Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs
Actor, Film actor
1953 –
Who is Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs?
Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs is an American actor and singer. He has appeared in a number of films and television programs, including Claudine, Cooley High, Roots, Welcome Back, Kotter, Bangers and Mash, and The Jacksons: An American Dream. He is sometimes credited as Lawrence-Hilton Jacobs.
Hilton-Jacobs was born in New York City, New York, United States, the fifth child of nine children to parents Hilton Jacobs and Clothilda Jacobs. He attended Wilkes University for a short time before his acting career took off. He began his acting career in the summer of 1969 and graduated from the High School of Art and Design in 1971. Afterward, he studied acting with the world famous Negro Ensemble Company and the Al Fann Theatrical Ensemble. In 1975, he won the part of Freddie "Boom Boom" Washington on the ABC hit comedy series, Welcome Back, Kotter. Hilton-Jacobs starred in a few commercials over the years, including an early 1970s commercial for The United Negro College Fund. He also sang on Rick James' 1981 album Street Songs. Later in his career, he appeared in the 1989-1990 science fiction TV series Alien Nation as Sgt. Dobbs, an LAPD detective.
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- Born
- Sep 4, 1953
New York City - Also known as
- Lawrence-Hilton Jacobs
- Lawrence Hilton-Jacques
- Lawrence Hilton Jacobs III
- Larry
- Parents
- Ethnicity
- African American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Wilkes University
- Lived in
- New York City
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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