Lawrence Cook (actor)

Lawrence Cook (May 7, 1930 – December 27, 2003) was an American actor.^[1]

Lawrence Cook
Born	(1930-05-07)May 7, 1930 New York City, New York, U.S.
Died	December 27, 2003(2003-12-27) (aged 73) Marina del Rey, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1970–1993

Cook starred in The Spook Who Sat by the Door (1973). In that film, which was based on the 1969 novel of the same name by Sam Greenlee, Cook portrayed Dan Freeman, a secret black nationalist who is trained by the CIA and later trains and leads black freedom fighters in an uprising against the U.S. government.

Before The Spook Who Sat by the Door, Cook appeared in films such as Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970) and Trouble Man (1972). After Spook, he appeared in Colors (1988) and Posse (1993), as well as in television series including Family Matters, The Mod Squad, Columbo and McMillan & Wife. He also appeared as Paul Grant on the daytime soap opera Days Of Our Lives from 1975 to 1976.

Cook died in 2003 in Marina del Rey, California. He was buried in Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery.^[2]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1970	The Landlord	Larry
1970	Cotton Comes to Harlem	1st Young Black Man
1972	The Man	Congressman Steller
1972	Trouble Man	Buddy
1973	The Spook Who Sat by the Door	Dan Freeman
1975	Lord Shango	Jabo
1988	Colors	Officer Young
1992	Interceptor	Major Haroldson
1992	Posse	Cook
1993	No More Dirty Deals	Carlton	(final film role)