Albert Cornelius

Albert Cornelius “Al” Freeman, Jr. (March 21, 1934 – August 9, 2012) was an American actor and director. Freeman has made appearances in many films, such as My Sweet Charlie, Finian’s Rainbow, and Malcolm X, and television series such as The Cosby Show, Law & Order, Homicide: Life on the Street, Hot L. Baltimore, and The Edge of Night. In 1979, he won a Daytime Emmy Award for Lead Actor for his ongoing role in the soap opera, One Life To Live, the first African American actor to earn the award.

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