Biography
David Downing was an American stage, film, and television actor. He was one of the original members of the Negro Ensemble Company in New York City.Downing, a native of Harlem, New York City, attended the High School of Performing Arts. As a child actor, he made his professional debut on Broadway in The Green Pastures. He served a tour of duty with the U.S. Armed Forces in Okinawa.As part of the Negro Ensemble Company in the 1960s and 70s, Downing appeared in productions including the Obie Award-winning musical The Great MacDaddy, and the successful play Ceremonies in Dark Old Men. Downing later appeared in the Pulitzer Prize-nominated play, Miss Evers' Boys.Downing appeared in films, including Gordon's War, and numerous television shows, including The Jeffersons, Baretta, Backstairs at the White House, and Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.Downing died in Los Angeles on November 1, 2017, at the age of 74.
Filmography
all 17
Movies 12
TV Shows 5
![JAG](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/49802-jag.jpg)
JAG (1995)
![Cast a Deadly Spell](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/13568-cast-a-deadly-spell.jpg)
Cast a Deadly Spell (1991)
![Roc](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/369622-roc.jpg)
Roc (1991)
![Extreme Close-Up](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/808433-extreme-close-up.jpg)
Extreme Close-Up (1990)
![The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/14777-the-fresh-prince-of-bel-air.jpg)
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990)
![A Piano for Mrs. Cimino](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/53247-a-piano-for-mrs-cimino.jpg)
A Piano for Mrs. Cimino (1982)
![Backstairs at the White House](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/63818-backstairs-at-the-white-house.jpg)
Backstairs at the White House (1979)
![Loose Shoes](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/37442-loose-shoes.jpg)
Loose Shoes (1978)
![Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/81883-ziegfeld-the-man-and-his-women.jpg)
Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women (1978)
![Gordon's War](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/56356-gordon-s-war.jpg)
Gordon's War (1973)
![Putney Swope](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/11773-putney-swope.jpg)
Putney Swope (1969)
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GenderMale
Birthday1943-07-21
Deathday2017-11-01 (74 years old)
Birth PlaceNew York City, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsDudley Dare
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