Avon Long(1910-1984)

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Debbi Morgan, Avon Long, Lynne Moody, and Cynthia Sye in Roots: The Next Generations (1979)

Avon Long was a featured singer and dancer in the Cotton Club in New York in 1934. Lena Horne credits him with bringing her out of the chorus line to a featured spot. In the 1940's, he won critical acclaim as "Sportin' Life" in the Broadway production of "Porgy and Bess". He also appeared in featured roles on Broadway in "Bubbling Brown Sugar"

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Known for

The Sting

8.3

Benny Garfield

1973

Trading Places

7.5

Ezra

1983

Harry and Tonto

7.3

Leroy

1974

Nothing Lasts Forever

6.2

Alphacruiser Steward

1984

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Actor

Nothing Lasts Forever
6.2
- Alphacruiser Steward
- 1984
Trading Places
7.5
- Ezra
- 1983
F.D.R.: The Last Year
7.1
TV Movie
- Bunnright
- 1980
Roots: The Next Generations
7.8
TV Mini Series
- Chicken George Moore
- 1979
Bye Bye Monkey
6.3
- Miko
- 1978
Harry and Tonto
7.3
- Leroy
- 1974
The Sting
8.3
- Benny Garfield
- 1973
Don't Play Us Cheap
5.6
- Brother Dave
- 1972
Finian's Rainbow
6.1
- Passion Pilgrim Gospeleer (uncredited)
- 1968
13 West Street
6.3
- Police detective sitting at desk (uncredited)
- 1962
The Green Pastures
TV Movie
- First Gambler
- 1959
The Big Story
6.8
TV Series
- Davie
- 1958
The Green Pastures
7.7
TV Movie
- First Gambler
- 1957
The Rack
6.8
- Hotel Room Service Waiter (uncredited)
- 1956
Romance on the High Seas
7.0
- Specialty Singer
- 1948

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Born
- June 18, 1910
- Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Died
- February 15, 1984
- New York City, New York, USA(cancer)
Spouse
- Gretchen Cotton? - February 15, 1984 (his death, 3 children)
Children
Relatives
- Louis Long(Sibling)
Other works
He sang the role of Sportin' Life in Columbia Masterworks 1951 3-LP recording of the so-called "complete" version of "Porgy and Bess". (Actually, forty-five minutes were cut from the opera, as this was the standard edition used then.)
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