Actor, voice-over artist, theatre director, dancer, and choreographer.
Born in Harlem, New York City, U.S.A December 5, 1933
Died March 6, 1986, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A
who
was born in Harlem, New York during the time of the great depression.
He was born to a Dominican mother and black father, despite living in the time of racial segregation he would go on to
play in the theatre and run his own shows albeit without much
recognition. His career in film began in 1969 when he featured in the film Che! playing the role of Juan Almeida Bosque
the Cuban political leader. He was the voice behind a number of
theatrical trailers, but his fame came in his appearance in the movie “A Soldier's Story” in which he was nominated
for an Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor. He was also given
much praise for his role in the award-winning book “The Colour Purple” which was adapted
to film by Steven Spielberg featuring Danny Glover, Oprah Winfrey, and Whoopi Goldberg.
Adolph Caesar hosted a documentary about Bruce Lee and who will be his successor in the 1979 Karate championship.
Caesar was praised by his peers
for being a brilliant actor as he was able to
become the role he had to play. He was one of the first Black actors up there with Whoopi Goldberg and Danny Glover to feature in major films and inspire young black people. It is a sad fact that many actors have a stressful
,
life staying up late working on their films
seldom getting home in time to give love to their families
yet the whole world
is looking at them and loving their work. Perhaps Adolph’s dedication to his work cost him his life, he
died in 1986, in the same year he was working on the film Tough Guys when he had a heart attack he was cast
for the role of Leon B. Little, but suffered from a heart attack and died shortly afterwards.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Soldier%27s_Story
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Color_Purple#Film,_theatrical,_and_radio_adaptations
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http://www.nndb.com/people/113/000350060/
https://aaregistry.org/story/an-actor-of-prominence-adolph-caesar/
https://www.goldenglobes.com/person/adolph-caesar
https://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/adolph-ceasar.html
https://www.iloveoldschoolmusic.com/sad-talented-color-purple-actor-suddenly-died-years-ago-little-fanfare/
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/4743/adolph-caesar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FW74PM5t5a4