Dorian Harewood born August 6 1950 is an African American actor He first garnered attention for his portrayal of Simon Haley father of author Alex Haley in the ABC miniseries Roots The Next Generations He is also known for his roles in Full Metal Jacket and The Jesse Owens Story and for his costarring role in the ABC Television series Strike Force In 1994 he was awarded the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series MiniSeries or Television Movie for his recurring role as jazzblues saxophonist Clarence Cool Papa Charleston on the NBC drama series Ill Fly Away Description above from the Wikipedia article Dorian Harewood licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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