Joel Fluellen

Born December 2, 1907· Monroe, Louisiana, USA

† Died February 2, 1990

42Roles★ 6.6Average rating

Emerging from a modest background after his 1907 birth, Fluellen entered the entertainment world through a succession of minor parts before gaining notice as Jackie Robinson’s brother in the 1950 biopic The Jackie Robinson Story. The role opened doors to substantial performances in films such as Friendly Persuasion, The Learning Tree, The Great White Hope, Porgy and Bess, The Decks Ran Red, The Ch… Read more

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources

Known for

Columbo1971The Chase1966Imitation of Life1959Run Silent, Run Deep1958

Filmography

YearRating

Series★ 8.1

Columbo1971

Charles

★ 7.4

Imitation of Life1959

Minister

★ 7.7

A Raisin in the Sun1961

Bobo

Series★ 7.7

Perry Mason1957

Bartender

Series★ 7.6

Hill Street Blues1981

Series★ 7.9

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour1962

Jessie

Series★ 7.6

The Dick Van Dyke Show1961

Roger Johnson

★ 7.1

The Chase1966

Lester Johnson

Series★ 7.6

The Wild Wild West1965

★ 7

Run Silent, Run Deep1958

Bragg (uncredited)

★ 7.1

Riot in Cell Block 111954

Al

Series★ 7.5

Roots: The Next Generations1979

State Man

Series★ 7.1

Adam-121968

Oren Johnson

Series★ 7

Daniel Boone1964

Joselito

★ 6.8

His Kind of Woman1951

Sam (uncredited)

Series★ 6.8

The Invaders1967

Butler

★ 6.7

Friendly Persuasion1956

Enoch

Series★ 6.9

Tarzan1966

★ 6.8

The Learning Tree1969

Uncle Rob

★ 6.7

Man Friday1975

Doctor

★ 6.7

The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman1974

Unc Isom

Series★ 6.6

My Three Sons1960

★ 6.6

Skin Game1971

Uncle Abram

Series★ 6.6

Marcus Welby, M.D.1969

Uncle Clem

★ 6.6

Good Neighbor Sam1964

Judge (uncredited)

Series★ 6.5

Dragnet1951

★ 6.5

Cabin in the Sky1943

Mr. Kelso / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)

★ 6.3

Without Reservations1946

Train Waiter (uncredited)

★ 6.3

The Jackie Robinson Story1950

Mack Robinson

★ 6.3

The Great White Hope1970

Tick

★ 6.4

Affair in Trinidad1952

Jeffrey Mabetes, Fisherman (uncredited)

★ 6.1

The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings1976

Mr. Holland

Series★ 6.1

The Mod Squad1968

★ 6.1

Hit the Ice1943

Club Car Bartender (uncredited)

Series★ 6.2

The Big Valley1965

Butler

★ 5.5

The Opposite Sex1956

Club Car Bartender (uncredited)

Series★ 5.6

The F.B.I.1965

Williams

★ 6

Roustabout1964

Cody Marsh

★ 5.3

Sitting Bull1954

Sam

★ 5.1

Walk Softly, Stranger1950

Florist (uncredited)

★ 5

Butch and Sundance: The Early Days1979

Jack the Bartender

★ 3.9

Monster from Green Hell1957

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