Rupert Crosse

Rupert Crosse (November 29, 1927 – March 5, 1973) was an American television and film actor noted as the first African American to receive a nomination for a Best Supporting Actor Academy Award — for his role in the 1969 adaptation of William Faulkner's The Reivers.

Rupert Crosse
Crosse (center) with Bill Cosby and Beah Richards on The Bill Cosby Show, 1970
Born(1927-11-29)November 29, 1927
DiedMarch 5, 1973(1973-03-05) (aged 45)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materBloomfield College
OccupationActor
Years active1959–1972
Spouse
Chris Calloway
(m. 19701973)
Children1
RelativesCab Calloway (father-in-law)
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