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Otis Young (1932–2001)

Actor

Trivia:

Earned a bachelor's degree from L.I.F.E. Bible College in Los Angeles in 1983. See more trivia »

Born:

in Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Died:

(age 69) in Los Angeles, California, USA
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2001 After Image
Egg Factory Foreman
 
1985 Hill Street Blues (TV series)
Louis Jessup
– Passage to Libya (1985) … Louis Jessup
 
1984 Partners in Crime (TV series)
Willie
– The Set-Up (1984) … Willie
 
1983 The Mississippi (TV series)
Kurland
– Joey (1983) … Kurland
 
1981 Walking Tall (TV series)
Noah Carver
– The Protectors of the People (1981) … Noah Carver
 
1980 Blood Beach
Lieutenant Piantadosi
 
1980 The Hollywood Knights
Waiter
 
1980 Palmerstown, U.S.A. (TV series)
 
1979 The Capture of Bigfoot
Jason
 
1976 Twin Detectives (TV movie)
Cartwright
 
1976 Ellery Queen (TV series)
Joseph Adams Simpson
– The Adventure of the Sunday Punch (1976) … Joseph Adams Simpson
 
1976 Cannon (TV series)
Kasiman Grant
– The Reformer (1976) … Kasiman Grant
 
1976 Survival
Otis
 
1975 Columbo (TV series)
Lawrence Melville
– Identity Crisis (1975) … Lawrence Melville
 
1975 Get Christie Love! (TV series)
– Too Many Games in Town (1975) (as Otis E. Young)
 
1973 The Last Detail
Mulhall
 
1973 The Clones
Sawyer
 
1972 McCloud (TV series)
– The Barefoot Stewardess Caper (1972)
 
1968-1969 The Outcasts (TV series)
Jemal David
– How Tall Is Blood? (1969) … Jemal David
– The Long Ride (1969) … Jemal David
– Give Me Tomorrow (1969) … Jemal David
– The Stalking Devil (1969) … Jemal David
– The Town That Wouldn't (1969) … Jemal David
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1969 Me and My Brother
 
1968 Don't Just Stand There
Bill Elkins
 
1968 The F.B.I. (TV series)
Mike Watson
– Crisis Ground (1968) … Mike Watson
 
1967 Valley of Mystery (TV movie)
Dr. John Quincy
 
1967 Daniel Boone (TV series)
Adam
– The Wolf Man (1967) … Adam
 
1966 Run for Your Life (TV series)
Lonsy
– Tears from a Glass Eye (1966) … Lonsy
 
1966 Daktari (TV series)
Mtaga
– Leopard of Madla George (1966) … Mtaga
 
1965 Murder in Mississippi
Paul Jackson
 
1963 East Side/West Side (TV series)
Spanish Teacher
– I Before E Except After C (1963) … Spanish Teacher
 
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1969 Allen Ludden's Gallery (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.50 (1969) … Himself
 
1968-1969 The Joey Bishop Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.93 (1969) … Himself
– Episode #3.62 (1968) … Himself
 

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Personal Details

Alternate Names:

Otis E. Young

Height:

6' 2" (1.88 m)
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Did You Know?

Trivia:

Earned a bachelor's degree from L.I.F.E. Bible College in Los Angeles in 1983. See more »

Trademark:

First black actor to co-star in a TV western See more »

Star Sign:

Cancer