Raymond St. Jacques
Raymond St. Jacques | |
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St. Jacques in Rawhide, 1965. | |
| Born | James Arthur Johnson March 1, 1930 Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Died | August 27, 1990 (aged 60) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Los Angeles, California) |
| Education | Hillhouse High School |
| Alma mater | Yale University |
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| Years active | 1959–1990 |
| Known for | Rawhide (as Simon Blake) Coffin Ed Johnson – Cotton Comes to Harlem, Come Back, Charleston Blue |
| Children | 2, including Sterling St. Jacques |
Raymond St. Jacques (born James Arthur Johnson; March 1, 1930 – August 27, 1990) was an American actor, director and producer whose career spanned over thirty years on stage, film and television. St. Jacques is noted as the first Black actor to appear in a regular role on a Western series. He portrayed Simon Blake on the eighth season of Rawhide (1965–1966).