Portrait of Al Freeman Jr.

Acting

Al Freeman Jr.

Career

Active from 1958 to 1998, busiest in 1966 and 1970 with 2 main titles each.

Leading roles
9
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for Malcolm X
Malcolm X
GoodWatch score81/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 27 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Al Freeman Jr. Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Uncanny
    1.0, average 2.5
  • Physical Comedy
    1.1, average 2.4
  • Wonder
    2.3, average 3.4
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.0, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 3
  • Social Justice 3
  • Social Commentary 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

40
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

7 titles ยท average score 71
Down in the Delta
Down in the Delta (1998)
GoodWatch score 62

as Earl Sinclair

Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored
Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored (1996)
GoodWatch score 71

as Poppa

Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker
Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker (1994)
GoodWatch score 50

as Old Johnson Whittaker

Homicide: Life on the Street
Homicide: Life on the Street (1993)
GoodWatch score 89

TV show ยท as Deputy Commissioner James Harris

Boy Meets Girl
Boy Meets Girl (1993)

as Curtis

Malcolm X
Malcolm X (1992)
GoodWatch score 81

as Elijah Muhammad

Law & Order
Law & Order (1990)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Stan Wallace / Reverend Thayer

1980s

4 titles ยท average score 60
Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice
Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice (1989)

as Narrator (voice)

Seven Hours to Judgment
Seven Hours to Judgment (1988)
GoodWatch score 36

as Danny Larwin

Perry Mason Returns
Perry Mason Returns (1985)
GoodWatch score 70

as Lt. Cooper

The Cosby Show
The Cosby Show (1984)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Coach Ernie Scott

1970s

8 titles ยท average score 66
Roots: The Next Generations
Roots: The Next Generations (1979)
GoodWatch score 51

TV show ยท as Malcolm X

King
King (1978)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Damon Lockwood

Countdown at Kusini
Countdown at Kusini (1976)

Screenplay

Hot l Baltimore
Hot l Baltimore (1975)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show

Kojak
Kojak (1973)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Donald Mosher

A Fable
A Fable (1971)

as The Leader

My Sweet Charlie
My Sweet Charlie (1970)
GoodWatch score 71

as Charles Roberts

The Chicago Conspiracy Trial
The Chicago Conspiracy Trial (1970)

as Bobby Seale

1960s

16 titles ยท average score 59
The Lost Man
The Lost Man (1969)
GoodWatch score 52

as Dennis Lawrence

Finian's Rainbow
Finian's Rainbow (1968)
GoodWatch score 47

as Howard

One Life to Live
One Life to Live (1968)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show ยท as Capt. Ed Hall

The Mod Squad
The Mod Squad (1968)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show

Judd, for the Defense
Judd, for the Defense (1967)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show

Dutchman
Dutchman (1966)
GoodWatch score 63

as Clay

For Pete's Sake
For Pete's Sake (1966)

as Harvey

The F.B.I.
The F.B.I. (1965)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show ยท as Alan Harmon

Black Like Me
Black Like Me (1964)
GoodWatch score 69

as Thomas Newcomb

The Defenders
The Defenders (1961)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Charlton White

Sniper's Ridge
Sniper's Ridge (1961)

as Medic Gwathney

This Rebel Breed
This Rebel Breed (1960)
GoodWatch score 62

as Satchel

1950s

5 titles ยท average score 67
Adventures in Paradise
Adventures in Paradise (1959)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Para

The DuPont Show with June Allyson
The DuPont Show with June Allyson (1959)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Taxi Man

Torpedo Run
Torpedo Run (1958)
GoodWatch score 57

as Sam Baker

The Broken Mask
The Broken Mask (1958)

as George

The Millionaire
The Millionaire (1955)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Houseboy