Al Freeman, Jr.

Birth Name: Albert Cornelius Freeman, Jr.

Date of Birth: March 21, 1934

Place of Birth: San Antonio, Texas, U.S.

Date of Death: August 9, 2012

Place of Death: Washington, D.C., U.S.

Ethnicity: African-American

Al Freeman, Jr. was an American actor, director, and educator. He appeared in many stage roles, on television’s One Life to Live, The Cosby Show, Law & Order, Homicide: Life on the Street, and The Edge of Night, and in the films Malcolm X, Once Upon a Time… When We Were Colored, and Down in the Delta.

He was the son of Lottie Brisette (Coleman) and Albert Cornelius Freeman, a jazz pianist. He served in the Air Force in the Korean War. Al was married to Sevara E. Clemon, until his death.