Born and raised in Spanish Harlem to a Puerto Rican father and a Trinidadian mother, he finished high school at Fashion Industries in 1965 before entering acting. A comedic turn in Putney Swope (1969) opened doors to early-1970s blaxploitation films such as Across 110th Street and Foxy Brown, and later secured his most recognizable role as street informant Huggy Bear on Starsky & Hutch; he also po… Read more
Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources
Known for The Simpsons 1989 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air 1990 Lie to Me 2009 Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood 1996 Series ★ 7.9 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air 1990
Lamont Kelly Series ★ 7.9 Lie to Me 2009
Mr. Mitchell Series ★ 7.4 Miami Vice 1984
Alejandro Gutierrez ★ 7.6 La Classe américaine 1993
'Good Advices' Huggy (archive footage) Series ★ 7.4 Starsky & Hutch 1975
Huggy Bear Brown Series ★ 7.5 Martin 1992
Antonio Fargas Series ★ 7 Numb3rs 2005
Jeffrey Knight ★ 7 Pretty Baby 1978
Professor Series ★ 7.7 Kolchak: The Night Stalker 1974
Sweetstick Weldon Series ★ 7.3 Kojak 1973
Benny Series ★ 7.5 Sanford and Son 1972
Sonny Cochran Series ★ 8 Living Single 1993
Otis Jones Series ★ 7.2 The Wayans Bros. 1995
Uncle Nate Series ★ 6.8 CHiPs 1977
Antonio Fargas (uncredited) ★ 6.7 Across 110th Street 1972
Henry J. Jackson ★ 6.7 The Gambler 1974
Pimp ★ 6.5 Osmosis Jones 2001
Chill the Flu Shot (voice) Series ★ 7 The Steve Harvey Show 1996
Smitty Rollins Series ★ 7 Vega$ 1978
'Fast' Freddie Tibbs Series ★ 7 Police Story 1973
Harpie ★ 6.7 Conrack 1974
Quickfellow Series ★ 6.5 Hardcastle and McCormick 1983
Jerry Blackmore Series ★ 6.5 Fastlane 2002
Jimmy Lipps ★ 6.4 I'm Gonna Git You Sucka 1988
Flyguy ★ 6.4 Next Stop, Greenwich Village 1976
Bernstein Chandler ★ 6.4 Shaft 1971
Bunky ★ 6.3 Busting 1974
Stephen ★ 6.3 Putney Swope 1969
The Arab ★ 6.3 Foxy Brown 1974
Link Brown ★ 5.9 American Pimp 2000
Link Brown ★ 6.3 Firestarter 1984
Taxi Driver ★ 5.5 The Cool World 1964
(uncredited) Series ★ 6.2 The Love Boat 1977
Lee Graham ★ 5.6 Cisco Pike 1972
Buffalo ★ 5.2 Once Fallen 2010
Jay ★ 4.9 Streetwalkin' 1985
Finesse ★ 6 Car Wash 1976
Lindy ★ 5.3 Murphy's Law 2009
Diamond expert ★ 5.6 3 Strikes 2000
Uncle Jim Douglas ★ 5.7 Cleopatra Jones 1973
Doodlebug ★ 5.8 Shakedown 1988
Nicky 'N.C.' Carr ★ 4.4 Milo 1998
Kelso ★ 4.8 Up the Academy 1980
Coach ★ 4.7 Snakehead Swamp 2014
William Boudreaux ★ 5 The Borrower 1991
Julius ★ 4 The Suburbans 1999
Magee ★ 5.3 Whore 1991
Rasta ★ 5.5 Crimewave 1985
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