Lincoln Kilpatrick

Lincoln Kilpatrick (February 12, 1931 – May 18, 2004) was an American film, television, and stage actor. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Kilpatrick attended Lincoln University and earned a degree in drama before beginning his acting career. He gained recognition for his role in the Broadway production of A Raisin in the Sun and became the first African-American member of the Lincoln Center Repertory Company. Kilpatrick appeared in numerous guest-starring television roles and had bit parts in movies during the 1960s. He was also a co-founder of the Kilpatrick-Cambridge Theatre Arts School in Hollywood, California. Kilpatrick was married to singer and stage performer Helena Ferguson for 47 years until his death from lung cancer in 2004.More