Slim Gaillard
Acting
Biography
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Born: January 14, 1916
Place of Birth: Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Known For
Roots: The Next Generations
Roots: The Next Generations is a television miniseries, introduced in 1979, continuing, from 1882 to the 1960s, the fictionalized story of the family of Alex Haley and their life in Henning, Lauderdale County, Tennessee, USA. This sequel to the 1977 miniseries is based on the last seven chapters of Haley's novel entitled Roots: The Saga of an American Family plus additional material by Haley. Roots: The Next Generations was produced with a budget of $16.6 million, nearly three times as large as that of the original.
Hellzapoppin'
Olsen and Johnson, a pair of stage comedians, try to turn their play into a movie and bring together a young couple in love, while breaking the fourth wall every step of the way.
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Marcus Welby, M.D. is an American medical drama television program that aired on ABC from September 23, 1969, to July 29, 1976. It starred Robert Young as a family practitioner with a kind bedside manner and James Brolin as the younger doctor he often worked with, and was produced by David Victor and David J. O'Connell. The pilot, A Matter of Humanities, had aired as an ABC Movie of the Week on March 26, 1969.
Too Late Blues
Ghost is an ideological musician and leader of a jazz band who would rather play his blues in the park to the birds than compromise himself. His peripatetic performances lead him to cross paths with a singer, while his masculinity is thrown into question following a violent brawl.
Willie Dynamite
Willie Dynamite is a pimp who operates in New York City. Willie was a big success as a pimp, but now, just as fast as he rose to the top, he has hit bottom. A former prostitute who has become a social worker tries to get Willie to clean up his life while it is still possible.
Medical Center
Medical Center is a medical drama series which aired on CBS from 1969 to 1976. It was produced by MGM Television.
Almost Married
To avoid a costly breach of contract suit, a rich young man marries a nightclub singer.
Sky Bandits
A pair of old west cowboys become fighter pilots in World War I.
Absolute Beginners
A musical adaptation of Colin MacInnes' novel about life in late 1950s London. Nineteen-year-old photographer Colin is hopelessly in love with model Crepe Suzette, but her relationships are strictly connected with her progress in the fashion world. So Colin gets involved with a pop promoter and tries to crack the big time. Meanwhile, racial tension is brewing in Colin's Notting Hill housing estate...
Go Man Go
The story of Abe Saperstein and the creation of the Harlem Globetrotters.
Filmography
as Self (archive footage)
as Self
as Organ Player
as Party Singer
as Moss
as Sam Wesley
as Bum Watching Willie's Car (uncredited)
as Self
as Piano player
as Odie Langston
as Bollie Wallace
as Piano Player / Party Singer (uncredited)
as Self
as And His Trio
as Specialty Act
as Slim