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Antonio Fargas


A tall, lanky and twinkle-eyed African-American actor with wonderful onscreen charisma, Antonio Fargas has been appearing on stage and screen for nearly 40 years. His film debut was in Shirley Clarke's The Cool World, a gritty, uncompromising tale about African-American youth growing up in Harlem... See full bio »

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Filmography

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2011 The Benita Show (TV series)
Episode #2.1 (2011)
 
2010 Once Fallen
Jay
 
2010 Changing Hands
Carjack Victim
 
2009 Brothers (TV series)
Maurice
Snoop Returns (2009) … Maurice
 
2009 La loi de Murphy
Expert en diamants
 
2009 X Returns (short)
Agent Adams
 
2005-2009 Everybody Hates Chris (TV series)
Doc / Mr. Harris / Sweet Tooth
Everybody Hates Tasha (2009) … Doc
Everybody Hates the Car (2009) … Doc
Everybody Hates Fake IDs (2009) … Doc
 
2009 Lie to Me (TV series)
Mr. Mitchell
Unchained (2009) … Mr. Mitchell
 
2009 The Adventures of Umbweki
Umbweki's Father
 
2008 Numb3rs (TV series)
Jeffrey Knight
Thirty-Six Hours (2008) … Jeffrey Knight
 
2008 Abduction of Jesse Bookman
Frank Bookman
 
2008 Bad Guys
Flappy
 
2008 Sucker Punch
Baz
 
2007 Sister Sonya's Prayer Group (video)
Bishop Titus Kingston
 
2007 The Caper
Lydell
 
2006 Heroes (TV series)
Ezekiel
Unaired Premiere Episode (2006) … Ezekiel
 
2006 Jack's Law
Bert
 
2006 Honey and Sting (short)
The Beekeeper
 
2006 The Simpsons (TV series)
Bart Has Two Mommies (2006) (voice)
 
2005 N.T.V. Volume 1 (video)
Jim Brown
 
2004 Eve (TV series)
Uncle Jerry
Pimps Up, DivaStyle Down (2004) … Uncle Jerry
 
2003 The District (TV series)
J.T.
In God We Trust (2003) … J.T.
 
2003 Starsky & Hutch (Video Game)
Huggy Bear (voice)
 
2003 Grease Monkeys (TV series)
Tony
The Drugs Don't Work (2003) … Tony
 
2003 Holby City (TV series)
Victor Garrison
Seasons in the Sun (2003) … Victor Garrison
 
2002 Fastlane (TV series)
Jimmy Lipps
Girls Own Juice (2002) … Jimmy Lipps
 
2001 Extreme Honor
Willy
 
2001 The Riff
Shoop Summers
 
2001 Osmosis Jones
Additional Character Voice (voice)
 
2000 Driver 2 (Video Game)
Detective Tobias Jones (voice)
 
2000 Good vs Evil (TV series)
Dutch Simms
Renunciation (2000) … Dutch Simms
 
1999 L.A. Heat (TV series)
Jeremy Lauren
Obsession (1999) … Jeremy Lauren
 
1999 The Steve Harvey Show (TV series)
Smitty Rollins
All That Jazz (1999) … Smitty Rollins
 
1999 The Suburbans
Magee
 
1999 Unconditional Love
Bobby Chiclets
 
1998 Damon (TV series)
Sammy
A Bury Special Episode (1998) … Sammy
 
1998 Milo
Kelso
 
1997 Living Single (TV series)
Otis Jones
Never Can Say Goodbye (1997) … Otis Jones
One Degree of Separation (1997) … Otis Jones
 
1997 Gator King
Santos Lobilita
 
1997 Backstreet Boys: Backstreet's Back (video)
Bus driver
 
1996 Homeboys in Outer Space (TV series)
Dolomoth
 
1996 The Wayans Bros. (TV series)
Nate
Family Business (1996) … Nate
 
1996 The Parent 'Hood (TV series)
Slick
We Don't Need Another Hero (1996) … Slick
 
1995 Soul Survivors (TV movie)
Leroy James
 
1994 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (TV series)
Lamont Kelly
Soooooooul Train (1994) … Lamont Kelly
 
