Occupation Actor Years active 1970–1995 | Name Gilbert Lewis Role Actor | |
Born April 6, 1941 ( 1941-04-06 ) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. Died May 7, 2015, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Movies and TV shows Pee‑wee's Playhouse, Candyman, Across 110th Street, Cross of Fire, Body and Soul Similar People George Bowers, Paul Reubens, Bernard Rose, Ossie Davis, John Flynn | ||
Gilbert Lewis (April 6, 1941 – May 7, 2015) was an American actor who is best known for playing The King of Cartoons in the first season of the 1986 children's show, Pee-wee's Playhouse. Lewis played the King of Cartoons in thirteen episodes before being replaced by actor William Marshall. He also made guest appearances on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, General Hospital, and Alien Nation.
Filmography
Actor
1995
Virtual Combat (Video) as
A.C. Doyle
1995
Law & Order (TV Series) as
Deputy Police Commissioner
- Pride (1995) - Deputy Police Commissioner
1994
Don Juan DeMarco as
Judge Ryland
1994
Sweet Justice (TV Series) as
Isaac Tate
- Fourth Quarter (1994) - Isaac Tate
1994
New York Undercover (TV Series) as
Old School
- Pilot (1994) - Old School
1993
Cheers (TV Series) as
Dr. Robert Sutton
- The Guy Can't Help It (1993) - Dr. Robert Sutton
1992
Just My Imagination (TV Movie) as
Mr. Anderson
1992
Candyman as
Detective Frank Valento
1991
Princesses (TV Series) as
Interviewer
- Her Highness for Hire (1991) - Interviewer
1991
Guilty as Charged as
Policeman
1990
The Kid Who Loved Christmas (TV Movie) as
Ed Slater
1990
Cop Rock (TV Series) as
Harold Poe
- Potts Don't Fail Me Now (1990) - Harold Poe
1990
Married People (TV Series) as
Moe
- Who You Gonna Call? (1990) - Moe
1990
China Beach (TV Series) as
Reverend Beckett
- Escape (1990) - Reverend Beckett
1990
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (TV Series) as
Joe Banks
- Not with My Pig, You Don't (1990) - Joe Banks
1990
Designing Women (TV Series) as
Clevon
- Anthony's Graduation (1990) - Clevon
1990
Nasty Boys (TV Series)
- Crossover (1990)
1990
Capital News (TV Series) as
Fire Captain Hank
- Pilot (1990) - Fire Captain Hank
1990
Alien Nation (TV Series) as
Theo Miles
- Partners (1990) - Theo Miles
1989
Blaze as
Reverend Marquez
1989
Cross Fire (TV Movie) as
Levi Eames
1989
Grave Secrets as
Dean Andrews
1989
Heartbeat (TV Series) as
Virgil Banks
- Confidentially Yours (1989) - Virgil Banks
1986
Spenser: For Hire (TV Series) as
Mr. Andre
- The Hopes and Fears (1986) - Mr. Andre
1986
Pee-wee's Playhouse (TV Series) as
King of Cartoons
- Party! (1986) - King of Cartoons
- The Gang's All Here (1986) - King of Cartoons
- Stolen Apples (1986) - King of Cartoons
- The Cowboy and the Cowntess (1986) - King of Cartoons
- Monster in the Playhouse (1986) - King of Cartoons
- Ants in Your Pants (1986) - King of Cartoons
- The Restaurant (1986) - King of Cartoons
- Beauty Makeover (1986) - King of Cartoons
- Just Another Day (1986) - King of Cartoons
- Now You See Me, Now You Don't (1986) - King of Cartoons
- Rainy Day (1986) - King of Cartoons
- Luau for Two (1986) - King of Cartoons
- Ice Cream Soup (1986) - King of Cartoons
1983
Touched as
Ernie
1981
Body and Soul as
Tony (as Gil Lewis)
1981
Fort Apache the Bronx as
Mob Leader
1973
Gordon's War as
Spanish Harry
1972
Across 110th Street as
Shevvy
1972
Together for Days as
Big Bubba
1972
Madigan (TV Series) as
Smokey Fix
- The Midtown Beat (1972) - Smokey Fix
1972
The Hot Rock as
Museum Guard #1
1971
Who Killed Mary Whats'ername? as
Solomon the Cop
1971
The Pursuit of Happiness as
Convict George Wilson
1970
Dan August (TV Series) as
Calvin Hazelwood
- The Color of Fury (1970) - Calvin Hazelwood
1970
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (TV Series) as
Lennie
- This Will Really Kill You (1970) - Lennie
1970
Cotton Comes to Harlem as
1st Black Beret
1963
General Hospital (TV Series) as
Orval Leeds
Soundtrack
1986
Pee-wee's Playhouse (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Party! (1986) - (performer: "Hokey Pokey")
Thanks
1970
The Angel Levine (our special thanks to)
Self
1991
In the House (TV Special)
Archive Footage
2018
King of Stage: The Woodie King Jr. Story (Documentary) as
Self
2015
The 67th Primetime Emmy Awards (TV Special) as
Self - In Memoriam
References
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