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Abdul Salaam El Razzac(1944-2018)

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Abdul Salaam El Razzac
Born on May 8, 1944 in Ohio, actor and acting teacher, Abdul Salaam El Razzac graduated from East Technical High in Cleveland, Ohio and subsequently attended the University of Minnesota and later in his career he has acted in theater, television and in many films in USA such: Pretty Woman (1990), Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) and Malcolm X (1992). He was a founding member of the Penumbra Theater theater company based in Saint Paul, Minnesota; he taught acting at the Saint Paul Learning Center and Saint Paul Central High School in Saint Paul in Minnesota; Abdul Salaam El Razzac passed away on December 25, 2018.
BornMay 8, 1944
DiedDecember 25, 2018(74)
BornMay 8, 1944
DiedDecember 25, 2018(74)
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Known for

Arnold Schwarzenegger in Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
8.6
  • Gibbons
  • 1991
Richard Gere and Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman (1990)
Pretty Woman
7.1
  • Happy Man
  • 1990
Malcolm X (1992)
Malcolm X
7.7
  • Fox(as Abdul Salaam El Razaac)
  • 1992
8 Mile (2002)
8 Mile
7.2
  • Joe Lee Patton
  • 2002

Credits

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  • Blood Widow (2020)
    Blood Widow
    3.7
    • Doctor Corazon
    • 2020
  • Gabrielle Union and Octavia Spencer in Truth Be Told (2019)
    Truth Be Told
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Elderly Inmate (as Abdul El Razzac)
    • 2019
  • James Pickens Jr., Ellen Pompeo, and Chandra Wilson in Grey's Anatomy (2005)
    Grey's Anatomy
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Ralph Tennison (as Abdul Salaam ElRazzac)
    • 2019
  • A Minor Variation (2018)
    A Minor Variation
    Short
    • Tarquin
    • 2018
  • Who Are They (2018)
    Who Are They
    Short
    • Richard
    • 2018
  • The Quickening (2010)
    The Quickening
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • 2010
  • Crazy (2008)
    Crazy
    6.4
    • Green Light Bartender
    • 2008
  • Conversations with God (2006)
    Conversations with God
    6.5
    • Chef
    • 2006
  • Emmanuelle Chriqui and Cameron Douglas in Adam and Eve (2005)
    Adam and Eve
    4.3
    • Homeless Man
    • 2005
  • Terry Farrell, Ted Danson, Alex Désert, Shawnee Smith, and Hattie Winston in Becker (1998)
    Becker
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Customer
    • 2002
  • 8 Mile (2002)
    8 Mile
    7.2
    • Joe Lee Patton
    • 2002
  • Bonnie Bedelia, Nancy McKeon, Lela Rochon, Lisa Vidal, and Tracey Needham in The Division (2001)
    The Division
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Mr. Leith
    • 2002
  • Rob Lowe, Thomas Haden Church, Jamie Kennedy, Paget Brewster, and Judy Greer in The Specials (2000)
    The Specials
    5.7
    • Eight
    • 2000
  • Kelsey Grammer, David Hyde Pierce, John Mahoney, Peri Gilpin, and Jane Leeves in Frasier (1993)
    Frasier
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Paul
    • 1996
  • Female Perversions (1996)
    Female Perversions
    5.3
    • Homeless Man (as Abdul Salaam el Razzac)
    • 1996

Soundtrack



  • Dinah Manoff, Kristy McNichol, David Leisure, Richard Mulligan, and Park Overall in Empty Nest (1988)
    Empty Nest
    6.6
    TV Series
    • performer: "Don't Worry, Be Happy" (uncredited)
    • 1988

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Abdul Salaam El Razaac
  • Height
    • 6′ 5″ (1.96 m)
  • Born
    • May 8, 1944
    • Cleveland, Ohio, USA
  • Died
    • December 25, 2018
  • Other works
    (1994, July - August) Appeared as Cotton Pickit in the Michael Henry Brown play "The King of Coons" on The Other Stage at the Williamstown Theatre Festival, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA.

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  • Trivia
    Won the 1987 Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for "Best Featured Performance" for his work in the play "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom".
  • Nickname
    • El Ra

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