He was a popular west Indian actor very popular in the 70's. He was "Silky Slim" in Let's Do It Again and in Uptown Saturday Night he was "Biggie Smalls" he was also in Cotton Comes to Harlem as the "Rev. Deke O'Malley" and The Beast Must Die!, He was also Cousin Raymond in Good Times and He played King Izzi in Coming to America as the father of the princess pre-chosen for Eddie Murphy. He is tall, chocolate-brown skinned complexion, curly hair, sleek and very attractive! And a low rough sexy seductive voice that you would recognize anywhere! He has to be about Bill Cosby's age but man he was a piece of work, if anyone know where he is know please feel free to let me know! He was my first Movie Star crush!
2006-10-24 06:37:51 · 6 answers · asked by Pretty 3 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
sorry never heard of him :) but i did look at a pic of him and he is very very cute so i can see what you see in him :)
2006-10-24 06:41:39 · answer #1 · answered by TBird 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A strong, handsome presence, Bahamian-born Calvin Lockhart first caught moviegoers' attention in the films Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970) and Halls of Anger (1970) before becoming a steady fixture in 'blaxploitation' films in the early-to-mid 1970s. Prior to acting he was in the construction business with initial designs of becoming a civil engineer. Calvin first studied with legendary coach Uta Hagen before hitting the New York theatre boards and supposedly was discovered by playwright Ketti Frings while driving a taxi for a living. She was so impressed with his arrogance that she cast him in the play "The Cool World" in 1960. From there he drummed up interest and a bit of controversy on Broadway playing a sailor in love with a white girl in the racially-themed "A Taste of Honey" starring Angela Lansbury.
Serious film and TV roles for black actors were scarce at that time, so Calvin moved to England, appeared with the Royal Shakespeare Company at Stratford, and began accumulating credits in British movies. Returning to the U.S. with a stronger resume, he made a distinct impression in such black action features as Melinda (1972), Uptown Saturday Night (1974), Honeybaby, Honeybaby (1974) and The Baron (1977). His career, however, grew lackluster by the end of the decade, resorting to guest parts in trivial TV shows such as "Good Times," "Get Christie Love" and "Dynasty." In 1974, Calvin married a woman also from the West Indies and had three children. Not seen much into the 90s.
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2006-10-24 22:33:15 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. I did. I wonder what he's doing these days other than living and hopefully enjoying life. And I agree with your description of him. Good to hear that he's not forgotten.
2006-10-24 06:45:35 · answer #3 · answered by rightbackatcha! 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, sorry no crush. I remember him in Predator 2 when he got decapitated.
2006-10-24 06:44:12 · answer #4 · answered by Peace2All 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no...i just looked a pic and hes not...
2006-10-24 06:43:42 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
no
2006-10-24 06:39:34 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