BLACK SOCIAL HISTORY : " ADOLPH CAESAR " WAS AN AMERICAN ACTOR : GOES INTO THE " HALL OF BLACK GENIUS "

                    BLACK                    SOCIAL                HISTORY                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Adolph Caesar (December 5, 1933 – March 6, 1986) was an American actor.

Biography

Born in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, he appeared in director Norman Jewison's film, A Soldier's Story for which he received a nomination for "Best Actor in a Supporting Role" from both the Academy Awards and the Golden Globes. He also played the role of "Old Mister" in the Steven Spielberg film, The Color Purple and appeared in Fist of Fear, Touch of Death.

In addition to his film career, Caesar did much voice-over work for television and radio commercials, including theatrical previews and radio commercials for many blaxploitation films such as Cleopatra Jones, Superfly, Truck Turner and The Spook Who Sat by the Door. Caesar also lent his voice to the popular 80s cartoon Silverhawks. He played Hotwing, a magician and skilled illusionist.

Caesar's last completed film was Club Paradise released posthumously. Caesar was working on the Los Angeles set of the 1986 film,Tough Guys (with Burt Lancaster and Kirk Douglas) when he suffered a heart attack and died a short time later. He was interred in the Ferncliff Cemetery in Hartsdale, New York. Caesar was survived by his wife, two daughters, and a son.

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1969	Che!	Juan Almeida
1979	The Hitter	Nathan
1980	Fist of Fear, Touch of Death	TV Anchorman
1984	A Soldier's Story	Sergeant Waters	Nominated—Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture
1985	The Color Purple	Old Mister
1986	Club Paradise	Solomon Gundy