Al Freeman, Jr.
Birth name	Albert Cornelius Freeman, Jr.
Born	March 21, 1934 (1934-03-21) (age 73) San Antonio, Texas,  United States
Spouse(s)	Sevara Clemon (1960 - present)
Notable roles	Ed Hall in One Life to Live Malcolm X in Roots: The Next Generations Elijah Muhammad in Malcolm X Deputy Commissioner James Harris in Homicide: Life on the Street
Emmy Awards
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series - Daytime 1979 One Life to Live

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Freeman has made appearances in many films, such as My Sweet Charlie, Finian's Rainbow, and Malcolm X, and television series' such The Cosby Show, Law & Order, and Homicide: Life on the Street. He is mostly recognized for his portrayal of Police Captain Ed Hall on the ABC soap opera, One Life to Live, a role he played from 1972 through 1985, with recurring roles in 1988 and 2000. He won an Emmy award as best lead actor for that role. He left the show briefly to appear in the network's controversial sitcom Hot L Baltimore. During that period, "Ed" was played by another actor, Arthur Pendleton. Film is a term that encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of film as an art form, and the motion picture industry. ... Finians Rainbow is a 1968 American movie musical. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... This article contains a trivia section. ... Law & Order is an American television police procedural and legal drama set in New York City. ... Homicide: Life on the Street is an American television drama series chronicling the life of a fictional Baltimore police homicide unit. ... The American Broadcasting Company ( oftenly known as ABC) operates television and radio networks in the United States and is also shown on basic cable in Canada. ... For Philippine soap opera, see Teleserye. ... One Life to Live (OLTL) is an American soap opera which has been broadcast on the ABC television network since July 15, 1968. ... An Emmy Award. ... // The Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series is an award which has been given every year at the Daytime Emmys ceremony since 1974. ... Hot L Baltimore is a play by Lanford Wilson and a television series based on the play. ...

He was also a director of One Life to Live, and was one of the first, if not the first, African-Americans who directed a soap opera.

After leaving One Life to Live, Freeman appeared in the motion picture Down in the Delta. His Broadway theatre credits include Look to the Lilies, Blues for Mister Charlie, and Medea. Down in the Delta is a 1998 drama directed by Maya Angelou. ... Broadway theatre[1] is the most prestigious form of professional theatre in the U.S., as well as the most well known to the general public and most lucrative for the performers, technicians and others involved in putting on the shows. ... Look to the Lilies is a musical with music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Sammy Cahn and book by Leonard Spigelgass. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

External links

• Al Freeman, Jr. at the Internet Movie Database