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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Chuck Cooper Biography (1954-)
Born November 8, 1954, in Cleveland, OH; son of an actor; children: Eddie, Alex, Lilli. Addresses: Agent: SMS Talent, 8730 Sunset Blvd., Suite 440,Los Angeles, CA 90069; Don Buchwald and Associates, 10 East 44th St., New York, NY 10017.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Actor
- Birth Details
- November 8, 1954
- Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Stage Appearances
- Isaac, Blind John, Abner, and Bert, Colored People's Time, Negro Ensemble Company, Cherry Lane Theatre, New York City, 1982
- Brother Boxer, Amen Corner, Nederland Theatre, New York City, 1983
- Caliban, The Tempest, Alliance Theatre Company, Atlanta, GA, 1984-85
- Memphis, The Life, Westbeth Theatre Center, New York City, 1990
- Man number one, "break" man, "Agnes," man in dirty dungarees, "Eulogy forMister Hamm," and cabbie, "Lucky Nurse," Four Short Operas, Playwrights Horizons Theatre, New York City, 1991
- Adam, Someone Who'll Watch over Me, Booth Theatre, New York City,1992-93
- Title role, Othello, New Jersey Shakespeare Festival, Drew University, Madison, NJ, 1993-94
- Roscoe, Avenue X, Playwrights Horizons Theatre, 1994
- Understudy Fosca's father, Lieutenant Barri, Lieutenant Torasso, Major Rizzoli, and Private Augenti, Passion, Plymouth Theatre, New York City,1994-95
- Captain Jabali Abdul LaRouche, Police Boys, Playwrights Horizons Theatre, 1995
- Standby Dan Gerard, Getting Away with Murder, Broadhurst Theatre,New York City, 1996
- Memphis, The Life, Ethel Barrymore Theatre, New York City, 1997
- Frank Schaeffer, Marco Polo Sings a Solo, Signature Theatre, New York City, 1998
- King Mostansir, Nicolette and Aucassin, Westport County Playhouse,Westport, CT, 2000
- Billy Flynn, Chicago, Ethel Barrymore Theatre, New York City, 2001
- Jaguar Senior and Dregster Dupree, Thunder Knocking on the Door, Minetta Lane Theater, New York City, 2002
- Title role, Robseon, Mill Hill Playhouse, Trenton, NJ, 2002
- W. E. B. Dubois, The World Beyond the Hill: The Life and Times of W. E. B. Dubois, Berkshire Festival, 2003
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Shoulda Woulda Coulda (cabaret), Don't Tell Mama, New York City, 2003
- The dryer and the bus, Caroline, or Change, Eugene O'Neill Theatre, New York City, 2003-2004
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Hair, New Amsterdam Theatre, New York City, 2004
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Lennon, Orpheum Theater, San Francisco, CA, then Colonial Theatre,Boston, MA, then Broadhurst Theatre, New York City, 2005
- Also appeared as Brutus, Julius Caesar, Philadelphia Drama Guild,Philadelphia, PA; Tullus Aufidius, Coriolanus, and The Doctor Is Out, both Old Globe Theatre, San Diego, CA; title role, Othello, NewJersey Shakespeare Festival; Caliban, The Tempest, Alliance Theatre,Atlanta, GA; in Getting Away with Murder,
The Tap Dance Kid,
Passion, and Rumors, all Broadway productions; Primary EnglishClass,
Riff Raff Revue, and Jawbone, all Off-Broadway productions; Badfoot, St. Louis Woman, City Center Encores!, New York City; and King's Island Christmas.
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Major Tours
- William, The Tap Dance Kid, 1986-87
- Also toured in Eubie! and Whistle Down the Wind.
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Film Appearances
- Himself, The Hollywood Knights, Columbia, 1980
- Drag race passenger, Collision Course, De Laurentiis EntertainmentGroup, 1989
- Customer, Malcolm X (also known as X), Warner Bros., 1992
- Umpire, North, Columbia, 1994
- Mark the cop, Sweet Nothing, Warner Bros., 1995
- Stockbroker, The Juror, Columbia, 1996
- New York City cop, The Peacemaker, DreamWorks Pictures, 1997
- Male guard, Gloria, Columbia, 1999
- Earl Martin, The Hurricane, Buena Vista, 1999
- Armon, The Opportunists, First Look Pictures Releasing, 1999
- Benjamin, Our Song, IFC Films, 2000
- Jim, 3 Days of Rain, Rogue Arts, 2002
- Sergeant Williams, Downtown: A Street Tale, 2004
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Find Me Guilty, 2006
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Film Work
- Stunts, The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension(also known as The Adventures of Buckaro Banzai), 1984
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Television Appearances
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Series
- Charlie the Bridgeman, 100 Centre Street, Arts and Entertainment,2001-2002
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Movies
- Cop, Action Family, 1987
- Judge Whitney, Criminal Justice, HBO, 1990
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Specials
- Gym teacher, "That Funny Fat Kid," Young People's Specials, syndicated, 1986
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The 51st Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 1997
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Cop Shop, PBS, 2004
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Episodic
- Drew MacDaniel, "Sonata for Solo Organ," Law & Order, NBC, 1990
- Art Samuels, "Blue Bamboo," Law & Order, NBC, 1994
- Prosecutor, "Expert Witness," Cosby Mysteries, NBC, 1994
- "One Day at a Time," Cosby Mysteries, NBC, 1994
- Sawyer, "Man's Best Friend," New York Undercover (also known as Uptown Undercover), Fox, 1995
- Walters' attorney, "Custody," Law & Order, NBC, 1996
- Bus driver, "Moby Greg," NYPD Blue, ABC, 1996
- Referee, Strangers with Candy, Comedy Central, 1999
- Lowell Griffin, "The Naked Are the Dead," NYPD Blue, ABC, 2000
- James Vesey, "The Perfect Valentine," Cosby, CBS, 2000
- Rolando August, "Burn, Baby, Burn," Law & Order, NBC, 2000
- Lieutenant Kyle, "Man Enough," Third Watch, NBC, 2001
- Barry's ex-boss, "Fallout: Part 1," Without a Trace, CBS, 2003
- Mr. Tassler, "Perfect," Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (also known as Law & Order: SVU and Special Victims Unit), NBC,2003
- Hayden, "See No Evil," Hack, CBS, 2003
- Also appeared in I'll Fly Away, NBC; The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS; "Past Imperfect," New York News.
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RECORDINGS
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Albums (Cast Recordings)
- Appeared on The Life;
King Island Christmas;
Caroline, or Change;
Avenue X;
St. Louis Woman;
The Confidence Man.
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