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Taurean Blacque Biography (1941?-)

Original name, Herbert Middleton, Jr.; born May 10, 1941 (some sources say August 21, 1948), in Newark, NJ; married (divorced, 1966); children: (first marriage) Shelby (a model), Rodney (a model); 11 adopted children. Addresses: Agent: c/o GoresFields Agency, 10100 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 700, LosAngeles, CA 90067.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Actor

Birth Details

May 10, 1941?

Newark, New Jersey, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Appearances
• Levi, House Calls, Universal, 1978
• Beyond Death's Door, 1978
• Lawyer, Rocky II, United Artists, 1979
• Hustler, The Hunter, Paramount, 1980
• Voice of Roscoe, Oliver and Company (animated), Buena Vista, 1988
• Captain Phillip Laidlaw, Deepstar Six (also known as Deep StarSix), TriStar, 1989
• Les, Fled, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1996
• Mr. Wiggins, The Kudzu Christmas, Urban Works Entertainment, 2002
• Nowhere Road, 2002
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Detective Neal Washington, Hill Street Blues, NBC, 1981-1987
• First Henry Marshall, Generations, NBC, 1989-1990
• Miniseries
• Backstairs at the White House, NBC, 1979
• Movies
• Jive, The $5.20 an Hour Dream, CBS, 1980
• Oscar, The Night the City Screamed, ABC, 1980
• William Harris, She Stood Alone, NBC, 1991
• Jonah Perry, Sr., Murder without Motive: The Edmund Perry Story (also known as Best Intentions), NBC, 1992
• Eddie, Soul Survivors, 1995
• Pilots
• Nick, Frankie and Annette: The Second Time Around, NBC, 1978
• Barney, Alex and the Doberman Gang, NBC, 1980
• Carl Sebastian, Off Duty (broadcast as an episode of CBS SummerPlayhouse), CBS, 1988
• Specials
• Presenter, 19th Annual NAACP Image Awards, NBC, 1987
• The 23rd Annual NAACP Image Awards, NBC, 1991
• Himself, NBC 75th Anniversary Special (also known as NBC 75th Anniversary Celebration), NBC, 2002
• Episodic
• Mr. Donovan, "Saturday's Hero," What's Happening!!, ABC, 1976
• Honest Hank, "Fred the Activist," Sanford and Son, NBC, 1977
• Arthur Tatum, "Ex-Con Job," The Bob Newhart Show, CBS, 1977
• Voice of Chopper, "Breaker, Breaker," Good Times, CBS, 1977
• Dr. Stevens, "Hours of Desperation," Charlie's Angels, ABC, 1978
• Dunbar, Jr., "The Boarder," Good Times, CBS, 1978
• Policeman, "Bobby's Acting Career," Taxi, ABC, 1978
• Arthur Tatum, "Son of an Ex-Con Job," The Bob Newhart Show, CBS, 1978
• "Dear John," Paris, CBS, 1979
• "Delores, Of Course," White Shadow, CBS, 1979
• Mike, "Rent a Romeo/Matchmaker, Matchmaker/Y' Gotta Have Heart," The Love Boat, ABC, 1980, Just Men!, 1983
• Walter Pinkay, "Truth and Consequences," Gabriel's Fire, 1991
• Victor Dufoxe, "Poor Relations," In the Heat of the Night, CBS, 1994
• "The Taking of Pablum 1-2-3: Parts 1 & 2," Dream On, HBO, 1994
• Detective Wheeler, Savannah, The WB, 1996
• Also appeared as Chief Ray Trimble, John Grisham's The Client, CBS.
• Stage Appearances
• (Broadway debut) The River Niger, Brooks Atkinson Theatre, 1973
• D. J., Welcome to Black River, Negro Ensemble Company, St. Mark'sPlayhouse, New York City, 1975
• Title role, Orrin, Negro Ensemble Company, St. Mark's Playhouse, 1975
• Luke, We Interrupt This Program ... , Ambassador Theatre, New YorkCity, 1975
• Lee, So Nice They Named It Twice, New York Shakespeare Festival, Public Theatre, New York City, 1975-1976
• Rashad, The Meeting, New Federal Theatre, Henry Street SettlementPlayhouse, New York City, 1987
• Tyrone Washington, Bourbon at the Border, Alliance Theatre, Atlanta, GA, 1997
• Jacob Marley/Christmas Future, A Christmas Carol, Atlanta, GA, 2000
• Also appeared in The Amen Corner, Alliance Theatre; The Meeting; as Shealy, Jitney, Alliance Theatre.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

• Ebony, December, 1990, p. 86
• Jet, March 15, 1993, p. 32