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STAGE CREDITS

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1991
Deacon Hambo

[Broadway]
1974
Jim Aaron


Movies

The Long Night
[ 1976 ] Garbage con man
Malcolm X
[ 1992 ] Cholly James E. Gaines
The Distinguished Gentleman
[ 1992 ] Van Dyke
The Pelican Brief
[ 1993 ] Sarge
The Fighting Temptations
[ 2003 ] Lilli's Grandfather James E. Gaines

TV Shows

New York Undercover
Nelson, Lewis
Sanford and Son
Dan, 'Big Money' Grip Matlock

News


New Federal Theatre's 44th Season to Feature Ed Bullin's IN THE WINE TIME & THE FABULOUS MISS MARIE

Woodie King Jr's New Federal Theatre kicks off its 44th season with 'The Ed Bullins Project' - two revivals from his 'Twentieth Century Cycle of Plays' - In The Wine Time and The Fabulous Miss Marie. Bullins, winner of the prestigious NY Drama Critics' Circle Award and OBIE Award for The Taking of Miss Janie, has greatly influenced American theatre, especially Black theatre. His work, characterized by disdain for ineffective political rhetoric as a substitute for action, most often examines the lives of Black people in the inner city. In 1968, Clive Barnes, writing in the New York Times called Bullins 'a welcome addition to the ranks of New York playwrights.' Four years later, Barnes added 'Bullins writes the way Charlie Parker played: It is all so easy and effortless. It sounds improvised, and yet it doesn't sound improvised, simply because it is the improvisation of formality.' Today, Bullins is regarded as a seminal force in the American theater.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Sonny Jim Gaines been in?

Sonny Jim Gaines has appeared on Broadway in 2 shows.

How many West End shows has Sonny Jim Gaines been in?

Sonny Jim Gaines has not appeared in the West End.

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