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Moses Gunn Net Worth

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Updated on August 31, 2026



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Moses Gunn net worth is
$850,000

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Moses Gunn (October 2, 1929 – December 16, 1993) was an American actor. An Obie Award-winning stage player, he co-founded the Negro Ensemble Company in the 1960s. His 1962 Off-Broadway debut was in Jean Genet's The Blacks, and his Broadway debut was in A Hand is on the Gate, an evening of African-American poetry. He was nominated for a 1976 Tony Award as Best Actor (Play) for The Poison Tree and played Othello on Broadway in 1970. 

Net Worth$850,000
Date Of BirthOctober 2, 1929
Died1993-12-16
Place Of BirthSt. Louis, Missouri, USA
OccupationActor
ProfessionActor
SpouseGwendolyn Mumma Landes
NicknamesMoses Gunn, Gunn, Moses
Star SignLibra
#Quote
1"When you talk about actors in film who are black, for a long time, the only one out there at the box office was Sidney Poitier. Now there are three or four, but not many more".
#Fact
1He died from complications of asthma in Guilford, Connecticut on December 16, 1993.
2At one time he taught speech and drama at Grambling College in Louisiana to save money to go to New York and act on stage.
3The eldest of seven children of a laborer.
4Did not start acting until he was 32 years old.
5Was a graduate of Tennessee State University.
6Studied in the speech and drama graduate program at The University of Kansas from 1959 t0 1961, but did not received his M.A. from KU until returning in 1989 to complete his graduate degree work. In 2008, his widow, Gwen, donated much of his career memorabilia to KU, where it is now displayed.
7Father of Justin Moses.
8A formidable Obie-winning stage player, he co-founded "The Negro Ensemble Company" in the 1960s.
9Was to play Judge Richard Farris in The Stand (1994), but was replaced by Ossie Davis when he died.

Actor

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Homicide: Life on the Street1993-1996TV SeriesRisley Tucker
No Room for Opal1993TV MovieWilliard
Memphis1992TV MovieTio Wiggins
Brother Future1991TV MovieIsaac
Perfect Harmony1991TV MovieZeke, the Caretaker
Gabriel's Fire1990TV SeriesBishop Cecil Dobbs
Murder Times Seven1990TV MovieSam Paxton
Tales from the Crypt1990TV SeriesUncle Ezra Thornberry
Equal Justice1990TV SeriesRobert Marshal James
The Cosby Show1989TV SeriesJoe Kendall / Dr. Lotus
Amen1989TV SeriesBenjamin Tillman
A Man Called Hawk1989TV SeriesOld Man
The Luckiest Man in the World1989Voice
The Women of Brewster Place1989TV SeriesBen
Dixie Lanes1988Isaac
Leonard Part 61987Giorgio Francozzi
Bates Motel1987TV MovieHenry Watson
Hill Street Blues1987TV SeriesMarvin Sloan
Heartbreak Ridge1986Sgt. Webster
Hotel1986TV SeriesAlbert
Highway to Heaven1985TV SeriesTed Tilley
Certain Fury1985Dr. Lewis Freeman
American Playhouse1984-1985TV SeriesHannibal / Heavy Williams
The House of Dies Drear1984TV MovieRiver Lewis Darrow
Firestarter1984Doctor Pynchot
The NeverEnding Story1984Cairon
Father Murphy1981-1983TV SeriesMoses Gage
Amityville II: The Possession1982Detective Turner
Ragtime1981Booker T. Washington
The Contender1980TV Mini-SeriesGeorge Beifus
The Ninth Configuration1980Maj. Nammack
Salvage 11979TV SeriesYaffert Boratu
Vega$1978TV SeriesDomo
Maude1978TV SeriesRev. James Buick
Remember My Name1978Pike
Quincy M.E.1977TV SeriesBen McDade
Switch1977TV SeriesAlexo
Good Times1977TV SeriesCarl Dixon
Roots1977TV Mini-SeriesKintango
Law of the Land1976TV MovieJacob
Great Performances1976TV SeriesMilton Edwards
Aaron Loves Angela1975Ike
Movin' On1975TV SeriesOtis Andrews
Rollerball1975Cletus
Cornbread, Earl and Me1975Benjamin Blackwell
The Jeffersons1975TV SeriesMonk Davis
Amazing Grace1974Welton J. Waters
The Cowboys1974TV SeriesJebediah Nightlinger
The Wide World of Mystery1973-1974TV SeriesJoe Mattingly
The Iceman Cometh1973Joe Mott
Kung Fu1973TV SeriesIsaac Montola
Assignment: Vienna1973TV SeriesVasamumbo
If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band1972TV MovieMr. Miller
Haunts of the Very Rich1972TV MovieSeacrist
Shaft's Big Score!1972Bumpy Jonas
The Hot Rock1972Dr. Amusa
McCloud1972TV SeriesMorgan
Eagle in a Cage1972General Gourgaud
Hawaii Five-O1971TV SeriesWilly Stone
Shaft1971Bumpy Jonas
Wild Rovers1971Ben
The Sheriff1971TV MovieCliff Wilder
The Great White Hope1970Scipio
WUSA1970Clotho
Carter's Army1970TV MoviePvt. Doc Hayes
The F.B.I.1969TV SeriesJohn Shepard
What's So Bad About Feeling Good?1968uncredited
Of Mice and Men1968TV MovieCrooks
Nothing But a Man1964Mill Hand
East Side/West Side1964TV Series

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Michael Landon: Memories with Laughter and Love1991Video documentaryHimself
20th NAACP Image Awards1988TV SpecialHimself - Presenter
60 Millionen für Phantásien - Wie die 'unendliche Geschichte' ins Kino kam1984TV Movie documentaryCairon - Empress' Servant (uncredited)
The 20th Annual Obie Awards1975TV SpecialHimself - Winner

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Won Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
1982Image AwardImage AwardsBest Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Motion PictureRagtime (1981)

Nominated Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
1977Primetime EmmyPrimetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Single Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Drama SeriesRoots (1977)
1971Image AwardImage AwardsOutstanding Actor in a Motion PictureShaft (1971)

Known for movies

Cairon

The NeverEnding Story (1984)
as Cairon

Bumpy Jonas

Shaft (1971)
as Bumpy Jonas

Sgt. Webster

Heartbreak Ridge (1986)
as Sgt. Webster

Booker T. Washington

Ragtime (1981)
as Booker T. Washington

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