Members KateW Posted August 11, 2012 Members Share Posted August 11, 2012 http://news.yahoo.com/malcolm-x-actor-albert-freeman-jr-dies-78-031617702.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members quartermainefan Posted August 11, 2012 Members Share Posted August 11, 2012 How sad. The article is sort of light on details, but I hope it wasn't a long and suffering illness. Is he the first oldtime cast member of OLTL to pass away? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FrenchFan Posted August 11, 2012 Members Share Posted August 11, 2012 Oh RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted August 11, 2012 Members Share Posted August 11, 2012 Doris Belack passed away last year. Sorry to hear this. I wish he'd been able to be back on OLTL one last time. Agnes Nixon broke new ground casting actors like Lillian Hayman, Al Freeman, and Ellen Holly. Freeman was so cool and had such quiet authority. A brilliant actor. I posted this old interview in an OLTL thread a few years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vee Posted August 12, 2012 Members Share Posted August 12, 2012 Damn. His performance in Malcolm X as Elijah Muhammed is a testament to his incredible versatility as an actor, and should be seen by everyone. I always thought he had great chemistry with Judith Light as Karen, too, but a soap was never going to go there in the 1970s (and rarely still in 2012). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ChitHappens Posted August 12, 2012 Members Share Posted August 12, 2012 RIP Al! You were one of the finest! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members teplin Posted August 12, 2012 Members Share Posted August 12, 2012 He brought such dignity to his performance on OLTL (and in Malcolm X). When I think of Ed Hall, I think of quiet authority, understated emotion and absolute honesty. Soaps have seen very few characters of this ilk since Freeman left One Life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members melador Posted August 14, 2012 Members Share Posted August 14, 2012 Judith Light's twitter about Al Freeman Jr.: JudithLight@JudithLight Al freeman Jr. amazing man,extraordinary actor,a joy 2 work with on the soap opera OLTL. He will be missed. Rip dearest Al. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members soapfave06 Posted August 14, 2012 Members Share Posted August 14, 2012 That was nice of Judith. I was wondering if anyone from the show was going to say something given how long he was there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ann_SS Posted August 15, 2012 Members Share Posted August 15, 2012 I remember him from Malcolm X and other roles (never saw him on OLTL). He was a very talented underused actor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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