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Emory Speer Richardson (August 13, 1894 – February 7 1965) was an
actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), li ...
who appeared in American films. He was also in numerous theatrical productions. Richardson was born in
Marshallville, Georgia Marshallville is a city in Macon County, Georgia, United States. The population was 1,048 at the 2020 census, down from 1,448 in 2010. History Marshallville was founded in the 1820s. It was incorporated as a town in 1854 and as a city in 1953. ...
. He was
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. He had several roles in the 1931 production ''
The Green Pastures ''The Green Pastures'' is a play written in 1930 by Marc Connelly adapted from ''Ol' Man Adam an' His Chillun'' (1928), a collection of stories written by Roark Bradford. The play was the winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1930. It had th ...
''. He portrayed Lykon in the 1946 theatrical production ''
Lysistrata ''Lysistrata'' ( or ; Attic Greek: , ''Lysistrátē'', "Army Disbander") is an ancient Greek comedy by Aristophanes, originally performed in classical Athens in 411 BC. It is a comic account of a woman's extraordinary mission to end the Peloponne ...
''. Sidney Poitier was also in the cast. He died after a long illness on February 7, 1965, at Sydenham Hospital, New York. He had a son named Edward Richardson.


Filmography

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Beware (film) ''Beware'' is a 1946 American race film directed by Bud Pollard, and released by Astor Pictures. The film is also known as ''Beware!'' (American poster title). Cast * Louis Jordan as Lucius Brokenshire "Louis" Jordan * Frank H. Wilson as Prof ...
'' (1946) as Dean Hargreaves *''
Sepia Cinderella ''Sepia Cinderella'' is a 1947 American musical race film directed by Arthur H. Leonard. The film is notable for musical numbers by vocalists Billy Daniels and Sheila Guyse, and for a brief guest appearance by former child star Freddie Bartholo ...
'' (1947) as Great Joseph *''
Boarding House Blues ''Boarding House Blues'' is a 1948 American race film directed by Josh Binney which featured the first starring film role by Moms Mabley. It was the penultimate feature film of All-American News, a company that made newsreels for black Americans. ...
'' (1948) as Simon *'' The Philadelphia Story (1959 film)'' as Edward *''
The Fugitive Kind ''The Fugitive Kind'' is a 1960 American drama film starring Marlon Brando, Anna Magnani, and Joanne Woodward, directed by Sidney Lumet. The screenplay by Meade Roberts and Tennessee Williams was based on the latter's 1957 play ''Orpheus Des ...
'' (1960) as Uncle Pleasant, the Conjure Man


References

1894 births 1965 deaths Actors from Georgia (U.S. state) African-American actors Broadway theatre people 20th-century African-American people {{AfricanAmerican-stub