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Sam Laws

Actor

Sam Laws

Born January 26, 1924 in Washington, D.C.Died March 16, 199021 films

Sam Laws was born on 26 January 1924 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. He was an actor, known for Truck Turner (1974), Darktown Strutters (1975) and Project X (1987). He died on 16 March 1990 in New York City, New York, USA.

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White Dog posterFirst watchWhite Dog19826.6as CharlieSamuel Fuller’s throat-grabbing exposé on American racism was misunderstood and withheld from release when it was made in the early eighties.Today, the notorious film is lauded for its…View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Project X poster6.2Project X1987Walking Tall poster6.6Walking Tall1973Truck Turner poster6.5Truck Turner1974The Reincarnation of Peter Proud poster5.8The Reincarnation of Peter Proud1975White Line Fever poster6.0White Line Fever1975Mr. Billion poster5.5Mr. Billion1977

Filmography

21 films as actor
  1. 1987Project XBartender
  2. 1985SylvesterSammy
  3. 1983Get CrazyMinister
  4. 1983Heart Like a WheelPiano Player
  5. 1982White DogCharlie
  6. 1980Pray TVBaptist Reverend
  7. 1980The Hustler of Muscle BeachStan
  8. 1979Dr. Black, Mr. HydeBartender
  9. 1977The Greatest Thing That Almost HappenedHorton
  10. 1977Mr. BillionPops Dinwitty
  11. 1976The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor KingsHenry
  12. 1975Darktown StruttersPhilo Rasberry
  13. 1975White Line FeverPops Dinwiddie
  14. 1975The Reincarnation of Peter ProudSatan's Disciple
  15. 1974Truck TurnerNate
  16. 1974Dirty O'NeilClyde
  17. 1973A Dream for ChristmasJunkman (uncredited)
  18. 1973Sweet Jesus, PreachermanDeacon Greene
  19. 1973Walking TallWillie Rae Lockman
  20. 1972Hit ManSherwood Epps
  21. 1972Cool BreezeFinian