February 16

Celebrating the literary legacy of Black writers in North Carolina

Samm-Art Williams via CLASSIX

Samm-Art Williams (1946-2020)

Burgaw, NC

“Samuel Arthur Williams (January 20, 1946 – May 13, 2024) was an American playwright and screenwriter, television producer, and an actor on stage, television and film. Williams was nominated for a Tony Award and a Drama Desk Award for his play Home (1979)…” - Wikipedia

STAGEPLAYS

• Home

  • Review

• Welcome to Black River

  

• Friends

  

• The Dance on Widows' Row

• The Montford Pointe Marine

Image via Wikipedia

SCREENWRITING

• Solomon Northup’s Odyssey (PBS)

  • Internet Archive

• John Henry (Showtime)

  • YouTube

    

• Badges (CBS)

  • N/A

TELEVISION WRITING

• Kneeslappers

  

• Experiment in Freedom

  • Tubi

    

• Cagney and Lacey

  • Internet Archive - Season 1

  • Internet Archive - Season 2

    

• The New Mike Hammer

  • YouTube

    

• Miami Vice

  • NBC

    

ACTING CREDITS

• Film

  • The Wanderers

    • Kanopy

  

  • Blood Simple

  

  • Huckleberry Finn

    • Tubi

  

• Television

  • Women of Brewster Place

    • Tubi

      

  • Cook & Peary: Race to the Pole

    • Tubi

  

  • Search for Tomorrow

    • YouTube

      

• Producer

  • Frank’s Place

    • Internet Archive

  

  • The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

  

  • Martin

    • BET+

  

  • Good News