George "Tiger" Haynes (December 13, 1914 - February 14, 1994), sometimes billed as Colonel Tiger Haynes, was an American actor of musical theatre, television and film and jazz musician.
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Born | George Haynes (1914-12-13)December 13, 1914 Frederiksted, St. Croix |
Died | February 14, 1994(1994-02-14) (aged 79) New York City, New York |
Occupation | Stage, film, television actor |
He was born in Frederiksted, St. Croix, and moved to New York when he was a boy.[1] An ex-boxer, Haynes played guitar with The Three Flames from 1945 to 1956, a group which had its own NBC radio show in the mid-1940s[2] and a television show on NBC television in 1949,[1] and which incorporated Sammy Benskin in 1954.
He made his mainstream Broadway debut in Leonard Sillman's musical revue New Faces of 1956.[3] He is best known for his portrayal of the Tin Man in the original Broadway cast of The Wiz (a role assumed by Nipsey Russell in the 1978 film adaptation).[2] He also made several television appearances on programs such as The Cosby Show (1989), In the Heat of the Night (1989), and Law & Order (1994), as well as numerous minor film appearances in films such as All That Jazz (1979) and Ratboy (1986).
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1979 | All That Jazz | Porter | |
1980 | Times Square | Andy | |
1984 | Moscow on the Hudson | Lionel's Grandfather | |
1984 | Nothing Lasts Forever | Mr. Brown | |
1986 | Ratboy | Derelict Ralph | |
1986 | The Mosquito Coast | Mr. Semper | |
1987 | Enemy Territory | Barton | |
1988 | Apprentice to Murder | Rufus | |
1989 | Dead Bang | Edwin Gates | |
1990 | Awakenings | Janitor | |
1991 | Jungle Fever |
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