Raymond St. Jacques
About
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Also Known As
James Arthur Johnson
Birth Place
Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Born
March 01, 1930
Died
August 27, 1990
Cause of Death
Cancer Of The Lymph Glands
Filmography
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Book of Numbers
(1972)
Director
Time Bomb
(1991)
The True Story of 'Glory' Continues
(1991)
Frederick Douglas
Voodoo Dawn
(1990)
They Live
(1988)
The Wild Pair
(1987)
Ivory
Notes
"His characters were in distinctive contrast to the mild-mannered roles that Sidney Poitier had been playing. He represented the ideas of black anger, black tension and black rage."--Donald Bogle ("People" Magazine, September 17, 1990)
Biography
Filmography
Director (Feature Film)
Book of Numbers
(1972)
Director
Cast (Feature Film)
Time Bomb
(1991)
The True Story of 'Glory' Continues
(1991)
Frederick Douglas
Voodoo Dawn
(1990)
They Live
(1988)
The Wild Pair
(1987)
Ivory
Dark Mansions
(1986)
The Evil That Men Do
(1984)
Cuba Crossing
(1979)
Secrets of Three Hungry Wives
(1978)
Inspector George Dunbar
Born Again
(1978)
The Private Files Of J. Edgar Hoover
(1977)
Martin Luther King Jr
Blast
(1976)
Search for the Gods
(1975)
Raymond Stryker
Lost in the Stars
(1974)
John Kumalo
Cool Breeze
(1972)
Bill Mercer
The Final Comedown
(1972)
Imir
Come Back Charleston Blue
(1972)
Coffin Editor Johnson
Book of Numbers
(1972)
Blueboy Harris
Cotton Comes to Harlem
(1970)
Coffin Editor Johnson
Change of Mind
(1969)
David Rowe
The Green Berets
(1968)
Doc McGee
Uptight
(1968)
B.G.
If He Hollers, Let Him Go!
(1968)
James Lake
Madigan
(1968)
Dr. Taylor
The Comedians
(1967)
Captain Concasseur
Mister Buddwing
(1966)
Hank
Mister Moses
(1965)
Ubi
The Pawnbroker
(1965)
Tangee
Producer (Feature Film)
Book of Numbers
(1972)
Producer
Cast (Special)
The 416th
(1979)
Colonel Davis
Cast (Short)
The Comedians in Africa
(1967)
Himself
Cast (TV Mini-Series)
The Sophisticated Gents
(1981)
Dartagnan Parks
Roots
(1977)
Life Events
1954
Off-Broadway debut, "High Name Today" (date approximate)
1961
First major stage role in Jean Genet's "The Blacks" (Off-Broadway)
1964
Screen acting debut in "Black Like Me"
1973
Directed, produced and starred in feature film, "Book of Numbers"
Videos
Movie Clip
Trailer
Family
Vivienne Johnson
Mother
Medical technician.
Bibliography
Notes
"His characters were in distinctive contrast to the mild-mannered roles that Sidney Poitier had been playing. He represented the ideas of black anger, black tension and black rage."--Donald Bogle ("People" Magazine, September 17, 1990)
