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Years active
  
1974–1987

Name
  
Vernon Washington

Role
  
Actor


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Full Name
  
Samuel Vernon Washington

Born
  
August 10, 1927 (
1927-08-10
)

Died
  
June 7, 1988, Los Angeles, California, United States

Movies
  
Friday the 13th: A New Beginning, The Last Starfighter

Parents
  
Benjamin Washington, Olive Evans

Similar People
  
Danny Steinmann, Victor Miller, Nick Castle

Samuel Vernon Washington (August 10, 1927 – June 7, 1988) was an American actor who starred in film and television. He is best known for his roles in the 1984 science fiction movie The Last Starfighter as Otis and in the 1985 horror movie Friday the 13th: A New Beginning as George.

His best known television role was in the 1979 miniseries Roots: The Next Generations as Rev. Mills. Vernon had a recurring role on the CBS hit series The Jeffersons as Leroy. Later he appeared in an episode of the hit CBS series, Falcon Crest as Teddy Eubanks, a horse groomer.

Filmography

  • Change at 125th Street (1974, TV)
  • Uncle Joe Shannon (1978) - Old Timer
  • Roots: The Next Generations (1979, miniseries) - Rev. Mills
  • The Dark (1979) - Henry Lydell
  • Pray TV (1980) - Jimmy
  • Falcon Crest (1983, TV episode - "Solitary Confinements") - Teddy Eubanks
  • The Last Starfighter (1984) - Otis
  • Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Horomowitz (1985, TV) - himself
  • Friday the 13th: A New Beginning (1985) - George Winter
  • Dream West (1986, miniseries) - Dodson
  • References

    Vernon Washington Wikipedia