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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

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

Sanford and son Jason 23 episode

References

Lincoln Kilpatrick Wikipedia


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