Moses Gunn

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Moses Gunn (October 2, 1929 – December 17, 1993) was an American actor. An Obie Award-winning stage player, he co-founded the Negro Ensemble Company in the 1960s. His 1962 Broadway debut was in Jean Genet's The Blacks. He was nominated for a 1976 Tony Award as Best Actor (Play) for The Poison Tree and played Othello on Broadway in 1970. Description above from the Wikipedia article Moses Gunn, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Known For

The NeverEnding Story

as Cairon - Empress' Servant

Heartbreak Ridge

as Staff Sergeant Webster

Little House on the Prairie

Tales from the Crypt

as Uncle Ezra Thornberry

Firestarter

as Dr. Pynchot

Rollerball

as Cletus

The Cosby Show

as Dr. Lotus

The Cosby Show

as Joe Kendall

Shaft

as Bumpy Jonas

Amityville II: The Possession

as Turner