Sonny Jim Gaines

Born: 1928-01-01


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The Pelican Brief

as Sarge
Released: 1993-09-17

A law student's theory about the recent deaths of two Supreme Court justices embroils her in a...

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Malcolm X

as Cholly
Released: 1992-11-18

A tribute to the controversial black activist and leader of the struggle for black liberation....

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The Distinguished Gentleman

as Van Dyke
Released: 1992-12-04

A Florida con man uses the passing of the long time Congressman from his district, who he just...

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Freedom Road

as Brother Peter
Released: 1979-10-29

Ex-slave and former Union soldier Gideon Jackson represents other ex-slaves at the...

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Just an Old Sweet Song

as Trunk
Released: 1976-09-25

Upon learning that their grandmother is not long for this world, Nate and Priscilla Simmons pack...

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Death of a Prophet

as uncredited
Released: 1981-01-01

After breaking ties with the Nation of Islam, Malcolm X became a man marked for death...and it...

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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

as Uncle Willie
Released: 1979-04-28

Based on writer Maya Angelou's eloquent reminiscences of her days as a gifted youngster growing...

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Five on the Black Hand Side

as Sweetmeat
Released: 1973-10-25

Leonard Jackson plays a barber who is also the domineering head of a middle-class African...

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Lawman Without a Gun

as Mr. Smith
Released: 1979-05-30

During the 1960s' civil rights movement, a black civil rights worker returns to his small...

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If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band

as Mr. Sims
Released: 1972-12-19

Life in a black ghetto isn't easy for 14-year-old Billie Jean Sims, who has a father in jail, a...

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Law & Order

as Albert Giggins
First aired: 1990-09-13

In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing...

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The Sophisticated Gents

as Coach Charles 'Chappie' Davis
First aired: 1981-09-29

The 25-year reunion of members of a black athletic-social club brings together nine of its...

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