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| Ben Guillory | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1949-11-07) November 7, 1949 (age 75) Baton Rouge, Louisiana, US |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, theatrical producer |
| Years active | 1970–present |
Bennet Guillory (born November 7, 1949 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana) is an American actor, theatre producer and director.
Biography
Raised in San Francisco, California, Guillory co-founded the Robey Theatre Company in honor of actor, activist, and operatic singer Paul Robeson, with actor Danny Glover in Los Angeles in 1994, is its artistic director. He received an Ovation Award nomination for Featured Actor in a Play in 2008, for his performance as Wining Boy in The Piano Lesson produced at The Hayworth Theatre in Los Angeles.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | The Color Purple | Grady | |
| 1987 | The Kindred | Dr. Stone | |
| 1987 | Maid to Order | George Sterling | |
| 1987 | Walker | Achilles Kewen | |
| 1994 | Open Fire | Commander Simpson | |
| 1997 | Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II | Qu Rahn | Video Game |
| 1997 | Babylon 5 | Leif Tanner | final Season 4, Episode: "The Deconstruction of Falling Stars" |
| 2000 | 3 Strikes | Stan Wilson | |
| 2001 | They Crawl | Captain Righetti | |
| 2001 | Falling Like This | Mr. Salas | |
| 2001 | Charmed | The Source | the Source in the first episodes of the 4th season when he appears |
| 2003 | 7A WF 83429 | Rep. Jackson | Episode 89: The West Wing |
| 2007 | Daddy's Little Girls | Principal | |
| 2009 | The Nation | Master Fard Muhammad | |
| 2009 | The Harimaya Bridge | Daniel Holder | |
| 2009 | Repo Chick | Rogers | |
| 2011 | Toussaint | The Curmudgeon | associate producer, a film about Toussaint Louverture by Danny Glover |
References
- 2008 Ovations Awards Nominees announced Archived February 19, 2009, at the Wayback Machine (pdf)