Raymond St. Jacques
American actor, director and producer (1930–1990) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Raymond St. Jacques (born James Arthur Johnson; March 1, 1930 – August 27, 1990) was an American actor, director and producer whose career spanned over thirty years on stage, film and television. St. Jacques is noted as the first African-American actor to appear in a regular role on a Western series. He portrayed Simon Blake on the eighth season of Rawhide (1965–1966).
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Born | James Arthur Johnson (1930-03-01)March 1, 1930 Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. |
Died | August 27, 1990(1990-08-27) (aged 60) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Resting place | Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Los Angeles, California) |
Education | Hillhouse High School |
Alma mater | Yale University |
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Years active | 1959–1990 |
Known for | Rawhide (as Simon Blake) Coffin Ed Johnson – Cotton Comes to Harlem, Come Back, Charleston Blue |
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