1985Nominee
Best Performance
Blood Simple
Samm-Art Williams
Actor · Writer
Burgaw, North Carolina, USA
January 20, 1946
Biography
Samm-Art Williams (born Samuel Arthur Williams; January 20, 1946) is an American playwright and screenwriter, and a stage and film/TV actor and television producer. Much of his work concerns the African-American experience. He was nominated for a Tony Award and a Drama Desk Award for his play Home (1979), which moved from the Negro Ensemble Company to a Broadway production in 1980. In the mid-1980s, he received two Emmy nominations for his work for TV series. The Black Rep of St. Louis, Missouri produced the premier of his play The Montford Point Marine (2011). From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1980Nominee
Best Performance
Dressed to Kill
1979Nominee
Best Performance
The Wanderers
Career Highlights
1991Highlight
Best Performance
A Rage in Harlem
1986Highlight
Best Performance
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
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Blood Simple
Dressed to Kill
The Wanderers