1993 Percy & Thunder (TV movie)
Spider
 
1992 Maid for Each Other (TV movie)
Eddie Kemper
 
1991 MacGyver (TV series)
Colonel Devraux
Walking Dead (1991) … Colonel Devraux
 
1991 Whore
Rasta
 
1991 Howling VI: The Freaks (video)
Bellamey
 
1991 The Borrower
Julius
 
1990 La belle Anglaise (TV series)
Caldwell
Week-end surprise (1990) … Caldwell
 
1988 I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
Flyguy
 
1988 Shakedown
Nicky 'N.C.' Carr
 
1988 Miami Vice (TV series)
Alejandro Gutierrez
Mirror Image (1988) … Alejandro Gutierrez
 
1988 La notte degli squali
Paco
 
1987 Florida Straits (TV movie)
El Gato Negro
 
1985 Streetwalkin'
Finesse
 
1985 Crimewave
Blind Man
 
1984 P.O.P. (TV movie)
Frank Wilkey
 
1984 Firestarter
Taxi Driver
 
1984 A Good Sport (TV movie)
Clifford
 
1983-1984 All My Children (TV series)
Les Baxter
Episode dated 13 January 1984 (1984) … Les Baxter
Episode dated 27 July 1983 (1983) … Les Baxter
Episode dated 7 July 1983 (1983) … Les Baxter
 
1984 Model Behavior
Monsieur Henri
 
1983 Hardcastle and McCormick (TV series)
Jerry Blackmore
Once Again with Vigorish (1983) … Jerry Blackmore
 
1982 Paper Dolls (TV movie)
Oliver
 
1982 The Ambush Murders (TV movie)
Vaness
 
1981 Nurse (TV series)
Marshall Gripps
Long Days Journey Into Morning (1981) … Marshall Gripps
 
1980 Charlie's Angels (TV series)
Blackie
Angels of the Deep (1980) … Blackie
 
1980 Up the Academy
Coach
 
1980 Nurse (TV movie)
Marshall Gripps
 
1980 Escape (TV movie)
Jamie Valdez
 
1979 Milo-Milo
Doc
 
1979 $weepstake$ (TV series)
Episode #1.9 (1979)
 
1978 Kaz (TV series)
 
1978 Vega$ (TV series)
'Fast' Freddie Tibbs
Mother Mishkin (1978) … 'Fast' Freddie Tibbs
 
1978 The Love Boat (TV series)
Lee Graham
 
1978 Pretty Baby
Professor
 
1976 Car Wash
Lindy
 
1976 Adventurizing with the Chopper (TV movie)
Leonard Jones
 
1976 Next Stop, Greenwich Village
Bernstein Chandler
 
1975 Cornbread, Earl and Me
One-Eye
 
1975 Huckleberry Finn (TV movie)
Jim
 
1974 Kojak (TV series)
Benny
Loser Takes All (1974) … Benny
 
1974 The Gambler
Pimp
 
1974 Police Woman (TV series)
Rex
The Beautiful Die Young (1974) … Rex
 
1974 Kolchak: The Night Stalker (TV series)
Sweetstick Weldon
The Zombie (1974) … Sweetstick Weldon
 
1974 Toma (TV series)
Indictment (1974)
 
1974 Conrack
Quickfellow
 
1974 Busting
Stephen
 
1974 Sanford and Son (TV series)
Sonny Cochran
Fred Sanford, Legal Eagle (1974) … Sonny Cochran
 
1967-1973 Ironside (TV series)
T.D. Harris
Downhill All the Way (1973) … T.D. Harris
Pilot (1967) … T.D. Harris
 
