1959 | Broadway debut as 12-year-old son of Sidney Poitier in "Raisin in the Sun" |
1968 | Cast as the teen-aged son of Dr. Harry Miles (Percy Rodriguez) and his wife Alma (Ruby Dee) on "Peyton Place" (ABC) |
1975 | Starred as a Chicago high school Preacher in the the sleeper "Cooley High" |
1981 | Played the title role in the TV-movie "Thornwell" |
1987 | Cast as Secretary of State LaRue Hawkes in the comedy "Hail to the Chief" (ABC) |
1988 | Played Colonel 'Dr. War' Taylor in the popular Cosby Show spin-off, "A Different World" (NBC) |
1998 | Portrayed Taye Diggs' father in "How Stella Got Her Groove Back" |
2000 | Cast as Bobby Davis in the Showtime drama "Resurrection Blvd" |
2001 | Had regular role on the CBS police drama "Big Apple" |
2004 | Portrayed Mayor Clarence V. Royce on the HBO series "The Wire" |
2005 | Cast opposite Matthew McConaughey and Penélope Cruz in "Sahara" |
2008 | Gave an Emmy-winning performance as Blair Underwood's father on HBO's "In Treatment" |
