Deceased

When Did Joel Fluellen Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 82

GenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn02/12/1907Born inMonroe, Louisiana, USADied02/02/1990 (aged 82)Died inLos AngelesWikidataQ19628871 ↗TMDb#86370 ↗

Joel Fluellen was an actor and an activist for the rights of African Americans. He appeared in the films The Jackie Robinson Story, Perils of the Jungle, Duffy of San Quentin, Sitting Bull, Friendly Persuasion, Monster from Green Hell, The Decks Ran Red, Porgy and Bess, A Raisin in the Sun, He Rides Tall, Roustabout, The Chase, The Learning Tree, The Great White Hope, Skin Game, Thomasine & Bushrod, The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings, Casey's Shadow and Butch and Sundance: The Earl

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Filmography68 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1981	Hill Street BluesSeries	—	74
1979	Butch and Sundance: The Early DaysMovie	Jack the Bartender	72
1979	Freedom RoadMovie	James Allenby	72
1979	Roots: The Next GenerationsSeries	State Man	72
1978	Casey's ShadowMovie	Jimmy Judson	71
1976	The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor KingsMovie	Mr. Holland	69
1975	Man FridayMovie	Doctor	68
1974	Thomasine & BushrodMovie	Nathaniel	67
1974	The Autobiography of Miss Jane PittmanMovie	Unc Isom	67
1973	A Dream for ChristmasMovie	Arthur Rogers	66
1971	ColumboSeries	Charles	64
1971	Skin GameMovie	Uncle Abram	64
1971	The SheriffMovie	Charley Dobey	64
1970	The Great White HopeMovie	Tick	63
1969	Marcus Welby, M.D.Series	Uncle Clem	62
1969	The Learning TreeMovie	Uncle Rob	62
1969	My Father: Gordon ParksMovie	Self	62
1968	Adam-12Series	Oren Johnson	61
1968	The Mod SquadSeries	—	61
1967	The InvadersSeries	Butler	60
1967	Cimarron StripSeries	—	60
1967	Who's Minding the Mint?Movie	Policeman	60
1966	The ChaseMovie	Lester Johnson	59
1966	TarzanSeries	—	59
1965	The Big ValleySeries	Butler	58
1965	GidgetSeries	—	58
1965	The F.B.I.Series	Williams	58
1965	The Wild Wild WestSeries	—	58
1965	LaredoSeries	—	58
1964	Daniel BooneSeries	Joselito	57
1964	Good Neighbor SamMovie	Judge (uncredited)	57
1964	RoustaboutMovie	Cody Marsh	57
1964	He Rides TallMovie	Dr. Sam	57
1963	The Great AdventureSeries	Newby	56
1962	The Alfred Hitchcock HourSeries	Jessie	55
1962	Sam BenedictSeries	—	55
1961	The Dick Van Dyke ShowSeries	Roger Johnson	54
1961	Ben CaseySeries	—	54
1961	A Raisin in the SunMovie	Bobo	54
1960	My Three SonsSeries	—	53
1959	One Step BeyondSeries	Cookie	52
1959	Imitation of LifeMovie	Minister	52
1959	StartimeSeries	—	52
1958	Run Silent, Run DeepMovie	Bragg (uncredited)	51
1957	Perry MasonSeries	Bartender	50
1957	House of NumbersMovie	Ashlow	50
1957	Monster from Green HellMovie	Arobi	50
1956	The Opposite SexMovie	Club Car Bartender (uncredited)	49
1956	Friendly PersuasionMovie	Enoch	49
1956	Telephone TimeSeries	—	49
1956	The Adventures of Jim BowieSeries	—	49
1955	Lord of the JungleMovie	Molu	48
1954	Sitting BullMovie	Sam	47
1954	Duffy of San QuentinMovie	Bill Lake	47
1953	Perils of the JungleMovie	Kenny	46
1952	Affair in TrinidadMovie	Jeffrey Mabetes, Fisherman (uncredited)	45
1951	DragnetSeries	—	44
1951	His Kind of WomanMovie	Sam (uncredited)	44
1951	You're in the Navy NowMovie	Officer's Club Waiter	44
1950	Buccaneer's GirlMovie	Black Man in Marketplace (uncredited)	43
1950	Walk Softly, StrangerMovie	Florist (uncredited)	43
1948	Family HoneymoonMovie	Waiter (uncredited)	41
1948	No Time for RomanceMovie	—	41
1946	Without ReservationsMovie	Train Waiter (uncredited)	39
1945	The Negro SailorMovie	Bill Johnson	38
1944	Jasper's ParadiseMovie	God (uncredited) (voice)	37
1943	Cabin in the SkyMovie	Mr. Kelso / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)	36
1943	Hit the IceMovie	Club Car Bartender (uncredited)	36