Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs

Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs

Date of Birth: 04 Sep 1953

Country: USA

Biography: Lawrence-Hilton Jacobs was born in New York City. He is one of nine children born to Hilton and Clothilda Jacobs. Larry, as his family and friends call him, attended public schools in New York City, so he has first-hand knowledge of what it is like to be a student in a big-city high school like the one pictured on "Welcome Back, Kotter." After high school, Larry worked at an odd assortment of jobs before turning to acting. First, he was a delivery boy, then a florist, then a messenger boy, and t

Total Credits at Criticker: 17 (Actor), 1 (Director), 2 (Writer)

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    Southlander: Diary of a Desperate Musicican
    In a city of desperate musicians, it takes a little bit more than talent to beat the odds. The MoleTron keyboard was Chance's ticket out of town. With it, the gig and the girl were his. But in the Southlander game, you might get a bit more than you bargained for.
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    Claudine
    Claudine tries to provide for her six children in Harlem while on welfare. She has a romance with Roop, a cheerful garbageman she meets while working on the side as a maid. (imdb)
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    Cooley High
    In the mid-1960's, a group of high school friends who live on the Near North Side of Chicago enjoy life to the fullest...parties, hanging out, meeting new friends. Then life changes for two of the guys when they meet a pair of career criminals and get falsely arrested in connection with stealing a Cadillac. We follow their lives through the end of high school and the dramatic end to their school year. (imdb)
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    Angels of the City
    Angels of the City (1989) - Direct-to-Video
    College girls dressed as hookers for a sorority initiation ceremony are kidnapped by pimps. (imdb)
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    The Annihilators
    Upon his return from Vietnam, an ex-soldier finds his neighborhood has deteriorated badly, and is being terrorized by a vicious street gang. He calls some of his GI buddies, and together they hatch a plan to get rid of the gang. (imdb)
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    Youngblood
    A young man attempts to get out of the black ghetto and remain friendly with his street gang. (BFI)
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    L.A. Heat
    L.A. vice detective dreams of becoming a cowboy hero. (imdb)
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    The Jacksons: An American Dream
    The Jacksons are your average working-class family in Gary, Indiana; but when their father discovers the kids have an extraordinary musical talent they form a band. Winning talent show after talent show they soon hit it big when Motown calls. From there they become the now famous Jackson 5. But along the way their success brings trouble and turmoil. (imdb)
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    Kill Crazy
    Five Vietnam vets, on release from a mental hospital, think they're headed for a weekend camping trip. Instead they become target practice for an army of killers playing violent war games. It's a massacre until one of the vets becomes a machine of revenge. (imdb)
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    L.A. Vice
    Vice detective Jon Chance (Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs) is in search of a millionaire's daughter and her boyfriend...kidnapped for an unreasonable ransom. With his trustworthy captain (William Smith) as backup, Chance must shoot his way through the enemy and rescue the hostages... (imdb)
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    Chance
    After a daring robbery of a jewelery store, the thieves accidentally let their loot fall into the unsuspecting hands of repo man and secret alcoholic Zach. When the crime lord behind the heist learns of the whereabouts of his diamonds, he instructs his thugs to find Zach and get the jewels back by any means possible. (imdb)
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    Welcome Back, Kotter
    A compassionate teacher returns to his inner city high school of his youth to teach a new generation of trouble making kids. (imdb)
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    Shooting Heroin
    A small town community comes together to eradicate the heroin epidemic from its midst by whatever means necessary.
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    Escape from Death Block 13
    After the death of his brother, Mick travels to America to seek Justice. Wrongly convicted of extortion and attempted murder, Mick is sent to Pleasant Hill Penitentiary's notorious death block 13. Seething with revenge after discovering the truth behind his brother's death, Mick's rage ignites an explosive riot as he makes a daring escape from death block 13.
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    Sublime
    Sublime (2007) - Direct-to-Video
    Admitted to Mt. Abaddon Hospital for a routine procedure, George Grieves discovers that his condition is much more serious and complicated than originally expected; and as his own fears begin to manifest around him, he learns that Mt. Abaddon is not a place where people come to get better... it is a place where people come to die. (imdb)
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    Roots
    Roots (1977) - TV Mini-Series
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    Nocturnal Agony
    A highly successful upper middle class woman with a loving family has her seemingly “perfect” world turned upside down when the hidden secrets from her past suddenly resurface, forcing her and her beloved mother into a painful examination of their lives, their relationship with one another, and their faith in God (letterboxd.com)
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