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Joe Jenkins (dancer)
American dancer and actor in Australia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Joe Jenkins was an American dancer who moved to Australia and appeared in a number of TV plays. He was a rare black actor who played lead roles in the Australian film industry at the time.[1][2] He was the first black actor to play a lead role in an Australian TV drama.[3]
Jenkins came to Australia with the Katherine Dunham Dance Company and decided to stay.[4] He made his acting debut in The Square Ring.[5]
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- Rita (1959) - TV opera
- Make Outs Music (1959) - variety
- Cafe Continental
- The BP Super Show (1959) - variety show, guest star
- The Square Ring (1960)
- The Emperor Jones (1960)[6]
- The Two Headed Eagle (1960)
- The End Begins (1961)
- Call Me a Liar (1961)
- Just Barbara (1961) and Chez Barbara - variety show starring Barbara Virgil - Jenkins was a regular performer
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