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 Carl Lee in scene in in the 1972 flim "Superfly". | ||||
| Personal Information | ||||
| Birth name: | Carl Vincent Canegata | |||
| Born: | November 22, 1926 | |||
| Birthplace: | New York City, New York, U.S. | |||
| Died | April 17, 1986 (aged 59) | |||
| Deathplace: | New York City, New York, U.S. | |||
| Career/Family Information | ||||
| Occupation/ Career: |
Actor, scriptwriter, voice actor | |||
| Years active: | 1954–1983 | |||
| Character information | ||||
| Appeared on: | Good Times | |||
| Character played: | Ray Woods, Willona's ex-husband in "Willona's Surprise" (Season 4) | |||
Carl Lee (born Carl Vincent Canegata on November 22, 1926 – died on April 17, 1986), made a guest appearance on Good Times as Ray Woods, Willona's lying, philandering ex-husband, who returns on her birthday to rekindle their relationship in the Season 4 Episode "Willona's Surprise." A respected TV/film and stage actor, He was also the son of actor/professional boxer turned actor Canada Lee (1907–1952).[1]
Career[]
In a 2000 interview, filmmaker James Toback stated, "In the sort of hip world of New York, Carl Lee was the hip-black-actor icon. He was for hip people what Sidney Poitier was for mainstream people."[2]
In perhaps his best recognized stage performance, Carl played a heroin dealer, the title role in the Obie Award-winning play The Connection. He later appeared in the film version.[3]
Lee, who made his first film appearance in the 1954 film Human Desire, went on to appear in such films as A Man Called Adam (1966) opposite Sammy Davis, Jr. and Cicely Tyson, and the now classic blaxploitation film Superfly (with the late Ron O'Neal) in 1972. He also appeared in various television roles in such shows as The Defenders, Mannix, as well as Good Times ("Willona's Surprise", 1977) in which he played Ray Woods, Willona Woods' lying, philandering ex-husband, who tries to hit on Thelma.
References[]
- ↑ Actor Carl Lee biography.
- ↑ Sragow, Michael (2000-03-30). The return of the White Negro. Salon.com. Retrieved on 2011-11-13.
- ↑ Carl Lee credits at Off-Broadway (Lortel.org) Database
External links[]
- Carl Lee at the Internet Movie Database
- Carl Lee article at Wikipedia
