Mel Stewart
Milton "Mel" Stewart (September 19, 1929 – February 24, 2002) was an American character actor, television director, and musician who appeared in numerous films and television shows from the 1960s to the 1990s. He is best known for playing Henry Jefferson on All in the Family and for playing section chief Billy Melrose on the television series Scarecrow and Mrs. King. Stewart is sometimes credited as Melvin Stewart or Mel Stuart.
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| Full name at birth | Milton Stewart
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| Claim to fame | Henry Jefferson on All in the Family
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| Date of birth | 19 September 1929
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| Place of birth | Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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| Date of death | 24 February 2002
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| Age | 72 (age at death)
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| Place of death | Pacifica, California, USA
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| Cause of death | Alzheimer`s disease
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- Played Henry Jefferson on the show All in the Family.
- He was a third degree Black Belt in Aikido.
- He taught acting workshops at San Francisco State University (one of his students was Danny Glover). He founded a theater group called Bantu (Black Actors Now Through Unity).
- Child = daughter Alia Dong-Stewart.
- An accomplished saxophonist, he played with jazz musicians John Coltrane and Charlie Parker.
Mel Stewart is known for his role in the TV series The Golden Girls (1985) as Judge.
He is also known for his role in the TV series What's Happening!! (1976) as Spike Gibbs.
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