Lawrence Cook (actor)
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Lawrence Cook was an African American
actor.
Cook starred in The Spook Who Sat By The Door. In that film, Cook portrayed Dan Freeman, a secret black nationalist
who is trained by the CIA
and later trains and leads black freedom fighters in an uprising against the U.S. government.
Cook later appeared in Colors
, Posse
, Family Matters, The Mod Squad
and McMillan & Wife among other roles.
Cook died in 2003 in Marina del Rey, California
. He was buried in Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery
.
African American
African Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States...
actor.
Cook starred in The Spook Who Sat By The Door. In that film, Cook portrayed Dan Freeman, a secret black nationalist
Black nationalism
Black nationalism advocates a racial definition of indigenous national identity, as opposed to multiculturalism. There are different indigenous nationalist philosophies but the principles of all African nationalist ideologies are unity, and self-determination or independence from European society...
who is trained by the CIA
Central Intelligence Agency
The Central Intelligence Agency is a civilian intelligence agency of the United States government. It is an executive agency and reports directly to the Director of National Intelligence, responsible for providing national security intelligence assessment to senior United States policymakers...
and later trains and leads black freedom fighters in an uprising against the U.S. government.
Cook later appeared in Colors
Colors (film)
Colors is a 1988 police procedural crime film starring Sean Penn and Robert Duvall and directed by Dennis Hopper. The story takes place in South Central Los Angeles, and is about Bob Hodges , an experienced LAPD Community Resources Against Street Hoodlums Police Officer III, and his rookie partner,...
, Posse
Posse (1993 film)
Posse is a 1993 American Western film directed by and starring Mario Van Peebles. Featuring a large ensemble cast of mostly African-American actors, the film is about a posse of black soldiers and one ostracized white soldier, who are all betrayed by a corrupt colonel. The title of the film refers...
, Family Matters, The Mod Squad
The Mod Squad
The Mod Squad is a television series that ran on ABC from September 24, 1968, until August 23, 1973. This series starred Michael Cole, Peggy Lipton, Clarence Williams III, and Tige Andrews...
and McMillan & Wife among other roles.
Cook died in 2003 in Marina del Rey, California
Marina del Rey, California
-Demographics:-2010:The 2010 United States Census reported that Marina del Rey had a population of 8,866. The population density was 6,094.6 people per square mile...
. He was buried in Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery
Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery
The Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery is a cemetery in the Westwood Village area of Los Angeles, California. It is located at 1218 Glendon Avenue in Westwood....
.