1973 Police Story (TV series)
Harpie
The Ho Chi Minh Trail (1973) … Harpie
 
1973 Cleopatra Jones
Doodlebug Simkins
 
1972 Across 110th Street
Henry J. Jackson
 
1972 Cisco Pike
Buffalo
 
1971 Believe in Me
Boy
 
1971 Shaft
Bunky
 
1971 The Bill Cosby Show (TV series)
J.J.
The Barber Shop (1971) … J.J.
 
1970 Pound
Greyhound
 
1969 Putney Swope
The Arab
 
1969/II Three
 
1964 The Cool World
 
Show ShowComposer (1 title)
2000 Zombeach (short)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (1 title)
1978 Pretty Baby (performer: "Tiger Rag" - uncredited, "Pretty Baby" - uncredited, "Winin' Boy Blues" - uncredited)
 
Show ShowThanks (2 titles)
2004 Starsky & Hutch (special thanks)
 
2003 Starsky & Hutch (Video Game) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (28 titles)
2012 The Rancho High School Riots (TV documentary)
Antonio Fargas
 
2011 Life After (TV series)
Himself
Antonio Fargas (2011) … Himself
Jackee Harry (2011) … Himself
 
2011 Chasing Hollywood (documentary)
Himself
 
2011 Way Black When: Primetime (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.1 (2011) … Himself
 
2009 Top of the Cops (TV documentary)
Himself (also archive footage) / Huggy Bear (also archive footage)
 
2008 TV Burp (TV series)
Himself
Episode #7.8 (2008) … Himself (uncredited)
 
2007 Queens of Disco (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Spaced Out (video)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2005 Airline (TV series)
Himself
Going Places (2005) … Himself
 
2004 TV's Greatest Cars (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2004 This Morning (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 3 December 2004 (2004) … Himself
 
2004 I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! (TV series)
Himself
Episode #4.1 (2004) … Himself (as Huggy Bear)
 
2004 Loose Women (TV series)
Himself
Episode #6.24 (2004) … Himself
 
2004 Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV series)
Himself
Episode #3.115 (2004) … Himself
 
2004 Macked, Hammered, Slaughtered and Shafted (documentary)
Himself
 
2004 T4 (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 14 March 2004 (2004) … Himself
 
2004 GMTV (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 11 March 2004 (2004) … Himself
 
2003 Loose Lips (TV series documentary)
Himself
Episode dated 26 June 2003 (2003) … Himself
Episode dated 18 June 2003 (2003) … Himself
 
2002 Heroes of Black Comedy (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
 
2001 The RDA (TV series)
Himself
Episode #2.20 (2001) … Himself
Episode #2.17 (2001) … Himself
 
1999 Starsky & Hutch Documentary: The Word on the Street (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1999 American Pimp (documentary)
Link Brown
 
1998 The Roseanne Show (TV series)
Pimp
Episode #1.26 (1998) … Pimp
 
1998 Top Ten (TV series documentary)
Himself - Presenter
Disco (1998) … Himself - Presenter
 
1995 The Celluloid Closet (documentary)
Himself
 
1995 Martin (TV series)
Himself
All the Players Came (1995) … Himself
 
1979 CHiPs (TV series)
Himself
Roller Disco: Part 2 (1979) … Himself (uncredited)
 
1979 The Hollywood Squares (TV series)
Guest Appearance
Episode dated 12 March 1979 (1979) … Guest Appearance
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
1993 La classe américaine (TV movie)
Huggy
 
1983 The Winds of Whoopie (TV movie)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Interviewed in "Reflections on Blaxploitation: Actors and Directors Speak", 2009. See more »

Publicity Listings:

3 Interviews  | 1 Article  | See more »

Official Sites:

J. Cast Productions | Official Site | See more »

Alternate Names:

Huggy Bear

Height:

6' 1" (1.85 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

He (Huggy Bear) wasn't a pimp. This whole glorification of pimps and all that makes people think that. But they never told you what he did. One minute he had a bar, the next minute he was a guy on the street hustling, but he was always in the know. But he was never a pimp. The guy who was on 'Baretta' was a pimp... See more »

Trivia:

Step-father of Matthew E. Chausse. See more »

Nickname:

Tony See more »

Star Sign:

Leo