Lawrence Cook (actor)

Lawrence Cook (May 7, 1930 – December 27, 2003) was an American actor.[1]

Lawrence Cook
Born(1930-05-07)May 7, 1930
New York City, New York, U.S.
DiedDecember 27, 2003(2003-12-27) (aged 73)
Marina del Rey, California, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1970–1993

Cook starred in The Spook Who Sat by the Door (1973). In that film, which was based on the 1969 novel of the same name by Sam Greenlee, Cook portrayed Dan Freeman, a secret black nationalist who is trained by the CIA and later trains and leads black freedom fighters in an uprising against the U.S. government.

Before The Spook Who Sat by the Door, Cook appeared in films such as Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970) and Trouble Man (1972). After Spook, he appeared in Colors (1988) and Posse (1993), as well as in television series including Family Matters, The Mod Squad, Columbo and McMillan & Wife. He also appeared as Paul Grant on the daytime soap opera Days Of Our Lives in the mid-1970s.

Cook died in 2003 in Marina del Rey, California. He was buried in Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery.[2]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
1970The LandlordLarry
1970Cotton Comes to Harlem1st Young Black Man
1972The ManCongressman Steller
1972Trouble ManBuddy
1973The Spook Who Sat by the DoorDan Freeman
1975Lord ShangoJabo
1988ColorsOfficer Young
1992InterceptorMajor Haroldson
1992PosseCook
1993No More Dirty DealsCarlton(final film role)
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References
  1. New York Times
  2. Findagrave.com


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