A Raisin in the Sun

Danny Lebern Glover is an American actor, film director, and political activist. Glover is well known for his roles as Mr. Albert Johnson in The Color Purple, as Michael Harrigan in Predator 2, as corrupt cop James McFee in Witness, and as Detective Roger Murtaugh in the Lethal Weapon film franchise. He has also appeared in many other movies, television shows, and theatrical performances. He is very active in and strongly supports various humanitarian and political causes.. - www.wikipedia.org

Typical of busy character actors, Fiedler made his face (and voice) recognizable to millions. Fiedler knew he wanted to be an actor from his childhood days, when he had a full head of reddish-yellow hair. He made his first professional appearances onstage, branched out into live TV in New York and, then, during the 20 years he lived in Hollywood (1960-80), he turned up in many movies and an ever greater number of popular TV shows.

Martin moved to New York to pursue a career in acting. She was chiefly a Broadway character actress for many decades, debuting in Orson Welles' production of Native Son in 1941. She appeared in at least a dozen Broadway shows, including Jean Genet's The Blacks, the musical Raisin from 1973 to 1975, Ossie Davis' Purlie Victorious (and later the musical version, which was called Purlie), The Amen Corner and Tennessee Williams' Period of Adjustment. She was an original member of the American Negro

Affectionately known for the role of outspoken maid Florida Evans on the hit 70s sitcoms "Maude" and "Good Times," African-American actress Esther Rolle proved to be as spirited and iron-willed off-camera as well. The gap-toothed, rather plumpish and plain-looking actress with the gravelly voice was born in Pompano Beach, Florida, the 10th child of 18 born to Caribbean farming immigrants. Her first important work came with the Negro Ensemble Company and over the years would earn a solid careworn

Credits include: Ricochet, Hollywood Shuffle, Convicts, A Raisin in the Sun and Death of a Telemarketer

Credits include: The Cosby Show, Strictly Business, A Raisin in the Sun, Dispatch and Last Shot

Credits include: A Raisin in the Sun and Ghost of a Chance

He is known primarily for his work onstage, notably in several of August Wilson's plays, but has also made appearances in film and TV.

Credits include: A Raisin in the Sun, A Man Called... Rainbo and Layin' Low

Credits include: A Raisin in the Sun