Mel Stewart
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| Mel Stewart | |
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 Actor Mel Stewart in the opening credits for Scarecrow and Mrs. King |
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| Born | Milton Stewart October 19, 1929 Cleveland, Ohio, USA |
| Died | February 24, 2002 (aged 72) Pacifica, California, USA |
| Other name(s) | Melvin Stewart Melvin Stuart |
| Spouse(s) | Annie Dong (1976-2002) |
Mel Stewart (September 19, 1929 - February 24, 2002) was an American character actor, director, and musician who appeared in numerous films and television shows from the 1960s to the 1990s. He is best known for playing Henry Jefferson on the popular television series All in the Family. Stewart is sometimes credited as Melvin Stewart or Melvin Stuart.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Career
Mel Stewart began his career in 1959 with bit parts in tv and films. In the early 1960s, Stewart also appeared in the Broadway shows Purlie Victorious, The Hostage, The Cool World, and Simply Heavenly.[1][2]
Stewart went on to land roles in That Girl, The Bob Newhart Show, Good Times, and the short lived series Tabitha. One of Stewart's most memorable roles was as Henry Jefferson on the series All in the Family.
In 1974, Stewart directed an episode of the short lived series Get Christie Love!.
In the 1980s, Stewart appeared on Scarecrow and Mrs. King as Billy Melrose during the show's four year run. His last on screen appearance came in 1994 in two episodes of Baywatch Hawaii
[edit] Side projects
In addition to acting and directing, Stewart was an accomplished jazz saxophonist.[1]
A longtime resident of San Francisco, Stewart taught acting at San Francisco State University.[1] His students included actor Danny Glover.[3]He established the theater group Black Actors Now Through Unity (BANTU) and directed plays at the Center for African and African-American Art and Culture in San Francisco and the Black Repertory Theater in Berkeley, California.[1]
A third degree black belt in aikido, Stewart opened a dojo for inner-city youths in the Bayview district of San Francisco.[1]
[edit] Personal life
On July 11, 1976, Stewart married Annie Dong. The couple had one child together, a daughter.[1]
[edit] Death
On February 24, 2002, Mel Stewart died of Alzheimer's disease.[4]
[edit] Filmography
- Odds Against Tomorrow (Uncredited, 1959)
- Nothing But a Man (1964)
- Funnyman (1967)
- Petulia (Uncredited, 1968)
- The Landlord (1970)
- Cry Uncle! (1971)
- Hammer (1972)
- Trick Baby (1973)
- Steelyard Blues (1973)
- Scorpio (1973)
- Kid Blue (1973)
- Newman's Law (1974)
- Let's Do It Again (1975)
- On the Rocks (1975)
- Whose Life Is It Anyway? (1981)
- Dead Heat (1988)
- Martians Go Home (1990)
- Bride of Re-Animator (1990)
- Made in America (1993)
[edit] Television
- Play of the Week (1 episode, 1959)
- East Side/West Side (1 episode, 1963)
- The Nurses (1 episode, 1964)
- The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (1 episode, 1969)
- Turn-On (1 episode, 1969)
- Deadlock (1969)
- That Girl (1 episode, 1969)
- The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (1 episode, 1972)
- Roll Out (11 episodes, 1973)
- The Bob Newhart Show (1 episode, 1973)
- All in the Family (8 episodes, 1971-1973)
- Toma (1 episode, 1974)
- Good Times (1 episode, 1974)
- Lucas Tanner (1 episode, 1974)
- Punch and Jody (1974)
- Marcus Welby, M.D. (2 episodes, 1970-1974)
- The Rockford Files (1 episode, 1975)
- Harry O (4 episodes, 1973-1975)
- The Last Survivors (1975)
- That's My Mama (1 episode, 1975)
- Police Story (1 episode, 1975)
- What's Happening!! (1 episode, 1977)
- Sanford and Son (1 episode, 1977)
- The Last Hurrah (Unknown episodes, 1977)
- Tabitha (11 episodes, 1976-1978)
- Ring of Passion (1978)
- Stone (1979)
- Roots: The Next Generations (Miniseries, 1979)
- Good Ol' Boys (1979)
- Benson (1 episode, 1979)
- The Death of Ocean View Park (1979)
- One in a Million (Unknown episodes, 1980)
- Soap (1 episode, 1980)
- Marriage is Alive and Well (1980)
- Stone (2 episodes, 1980)
- Baby Comes Home (1980)
- Freebie and the Bean (Unknown episodes, 1980)
- Little House: A New Beginning (1 episode, 1981)
- The Greatest American Hero (1 episode, 1981)
- Mr. Merlin (1 episode, 1982)
- The Kid with the 200 I.Q. (1983)
- The Invisible Woman (1983)
- Amen (1 episode, 1987)
- Scarecrow and Mrs. King (89 episodes, 1983-1987)
- Frank's Place (1 episode, 1988)
- The Love Boat (2 episodes, 1980-1983)
- Cheers (1 episode, 1984)
- The Outlaws (1984)
- Booker (1984)
- 227 (1 episode, 1989)
- Matlock (2 episodes, 1989)
- The Golden Girls (1 episode, 1989)
- In the Heat of the Night (3 episodes, 1990)
- Baywatch Hawaii (2 episodes, 1994)
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f Hobbs, John. "Milton 'Mel' Stewart: Legit, TV actor", Variety, 2002-04-10. Retrieved on 2007-03-27.
- ^ Internet Broadway Database: Melvin Stewart
- ^ "Actor Milton Stewart dies", Jet, 2002-04-01. Retrieved on 2007-12-30.
- ^ White, Rusty. "Immortalized in film: February 2002 Film World Obituaries", 2002-01-01. Retrieved on 2007-12-30.
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| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Stewart, Mel |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Stewart, Milton |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1929-10-19 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cleveland, Ohio, USA |
| DATE OF DEATH | 2002-02-24 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Pacifica, California, USA |
