Lou Myers
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Lou Myers (September 26, 1935 – February 19, 2013) was an American actor. He was typically typecast as a grumpy old man, but he appeared in many movies, stage plays television sitcoms, and dramas. He got his first break as an understudy in the Broadway play, The First Breeze of Summer as Reverend Mosley. He is perhaps best known as the feisty Mr. Vernon Gaines in the sitcom A Different World. Myers was also an accomplished pianist. Myers was born in Cabin Creek, West Virginia, the son of Dorothy Jeffries (née Brown). Myers died at the Charleston Area Medical Center in West Virginia after battling pneumonia for several months. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lou Myers (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
All Movies (19)
- Dreams2013 · as Mr. Harlan
- It's Kind of a Funny Story2010 · as Jimmy
- The Baby Doll Night2008 · as Philip
- Lackawanna Blues2005 · as Ol' Po Carl
- Nobody Knows Anything!2004 · as Blue Smoke Jones
- Sweet Oranges2004 · as Mr. King
- The Fighting Temptations2003 · as Homer T.
- All About You2001 · as Toomie
- The Wedding Planner2001 · as Burt Weinberg
- Everything's Jake2000 · as Abe
- A Private Affair2000 · as Lawrence
- How Stella Got Her Groove Back1998 · as Uncle Ollie
- Bulworth1998 · as Uncle Tyrone
- Volcano1997 · as Pastor Lake
- Tin Cup1996 · as Clint
- The Piano Lesson1995 · as Wining Boy
- The Passion of Darkly Noon1995 · as Quincy
- Cobb1994 · as Willie
- The First Breeze of Summer1976 · as Reverend Mosely
All TV Shows (14)
- Eve2003 · as Deacon Peabody
- Philly2001
- Mama Flora's Family1998 · as Albie
- The Jamie Foxx Show1996 · as Rubberneck Watson
- Malcolm & Eddie1996
- The Sentinel1996 · as Billy Cates
- JAG1995 · as Wendell Freeman III
- ER1994 · as Mr. Urman
- The Sinbad Show1993
- Thea1993
- Living Single1993
- A Different World1987 · as Vernon Gaines
- The Cosby Show1984 · as Mr. Davis
- Great Performances1971 · as Reverend Mosely