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name: "Samm-Art Williams"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/samm-art-williams"
fi1m_id: "samm-art-williams"
imdb_id: "nm0931638"
tmdb_id: 3017
wikidata_id: "Q7409627"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "20 January 1946"
died: "13 May 2024"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-04T21:58:05.860764+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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# Samm-Art Williams

## Identity

Samm-Art Williams

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/samm-art-williams
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** samm-art-williams
- **IMDb ID:** nm0931638
- **TMDB ID:** 3017
- **Wikidata ID:** Q7409627
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samm-Art_Williams, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7409627, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0931638/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3017

Actor. Born 20 January 1946 in Burgaw, North Carolina, USA. Died 13 May 2024.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 20 January 1946, Burgaw, North Carolina, USA
- **Died:** 13 May 2024
- **Also known as:** Samm Art Williams, Samuel Arthur Williams
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samm-Art_Williams, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7409627, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0931638/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3017

## Biography

Samm-Art Williams was an American playwright, screenwriter, television producer and actor. Born Samuel Arthur Williams on 20 January 1946 in Burgaw, North Carolina, he moved to New York in 1973 and began working with the Negro Ensemble Company.

He wrote the play *Home* (1979), which transferred to Broadway in 1980 and earned him Tony Award and Drama Desk Award nominations. Williams acted in films including *The Wanderers* (1979), *Dressed to Kill* (1980), *Blood Simple* (1984) and *A Rage in Harlem* (1991), and appeared in television series such as *Miami Vice* and *The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air*. He served as an executive producer on *The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air* and received Emmy nominations for his television work.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *A Rage in Harlem* (1991), Fi1m 71, as Gus Parsons — [page](https://film.one/film/a-rage-in-harlem.md)

## Complete filmography (26)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Good News* (1997), series, Producer
- *Hangin' with Mr. Cooper* (1992), series, as Samm · Co-Executive Producer
- *Martin* (1992), series, Producer
- *Solomon Northup's Odyssey* (1991), Teleplay
- *A Rage in Harlem* (1991), as Gus Parsons — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/a-rage-in-harlem.md)
- *The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air* (1990), series, as Thug · Supervising Producer, Co-Executive Producer, Producer, Writer
- *The Women of Brewster Place* (1989), as Cecil Garvin
- *The Women of Brewster Place* (1989), series, as Cecil Garvin
- *The Debbie Allen Special* (1989), Writer
- *Frank's Place* (1987), series, Producer
- *John Henry* (1986), Writer
- *The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn* (1986), as Jim
- *Tall Tales & Legends* (1985), series, Writer
- *Motown Returns to the Apollo* (1985), Writer
- *Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom* (1985), Writer
- *Blood Simple* (1985), as Meurice
- *Hot Resort* (1985), as Bill Martin
- *Miami Vice* (1984), series, as Lead DEA Agent — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/miami-vice.md)
- *Cook & Peary: The Race to the Pole* (1983), as Matt Henson
- *A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion* (1982), as Peter Poyas
- *American Playhouse* (1982), series, as Jim · Writer
- *Dressed to Kill* (1980), as Subway Cop
- *Night of the Juggler* (1980), as Peep Show Bouncer
- *The Wanderers* (1979), as Roger
- *Summerdog* (1977), as Officer Brown
- *The Baron* (1977), as Rufus

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