Name Lou Myers Role Actor | Parents Dorothy Jeffries Children Mevlin Myers | |
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Education West Virginia State University Movies and TV shows A Different World, Tin Cup, The Wedding Planner, The Passion of Darkly No, It's Kind of a Funny Story Similar People Charnele Brown, Glynn Turman, Ajai Sanders, Kadeem Hardison, Jasmine Guy | ||
Lou myers
Lou Leabengula Myers (September 26, 1935 – February 19, 2013) was an American actor.
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Myers was born in Cabin Creek, West Virginia, the son of Dorothy Jeffries (née Brown).
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 died at the Charleston Area Medical Center in West Virginia after battling pneumonia for several months.
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Awards
Myers won an NAACP Image Award for his role as the Stool Pigeon in the August Wilson play, King Hedley II. He also won the Off-Broadway AUDELCO Award for his role in the play, Fat Tuesday.
In 2005 the Appalachian Education Initiative listed Myers as one of 50 "Outstanding Creative Artists" from the State of West Virginia and featured him in their coffeetable book Art & Soul.
Filmography
Actor
2013
Dreams as
Mr. Harlan
2010
It's Kind of a Funny Story as
Jimmy
2009
My Parents, My Sister & Me (TV Series) as
T.C.
- Puppy Love (2010) - T.C.
- Labor of Love (2010) - T.C.
- Tabitha's Birthday (2010) - T.C.
- School Days (2010) - T.C.
- Home Alone: Part 2 (2009) - T.C.
- Home Alone: Part 1 (2009) - T.C.
- Starting Over (2009) - T.C.
2008
Kings of the Evening as
Counter Man
2006
Lucky Louie (TV Series) as
Clerk
- Pilot (2006) - Clerk
2004
NYPD Blue (TV Series) as
King Tut
- Sergeant Sipowicz' Lonely Hearts Club Band (2005) - King Tut
- Dress for Success (2004) - King Tut
2005
Lackawanna Blues (TV Movie) as
Ol' Po Carl
2004
Team Player as
Coach Lou
2004
Eve (TV Series) as
Deacon Peabody
- Porn Free (2004) - Deacon Peabody
2003
All About the Andersons (TV Series) as
Charlie
- Joe's Big Break (2003) - Charlie
- My Hero (2003) - Charlie
- Golden Child (2003) - Charlie
- Go with the Flo (2003) - Charlie
- Don't Be a Dater Hater (2003) - Charlie
- Pilot (2003) - Charlie
2003
Nobody Knows Anything! as
Blue Smoke Jones
2003
Sweet Oranges (Video) as
Mr. King
2003
The Fighting Temptations as
Homer T.
2002
Friday After Next as
Mr. Johnson (uncredited)
2002
Philly (TV Series) as
Mr. Owens
- Brotherly Love (2002) - Mr. Owens
2001
ER (TV Series) as
Mr. Urman
- Quo Vadis? (2001) - Mr. Urman
2001
All About You as
Toomie
2001
The Wedding Planner as
Burt Weinberg
2000
Echoes (Short)
2000
A Private Affair (TV Movie) as
Lawrence
2000
Everything's Jake as
Abe
1999
The Stand-in as
Half-Step Wilson
1999
The Famous Jett Jackson (TV Series) as
Elijah Waters
- What Money Can't Buy (1999) - Elijah Waters
1999
Malcolm & Eddie (TV Series) as
Gus
- The Tapawingo Witch Project (1999) - Gus
1999
The Big Confession (Short) as
Tommy
1998
Mama Flora's Family (TV Mini Series) as
Albie
- Episode #1.2 (1998) - Albie
- Episode #1.1 (1998) - Albie
1998
How Stella Got Her Groove Back as
Uncle Ollie
1998
Bulworth as
Uncle Tyrone
1998
Goodbye Lover as
Police Captain
1998
JAG (TV Series) as
Wendell Freeman III
- Yesterday's Heroes (1998) - Wendell Freeman III
1997
Volcano as
Pastor Lake
1996
The Jamie Foxx Show (TV Series) as
Rubberneck Watson
- Seems Like Old Times (1996) - Rubberneck Watson
1996
Riot (TV Movie) as
George (segment "Homecoming Day")
1996
Tin Cup as
Clint
1996
The Sentinel (TV Series) as
Billy Cates
- Reunion (1996) - Billy Cates
