Moses Gunn

Stage Actor

Birthday October 2, 1929

Birth Sign Libra

Birthplace St. Louis, MO

DEATH DATE Dec 16, 1993 (64)

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About

Actor who played Othello on Broadway and was a 1976 Tony Award nominee for The Poison Tree. He also starred on stage in Jean Genet's The Blacks.

Before Fame

He grew up in Missouri with six siblings and went on to attend Tennessee State University for college and Kansas University for graduate school.

Trivia

His performance in Roots, a 1977 television miniseries, earned him an Emmy nomination.

Family Life

He and his wife, Gwendolyn Mumma Landes, became parents to a son named Justin.

Associated With

He won an Obie Award for his performance in Titus Andronicus, a Shakespeare play produced by director Joseph Papp's Shakespeare in the Park company.