Adolph Caesar
American actor (1933-1986) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 52
Adolph Caesar was an American film and theater actor. Known for his signature deep voice, Caesar was a staple of off-Broadway as a member of the Negro Ensemble Company, and as a voiceover artist for numerous film trailers.
Adolph Caesar is read about 194 times a day, in 19 languages.
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SilverHawksSeries, 1986Seymour / Hotwing (voice)
Club ParadiseFilm, 1986Solomon Grundy
Fortune DaneFilm, 1986Charles Dane
Getting Even: A Wimp's RevengeFilm, 1986Dr. Rancid
SilverHawks: The Origin StoryFilm, 19861985
The Twilight ZoneSeries, (segment "A Matter of Minutes")
The Color PurpleFilm, 1985Old Mr.1984
Tales from the DarksideSeries, Mars Gillis
A Soldier's StoryFilm, 1984Sergeant Waters1981
I Remember HarlemSeries, narrator1980
Fist of Fear, Touch of DeathFilm, TV Anchorman1979
The HitterFilm, Nathan1978
Dawn of the DeadFilm, Narrator of Theatrical Trailer1972
BlaculaFilm, Narrator of Theatrical Trailer (voice)
HammerFilm, 1972Narrator of Theatrical Trailer (voice) (uncredited)1970
The ChallengeFilm, Clarence Opano1969
Che!Film, Juan Almeida1965
The Wild Wild WestSeries, Vidoq1933Born5 December 1933People around Adolph
Close ties
Steven Spielberg Produced The Color Purple (1986)
Quincy Jones Produced The Color Purple (1986)
Norman Jewison Directed A Soldier's Story (1984)
Kathleen Kennedy Produced The Color Purple (1986)
Frank Marshall Produced The Color Purple (1986)
Richard Fleischer Directed Che! (1977)
Sy Bartlett Produced Che! (1977)
Known for
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The Color Purple 1985
Dawn of the Dead 1978
A Soldier's Story 1984
Blacula 1972
Club Paradise 1986
Also in Deutsch
Filmography 13
18 credits on file
Television 5
About this person
He earned widespread acclaim for his performance as Sgt. Vernon Waters in Charles Fuller's Pulitzer Prize-winning A Soldier's Play, a role he reprised in the 1984 film adaptation A Soldier's Story, for which he received Academy Award and Golden Globe Award nominations, and won an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture.
