Otis Young
Born in Providence, Rhode Island, United States — Jul 04 1932• Died Oct 11 2001
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Biography
Otis E. Young (July 4, 1932 in Providence, Rhode Island – October 11, 2001) was an African-American actor. He was only the second African-American actor to co-star in a television Western, The Outcasts (1968-1969), with Don Murray, the first being Raymond St Jacques who had co-starred on the final season of Rawhide in 1965, as cattle drover Simon Blake. Young played another memorable role as Jack Nicholson's shore-patrol partner in the 1973 comedy-drama film The Last Detail. Young, one of 14 children, joined the U.S. Marine Corps at the age of 17 and ser…
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Otis Young's Credits
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Columbo
Lawrence Melville
Cannon
The F.B.I.
Mike Watson
Daniel Boone
Adam
Hill Street Blues
Ellery Queen
The Outcasts
Jemal David
Get Christie Love!
Jack Hill
Partners in Crime
The Last Detail
Mulhall
The Hollywood Knights
Waiter
Blood Beach
Lieutenant Piantadosi
The Clones
Sawyer
Survival
Don't Just Stand There
Bill Elkins
Counterpoint
Valley of Mystery
Dr. John Quincy
After Image
Egg Factory Foreman
Twin Detectives
Cartwright
The Capture of Bigfoot
Jason