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Lou Myers
Born: 26th Sep 1935 Charleston, West Virginia - Died 19th Feb 2013
Dept: Acting
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Lou Myers (September 26, 1935 – February 19, 2013) was an American actor. He was typically typecast as a grumpy old man, but he appeared in many movies, stage plays television sitcoms, and dramas. He got his first break as an understudy in the Broadway play, The First Breeze of Summer as Reverend Mosley. He is perhaps best known as the feisty Mr. Vernon Gaines in the sitcom A Different World. Myers was also an accomplished pianist.
Myers was born in Cabin Creek, West Virginia, the son of Dorothy Jeffries (née Brown).
Myers died at the Charleston Area Medical Center in West Virginia after battling pneumonia for several months.
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Film and Tv Credits
Total number of credits listed: 33
Film: 19 (58%)
Television: 14 (42%)
Remaining genres not in graph: Horror, Documentary
Filmography
2013
Mia dreams of singing, Quentin dreams of dancing, Paalo wants to mend the relationship with his daughter and Alonzo hopes to reconnect with his family ... view
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Mr. Harlan
2010
A clinically depressed teenager gets a new start after he checks himself into an adult psychiatric ward. ... view
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Jimmy
Original title: ليلة البيبي دول
2008
Hossam, an Egyptian tour guide working in the US, comes to Egypt on vacation during New Year's Eve and hopes to spend a romantic night with his wife i ... view
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Philip
2005
In a story fueled by rhythm and blues, a young boy's life is shaped by love and the stories of a cast of characters in the boarding house where he liv ... view
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Ol' Po Carl
2004
Sarah thinks making a movie is easy. With the guidance of her screenwriter uncle, she goes on a wild journey into the world of Hollywood where she mee ... view
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Blue Smoke Jones
2004
Down on their luck, buddies Jamal and Kenny decide that the only way they can pluck themselves out of poverty during the summer is to sell oranges fro ... view
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Mr. King
2003
Darrin Hill, a slick-talking but down-on- his-luck NYC advertising exec, returns to his hometown in Georgia to claim the inheritance his aunt left him ... view
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Homer T.
Sep 2003 (first aired)
Eve is an American sitcom starring Eve, Jason Winston George, Ali Landry, Natalie Desselle-Reid, Brian Hooks and Sean Maguire. It aired on the UPN net ... view
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Deacon Peabody (1 ep.)
Sep 2001 (first aired)
Philly is an American television series created by Steven Bochco that focused on criminal defense attorney Kathleen Maguire. It lasted a full season a ... view
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Unknown/various (1 ep.)
2001
Two people run from the pain of their broken past. When they discover each other, they find themselves at a crossroad where the only thing that stands ... view
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Toomie
2001
San Francisco's premiere wedding planner, Mary Fiore is rescued from an accident by the man of her dreams, pediatrician Steve Edison, only to find he ... view
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Burt Weinberg
2000
A homeless man takes a newly homeless man under his wing and teaches him how to survive on the streets. ... view
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Abe
2000
A woman who has confronted the sour side of success finds love and discovers herself in this made-for-TV drama. Nikka (Vanessa Bell Calloway) is a wri ... view
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Lawrence
Nov 1998 (first aired)
A black matriarch in the early 20th century is determined to free her children from the bonds of prejudice. ... view
Character:
Albie (2 ep.)
1998
Through good times and bad, Stella and Delilah have always had each other. Now, Stella's so busy building a life that she's forgotten how to really li ... view
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Uncle Ollie
1998
A suicidally disillusioned liberal politician puts a contract out on himself and takes the opportunity to be bluntly honest with his voters by affecti ... view
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Uncle Tyrone
1997
An earthquake shatters a peaceful Los Angeles morning and opens a fissure deep into the earth, causing lava to start bubbling up. As a volcano begins ... view
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Pastor Lake
Aug 1996 (first aired)
Texas native Jamie King is an aspiring actor who heads to Hollywood in hopes to find fame and fortune in the entertainment industry. To support himsel ... view
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Rubberneck Watson (1 ep.)
Aug 1996 (first aired)
Malcolm and Eddie are as different as one can imagine. Nevertheless, they're best friends who manage to be roommates as well as co-workers and not kil ... view
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Unknown/various (1 ep.)
1996
A washed up golf pro working at a driving range tries to qualify for the US Open in order to win the heart of his succesful rival's girlfriend. ... view
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Clint
Mar 1996 (first aired)
The Sentinel is a Canadian-produced television series. In the jungles of peru, the fight for survival heightened his senses. Now, Detective Jim Ellis ... view
Character:
Billy Cates (1 ep.)
Sep 1995 (first aired)
Harmon "Harm" Rabb Jr. is a former pilot turned lawyer working for the military's JAG (Judge Advocate General) division, the elite legal wing of offic ... view
Character:
Wendell Freeman III (1 ep.)
1995
1930's Pittsburgh, a brother comes home to claim "my half of the piano", a family heirloom; but his sister is not wanting to part with it. This is a g ... view
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Wining Boy
1995
Desire torments a former cultist taking refuge at the home of a scantily clad woman whose husband is away. ... view
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Quincy
1994
Al Stump is a famous sports-writer chosen by Ty Cobb to co-write his official, authorized 'autobiography' before his death. Cobb, widely feared and de ... view
Character:
Willie
Sep 1994 (first aired)
ER explores the inner workings of an urban teaching hospital and the critical issues faced by the dedicated physicians and staff of its overburdened e ... view
Character:
Mr. Urman (1 ep.)
Sep 1993 (first aired)
The Sinbad Show is an American sitcom starring comedian Sinbad that premiered on September 16, 1993 on Fox. The show's main plot is about a bachelor t ... view
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Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Sep 1993 (first aired)
Thea is an American sitcom that premiered September 3, 1993 on ABC, and last aired on February 14, 1994, for a total of 19 episodes. Starring comedien ... view
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Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Aug 1993 (first aired)
Living Single is an American television sitcom that aired for five seasons on the Fox network from August 22, 1993, to January 1, 1998. The show cente ... view
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Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Sep 1987 (first aired)
A Different World is a spin-off series from The Cosby Show and originally centered on Denise Huxtable and the life of students at Hillman College, a f ... view
Character:
Vernon Gaines (114 ep.)
Sep 1984 (first aired)
The Cosby Show is an American television situation comedy starring Bill Cosby, which aired for eight seasons on NBC from September 20, 1984 until Apri ... view
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Mr. Davis (2 ep.)
1976
A portrait of an African American working-class family, this stage production depicts an elderly grandmother's flashbacks to the affairs she had as a ... view
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Reverend Mosely
Jan 1971 (first aired)
The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular ... view
Character:
Reverend Mosely (1 ep.)