1995
The Passion of Darkly Noon as
Quincy
1995
Living Single (TV Series) as
Milton Hampton
- To Grandmother's House We Go (1995) - Milton Hampton
1995
The Piano Lesson (TV Movie) as
Wining Boy
1994
Cobb as
Willie
1994
The Sinbad Show (TV Series) as
Uncle Luther
- Family Reunion (1994) - Uncle Luther (as Lou Meyers)
1993
Thea (TV Series) as
Mr. Hayes
- Here Comes Mr. Gordon (1993) - Mr. Hayes
1988
A Different World (TV Series) as
Vernon Gaines
- College Kid (1993) - Vernon Gaines (credit only)
- Great X-Pectations (1993) - Vernon Gaines (credit only)
- A Rock, a River, a Lena (1993) - Vernon Gaines
- Homey, Don't Ya Know Me? (1993) - Vernon Gaines
- Cabin in the Sky (1993) - Vernon Gaines
- Dancing Machines (1993) - Vernon Gaines
- Lean on Me (1993) - Vernon Gaines (credit only)
- When One Door Closes-: Part 2 (1993) - Vernon Gaines
- When One Door Closes-: Part 1 (1993) - Vernon Gaines (credit only)
- Mind Your Own Business (1993) - Vernon Gaines
- Happy Birthday to Moi (1993) - Vernon Gaines
- To Whit, with Love (1993) - Vernon Gaines (credit only)
- White Christmas (1992) - Vernon Gaines
- Occupational Hazards (1992) - Vernon Gaines
- Original Teacher (1992) - Vernon Gaines
- Faith, Hope, and Charity: Part 2 (1992) - Vernon Gaines (credit only)
- Faith, Hope, and Charity: Part 1 (1992) - Vernon Gaines
- Baby, It's Cold Outside (1992) - Vernon Gaines
- The Little Mister (1992) - Vernon Gaines
- Don't Count Your Chickens Before They're Axed (1992) - Vernon Gaines
- Really Gross Anatomy (1992) - Vernon Gaines
- Somebody Say Ho! (1992) - Vernon Gaines
- Interior Desecration (1992) - Vernon Gaines
- Honeymoon in L.A.: Part 2 (1992) - Vernon Gaines
- Honeymoon in L.A.: Part 1 (1992) - Vernon Gaines
- Save the Best for Last: Part 2 (1992) - Vernon Gaines
- Save the Best for Last: Part 1 (1992) - Vernon Gaines
- Special Delivery (1992) - Vernon Gaines
- Love Taps (1992) - Vernon Gaines
- Do the Write Thing (1992) - Vernon Gaines
- Sellmates (1992) - Vernon Gaines
- Conflict of Interest (1992) - Vernon Gaines
- Kiss You Back (1992) - Vernon Gaines (credit only)
- May the Best Man Win (1992) - Vernon Gaines
- Bedroom at the Top (1992) - Vernon Gaines
- Prisoner of Love (1992) - Vernon Gaines
- The Cat's in the Cradle (1992) - Vernon Gaines
- Just Another Four-Letter Word (1992) - Vernon Gaines
- Twelve Steps of Christmas (1991) - Vernon Gaines
- Mammy Dearest (1991) - Vernon Gaines
- Do You Take This Woman? (1991) - Vernon Gaines
- To Tell the Truth (1991) - Vernon Gaines
- Liza Who-Little (1991) - Vernon Gaines
- Baby, I'm a Star (1991) - Vernon Gaines (credit only)
- Rule Number One (1991) - Vernon Gaines
- In the Eye of the Storm (1991) - Vernon Gaines
- Almost Working Girl (1991) - Vernon Gaines
- Home Is Where the Fire Is (1991) - Vernon Gaines
- The Dwayne Mutiny (1991) - Vernon Gaines
- We've Only Just Begun (1991) - Vernon Gaines
- To Be Continued (1991) - Vernon Gaines
- Never Can Say Goodbye (1991) - Vernon Gaines
- If I Should Die Before I Wake (1991) - Vernon Gaines
- Monet Is the Root of All Evil (1991) - Vernon Gaines
- Sister to Sister, Sister (1991) - Vernon Gaines
- It's Showtime at Hillman (1991) - Vernon Gaines
- How Great Thou Art (1991) - Vernon Gaines (credit only)
- The Cash Isn't Always Greener (1991) - Vernon Gaines
- Ms. Understanding (1991) - Vernon Gaines
- A Word in Edgewise (1991) - Vernon Gaines
- Love, Hillman-Style (1991) - Vernon Gaines
- Risk Around the Dollar (1991) - Vernon Gaines
- Ex-Communication (1991) - Vernon Gaines
- War and Peace (1991) - Vernon Gaines
