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Joel Fluellen(1907-1990)

  • Actor
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Joel Fluellen
A black champion boxer and his white female companion struggle to survive while the white boxing establishment looks for ways to knock him down.
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Joel Fluellen was born on 1 December 1907 in Monroe, Louisiana, USA. He was an actor, known for Porgy and Bess (1959), The Chase (1966) and A Raisin in the Sun (1961). He died on 2 February 1990 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornDecember 1, 1907
DiedFebruary 2, 1990(82)
BornDecember 1, 1907
DiedFebruary 2, 1990(82)
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Sidney Poitier, Sammy Davis Jr., and Dorothy Dandridge in Porgy and Bess (1959)
Porgy and Bess
6.9
  • Robbins
  • 1959
Marlon Brando, Jane Fonda, Robert Redford, Angie Dickinson, James Fox, and E.G. Marshall in The Chase (1966)
The Chase
7.1
  • Lester Johnson
  • 1966
A Raisin in the Sun (1961)
A Raisin in the Sun
8.0
  • Bobo
  • 1961
Gary Cooper, Anthony Perkins, Pat Boone, Richard Eyer, Dorothy McGuire, and Samantha the Goose in Friendly Persuasion (1956)
Friendly Persuasion
7.3
  • Enoch
  • 1956

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  • Day of the Crow's Call
    Short
    • 1986
  • Robert Clohessy, Michael Warren, and Bruce Weitz in Hill Street Blues (1981)
    Hill Street Blues
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Grandfather
    • 1986
  • The Juggler of Notre Dame (1982)
    The Juggler of Notre Dame
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • Hank (as Joel Fluellan)
    • 1982
  • CBS Afternoon Playhouse (1978)
    CBS Afternoon Playhouse
    7.4
    TV Series
    • 1981
  • Muhammad Ali and Kris Kristofferson in Freedom Road (1979)
    Freedom Road
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • James Allenby
    • 1979
  • Tom Berenger, William Katt, and Jill Eikenberry in Butch and Sundance: The Early Days (1979)
    Butch and Sundance: The Early Days
    5.7
    • Jack the Bartender
    • 1979
  • James Earl Jones, Debbie Allen, Irene Cara, Dorian Harewood, Debbi Morgan, Georg Stanford Brown, Avon Long, and Beah Richards in Roots: The Next Generations (1979)
    Roots: The Next Generations
    7.8
    TV Mini Series
    • State Man
    • 1979
  • Insight (1960)
    Insight
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Joey's Grandfather
    • Frank
    • Bubba ...
    • 1969–1978
  • Casey's Shadow (1978)
    Casey's Shadow
    6.1
    • Jimmy Judson
    • 1978
  • Gemini Man (1976)
    Gemini Man
    6.2
    TV Series
    • Headman
    • 1976
  • Buddy Ebsen in Barnaby Jones (1973)
    Barnaby Jones
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Woody Womble
    • 1976
  • James Earl Jones, Richard Pryor, and Billy Dee Williams in The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings (1976)
    The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
    6.8
    • Mr. Holland
    • 1976
  • Man Friday (1975)
    Man Friday
    6.2
    • Doctor
    • 1975
  • Apple's Way (1974)
    Apple's Way
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Rev. Lowell
    • 1974
  • Max Julien and Vonetta McGee in Thomasine & Bushrod (1974)
    Thomasine & Bushrod
    6.0
    • Nathaniel
    • 1974

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  • Alternative name
    • Joel Fluellan
  • Born
    • December 1, 1907
    • Monroe, Louisiana, USA
  • Died
    • February 2, 1990
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(apparent suicide)

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    Quite opinionated, he lobbied hard for better parts and working conditions for his fellow African-American performers, and was gratified to see some progress in the early 1970s.

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