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 (1995)
Cast a Deadly Spell (1991)
Roc (1991)
Extreme Close-Up (1990)
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990)
Meet the Raisins! (1988)
Designing Women (1986)
A Rose for Emily (1983)
A Piano for Mrs. Cimino (1982)
Margin for Murder (1981)
Backstairs at the White House (1979)
Loose Shoes (1978)
Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women (1978)
Gordon's War (1973)
Up the Sandbox (1972)
Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me (1971)
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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