Anthony Chisholm (April 9, 1943 – October 16, 2020) was an American actor.
Early life Chisholm was born and grew up in Cleveland, Ohio. Chisholm was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1964 and served as a platoon leader in Vietnam.
Career
Stage Chisholm's stage career began with performances in The Boys from Syracuse and The Threepenny Opera, and includes appearances on Broadway and regional theatres such as Yale Repertory Theater in Connecticut.
He was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Supporting Actor in a play, for his role of Elder Joseph Barlow in August Wilson's Radio Golf (2007). He also performed on Broadway in August Wilson's Gem of the Ocean (2004) in the role of Solly Two Kings, in Two Trains Running (1992) in the role of Wolf, and in Jitney (2017) as Fielding.
He is a winner of both the Drama Desk Award and the Obie Award for August Wilson's Jitney, which enjoyed a ten-month run in New York City. He is also the recipient of the NAACP Theatre Award, the AUDELCO Award, the Ovation Award, and the IRNE Award.
He also received nominations for the Drama Desk Awards (2), Drama League Award (1), Joseph Jefferson Award (4), Ovation Award (4), NAACP Theatre Awards (2), and AUDELCO Award (2).
He performed internationally in the hit Vietnam play, Tracers, at The Seymour Center, Sydney, Australia; the Universal Theatre, Melbourne, Australia; the Royal Court Theatre, London, England. He also performed Jitney at National Theatre, London on the South Bank winning the Olivier Award for Best New Play.
Screen
Chisholm played Burr Redding on the HBO television series Oz for three seasons. He appears in the films Premium Rush and Chi-Raq.
Personal life Chisholm married Valerie Moore in 1972 which ended in divorce, and Gloria Nixon in 1979, which also ended in divorce.
Chisholm died in Montclair, New Jersey at the age of 77.
Filmography Film
Uptight (film) (1968) (uncredited) Putney Swope (1969) – Cowboy #3 Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970) – Plain Clothes Man Let's Get Bizzee (1993) – Dillon Beloved (1998) – Langhorne Bought & Sold (2003) – Floyd Coalition (2004) – Pastor Reign Over Me (2007) – William Johnson Blackout (2007) – Toothless Tone Alone (2008, short) – Space Cowboy Entre nos (2009) – Joe Dream Street (2010) 13 (2010) – Mr. Gomez Premium Rush (2012) – Tito Newlyweeds (2013) – Devin Nasty Baby (2015) – Mo's father David Condemned (2015) – Shynola Chi-Raq (2015) – Mr. Doctor Aesop Bakery in Brooklyn (2016) – Nathan Going in Style (2017) – Knights Grandmaster Paul Train Baby (2019) – His Father The Dark End of the Street (2020) – Ian
Television
+ Year Title Role Notes 1971 Great Performances Servant to Cornwall Episode: King Lear 1981 Death of a Prophet Tony Chisholm TV movie 1996 New York Undercover Freddy Wells Episode: "Unis" 2001 Third Watch Eric Episode: "Adam 55-3" 2001–2003 Oz Burr Redding 23 episodes 2002 100 Centre Street Wally Zane Episode: "Zero Tolerance" 2002 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Leroy Russell Episode: "Execution" 2002–2003 Hack Big Elwood Episodes: "Songs in the Night" & "Black Eye" 2003 The Handler Frederick Speed Episode: "Under Color of Law" 2010 Detroit 1-8-7 George Episode: "Nobody's Home / Unknown Soldier" 2016 Shades of Blue Moses Episode: "What Devil Do" 2018 High Maintenance Mr. Chase Episode: "Namaste" 2018 Random Acts of Flyness Uncle Ren 4 episodes 2019 Wu-Tang: An American Saga Old Chess Player 3 episodes
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