Bennet Guillory Biography ((?)-)

Addresses: Office: c/o Robey Theatre Company, 5211 Kester Ave., Sherman Oaks, CA 91411; 4444 Riverside Dr., Suite 110, Burbank, CA 91505.

Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor, director

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Grady, The Color Purple, Warner Bros., 1985
Dr. Stone, The Kindred, Vestron Video, 1986
Achilles Kewen, Walker, Universal, 1987
George Sterling, Maid to Order, New Century Vista, 1987
Commander Simpson, Open Fire, 1994
(As Ben Guillory) Champion Killer, Peacock Films, 1994
(As Ben Guillory) Mr. Salas, Falling Like This, Outrider Pictures,2000
Stan Wilson, 3 Strikes, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 2000
Cletus, Rush of the Palms, 2001
They Crawl (also known as Crawlers), Lions Gate Films HomeEntertainment, 2001
Ophelia Learns to Swim, c. 2001
T. P., Our Father, 2004
Television Appearances
Series
Host, Martin Luther King, PBS, beginning 1985
Dave Conner, Dangerous Women, syndicated, 1991
Walter Barber, The Young and the Restless (also known as Y & R), CBS, 1992-1994
Movies
Hannibal's father, The Tuskegee Airmen, HBO, 1995
Willie, America's Dream, HBO, 1996
Mr. Hamilton, Midnight Blue, Black Entertainment Television, 2000
Episodic
Harry Crawford, "How Not to Marry a Millionaire," The Jeffersons,CBS, 1983
Santa Barbara, NBC, 1983
Mr. Lionel, "24 Karat Dead," Mike Hammer, CBS, 1984
Executive, "Overture," Berrenger's, NBC, 1985
Captain, "The Victory," Dynasty, ABC, 1986
The prosecutor, "Sermon from the Cell," Amen, NBC, 1986
"The Jungle Fighter," Houston Knights, CBS, 1988
Mr. Petty, "Chicken Pox," Life Goes On, ABC, 1990
"Lose the Boss," L.A. Law, NBC, 1991

"Clean Kill," Dark Justice, CBS, 1993
"Pygmalion," Dark Justice, CBS, 1993
Mr. Foster, "Guns and Gossip," My So-Called Life, ABC, 1994
Mr. Foster, "The Substitute," My So-Called Life, ABC, 1994
Medical big shot, "Prophet Motive," Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (also known as Deep Space Nine, DS9, and Star Trek: DS9), syndicated, 1995
Second merchant, "Points of Departure," Babylon 5, syndicated, 1995
Waldo, "Red Wind," Fallen Angels, Showtime, c. 1995
Leif Tanner, "The Deconstruction of Falling Stars," Babylon 5, syndicated, 1997
(As Ben Guillory) Professor Dubotu, "Embassy," JAG, CBS, 1998
Celebrity Profile: Danny Glover, E! Entertainment Television, 1998
Percy, "Speaking in Tongues," Linc's, Showtime, 1999
Arthur Ethelridge, "Culture Crash," Judging Amy, CBS, 2000
(As Ben Guillory) Bob Bradshaw, "Worst Block," The District, CBS,2000
(As Ben Guillory) The source, "Brain Drain," Charmed, The WB, 2001
(As Ben Guillory) The source, "Charmed Again: Parts 1 & 2," Charmed, The WB, 2001
(As Ben Guillory) "Feeding Frenzy," The Guardian, CBS, 2001
Middle-aged man, "Still Scalping," Still Standing, CBS, 2002
Uncle Willie, "Right to Die," First Monday, CBS, 2002
Representative Jackson, "7A WF 83429," The West Wing, NBC, 2003
Pilots
(As Ben Guillory) Mr. Johnson, First Monday, CBS, 2002
Army surgeon, Threat Matrix, ABC, 2003
Stage Appearances
Miss Evers' Boys, Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, 1990
Blues for Mister Charlie, University of Southern California, BingTheatre, Los Angeles, 1998
Sam Foster, The Last Season, Robey Theatre Company, Stage 52, LosAngeles, 2001
Toussaint, The Love of Freedom, Toussaint, Part 1, Robey Theatre Company, Greenway Arts Theatre, Los Angeles, c. 2001
Our Father, Laney and Bravo Theatres, Oakland, CA, 2002
Appeared as Paul Robeson, Are You Now or Have You Ever Been, Illustrated Stage; and as Troy Maxson, Fences, Sacramento Theatre Production, Sacramento, CA, and Lorraine Hansberry Theatre, San Francisco, CA. Appeared in The Blood Knot, The Lady of Larkspur Station, The Man with the Flower in His Mouth, Strictly Matrimony, and To Be Young Gifted & Black, all American Conservatory Theatre, San Francisco, CA. Appeared in Black Bottom, Los Angeles Theatre Center; Hairball, Los Angeles Women's Theatre Festival, Los Angeles; Les Blancs, Oakland Ensemble Theatre, Oakland, CA; Lesson from Aloes, La Jolla Playhouse, La Jolla, CA; Moon on a Rainbow Shawl, Rainbow Connection Theatre; Sizwe Banzi Is Dead, Arizona Theatre Company, AZ; Souls on Fire, Robey Theatre Company; Toys in the Attic, Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum; and Winter Crane, Fountain Theatre. Also appeared in The Cherry Orchard, Desire under the Elms, Julius Caesar, TheMisanthrope, Othello, Peer Gynt, The Taming of the Shrew.
Stage Director
Blues for Mister Charlie, University of Southern California, BingTheatre, Los Angeles, 1998
Dessalines (The Heart) Blood and Liberation: For the Love of Freedom,Part II, Robey Theatre Company, Greenway Cort Theatre, Los Angeles, 2002
For the Love of Freedom, Part III: Christophe (the Spirit) Passion andGlory (also known as Christophe), Robey Theatre Company, Los Angeles Theatre Center, Theatre Three, Los Angeles, 2004
Also the director of Bee-Luther-Hatchee, An Empress Like Renn, and Souls on Fire.
Stage Producer
The Last Season, Robey Theatre Company, Stage 52, Los Angeles, 2001
Dessalines (The Heart) Blood and Liberation: For the Love of Freedom,Part II, Robey Theatre Company, Greenway Cort Theatre, Los Angeles, 2002
Also the producer of Bee-Luther-Hatchee and Souls on Fire.Producer of Yohen with the East West Players.
Radio Appearances
The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro, National Public Radio, 2003
RECORDINGS
Video Games
Rahn, Star Wars: Jedi Knight--Dark Forces II (also known as Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II), LucasArts Entertainment, 1997
WRITINGS
Teleplays
Series
Martin Luther King, PBS, beginning 1985

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