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Raymond St. Jacques

Raymond St. Jacques

James Arthur Johnson

Born March 1, 1930· Hartford, Connecticut, USA

† Died August 27, 1990

41Roles★ 6.8Average rating

Emerging from a Connecticut upbringing, he studied drama and psychology at Yale before honing his craft at the Actors Studio and working as a fencing instructor for the American Shakespearean Festival. Breaking ground as the first Black actor to hold a regular role on a prime-time Western, he portrayed Simon Blake on Rawhide in the mid-1960s, and soon after appeared in films such as Black Like Me…

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources

Known for

Filmography

MacGyverSeries★ 7.7
MacGyver1985
President Dakru
Glory★ 7.5
Glory1989
Frederick Douglass
Murder, She WroteSeries★ 7.5
Murder, She Wrote1984
Claude Rensselaer
They Live★ 7.3
They Live1988
Street Preacher
A Different WorldSeries★ 7.2
A Different World1987
Prof. Charles Moseley
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.Series★ 7.2
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.1964
Arunda
StarmanSeries★ 7
Starman1986
Judge Arthur Richardson
The RookiesSeries★ 6.9
The Rookies1972
Falcon CrestSeries★ 5.6
Falcon Crest1981
Dr. Arthur Hooks