Kene Holliday
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Kene Holliday | |
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Copiague, Suffolk County, New York, U.S. | |
Other names | Kene Holiday |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1971–present |
Spouses |
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Children | 2 sons, Kendall Holliday, Collinns Holliday |
Kenneth Earl Holliday (born June 25, 1949) is an American actor of
Biography
Holliday, a product of the
He was "jazzed" by a class he took related to the history of theater and acting became his new passion. In 1969, as an undergraduate he played Yank in The Hairy Ape by Eugene O'Neill. He was the first black person to perform in a leading role on the college's "main stage."
After graduation from college his first work was with the Inaugural Theater Group at the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C. There, he conducted workshops as a founding member of the D.C. Black Repertory Company. In 1975, he was fired from his job because of his continued problems with drugs and alcohol. His chemical abuse continued for the next 14 years. However, despite those problems he starred in the role of Carlyle in David Rabe's Vietnam War–era play Streamers at the Lincoln Theatre.[1]
That play led him to
In early 1986, while providing the voice of Roadblock, he received a phone call from producers
Other TV work and personal life
This section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources. (November 2015) |
He has numerous television and movie appearances to his credit, including roles in G.I. Joe: The Movie (1987), CBS’s made-for-television movie Miracle On The Mountain (2000), Hope & Faith (2004), and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2005).
He published a book of poetry in 1998 entitled The Book of K-III: The Contemporary Poetics of Kene Holliday.
Holliday became a traveling evangelist,[when?] and he and his wife spent the next decade preaching in gospel musicals.[citation needed]
In 2002, Holliday became the round-the-clock caregiver for his mother, who suffers from Alzheimer's disease and subsequently became a member of the Alzheimer's Foundation of America.[3]
While taking care of his mother, he accepted the lead role in the movie Great World of Sound in 2007.[4]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1976 | Kojak | Assistant D.A. Dunn | Episode: "A Shield For Murder" (parts 1 and 2) |
1977–79 | Carter Country | Sergeant Curtis Baker | 44 episodes |
1978 | Incredible Hulk | Paul | Episode: "Earthquakes Happen" |
1978 | Battle of the Network Stars | Himself | Episode: "Battle of the Network Stars IV" |
1978 | What's Happening!!' | The Gong Show Judge Himself | Episode: "Going, Going, Gong" |
1979 | Quincy M.E.
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Father Tony Hamilton | Episode: "Never a Child" |
1979 | Roots: The Next Generations | Detroit | Miniseries Part III |
1980 | Soap | Eddie Dawson | Episode 60 |
1980 | Benson | Jake | Episode: "Takin' It to the Streets" |
1981 | See China and Die | Sgt. Alvin Sykes | Television film |
1982 | Hart to Hart | William Dean | Episode: "Hart and Sole" as William Dean |
1982 | Chicago Story | Dr. Jeff House | |
1984 | Benson | Earl (Benson's brother) | Episode: "The Reunion" |
1984 | The Philadelphia Experiment | Major Clark | |
1984 | No Small Affair | Walt Cronin | |
1985 | Badge of the Assassin | Albert Washington | Television film |
1985–86 | G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
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Roadblock (voice) | 36 episodes |
1986 | Diary Of A Perfect Murder
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Tyler Hudson | Television film |
1986 | The Fall Guy | Lt. Joe Budd | Episode: "In His Shadow" |
1986–90 | Matlock | Tyler Hudson | seasons 1–3; appeared in episode 4 & 14 in season 4 |
1987 | G.I. Joe: The Movie | Roadblock (voice) | Direct-to-video |
1987 | If It's Tuesday, It Still Must Be Belgium | Bon Sperling | Television film |
1990 | Perry Mason: Case of the Silenced Singer | Joe Dillon | |
1991 | The Josephine Baker Story | Sidney Bechet | Television film |
1991 | Doogie Howser, M.D. | Raymond's Old Mentor | Episode: "Truth and Consequences" |
1992 | Jake and The Fatman | Montgomery Dubois | Episode: "Ain't Misbehavin'" |
1996: | Diagnosis Murder
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Burke's Producer | Episode: "FMurder" |
2005 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Coach Veneziano | Episode: "Ripped" |
2007 | Great World of Sound | Clarence | |
2008 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Cold Case Detective | Episode: " Last Rites "
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2009 | Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City
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Theodore the Saxophone Player | Videogame |
Accolades
- Gotham Awards
- 2008: Breakthrough Actor: Great World of Sound(Nominated)
- 2008:
- Independent Spirit Award
- 2008: Best Supporting Male: Great World of Sound (Nominated)
References
- ^ Balogun, Oyin (October 17, 2021). "Kene Holliday AKA Tyler Hudson in 'Matlock' Lived a Dark Life in Conjunction with Filming". Amo Mama. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
- ^ "Topically Yours - Actor Kene Holliday". BlogTalkRadio.com. August 4, 2012. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
- ^ a b Fischler, Marcelle S. (2 September 2007). "An Actor's Seesaw Life Jolts Upward Again". The New York Times.
- ^ Ebert, Roger (October 5, 2007). "American Idle". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved March 2, 2022 – via RogerEbert.com.
External links
- Kene Holliday at IMDb