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Woodie King Jr.

  • Actor
  • Producer
  • Director
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A look at the development of film making and its contribution to the social and political times form the perspective of Black film makers.Candied interviews with some of the top Black Directors in the business, Lawrence Hilton Jacobs, Robert Townsend, Bill Duke, Fred Williamson, Melvin Van Peebles and other industry leaders. Seven Lights Productions and Actor and film maker Lord Jamel Wade team up to produce this documentary which examines the art of Directing, the Black pioneers of film making, the industry in Hollywood, the digital technology and President Barack Obama.
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Directors on Directing (2009)
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Woodie King Jr. was born on 27 July 1937 in Mobile, Alabama, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Serpico (1973), Men in Black³ (2012) and The Long Night (1976). He has been married to Willie Mae since 1959. They have three children.
BornJuly 27, 1937
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    • Known for

    Serpico (1973)
    Serpico
    7.7
    • Larry(as Woodie King)
    • 1973
    Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith, and Josh Brolin in Men in Black³ (2012)
    Men in Black³
    6.8
    • 2012 MIB HQ Guard
    • 2012
    The Long Night (1976)
    The Long Night
    • Steely
    • 1976
    Segregating the Greatest Generation
    • Producer
    • 2006

    Credits

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    Actor

    • Staten Island Summer (2015)
      Staten Island Summer
      5.6
      • Mr. Stewart
      • 2015
    • Unforgettable (2011)
      Unforgettable
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Barry
      • 2014
    • Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith, and Josh Brolin in Men in Black³ (2012)
      Men in Black³
      6.8
      • 2012 MIB HQ Guard
      • 2012
    • Treme (2010)
      Treme
      8.3
      TV Series
      • 2011
    • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
      Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Parking Attendant
      • 2009
    • Tony Goldwyn, Maura Tierney, Hugh Dancy, Reid Scott, Mehcad Brooks, and Odelya Halevi in Law & Order (1990)
      Law & Order
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Clayton
      • 1994
    • The Long Night (1976)
      The Long Night
      • Steely
      • 1976
    • Serpico (1973)
      Serpico
      7.7
      • Larry (as Woodie King)
      • 1973
    • Together for Days (1972)
      Together for Days
      7.0
      • Jerry
      • 1972
    • N.Y.P.D. (1967)
      N.Y.P.D.
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Lewis (as Woodie King)
      • 1968
    • Sweet Love, Bitter (1967)
      Sweet Love, Bitter
      6.7
      • (as Woody King Jr.)
      • 1967

    Producer

    • King of Stage: The Woodie King Jr. Story (2018)
      King of Stage: The Woodie King Jr. Story
      • executive producer
      • 2018
    • Death of a Prophet
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2017
    • The Minority (2006)
      The Minority
      7.7
      • associate producer
      • 2006
    • Segregating the Greatest Generation
      • executive producer
      • 2006
    • Love to All, Lorraine
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 1983
    • Death of a Prophet (1981)
      Death of a Prophet
      4.4
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 1981
    • Black Theatre: The Making of a Movement
      8.2
      • producer
      • 1978
    • The Long Night (1976)
      The Long Night
      • producer
      • 1976
    • Right on! (1970)
      Right on!
      7.8
      • producer
      • 1970

    Director

    • Death of a Prophet
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Segregating the Greatest Generation
      • Director
      • 2006
    • Love to All, Lorraine
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 1983
    • Death of a Prophet (1981)
      Death of a Prophet
      4.4
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 1981
    • The Torture of Mothers
      • Director
      • 1980
    • Black Theatre: The Making of a Movement
      8.2
      • Director
      • 1978
    • The Long Night (1976)
      The Long Night
      • Director
      • 1976

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    Personal details

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    • Official site
      • New Federal Theatre (New York City)
    • Alternative names
      • Woody King Jr.
    • Born
      • July 27, 1937
      • Mobile, Alabama, USA
    • Spouse
      • Willie Mae1959 - present (3 children)
    • Other works
      He directed Athol Fugard's play, "Boesman and Lena," at the Northlight Theatre in Chicago, Illinois. Cast and crew also included Tarzana Beverly, Robert Curry, and Robert Christen (lighting designer).

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      He was nominated for a 1986 Joseph Jefferson Award for Director of a Play for "Boesman and Lena" at the Northlight Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.

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