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name: "Booker Bradshaw"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/booker-bradshaw"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "21 May 1940"
died: "1 April 2003"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 84
updated: "2026-09-16T16:42:45.669433+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Booker Bradshaw

Writer. Born 21 May 1940 in Virginia, USA. Died 1 April 2003.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 21 May 1940, Virginia, USA
- **Died:** 1 April 2003
- **Active:** 1971–1974
- **Also known as:** Booker T. Bradshaw

## Biography

Booker Talmadge Bradshaw (also credited as Booker T. Bradshaw) was an American actor, television writer, record producer and Motown executive. Born in Richmond, Virginia, on 21 May 1940, he studied English at Harvard University, where he also developed his acting skills, and later trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London.

As an actor, he is known for portraying Dr. M'Benga in two episodes of the original *Star Trek* series (1968–1969) and for his role as Howard Brunswick in the film *Coffy* (1973). He wrote episodes of several television series, including the *Columbo* episode "Playback" (1975), as well as episodes of *Planet of the Apes* (1974), *Ellery Queen* (1976) and *Diff'rent Strokes* (1982). Bradshaw died in Los Angeles on 1 April 2003.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *The Rockford Files* (1974), Fi1m 83, Story — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-rockford-files.md)
- *Columbo* (1971), Fi1m 86, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/columbo.md)

## Also known for

- *Star Trek* (1966), Dr. M'Benga — [page](https://film.one/tv/star-trek-1966.md)
- *Coffy* (1973), Howard Brunswick
- *Diff'rent Strokes* (1978), Writer
- *Planet of the Apes* (1974), Writer
- *Alvin and the Chipmunks* (1983), (voice)
- *Ellery Queen* (1975), Writer
- *The Strawberry Statement* (1970), Lucas

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