Booker Bradshaw
Booker Talmadge Bradshaw | |
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| Born | May 21, 1940 Los Angeles, California |
| Occupation(s) | Record producer, actor |
| Children | 1 |
Booker T. Bradshaw (May 21, 1940[1]– April 1, 2003), born in Richmond, Virginia, was an American record producer, film and TV actor, and Motown executive.
Early life
Bradshaw worked for his father, Booker T. Bradshaw Sr.
Career
Bradshaw joined Motown Records in Detroit, Michigan and became their International Manager. He was in charge of The Supremes and The Temptations on their European tours. He ventured back to acting with John Ferald, school principal of The Royal Academy at the time, doing repertory work at Oakland University outside of Detroit.
Among his many television and movie roles, he was cast as Dr. M'Benga in two episodes of the original Star Trek series. He also acted in The Mod Squad, Bracken's World, and The F.B.I. TV series and the 1973 blaxploitation film Coffy. He was also an accomplished writer and wrote material for TV Shows such as Planet Of The Apes, Get Christie Love! and Columbo.
Personal life
Bradshaw had at least one child, daughter Alaiyo Bradshaw.
Bradshaw died from a
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Some Kind of a Nut | Sam | Uncredited |
| 1970 | Skullduggery | Smoot | |
| The Strawberry Statement | Lucas | ||
| 1973 | Coffy | Howard Brunswick |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. | Prince Nicholas | Episode: "The Jewels of Topango Affair" |
| 1966, 1968 | Tarzan | Dr. B'Dula, Dr Kenneth Kiley | 2 episodes |
| 1968 | Here's Lucy | First Couple Man | Episode: "Lucy, the Conclusion Jumper" |
| Star Trek: The Original Series | Dr. M'Benga | 2 episodes | |
| The Mod Squad | Doc Lightener | Episode: "Bad Man on Campus" | |
| 1969 | Star Trek: The Original Series | Dr. M'Benga | S3:E17, "That Which Survives" |
| Julia | Matt Dixon | Episode: "Home of the Braves" | |
| Bracken's World | Floyd Emmons | Episode: "It's the Power Structure, Baby" | |
| The F.B.I. | Special Agent Harry Dane | 2 episodes | |
| 1969, 1972 | Insight | Stu, Wilson, Mr. Ghani | 3 episodes |
| 1970 | The Name of the Game | Assagai Nakebe | Episode: "The Skim Game" |
| 1972 | The Mod Squad | George Cannon | Episode: "A Gift for Jenny" |
| 1973 | The Wide World of Mystery
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Baxter Norris | Episode: "Murder and the Computer" |
| 1977 | I Am the Greatest: The Adventures of Muhammad Ali | Various roles | Series regular, voice role |
| Five Weeks in a Balloon | TV movie , voice role
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| 1981 | Goldie Gold and Action Jack | Sam Grit | Series regular, voice role |
| 1983 | Alvin and the Chipmunks | Various roles | Series regular, voice role |
| 1986 | Lazer Tag Academy | Draxon Drear | Series regular, voice role |
| 1987 | Alice Through the Looking Glass | The Centaur | TV movie, voice role |
References
- user-generated source]
- ^ AFRICAN-AMERICANS IN THE DICTIONARY OF VIRGINIA BIOGRAPHY
- ^ Taylor, Michael Eric (1994). The African-American community of Richmond, Virginia: 1950-1956 (PDF) (Master’s). University of Richmond (Paper 1081). p. 158. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- ^ "Washington Afro-American - Google News Archive Search".
External links
- Booker Bradshaw at IMDb
- Booker Bradshaw at Memory Alpha
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