Leonard Jackson (actor)

Leonard Jackson
BornFebruary 7, 1928
DiedDecember 22, 2013(2013-12-22) (aged 85)
Resting placeCalverton National Cemetery
Other namesL. Errol Jaye
EducationFisk University
OccupationActor
Years active1936–1997

Leonard Jackson (February 7, 1928 – December 22, 2013) was an American stage, film, and television actor. He had roles in several PBS television series for children, including Shining Time Station and Sesame Street, and also acted in several films, including The Brother from Another Planet, Car Wash, and The Color Purple.

Early years and stage career

Jackson, in his early years known as L. Errol Jaye, was born February 7, 1928, in Jacksonville, Florida.[1] He served in the United States Navy during World War II. After attending Fisk University, his professional acting debut was on the stage, in New York Shakespeare Festival's 1965 off-Broadway production of Troilus and Cressida.[1] In March 1968, he played Mr. Carpentier, the title character, in The Electronic Nigger, part of a trio of one-act plays by Ed Bullins, during The American Place Theatre production of the play's premiere.[2][3] He played a pastor in the Broadway premiere of The Great White Hope, which ran for over 500 performances at the Alvin Theatre during 1968–1970.[4]

As Leonard Jackson, he returned to Broadway two years later, first in the premiere of Conor Cruise O'Brien's Murderous Angels and after its short run, to a Broadway revival of the Kurt Weill musical Lost in the Stars at the Imperial Theatre.[5]

A dozen years later, Jackson returned to Broadway for the premiere of Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, which ran for 276 performances and was chosen "Best Play" by the New York Drama Critics Circle.[6] In 1991, Jackson was part of the cast for the Broadway premiere of Mule Bone, an unfinished play written by Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston.[5] The production, mounted for the first time sixty years after it was written, received a negative review by Frank Rich, who said the "three principal performers ... are at best likably amateurish, [though] their efforts are balanced by the assured center-stage turns of such old pros as Leonard Jackson, as a fuming man of the cloth, and Theresa Merritt."[7]

Children's series and guest roles

On television, he had a recurring role on several PBS television series for children, including Sesame Street as Mr. Hanford, Shining Time Station, as First Class Engineer Henry "Harry" Cupper and Square One TV/Mathnet.[8] He has also been featured in episodes of dramas such as Law & Order, Homicide: Life on the Street, and Spenser: For Hire, and comedies such as Amen, The Cosby Show, and The Jeffersons.[9]

His made-for-television films include Separate but Equal (1991) and Rage of Angels, the 1983 adaptation of the Sidney Sheldon novel.[9]

Death

Jackson died on December 22, 2013, in Manhattan, New York at age 85[5] of Alzheimer's disease.[citation needed] He was survived by his wife, Ada Jackson.

Television and film career

His film roles include:[8]

References

  1. ^ a b Willis, John, ed. (1973). John Willis' Theatre World 1971-1972 Season Volume 28. Crown Publishers. p. 241. ISBN 978-0-517-50096-5. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
  2. ^ Bailey, Peter (September 1968). "The Electronic Nigger: Controversy Over Play's Title Fails to Cloud Author's Acclaim". Ebony. Vol. 23, no. 11. Johnson Publishing. p. 97. ISSN 0012-9011.
  3. ^ "The Electronic Nigger and Others". Lortel Archives. Archived from the original on 2012-10-11. Retrieved 2010-08-20.
  4. ^ The Great White Hope from the Internet Broadway Database
  5. ^ a b c Leonard Jackson at the Internet Broadway Database
  6. ^ Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, with Goldberg and Dutton, Opens Feb. 6 Archived 2012-10-17 at the Wayback Machine, a February 6, 2003 article from Playbill
  7. ^ A Difficult Birth For Mule Bone, a February 15, 1991 review by Frank Rich of The New York Times
  8. ^ a b Leonard Jackson at IMDb
  9. ^ a b Leonard Jackson Credits from TV.com

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