Ralph Wilcox (actor)
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| Born | Milwaukee, Wisconsin USA |
| Occupation | Actor, Director, Writer, and Producer. |
| Years active | Television and Movies: 1973 - Present |
Ralph Wilcox is an African American actor born in Milwaukee who has appeared in movies and television shows dating back to the 70's. Some of his most memorable roles include "Jammin' Jim" Jenkins on the Emerald Cove segments of The Mickey Mouse Club, Mason Freeman in seaQuest 2032 and Mugambi in Tarzan: The Epic Adventures. He recently wrote, directed, and produced The Lena Baker Story, a film that chronicled the life of Lena Baker, a 44 year old mother of 3 who was the first (and so far only) woman to be sent to the electric chair in Georgia. Her crime: murdering her employer, Ernest Knight, a brutal and abusive man who forced her into sexual slavery.
[edit] Partial Filmography
Actor
- Gordon's War (1973) .... Black hit man
- Crazy Joe (1974) .... Sam
- Maude (TV) (The Runaway) (1974).... Hinkley
- The Super Cops (1974) .... John Hayes
- Claudine (1974) .... Young Brother
- Big Eddie (TV) (1975) (Main Character) .... Raymond McKay
- The River Niger (1976) .... Al
- Busting Loose (TV) (1977) (Main Character) .... Raymond St. Williams
- The Wiz (1978) .... Uncle Henry / Crow / Field Mouse / Lord High Underling
- What's Happening!! (TV) (2 episodes) (1976-1978).... Allan
- Buffalo Soldiers (TV) (1979) .... Oakley
- More American Graffiti (1979) .... Felix
- One in a Million (TV) (1980) (Main Character) .... Duke
- Happy Days (TV) (2 episodes) (1978-1981) .... Jason Davis
- Megaforce(1982) .... Zac
- Off the Wall (1983) .... Johnny Hammer
- Columbo: Columbo Cries Wolf (TV) (1990) .... Chief
- White Lie (TV) (1991) .... Len Madison Sr.
- Stompin' at the Savoy (TV) (1992) .... Herman
- Emerald Cove .... James "Jammin' Jim" Jenkins
- Cop and a Half (1993) .... Det. Matt McPhail
- China Moon (1994) .... Ballistic Technician
- Fortune Hunter (TV) (1994) .... President Savimbe
- Matlock (TV) (4 episodes) (1993-1995)
- Saved by the Light (TV) (1995) .... Dr. Tomasson
- seaQuest 2032 (TV) (1995/1996) (Series Regular) .... Mason Freeman
- Last Dance (1996) .... Warden Rice
- Tarzan: The Epic Adventures (TV) (1996).... Mugambi
- A Different Kind of Christmas (TV) (1996) .... Doctor Nichols
- Palmetto (1998) .... Judge
- From the Earth to the Moon (TV mini-series) (1998) .... V.I.P.
- The Last Marshal (1999) .... Lukowski
- Sheena (TV) (Sanctuary) (2001)
Director, Writer and Producer
- The Lena Baker Story (2008) (post-production)
[edit] Trivia
Appeared alongside fellow seaQuest actor Karen Fraction on 2 other occasions, first in Palmetto and in an episode of Sheena called "Sanctuary".