- I'm Dreaming of a Wayne Christmas (1990) - Vernon Gaines (credit only)
- The Apple Doesn't Fall (1990) - Vernon Gaines
- Time Keeps on Slippin' (1990) - Vernon Gaines
- Love Thy Neighbor (1990) - Vernon Gaines (credit only)
- Good Help Is Hard to Fire (1990) - Vernon Gaines
- Tales from the Exam Zone (1990) - Vernon Gaines (credit only)
- The Goodwill Games (1990) - Vernon Gaines (credit only)
- Whitley's Last Supper (1990) - Vernon Gaines
- Blues for Nobody's Child (1990) - Vernon Gaines
- How Bittersweet It Is (1990) - Vernon Gaines
- Everything Must Change (1990) - Vernon Gaines
- Perhaps Love (1990) - Vernon Gaines
- Getaway: Part 2 (1990) - Vernon Gaines (credit only)
- Getaway: Part 1 (1990) - Vernon Gaines (credit only)
- Soldier Boy (1990) - Vernon Gaines
- Sweet Charity (1990) - Vernon Gaines
- 21 Candles (1990) - Vernon Gaines (credit only)
- Hillman Isn't Through with You Yet (1990) - Vernon Gaines (credit only)
- A Campfire Story (1990) - Vernon Gaines (credit only)
- That's the Trouble with You All (1990) - Vernon Gaines
- A World Alike (1990) - Vernon Gaines
- Success, Lies and Videotape (1990) - Vernon Gaines
- Pride and Prejudice (1990) - Vernon Gaines
- The Power of the Pen (1990) - Vernon Gaines
- Here's to Old Friends (1990) - Vernon Gaines
- Under One Roof (1990) - Vernon Gaines
- For Whom the Jingle Bell Tolls (1989) - Vernon Gaines
- Answered Prayers (1989) - Vernon Gaines (credit only)
- Great Expectations (1989) - Vernon Gaines
- Wedding Bells from Hell (1989) - Vernon Gaines
- Delusions of Daddyhood (1989) - Vernon Gaines
- Forever Hold Your Peace (1989) - Vernon Gaines (credit only)
- To Have and Have Not (1989) - Vernon Gaines
- The Hat Makes the Man (1989) - Vernon Gaines
- The Heat Is On (1989) - Vernon Gaines
- Strangers on a Plane (1989) - Vernon Gaines (credit only)
- There's No Place Like Home (1989) - Vernon Gaines
- Citizen Wayne (1989) - Vernon Gaines
- No Means No (1989) - Vernon Gaines
- Take This Job and Love It (1989) - Vernon Gaines
- High Anxiety (1989) - Vernon Gaines
- The Thing About Women (1989) - Vernon Gaines
- It's Greek to Me (1989) - Vernon Gaines
- For She's Only a Bird in a Gilded Cage (1989) - Vernon Gaines
- Breaking Up Is Hard to Do (1989) - Vernon Gaines
- I've Got the Muse in Me (1989) - Vernon Gaines
- It Happened One Night (1989) - Vernon Gaines
- Radio Free Hillman (1989) - Vernon Gaines
- If You Like Pilgrim Coladas (1988) - Vernon Gaines
- Two Gentlemen of Hillman (1988) - Vernon Gaines
1991
Missing Pieces as
Attendant
1990
Bagdad Cafe (TV Series) as
Riley
- I Got a Crush on You (1990) - Riley
1987
The Cosby Show (TV Series) as
Mr. Davis
- Andalusian Flu (1987) - Mr. Davis
- You Only Hurt the One You Love (1987) - Mr. Davis
1976
Great Performances (TV Series) as
Reverend Mosely
- The First Breeze of Summer (1976) - Reverend Mosely
Self
2000
Acapulco Black Film Festival (TV Movie documentary) as
Self
1995
The 47th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV Special) as
Self - Performer
1993
Ebony/Jet Showcase (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 19 February 1993 (1993) - Self
1990
The Oprah Winfrey Show (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 29 November 1990 (1990) - Self
Archive Footage
2021
History of the Sitcom (TV Series documentary) as
Vernon Gaines
- Facing Race (2021) - Vernon Gaines
2015
Unsung Hollywood (TV Series documentary) as
Self
- A Different World (2015) - Self
2014
Afraid of Dark (Documentary) as
Self
2013
The 65th Primetime Emmy Awards (TV Special) as
Self (In Memoriam)
References
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