Tommy Hollis
Tommy Hollis
The actor who originated the role of Booker T. Washington in Terence McNally's Tony-award winning Ragtime and appeared as Malcolm X's father in Spike Lee's film of the same name, seasoned stage actor Tommy Hollis also made frequent appearances in film and television, where he was a familiar face to viewers of I'll Fly Away. A noted concert performer and traditional gospel singer as well as a talented actor, Hollis' most popular stage roles included I Just Stopped By to See the Man at London's Royal Court Theatre, George C. Wolfe's Colored Museum, and August Wilson's The Piano Lesson, for which he won the Theater World Award for outstanding Broadway debut in 1991. Frequently reprising his stage roles for small screen adaptations, Hollis also made appearances on television's Law and Order and New York Undercover. On September 9, 2001, Tommy Hollis died of a heart attack in New York City. He was 47. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
Filmography of Tommy Hollis:
- Malcolm X with Denzel Washington , Spike Lee , Angela Bassett , Al Jr. Freeman , Delroy Lindo , Albert Hall , Theresa Randle , Kate Vernon , Lonette McKee , Bobby Seale , Al Sharpton , Christopher Plummer , Karen Allen , Peter Boyle , William Kunstler , Ossie Davis , Robinson Frank Adu , Steve Aronson , Larry Attile , Benjamin Atwell , Gregory Bargeman , Marlaine Bass , David Berman , LaToyah Bigelow , Andre Blair , Yvette Brooks , Graham Brown , Cheryl Burr , Gary L. Catus , Damon Chandler , Jay Charbonneau , Larry Cherry , Monique Cintron , Natalie Clanton , Rony Clanton , Addison Cook , Ralph Sr. Cooper , Chelsea Counts , Gerica Cox , Craig Wasson , Michael Cullen , Vincent D'Onofrio , Christian J. Dacosta , Simon Do-Ley , Leslie Dockery , Raye Dowell , Columbia DuBose , Karen Duffy , O.L. Duke , Abdul Salaam ElRazzac , Giancarlo Esposito , Jodie Farber , Teresa Yvon Farley , William Fichtner , Danielle Fletcher , Cytia Fontenette , Clebert Ford , Frances Foster , Arthur French , James E. Gaines , Leland Gantt , Kevan Gibbs , Jessica Givens , Bill Goldberg , Richard Gordon , Dion Graham , John Griesemer , Michael Guess , George Guidall , Matthew Harris , Ed Herlihy , Abdul Kakeem Hijrah , Mike Hodge , Terry Hodges , Miki Howard , Zakee L. Howze , Dana Hubbard , Dyan Humes , Fracaswell Hyman , Michael Imperioli , Kent Jackman , Javon Jackson , Lawrence James , Robert Jason , Rion Johnson , Judd Jones , Oran "Juice" Jones , Tim Kelleher , Brendan Kelly , David Patrick Kelly , Renton Kirk , Jean Claude LaMarre , Terry Layman , Adam LeFevre , Pee Wee Love , Michael C. Mahon , Nelson Mandela , Debi Mazar , Larry McCoy , James McDaniel , Jasper McGruder , Jack McLaughlin , Randy Means , Hazel Medina , George Lee Miles , Norma Miller , Aleta Mitchell , Billy Mitchell , Lex Monson , Reggie Montgomery , Vincent Moscaritola , Zaahir Muhammad , James Murtaugh , Mansoor Najeeullah , Anthony Nocerino , John Ottavino , Lauren Padick , Leonard Parker , John Parks , Eric Payne , Jonathan Peck , Joseph Pentangelo , Marc Phillips , Delilah Picart , Wendell Pierce , Fia Porter , Steven Randazzo , Tommy Randle , Steve Reed , John Reidy , David Reivers , LaTanya Richardson , Scot Anthony Robinson , Christopher Rubin , George Marshall Ruge , Larry Rushing , Richard Schiff , TaiNesha Scott , Kristan Rai Segure , Joe Seneca , Dion Jr. Smack , C.E. Smith , Darnell Smith , Jasmine Smith , Kyle Smith , Mary Alice Smith , Roger Guenveur Smith , Valentino Smith , Erika Smith-Brown , Maurice Sneed , Steve Stapenhorst , Phyllis Yvonne Stickney , Shirley Stoler , Lee Summers , Terry Sumter , James L. Swain , Wendy E. Taylor , Cynthia Thomas , David Jr. Thomas , Ernest Thomas , Leonard Lee Thomas , Raymond Anthony Thomas , Nick Turturro , Showman Uneke , Byron Utley , Kiki Della Vecchia , Preston Vismale , Ali Abdul Wahbah , Wyatt T. Walker , Theara Ward , Lennis Washington , Sharon Washington , Veronica Webb , Charles Weldon , Scott Whitehurst , Curt Williams , Beatrice Winde , Janet Zarish , Stewart J. Zully , Billy Anagnos , Terence Blanchard , Cliff Cudney , Martin Donovan , Don Sr. Hewitt , Tim Hutchinson , Richard Owens , Kevin Rock , Monty Ross , John Sayles , Steve White , George T. Odom , Stephen James , Wendy King , Lizbeth MacKay , Delphine T. Mantz , Greta Martin , Frances Morgan , Rome Neal , Lenore Pemberton , George Rafferty , Eartha Robinson , Grafton Trew , Robi Reed , Sonny Allen , Bahni Turpin , Gareth Williams , Annie Corley , Jake-Ann Jones , Barbara Smith , Keith Randolph Smith , Chuck Cooper , Keith Lewis , Ashanti , James MacDonald , Walter Emanuel Jones , Eddie Davis , Peter Dunn , Matt Dillon , Michael Ralph
- Primary Colors with John Travolta , Emma Thompson , Billy Bob Thornton , Kathy Bates , Adrian Lester , Maura Tierney , Larry Hagman , Diane Ladd , Paul Guilfoyle , Rebecca Walker , Caroline Aaron , Rob Reiner , Ben Jones , J.C. Quinn , Allison Janney , Robert Klein , Mykelti Williamson , Tony Shalhoub , Brian Markinson , Ned Eisenberg , O'Neal Compton , Chelcie Ross , Bonnie Bartlett , John Vargas , Stacy Edwards , Gia Carides , John Milford , Robert Symonds , Harrison Young , Sally Insul
- The Professional with Jean Reno , Natalie Portman , Gary Oldman , Danny Aiello , Peter Appel , Michael Badalucco , Ellen Greene , Elizabeth Regen , Carl J. Matusovich , Randolph Scott , Jean-Hugues Anglade , Kent Broadhurst , David W. Butler , Jessie Keosian , Robert LaSardo , Peter Linari , George Martin , Betty Miller , Michel Montanary , Randy Pearlstein , Stuart Rudin , Abdul Hassan Sharif , Mario Todisco , Frank Senger , Marc Andreoni , Joseph Malerba , Samy Naceri , Jernard Burks , Geoffrey Bateman
- Separate But Equal with Tom Aldredge , Graham Beckel , Cheryl Lynn Bruce , William Cain , Beeson Carroll , Jon DeVries , Hallie Foote , Henderson Forsythe , Gloria Foster , Albert Hall , Ed Hall , Leonard Jackson , Richard Kiley , Damien Leake , Cleavon Little , Macon McCalman , John McMartin , Randle Mell , Mike Nussbaum , Lynne Thigpen , Burt Lancaster , Sidney Poitier
- Moonstruck with Cher , Nicolas Cage , Vincent Gardenia , Olympia Dukakis , Danny Aiello , Julie Bovasso , John Mahoney , Louis Guss , Feodor Jr. Chaliapin , Anita Gillette , Amy Aquino , Tony Azito , Robin Bartlett , Mimi Cecchini , Feodor Jr. Chaliapin , Cynthia Dale , Nada Despotovich , Louis DiBianco , Frank Gio , Joe Grifasi , Helen Hanft , Lisa K. Howard , John Christopher Jones , Ann McDonough , Matt Myers , Nicholas Pasco , Catherine Scorsese , Robert Weil , Max Raven , David S. Howard , Al Therrien
Tommy Hollis Trivia
What role did Tommy Hollis play in The Road to Freedom: The Vernon Johns Story?
Tommy Hollis played Coach Hill in The Road to Freedom: The Vernon Johns Story
Who did Tommy Hollis play in Malcolm X?
Tommy Hollis was Earl Little in Malcolm X
What role did Tommy Hollis portray in Primary Colors?
Tommy Hollis played Fat Willie in Primary Colors
What role did Tommy Hollis play in The Professional?
Tommy Hollis played Policeman in The Professional
Who did Tommy Hollis play in Separate But Equal?
Tommy Hollis was Briggs in Separate But Equal
What role did Tommy Hollis portray in Moonstruck?
Tommy Hollis played Parking Attendant in Moonstruck
