Joel Fluellen

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Biography

Joel Fluellen was an actor, known for The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1974), The Great White Hope (1970) and Friendly Persuasion (1956). He died on February 2, 1990 in Los Angeles, California.

Known For

Columbo

Charles

The Chase

Lester Johnson

Imitation of Life

Minister

Run Silent, Run Deep

Bragg (uncredited)

A Raisin in the Sun

Bobo

Friendly Persuasion

Enoch

Perry Mason

Bartender

Hill Street Blues

Self

Full Filmography

Year	Title	Role
2021	Monster from British Hell MOVIE	Arobi (archive footage)
1984	Black Hollywood MOVIE	Self
1981	Hill Street Blues TV	Self
1979	Freedom Road MOVIE	James Allenby
1979	Butch and Sundance: The Early Days MOVIE	Jack the Bartender
1979	Roots: The Next Generations TV	State Man
1978	Casey's Shadow MOVIE	Jimmy Judson
1976	The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings MOVIE	Mr. Holland
1975	Man Friday MOVIE	Doctor
1974	The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman MOVIE	Unc Isom
1974	Thomasine & Bushrod MOVIE	Nathaniel
1973	A Dream for Christmas MOVIE	Arthur Rogers
1971	Skin Game MOVIE	Uncle Abram
1971	Columbo TV	Charles
1971	The Sheriff MOVIE	Charley Dobey
1970	The Great White Hope MOVIE	Tick
1969	My Father: Gordon Parks MOVIE	Self
1969	Marcus Welby, M.D. TV	Uncle Clem
1969	The Learning Tree MOVIE	Uncle Rob
1968	Uptight MOVIE	Kyle's Associate (uncredited)
1968	The Mod Squad TV	Self
1968	Adam-12 TV	Oren Johnson
1967	Who's Minding the Mint? MOVIE	Policeman
1967	Cimarron Strip TV	Self
1967	The Invaders TV	Butler
1967	The Invaders TV	Homer Warren
1966	Tarzan TV	Self
1966	The Chase MOVIE	Lester Johnson
1965	The F.B.I. TV	Williams
1965	The Wild Wild West TV	Self
1965	Laredo TV	Self
1965	Gidget TV	Self
1965	The Big Valley TV	Butler
1964	Roustabout MOVIE	Cody Marsh
1964	Daniel Boone TV	Joselito
1964	Good Neighbor Sam MOVIE	Judge (uncredited)
1964	He Rides Tall MOVIE	Dr. Sam
1963	The Great Adventure TV	Newby
1962	The Alfred Hitchcock Hour TV	Jessie
1962	Sam Benedict TV	Self
1961	The Dick Van Dyke Show TV	Roger Johnson
1961	Ben Casey TV	Self
1961	A Raisin in the Sun MOVIE	Bobo
1960	My Three Sons TV	Self
1959	Imitation of Life MOVIE	Minister
1959	One Step Beyond TV	Cookie
1958	The Decks Ran Red MOVIE	Pete
1958	Run Silent, Run Deep MOVIE	Bragg (uncredited)
1957	Perry Mason TV	Bartender
1957	House of Numbers MOVIE	Ashlow
1957	Monster from Green Hell MOVIE	Arobi
1956	The Opposite Sex MOVIE	Club Car Bartender (uncredited)
1956	Friendly Persuasion MOVIE	Enoch
1956	The Adventures of Jim Bowie TV	Self
1956	Telephone Time TV	Self
1955	Lord of the Jungle MOVIE	Molu
1954	Sitting Bull MOVIE	Sam
1954	Jungle Gents MOVIE	Rangori, witch doctor
1954	Duffy of San Quentin MOVIE	Bill Lake
1954	Riot in Cell Block 11 MOVIE	Al
1953	Ramar of the Jungle TV	Self
1953	Perils of the Jungle MOVIE	Kenny
1953	Jungle Drums of Africa MOVIE	Matambo, Native Searcher
1952	Affair in Trinidad MOVIE	Jeffrey Mabetes, Fisherman (uncredited)
1951	Dragnet TV	Self
1951	His Kind of Woman MOVIE	Sam (uncredited)
1951	You're in the Navy Now MOVIE	Officer's Club Waiter
1950	Walk Softly, Stranger MOVIE	Florist (uncredited)
1950	The Great Jewel Robber MOVIE	Train Waiter (uncredited)
1950	The Jackie Robinson Story MOVIE	Mack Robinson
1950	Buccaneer's Girl MOVIE	Black Man in Marketplace (uncredited)
1948	Family Honeymoon MOVIE	Waiter (uncredited)
1948	No Time for Romance MOVIE	Self
1947	The Burning Cross MOVIE	Charlie West
1946	Without Reservations MOVIE	Train Waiter (uncredited)
1945	The Negro Sailor MOVIE	Bill Johnson
1945	White Pongo MOVIE	Mumbo Jumbo
1944	Jasper's Paradise MOVIE	God (uncredited) (voice)
1943	Hit the Ice MOVIE	Club Car Bartender (uncredited)
1943	Cabin in the Sky MOVIE	Mr. Kelso / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
1942	Heart of the Golden West MOVIE	Member, Hall Johnson Choir
1940	Congo Maisie MOVIE	Native (Uncredited)
	Day of the Crow’s Call MOVIE	Self

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