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Adolph Caesar

Actor | * 12/05/1933 († 52, 03/06/1986) | New York City, New York (United States of America (USA))
Adolph Caesar (December 5, 1933 – March 6, 1986) was an American film and theater actor. Known for his signature deep voice, Caesar was a staple of off-Broadway as a member of the Negro Ensemble Company, and as a voiceover artist for numerous film trailers. He earned widespread acclaim for his performance as Sgt. Vernon Waters in Charles Fuller's Pulitzer Prize-winning A Soldier's Play, a role he reprised in the 1984 film adaptation A Soldier's Story, for which he received Academy Award and Golden Globe Award nominations, and won an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Action | Documentaries

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An epic tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie, an African-American woman living in the South who survives incredible abuse and bigotry. After Celie's abusive father marries her off to the equ ...

The Color Purple

PG-13

1985 | 3.9/5 | 2h 34min
Drama
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Biography of Argentinian revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara, who helped Fidel Castro in his struggle against the corrupt Batista regime, eventually resulting in the overthrow of that government and C ...

Che!

PG-13

1969 | 2.6/5 | 1h 36min
Action, Adventure, Drama, History
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An ex-professional boxer gets a new start when teaming up with an ageing hoodlum and an ex-call girl. ...

The Hitter

R

1979 | 2.0/5 | 1h 30min
Action, Drama, Thriller
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In a rural town in Louisiana, a black Master Sergeant is found shot to death just outside the local Army Base. Military lawyer, Captain Davenport—also a black man—is sent from Washington to conduc ...

A Soldier's Story

PG

1984 | 3.4/5 | 1h 41min
Drama, Mystery, War, Crime
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Dramatically presented situations, often controversial, of interest to children and teenagers. Several episodes were either in animated form or presented as documentaries. Topics included illiteracy, ...

ABC Afterschool Special

Certification unknown

1972 | 3.1/5 | 1h per episode
Drama
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Awards & Nominations for Adolph Caesar

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
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Movies with Adolph Caesar as Actor(8)

as Prime Minister Solomon Grundy1986 Club Paradise
as Old Mister1985 The Color Purple
as Sergeant Waters1984 A Soldier's Story
as TV Anchorman / Adolph Caesar1980 Fist of Fear, Touch of Death
as Nathan1979 The Hitter
as Narrator of Theatrical Trailer1978 Dawn of the Dead
as Clarence Opano1970 The Challenge
as Juan Almeida1969 Che!

TV Shows/Series with Adolph Caesar as Actor(4)

as Seymour / Hotwing1986 SilverHawks
1985 The Twilight Zone
as Mars Gillis1984 Tales from the Darkside
as Narrator1981 I Remember Harlem

Full Name: Adolph Caesar
Born: Tuesday, 12/05 1933 (December) in New York City, New York (United States of America (USA))
Died: Thursday, 03/06 1986 (March) in Los Angeles (aged: 52)
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Rooster)
Educated at: New York University
Adolph Caesar frequently works together with these people:
George A. Romero (8x, Crew)
Catherine Battistone (7x, Actress)
Stephen King (4x, Crew)
Tom Savini (4x, Actor)
John Marzilli (4x, Actor)
Dario Argento (3x, Crew)
Roberts Blossom (3x, Actor)
Robin Jill Bernheim (3x, Crew)
Tony Buba (3x, Crew)
Taso N. Stavrakis (3x, Actor)
John Amplas (3x, Actor)
Ron Harvey (3x, Cast)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:102978, Added: 06/23/2018, Last updated: 04/12/2024