Overview
- His death was made public on November 1 after the family kept the news private following his September 22 passing.
- He amassed nearly 150 screen credits since the 1950s, with memorable turns on The Bill Cosby Show, Hill Street Blues, Easy Street, and in O Brother, Where Art Thou?
- He served four years in the U.S. Army before working as a linotype engineer at The New York Times and promoting jazz at Birdland in New York.
- He is survived by his wife of 54 years, actress Ta-Tanisha, and their daughter, Leis La-Te.
- Reports indicate plans for a public memorial in Los Angeles later this year, with funeral arrangements kept private.