Adolph Caesar
Adolph Caesar | |
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Caesar in 1979 | |
| Born | December 5, 1933 Harlem, New York City, U.S. |
| Died | March 6, 1986 (aged 52) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | New York University |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1969–1986 |
| Known for | Playing Sgt. Waters in A Soldier's Play and its film adaptation A Soldier's Story |
| Spouse |
Diane Caesar (m. 1986) |
| Children | 3 |
Adolph Caesar (December 5, 1933 – March 6, 1986) was an American film and theater actor. Known for his signature deep voice, Caesar was a staple of off-Broadway as a member of the Negro Ensemble Company, and as a voiceover artist for numerous film trailers. He earned widespread acclaim for his performance as Sgt. Vernon Waters in Charles Fuller's Pulitzer Prize-winning A Soldier's Play, a role he reprised in the 1984 film adaptation A Soldier's Story, for which he received Academy Award and Golden Globe Award nominations, and won an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture.