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Richard Smallwood(1948-2025)

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  • Composer
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Richard Smallwood was born on 30 November 1948 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. He was an actor and composer, known for The Preacher's Wife (1996), Praise This (2023) and Candy Cane Lane (2023). He died on 30 December 2025 in Sandy Spring, Maryland, USA.
BornNovember 30, 1948
DiedDecember 30, 2025(77)
BornNovember 30, 1948
DiedDecember 30, 2025(77)
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  • Awards
    • 2 wins & 14 nominations total

Known for

Denzel Washington, Whitney Houston, Courtney B. Vance, and Justin Pierre Edmund in The Preacher's Wife (1996)
The Preacher's Wife
5.8
  • Soundtrack
  • 1996
Drew 'Druski' Desbordes, Chloe Bailey, Tristan Mack Wilds, Loren Lott, Anjelika Washington, Koryn Hawthorne, and Quavo in Praise This (2023)
Praise This
5.8
  • Soundtrack
  • 2023
Eddie Murphy, Tracee Ellis Ross, Thaddeus J. Mixson, Genneya Walton, and Madison Thomas in Candy Cane Lane (2023)
Candy Cane Lane
5.6
  • Soundtrack
  • 2023
The Second Chance (2006)
The Second Chance
6.4
  • Soundtrack
  • 2006

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Actor

  • Richard Smallwood & Vision: Anthem of Praise
    Music Video
    • Richard Smallwood
    • 2001
  • The Richard Smallwood Singers: Someday
    Music Video
    • Richard Smallwood
    • 1990

Composer

  • Gospel Gloria: Solo no estas
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 2020

Music Department

  • The Walter Hawkins Tribute Concert (2010)
    The Walter Hawkins Tribute Concert
    TV Special
    • choir director
    • 2010

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Rev. Richard Smallwood
  • Born
    • November 30, 1948
    • Atlanta, Georgia, USA
  • Died
    • December 30, 2025
    • Sandy Spring, Maryland, USA(complications from kidney failure)

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    Gospel singer.

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