In his time was considered one of the most popular Black actors of stage and screen from the 1920s to the early 1950s starring in close to 30 films. He started his career as one of the members of the famed acting group The Lafayette Players. In 1926, he first starred in independently produced silent productions "The Flying Ace" and "Black Gold." In 1927, he starred in legendary Black film-maker Oscar Micheaux's "The Millionaire" and then in 1928 ...
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Black Moon
As Kala, the priest
While Thousands Cheer
As Green
The Millionaire
Bargain with Bullets
The Duke Is Tops
As Doc Dorando (as Lawrence Criner)
Miracle in Harlem
As Albert Marshall
The Gang's All Here
As Ham Shanks
Up Jumped the Devil
As Sheriff
Midnight Shadow
As Prince Alihabad
The Flying Ace
As Capt. Billy Stokes
The Jackie Robinson Story
As Minister - Reverend Carter (uncredited)
Gang War
As Lew Baron (as Lawrence Criner)
Four Shall Die
As Roger Fielding
Pigmeat's Laugh Hepcats
Mr. Smith Goes Ghost
Life Goes On
As Bull Connors
What a Guy
Gang Smashers
As Gat Dalton
Am I Guilty?
As Trigger Bennett
King of the Zombies
As Dr. Couillie
Freckles Comes Home
As Roxbury B. Brown, III
Black Gold