Jessie Lawrence Ferguson (June 8, 1941 – April 26, 2019) was an

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actor. He was best known for playing the self-hating racist police officer in John Singleton's Academy Award-nominated film ''

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'' (1991).

Biography

Ferguson was born in The Bronx,

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, on June 8, 1941. He lived there until the mid-1950s until moving to Chicago, Illinois. His first major role was in ''

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'' in 1979. Ferguson is best known for his roles in ''

'' and John Carpenter's '' Prince of Darkness'' and Sam Raimi's ''

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''. He has also had roles in '' Mike Hammer: Murder Takes All'', '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'', '' The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension'', '' All Night Long'' and '' The Fish that Saved Pittsburgh''. Ferguson died of a heart attack at age 77 on April 26, 2019.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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