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Ji-Tu Cumbuka

Ji-Tu Cumbuka was an actor known for his role of Wrestler in the original Roots, as well as Brewster's Millions and Harlem Nights. Cumbuka published his memoir 'A Giant to Remember: The Black Actor in Hollywood' in 2011.


Aliases
  • Ji Tu Cumbuka
  • Ji-Tu Cumbaka
  • Ji-Tu
English
  • Born In Montgomery County, Alabama, USA
  • Born March 4, 1940
  • Died July 4, 2017
  • Gender Male
  • On Other Sites IMDB TheMovieDB.com Wikipedia
  • Created April 7, 2019 by
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  • Modified March 31, 2023 by
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Bachelor Party

1984
as Alley Pimp

Bound for Glory

1976
as Slim Snedeger

Death Ray 2000

1981
as Torque

Doin' Time

1985
as Bernie Feldstein

Dr. Black, Mr. Hyde

1976
as Lt. Jackson

Flesh & Blood

1979
as Woody Shaw

Glitch!

1988
as Mookie

Lost in the Stars

1974
as Johannes

Mandingo

1975
as Cicero

Mandrake

1979
as Lothar

Maurie

1973
as Oscar

Midnight Edition

1993
as Reginald Brown

Out of Bounds

1986
as Lemar

The Dream Makers

1975
as Speedout

The Jericho Mile

1980
as Brother Lateef

Uptight

1968
as Rick

Volunteers

1985
as Cicero

Walk Proud

1979
as Sgt. Gannett

Guest Star

Episode Ironside
Amy Prentiss: AKA The Chief (1)
1974
Episode Ironside
Amy Prentiss: AKA The Chief (2)
1974
Episode S.W.A.T.
Any Second Now
1976
Episode Kung Fu
Barbary House
1975
Episode The Rockford Files
Foul on the First Play
1976
Episode Sanford and Son
Fred Sings the Blues
1977
Episode Hunter
Hot Pursuit (1)
1987
Episode The Bronx Zoo
It's Hard to Be a Saint in the City
1987
Episode St. Elsewhere
Jose, Can You See?
1987
Episode The A-Team
Knights of the Road
1985
Episode 227
Low Noon
1987
Episode Knots Landing
My Bullet
1990
Episode Murder, She Wrote
Night of the Tarantula
1989
Episode The Streets of San Francisco
No Place to Hide
1975
Episode Kojak
One for the Morgue
1973
Episode The Dukes of Hazzard
Opening Night at the Boar's Nest
1985
Episode Knots Landing
Out of Control
1990
Episode The Blue Knight
Pilot
1975
Episode Hunter
Scrap Metal
1986
Episode Amen
Sermon from the Cell
1986
Episode Knight Rider
Ten Wheel Trouble
1985
Episode Hardcastle and McCormick
The Crystal Duck
1983
Episode The A-Team
The Heart of Rock n' Roll
1985
Episode Matlock
The Prisoner (2)
1989
Episode Night Gallery
The Ring with the Red Velvet Ropes
1973
Episode Alien Nation
The Takeover
1989
Episode CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Viva Las Vegas
2004