Acting Career
His most notable television role was on the TV miniseries Roots (1977), as a leader of Kunta Kinte's village. He had a pioneering role as an African-American in science fiction television. His portrayal of a Lt. Travers, member of a lunar exploration team in the "Moonstone" episode of The Outer Limits (1964), pre-dated Nichelle Nichols' portrayal of a black member (Lt. Uhura) of a space exploration crew on Star Trek. His biggest early role was as Mike, the second male lead on the veterinary drama Daktari, which ran on CBS from 1966-1969. He played Mr. MacDonald, who aids Caesar in Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972); in 1973 he was the star of the blaxploitation film Detroit 9000. In 1966 he played a supporting role as Captain Davis in the successful suspense-comedy motion piction "Blindfold," starring Rock Hudson and Claudia Cardinale.
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