Willard Earl Pugh (born June 16, 1959) is an American actor with numerous film and television credits. He has appeared in notable mainstream Hollywood films such as The Color Purple and Air Force One as well as genre films such as RoboCop 2 and Mil Mascaras vs. the Aztec Mummy. In the latter film his excellence as an ensemble actor was specifically cited by PopMatters film critic Bill Gibron. Pugh was a voice actor for one of the California Raisins, and appeared in an episode of the cult-classic The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!.
Pugh taught broadcasting and film classes at Chaffey College for 11 years in Rancho Cucamonga in the early 1990s.
Pugh was born in Memphis, Tennessee, the son of Pearlie (née Harris) and Henry Minor Pugh and graduated from Hamilton High School.Willard E. Pugh Biography (1959-)
Films
1982: Divided We Fall - Runaway Slave 1984: The Hills Have Eyes Part II - Foster 1984: Toy Soldiers - Ace 1985: Moving Violations - Jeff Roth 1985: Stand Alone - Macombers 1985: The Color Purple - Harpo Johnson 1986: Blue City - Leroy 1986: Native Son - Gus 1987: Amazon Women on the Moon - Speaking Cop (segment "Video Date") 1987: Made in Heaven - Guy Blanchard / Brian Dalton 1988: Traxx - Deeter 1990: RoboCop 2 - Mayor Kuzak 1991: Guyver - Col. Castle 1991: A Rage in Harlem - Claude X 1991: Ambition - Freddie 1991: Pretty Hattie's Baby 1992: Eddie Presley - Nick 1993: CB4 - Trustus 1994: Puppet Master 5: The Final Chapter - Jason 1995: Under the Hula Moon - Duane 1997: Air Force One - White House Communications Officer 1998: Spoiler - Bounty #2 1998: Progeny .... Eric Davidson 1998: High Freakquency - Dale 2000: Up Against Amanda - Officer Wharton 2000: Today's Life - The PR Man 2001: The Big Leaf Tobacco Company - Mr. Franklin 2007: Mil Mascaras vs. the Aztec Mummy - Police Chief 2008: Kings of the Evening - Henry Nicholson 2008: Loved Ones - Captain Strader 2012: Making Change - Manager 2014: McTaggart's Fortune - Sgt. Leonard Forte
References
External links
Mil Mascaras vs. the Aztec Mummy Official Page PopMatters review of Mil Mascaras vs. the Aztec Mummy