Ralph Wilcox (born January 30, 1951) is an American actor and director who has appeared in many movies and guest roles on television series during his career in Hollywood, dating to the early 1970s. Some of his most memorable roles include "Jammin' Jim" Jenkins on the Emerald Cove segments of The Mickey Mouse Club, Mason Freeman in seaQuest 2032, and Mugambi in Tarzan: The Epic Adventures. He played the role of Uncle Henry in the original Broadway production of The Wiz.
He wrote, directed, and produced The Lena Baker Story (2008), which chronicled the life of Lena Baker, a 43-year-old African-American mother of three who was convicted of capital murder and executed in 1945 by the electric chair in Georgia. She received a full pardon in 2005.
Partial filmography Actor Gordon's War (1973) .... Black hit man Crazy Joe (1974) .... Sam Maude (TV) (The Runaway) (1974).... Hinkley The Super Cops (1974) .... John Hayes Claudine (1974) .... Young Brother Big Eddie (TV) (1975) (main character) .... Raymond McKay The River Niger (1976) .... Al Good Times (1977) .... Robert Busting Loose (TV) (1977) (regular character) .... Raymond St. Williams The Wiz (1978) .... Uncle Henry / Crow / Field Mouse / Lord High Underling What's Happening!! (TV) (2 episodes) (1976–1978).... Allan, Danny Domino Buffalo Soldiers (TV) (1979) .... Oakley More American Graffiti (1979) .... Felix One in a Million (TV) (1980) (Main Character) .... Duke Happy Days (TV) (2 episodes) (1978–1981) .... Jason Davis Megaforce (1982) .... Zac Off the Wall (1983) .... Johnny Hammer Columbo: Columbo Cries Wolf (TV) (1990) .... Chief White Lie (TV) (1991) .... Len Madison Sr. Stompin' at the Savoy (TV) (1992) .... Herman Emerald Cove .... James "Jammin' Jim" Jenkins Cop and a Half (1993) .... Detective Matt McPhail China Moon (1994) .... Ballistic Technician Fortune Hunter (TV) (1994) .... President Savimbe Matlock (TV) (4 episodes) (1993–1995) Saved by the Light (TV) (1995) .... Dr. Tomasson seaQuest DSV (TV) (1995/1996) (Series Regular) .... Mason Freeman Last Dance (1996) .... Warden Rice Tarzan: The Epic Adventures (TV) (1996).... Mugambi A Different Kind of Christmas (TV) (1996) .... Doctor Nichols Palmetto (1998) .... Judge From the Earth to the Moon (TV mini-series) (1998) .... V.I.P. The Last Marshal (1999) .... Lukowski Sheena (TV) (Sanctuary) (2001)
Director, writer and producer The Lena Baker Story (2008) Christmas in the Smokies Dallas Bullock (2015)
Trivia Appeared alongside fellow seaQuest actress Karen Fraction on two other occasions, first in Palmetto and in an episode of Sheena, called "Sanctuary".
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