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Gilbert Lewis(1941-2015)

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Virginia Madsen and Gilbert Lewis in Candyman (1992)
Gilbert Lewis was born on 6 April 1941 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for Candyman (1992), Don Juan DeMarco (1994) and Across 110th Street (1972). He died on 7 May 2015 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
BornApril 6, 1941
DiedMay 7, 2015(74)
BornApril 6, 1941
DiedMay 7, 2015(74)
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Known for

Tony Todd in Candyman (1992)
Candyman
6.7
  • Detective Frank Valento
  • 1992
Marlon Brando, Johnny Depp, and Faye Dunaway in Don Juan DeMarco (1994)
Don Juan DeMarco
6.7
  • Judge Ryland
  • 1994
Anthony Quinn, Paul Benjamin, and Anthony Franciosa in Across 110th Street (1972)
Across 110th Street
7.0
  • Shevvy
  • 1972
Touched (1983)
Touched
5.3
  • Ernie
  • 1983

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Actor

  • Athena Massey and Don Wilson in Virtual Combat (1995)
    Virtual Combat
    3.9
    Video
    • A.C. Doyle
    • 1995
  • Tony Goldwyn, Maura Tierney, Hugh Dancy, Reid Scott, Mehcad Brooks, and Odelya Halevi in Law & Order (1990)
    Law & Order
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Deputy Police Commissioner
    • 1995
  • Marlon Brando, Johnny Depp, and Faye Dunaway in Don Juan DeMarco (1994)
    Don Juan DeMarco
    6.7
    • Judge Ryland
    • 1994
  • Sweet Justice (1994)
    Sweet Justice
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Isaac Tate
    • 1994
  • Malik Yoba in New York Undercover (1994)
    New York Undercover
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Old School
    • 1994
  • Ted Danson, Shelley Long, John Ratzenberger, George Wendt, Nicholas Colasanto, and Rhea Perlman in Cheers (1982)
    Cheers
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Dr. Robert Sutton
    • 1993
  • Just My Imagination (1992)
    Just My Imagination
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • Mr. Anderson
    • 1992
  • Tony Todd in Candyman (1992)
    Candyman
    6.7
    • Detective Frank Valento
    • 1992
  • Fran Drescher, Julie Hagerty, and Twiggy in Princesses (1991)
    Princesses
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Interviewer
    • 1991
  • Lauren Hutton and Rod Steiger in Guilty as Charged (1991)
    Guilty as Charged
    5.4
    • Policeman
    • 1991
  • The Kid Who Loved Christmas (1990)
    The Kid Who Loved Christmas
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • Ed Slater
    • 1990
  • James McDaniel, Anne Bobby, and David Gianopoulos in Cop Rock (1990)
    Cop Rock
    4.4
    TV Series
    • Harold Poe
    • 1990
  • Bess Armstrong, Ray Aranha, Megan Gallivan, Barbara Montgomery, Jay Thomas, and Chris Young in Married People (1990)
    Married People
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Moe
    • 1990
  • China Beach (1988)
    China Beach
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Reverend Beckett
    • 1990
  • Will Smith in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990)
    The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Joe Banks
    • 1990

Soundtrack

  • Paul Reubens in Pee-wee's Playhouse (1986)
    Pee-wee's Playhouse
    8.1
    TV Series
    • performer: "Hokey Pokey"
    • 1986

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Gil Lewis
  • Born
    • April 6, 1941
    • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Died
    • May 7, 2015
    • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA(undisclosed)

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    African American character-actor in many blaxploitation films (including Across 110th Street and Cotton Goes to Harlem), he wound best known as the original King of Cartoons from the first season of Pee Wee's Playhouse. When the show moved from New York to Los Angeles, Lewis was replaced by another Blaxploitation actor, William Marshall of Blacula fame.
  • Nickname
    • Tookie

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