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Birth Name: Albert Cornelius Freeman, Jr.
Date of Birth: March 21, 1934
Place of Birth: San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
Date of Death: August 9, 2012
Place of Death: Washington, D.C., U.S.
Ethnicity: African-American
Al Freeman, Jr. was an American actor, director, and educator. He appeared in many stage roles, on television’s One Life to Live , The Cosby Show , Law & Order , Homicide: Life on the Street , and The Edge of Night , and in the films Malcolm X , Once Upon a Time… When We Were Colored , and Down in the Delta .
He was the son of Lottie Brisette (Coleman) and Albert Cornelius Freeman, a jazz pianist. He served in the Air Force in the Korean War. Al was married to Sevara E. Clemon, until his death.