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BlackThespian.com Interviews Veteran Actor Austin Stoker

actorguru — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 19:47:03 +0000

Our sister site, BlackThespian.com, caught up with veteran actor Austin Stoker.

Austin Stoker is known for his role as Lt. Ethan Bishop, the police officer in charge of the besieged Precinct 9, Division 13, in John Carpenter’s Howard Hawks-inspired, 1976 film, Assault on Precinct 13. This was one of the few heroic starring roles for an African-American actor in an action film of the 1970s outside of the blaxploitation genre.

Stoker has appeared in such films as Abby (1974), The Zebra Killer (1975), and Sheba, Baby (1975), in which he played Pam Grier‘s love interest. Some of Mr. Stoker’s other notable acting roles were in the 1973 science fiction film Battle for the Planet of the Apes, the 1974 disaster film Airport 1975, and the 1977 television mini-series Roots.

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BlackThespian.com Interviews Actor Vicellous Shannon

actorguru — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 21:31:39 +0000

Our sister site, BlackThespian.com, got an exclusive interview with talented actor Vicellous Shannon. Vicellous is one of those successful actors who has managed to star in movies opposite well-established actors. He is known for playing pivotal roles in large-budgeted movies. Yes, you’ve seen his face before; the actor is perhaps best known for his portrayal of Lesra Martin in the 1999 film The Hurricane with Denzel Washington, and as Keith Palmer, the son of presidential candidate David Palmer (played by Dennis Haysbert) in the Fox television series 24.

Check out the exclusive interview here.

Al Pacino’s Rare ’60 Minutes’ Interview with Katie Couric

actorguru — Sun, 02 May 2010 10:35:08 +0000

In a rare sit-down interview, Oscar-winning actor Al Pacino talks to Katie Couric on ’60 Minutes’ about his films and how he prepares for them, including his upcoming movie in which he stars as Dr. Jack Kevorkian.

This was a great interview, Al Pacino is such a down-to-earth guy and we all know he’s a brilliant actor. But just look at the trials and tribulations he went through starting out as an actor, wow.

Goes to show you to never give up on your dreams. And by all means, never let anyone stop you from pursuing it.