Antonio Fargas
Antonio Fargas (born August 14, 1946 in New York City ) is an American actor .
Life
Fargas grew up as one of eleven children, his mother was from Trinidad and his father from Puerto Rico . His first acting role was in The Cool World , a drama about the hard life in Harlem . Fargas became known for his numerous supporting roles in the most important blaxploitation films of the 1970s, including Shaft , A Fall for Cleopatra Jones and Foxy Brown . In 1976, he played the lead role in Car Wash , the transvestite Lindy . He gained notoriety among television viewers through his role as Huggy Bear in the Starsky & Hutch series , which he played in 89 episodes between 1975 and 1979. From 2005 to 2009 he played the shopkeeper Doc in the series Everyone Hates Chris .
In 2004 he was one of the contestants for the fourth season of the UK version of I'm a Celebrity - Get Me Out of Here! His son Justin has played with the Oakland Raiders in the NFL since 2003 .
Filmography (selection)
- 1964: The Cool World
- 1971: Shaft
- 1973: A Case for Cleopatra Jones (Cleopatra Jones)
- 1974: Used in Manhattan ( Kojak , TV series, episode 2x15 Loser Takes All )
- 1974: Foxy Brown
- 1974: The Gambler (The Gambler)
- 1975–1979: Starsky & Hutch ( Starsky and Hutch , TV series, 89 episodes)
- 1976: Car Wash - The Crazy Laundromat (Car Wash)
- 1978: Pretty Baby
- 1980: Charlie's Angels ( Charlie's Angels , television series, Episode 5x03 Angels of the Deep )
- 1984: The Firestarter
- 1988: Ghettobusters (I'm Gonna Git You Sucka)
- 1988: Blue Jean Cop (Shakedown)
- 1988: Miami Vice (TV series, episode 4x22 Mirror Image )
- 1991: MacGyver (TV series, episode 7x06 Walking Dead )
- 1991: Alienkiller (The Borrower)
- 1994: The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air ( The Fresh Prince of Bel – Air , TV series, episode 5x08 Soooooooul Train )
- 1996: Hip Hop Hood - Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood
- 2001: Osmosis Jones (voice)
- 2005–2009: Everyone Hates Chris ( Everybody Hates Chris , TV series, 25 episodes)
- 2006: The Simpsons ( The Simpsons , TV series, episode 17x14 Bart Has Two Mommies , voice)
- 2008: Numbers - The Logic of Crime ( Numb3rs , TV series, episode 5x08 Thirty-Six Hours )
- 2008: Sucker Punch
- 2009: Lie to Me (TV series, episode 1x05 Unchained )
- 2013: Silver Bells
- 2014: House of Lies (TV series, episode 3x09 Zhang )
- 2018: Black Lightning (TV series, episode 1x05 And Then the Devil Brought the Plague: The Book of Green Light )
- 2018: Code Black - Doctors at the Limit ( Code Black , TV series, episode 3x08 Home Stays Home )
Web links
- Antonio Fargas homepage
- Antonio Fargas in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Antonio Fargas in the German dubbing file
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Fargas, Antonio |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 14, 1946 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City |