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Charles David Brooks, III Biography (1939-)

Born September 28, 1939, in New York, NY; son of Charles David II and Ruth Cornelia (Butler) Brooks; married wife Wilson (an educator), January 1, 1978; children: Charles David IV, Solomon Michael. Addresses: HOME--400 W. 43rd Street, Apt. 18D, New York, NY 10036. OFFICE--c/o Director of Performing Arts, JHS 117K, 300 Willoughby Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11205.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Birth Details

September 28, 1939

New York, New York, United States

Famous Works

• Credits
• STAGE DEBUT--Captain, Harambee, Pasadena Civic Theater, Pasadena, 1969, for twelve performances.
• NEW YORK DEBUT--David, Building a Nation, Walter Bruno Auditorium, Lincoln Center, 1979, for four performances.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL STAGE WORK
• Director, producer, and playwright, Search, Lincoln Center, NY.
• producer, director, and playwright, Ifrique and Lifestyles, Los Angeles.
• producer, director, and playwright, Love, Los Angeles, 1974.
• actor, The Great White Hope, Los Angeles.
• director, No Place to Be Somebody, Los Angeles.
• actor, Dracula, Los Angeles.
• actor, Garbage Hustler, Los Angeles.
• actor, Conspiracy, Los Angeles.
• actor, The Awful Pit, Los Angeles.
• actor, Our Lan', Los Angeles, CA.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL FILM APPEARANCES
• The Great White Hope, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1970.
• Also appeared in Emma Mae; Welcome Home, Brother Charles; Bush Mama; TheRobert Small Story.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL TELEVISION APPEARANCES
• Host, Charles Brooks Show, cable.