William Warfield
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William Warfield was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Warfield marked his early career with roles in the Kathryn Grayson adaptation "Show Boat" (1951), "Music From America: Rhapsody in Blue" (PBS, 1975-76) and "Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award Show" (CBS, 1987-88). He then acted in "Martin Luther King Jr: A Tribute By William Warfield" (1987-88), "The Musical Legac...
Biography
William Warfield was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Warfield marked his early career with roles in the Kathryn Grayson adaptation "Show Boat" (1951), "Music From America: Rhapsody in Blue" (PBS, 1975-76) and "Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award Show" (CBS, 1987-88). He then acted in "Martin Luther King Jr: A Tribute By William Warfield" (1987-88), "The Musical Legacy of Roland Hayes" (PBS, 1989-1990) and the Jose Ferrer dramatic adaptation "Old Explorers" (1990). More recently, Warfield appeared on "Porgy and Bess: An American Voice" (PBS, 1997-98).
Filmography
Cast (Feature Film)
Old Explorers
(1990)
Show Boat
(1951)
Joe
Cast (Special)
Porgy and Bess: An American Voice
(1998)
The Musical Legacy of Roland Hayes
(1990)
Martin Luther King Jr: A Tribute By William Warfield
(1988)
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts
(1988)
Performer
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award Show
(1987)
Performer
Music From America: Rhapsody in Blue
(1976)
Performer
The Green Pastures
(1957)
De Laud
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