Frederick O'Neal

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Date of Birth: 27 Aug 1905

Country: USA

Biography: was an American actor, theater producer and television director. He founded the American Negro Theater and was the first African-American president of the Actors' Equity Association. He was also known for his work behind the scenes as a revolutionary trade unionist. He also earned acclaim for his stage portrayal of Lem Scott in Take a Giant Step in 1953. He reprised both roles on film. He was frequently on Kraft Suspense and Hallmark Hall of Fame productions. He also portrayed Officer Wallace o

Total Credits at Criticker: 7 (Actor)

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    Pinky
    Pinky, a light skinned black woman, returns to her grandmother's house in the South after graduating from a Northern nursing school. Pinky tells her grandmother that she has been "passing" for white while at school in the North. In addition, Pinky has fallen in love with a young white doctor, Dr. Thomas Adams, who knows nothing about her black heritage. (imdb)
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    Something of Value
    Even though Peter and Kimani grow up together, Kimani soon finds that different races are treated differently. After the father of Kimani is jailed for following tribal customs, Kimani joins a band of rebels that wants all non-Kenyans out of their country. While Kimani believes in the cause, he does not agree with the indiscriminate killing of women, children and those who will not join or agree with them...
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    Anna Lucasta
    A reformed streetwalker falls in love with the man her family wants her to fleece. (TCM.com)
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    Free, White and 21
    The central conflict in this film is whether African-American businessman Ernie Jones (played by O'Neal) raped Swedish immigrant and civil rights Freedom Rider Greta Mae Hansen (played by Lund). Jones was the proprietor of the hotel at which Hansen decided to stay during her time in Dallas. The movie is primarily a court room drama, with many of the key events portrayed in flashback sequences as Ernie Jones and Greta Mae Hansen testify. (imdb)
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    Tarzan\
    Escaped convicts are selling weapons to a warlike native tribe. (imdb)
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    The Sins of Rachel Cade
    While the Nazis regime subjugates European Nations, in Belgian Congo the doctor Rachel Cade tries to cure those troubled people. The colonel Derode falls in love with her but a young American injured pilot upsets his plans. (imdb)
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    Take a Giant Step
    Here is the real rage behind today's tormented "Blue Jeans" Generation! Here's what makes them tick..What makes them tough..What makes them tremble..What makes them take a giant step! (imdb)
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