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, portraying 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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