Ralph Wilcox (actor)
Ralph Wilcox is an American actor and director who has appeared in many movies and guest roles on television series during his career in Hollywood, dating to the early 1970s. Some of his most memorable roles include "Jammin' Jim" Jenkins on the Emerald Cove segments of The Mickey Mouse Club, Mason Freeman in seaQuest 2032, and Mugambi in Tarzan: The Epic Adventures. He played the role of Uncle Henry in the original Broadway production of The Wiz.
He wrote, directed, and produced The Lena Baker Story, which chronicled the life of Lena Baker, a 43-year-old African-American mother of three who was convicted of capital murder and executed in 1945 by the electric chair in Georgia. She received a full pardon in 2005.
Partial filmography
Actor
Gordon's War .... Black hit manCrazy Joe .... SamMaude .... HinkleyThe Super Cops .... John HayesClaudine .... Young BrotherBig Eddie .... Raymond McKayThe River Niger .... AlGood Times .... RobertBusting Loose .... Raymond St. WilliamsThe Wiz .... Uncle Henry / Crow / Field Mouse / Lord High UnderlingWhat's Happening!! .... Allan, Danny DominoBuffalo Soldiers .... OakleyMore American Graffiti .... FelixOne in a Million .... DukeHappy Days .... Jason DavisMegaforce .... ZacOff the Wall .... Johnny HammerColumbo: Columbo Cries Wolf .... ChiefWhite Lie .... Len Madison Sr.Stompin' at the Savoy .... HermanEmerald Cove.... James "Jammin' Jim" JenkinsCop and a Half .... Detective Matt McPhailChina Moon .... Ballistic TechnicianFortune Hunter .... President SavimbeMatlock Saved by the Light .... Dr. TomassonseaQuest DSV .... Mason FreemanLast Dance .... Warden RiceTarzan: The Epic Adventures .... MugambiA Different Kind of Christmas .... Doctor NicholsPalmetto .... JudgeFrom the Earth to the Moon .... V.I.P.The Last Marshal .... Lukowski- ''Sheena''
Director, writer and producer
The Lena Baker Story- Christmas in the Smokies
- Dallas Bullock