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Leonard Jackson was an African American stage, film, and television actor, perhaps most widely known for his roles in several PBS television series for children as well as his roles in films such as The Brother from Another Planet, Car Wash, and The Color Purple.
Birth Name
L. Errol Jaye
Born
Tuesday, 07 February 1928
Died
Sunday, 22 December 2013
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Conspiracy Theory | Old Man - Bookstore / Old Man in Book Store | 1997 |
| Palookaville | Bus Driver | 1996 |
| Basquiat | Jean Michel's Father / Jean-Michel's Father | 1996 |
| Homicide: Life on the Street | Cemetery Manager | 1993 |
| Boomerang | Chemist / Lloyd | 1992 |
| A Rage in Harlem | Mr. Clay | 1991 |
| Law & Order | Marty | 1990 |
| Basket Case 2 | Police Commissioner | 1990 |
| Second Sight | Doorman at Hampshire House / Doorman | 1989 |
| Shining Time Station | Harry Cupper | 1989 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Conspiracy Theory | Old Man - Bookstore / Old Man in Book Store | 1997 |
| Palookaville | Bus Driver | 1996 |
| Basquiat | Jean Michel's Father / Jean-Michel's Father | 1996 |
| Homicide: Life on the Street | Cemetery Manager | 1993 |
| Boomerang | Chemist / Lloyd | 1992 |
| A Rage in Harlem | Mr. Clay | 1991 |
| Law & Order | Marty | 1990 |
| Basket Case 2 | Police Commissioner | 1990 |
| Second Sight | Doorman at Hampshire House / Doorman | 1989 |
| Shining Time Station | Harry Cupper | 1989 |
| Eddie Murphy: Raw | Uncle Gus (sketch) / Uncle Gus | 1987 |
| Weeds | Inmate | 1987 |
| Mathnet | Colonel Ashby Wiggins | 1987 |
| Square One Television | Col. Ashby Wiggins | 1987 |
| Amen | Martin Barlow | 1986 |
| The Color Purple | Pa Harris / Alphonso "Pa" Harris | 1985 |
| Spenser: For Hire | Jock / Larry | 1985 |
| The Cosby Show | Exterminator | 1984 |
| The Brother from Another Planet | Smokey | 1984 |
| Rage of Angels | Judge North | 1983 |
| King of the Gypsies | 1978 | |
| The Baron | Gus / Bruce Brown | 1977 |
| Car Wash | Earl | 1976 |
| Super Spook | Super Spook | 1975 |
| The Jeffersons | Harold Mills | 1975 |
| Five on the Black Hand Side | Mr. Brooks | 1973 |
| Kojak | Dr. Logan | 1973 |
| Ganja & Hess | Archie | 1973 |
| Together for Days | Phil | 1972 |
| Sesame Street | Mr. Handford | 1969 |
| Uptight | Mr. Oakley | 1968 |
