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name: "Frank Adu"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/frank-adu"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "25 April 1937"
died: "1 December 2018"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 86
updated: "2026-09-16T21:17:35.164407+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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# Frank Adu

Actor. Born 25 April 1937 in White Plains, New York, USA. Died 1 December 2018.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 25 April 1937, White Plains, New York, USA
- **Died:** 1 December 2018
- **Active:** 1976–1992
- **Also known as:** Robinson Frank Adu

## Biography

Frank Adu was an American actor, also credited as Robinson Frank Adu. Born on 25 April 1937 in White Plains, New York, he died on 1 December 2018 in the Bronx, New York. He studied acting at the American Community Theater under Maxwell Glanville and appeared in numerous stage productions, including several on Broadway such as *What the Wine-Sellers Buy* (1974), *My Sister, My Sister* (1974), *The Mighty Gents* (1978), *Joe Turner's Come and Gone* (1988) and *Two Trains Running* (1992).

His film roles include the Drill Sergeant in *Love and Death* (1975), Angry Black Man in *Taxi Driver* (1976), Clendennon in *Fort Apache, the Bronx* (1981), Interrogation Cop in *C.H.U.D.* (1984), Chuck in *Malcolm X* (1992) and the Locker Room Attendant in *For Love of the Game* (1999). Television credits encompass appearances in *The Cosby Show*, *Law & Order* and *New York Undercover*.

*Sources: imdb.com, themoviedb.org, ibdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Malcolm X* (1992), Fi1m 79, as Chuck — [page](https://film.one/film/malcolm-x.md)
- *Taxi Driver* (1976), Fi1m 92, as Angry Black Man — [page](https://film.one/film/taxi-driver.md)

## Also known for

- *Love and Death* (1975), Drill Sergeant
- *Law & Order* (1990), Mr. Johnson, Armstrong
- *The Cosby Show* (1984), Police Officer
- *For Love of the Game* (1999), Locker Room Attendant
- *C.H.U.D.* (1984), Interrogation Cop
- *Across 110th Street* (1972), Black Assistant
- *Fort Apache, the Bronx* (1981), Clendennon
- *The Equalizer* (1985), Supervisor

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