weldon(Sibling)
  • Other works
    Plays "Jackson" in "Birdie Blue", a play by Cheryl L. West (Second Stage Theatre, New York City, New York, USA).

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    He was the artistic director of the Negro Ensemble Company 2005-2018.

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