Education Lincoln University Role Film actor | Name Lincoln Kilpatrick Years active 1958–2002 | |
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Born February 12, 1932 ( 1932-02-12 ) St. Louis, Missouri,United States Died May 18, 2004, Los Angeles, California, United States Spouse Helena Ferguson (m. 1957–2004) Children Lincoln Kilpatrick, Jr., Erik Kilpatrick, DaCarla Kilpatrick, Jozella Reed, Marjorie L. Kilpatrick Movies and TV shows The Omega Man, Fortress, Soylent Green, Matt Houston, Prison Similar People Boris Sagal, Tom Laughlin, Stuart Gordon, Amir Shervan, Richard Fleischer | ||
Occupation Film, television actor | ||
Blaxploitation Clip: Honky (1971, Brenda Sykes, Lincoln Kilpatrick, John Neilson)
Lincoln Kilpatrick (February 12, 1932 – May 18, 2004) was an American film, television, and stage actor.
Contents
- Blaxploitation Clip Honky 1971 Brenda Sykes Lincoln Kilpatrick John Neilson
- Honky 1971 trailer Starring Brenda Sykes John Neilson William Marshall Lincoln Kilpatrick
- Career
- Personal life and death
- Filmography
- References
Honky (1971, trailer) [Starring Brenda Sykes, John Neilson, William Marshall, Lincoln Kilpatrick]
Career
Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Kilpatrick attended Lincoln University and earned a degree in drama before he began acting. Encouraged by Billie Holiday, Kilpatrick began his career in 1959 in the Broadway production of A Raisin in the Sun. In the 1960s, he mainly guest-starred in television roles and bit parts in movies. His primary acting talents were showcased in stage and theater work, which he remained active in until his death. Kilpatrick was co-founder of the Kilpatrick-Cambridge Theatre Arts School in Hollywood, California. He was also the first African-American member of the Lincoln Center Repertory Company.
Personal life and death
Kilpatrick was married 47 years to the singer and stage performer Helena Ferguson from 1957 until his death from lung cancer in 2004. Kilpatrick had five children: actor and composer Lincoln Kilpatrick, Jr.; writer, director and actor DaCarla Kilpatrick; actor and director Erik Kilpatrick; actor Jozella Reed; and producer Marjorie L. Kilpatrick.
Filmography
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