Otis Young
American actor (1932-2001) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 69
Otis E. Young was an American actor and writer. He co-starred in a television Western, The Outcasts (1968-1969), with Don Murray. Young was the second African-American actor to co-star in a television Western, the first being Raymond St Jacques on the final season of Rawhide in 1965.
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After ImageFilm, 2001Egg Factory Foreman1984
Partners in CrimeSeries1981
Hill Street BluesSeries1980
Blood BeachFilm, Lieutenant Piantadosi
The Hollywood KnightsFilm, 1980Waiter1979
The Capture of BigfootFilm, Jason1976SurvivalFilm
Twin DetectivesFilm, 1976Cartwright1975
Ellery QueenSeries1974
Get Christie Love!Series, Jack Hill1973
The ClonesFilm, Sawyer
The Last DetailFilm, 1973Richard 'Mule' Mulhall1971
CannonSeries
ColumboSeries, 1971Lawrence Melville1968
The OutcastsSeries, Jemal David
Don't Just Stand ThereFilm, 1968Bill Elkins1967
CounterpointFilm
Valley of MysteryFilm, 1967Dr. John Quincy1965
The F.B.I.Series, Mike Watson1964
Daniel BooneSeries, Adam1932Born4 July 1932People around Otis
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The Last Detail 1973
The Hollywood Knights 1980
Blood Beach 1980
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Young played another memorable role as Jack Nicholson's shore patrol partner Richard "Mule" Mulhall in the 1973 comedy-drama film The Last Detail, and his later film credits included the low budget horror films The Capture of Bigfoot (1979) and Blood Beach (1981).
