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Joel Fluellen

Highest Rated: 100% You're in the Navy Now (1951)

Lowest Rated: 43% The Great White Hope (1970)

Birthday: Dec 1, 1907

Birthplace: Monroe, Louisiana, USA

Joel Fluellen began his acting career appearing in various films, such as "White Pongo" (1945), the John Garfield crime adaptation "Force of Evil" (1948) and "His Kind of Woman" (1951) with Robert Mitchum. He also appeared in "Perils of the Jungle" (1953), "Jungle Gents" (1954) with Leo Gorcey and the crime feature "Riot in Cell Block 11" (1954) with Neville Brand. He kept working in film throughout the fifties, starring in the Dan Dailey comedic adaptation "Oh, Men! Oh, Women!" (1957), the horror feature "Monster From Green Hell" (1958) with Jim Davis and "Run Silent, Run Deep" (1958). He also appeared in the Sidney Poitier dramatic adaptation "Porgy and Bess" (1959). Film continued to be his passion as he played roles in "The Great White Hope" (1970), the crime flick "Thomasine & Bushrod" (1974) with Max Julien and the Peter O'Toole adaptation "Man Friday" (1975). He also appeared in the Walter Matthau adventure "Casey's Shadow" (1978) and the comedy "Butch and Sundance: The Early Days" (1979) with William Katt. Fluellen more recently appeared in "Freedom Road" (1979-1980). Fluellen passed away in February 1990 at the age of 82.

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Highest rated movies

100% 35% You're in the Navy Now
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90% 86% The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
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90% 86% A Raisin in the Sun Watchlist
87% 65% The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars and Motor Kings
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80% 71% Casey's Shadow
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80% 73% The Chase
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76% 87% The Learning Tree
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71% 78% Porgy and Bess
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63% 49% The Jackie Robinson Story
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63% 56% Roustabout
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Filmography

Movies

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80% 71% Casey's Shadow Jimmy Judson (Character) - 1978
87% 65% The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars and Motor Kings Mr. J.C. Holland (Character) - 1976
90% 86% The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman Unc Isom (Character) - 1974
No Score Yet 62% Thomasine & Bushrod Nathaniel (Character) - 1974
No Score Yet No Score Yet A Dream for Christmas Arthur Rogers (Character) - 1973
No Score Yet 56% Skin Game Abram (Character) - 1971
43% 67% The Great White Hope Tick (Character) - 1970
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Sheriff Charley Dobey (Character) - 1970
76% 87% The Learning Tree Uncle Rob (Character) - 1969
80% 73% The Chase Lester Johnson (Character) - 1966
63% 56% Roustabout Cody Marsh (Character) - 1964
No Score Yet No Score Yet He Rides Tall Dr. Sam (Character) - 1964
90% 86% A Raisin in the Sun Bobo (Character) - 1961
71% 78% Porgy and Bess Robbins (Character) - 1959
No Score Yet 40% The Decks Ran Red Pete (Character) - 1958
No Score Yet 10% Monster From Green Hell Arobi (Character) - 1957
No Score Yet No Score Yet Lucy Gallant Summertime (uncredited) (Character) - 1955
No Score Yet 25% Sitting Bull Sam (Character) - 1954
No Score Yet No Score Yet Perils of the Jungle Kenny (Character) - 1953
100% 35% You're in the Navy Now Officer's Club Waiter (Character) - 1951
63% 49% The Jackie Robinson Story Mack Robinson (Character) - 1950
No Score Yet No Score Yet No Time for Romance Drums Miller (Character) - 1948

TV

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No Score Yet No Score Yet Barnaby Jones Unknown (Guest Star) 1976
No Score Yet No Score Yet Apple's Way Rev. Lowell (Guest Star) 1974
No Score Yet 80% Columbo Charles (Guest Star) 1971
No Score Yet No Score Yet Mod Squad Boots (Guest Star) 1968
No Score Yet No Score Yet My Three Sons Unknown (Guest Star) 1968
No Score Yet No Score Yet Mannix Sam Bailey (Guest Star) 1968
No Score Yet No Score Yet Iron Horse Unknown (Guest Star) 1966 1968
No Score Yet No Score Yet Tarzan Bwanichi (Guest Star) 1966-1967
No Score Yet No Score Yet Cimarron Strip Unknown (Guest Star) 1967
No Score Yet No Score Yet Gidget Officer (Guest Star) 1966
No Score Yet 100% The Wild, Wild West Unknown (Guest Star) 1965
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Dick Van Dyke Show Roger Johnson (Guest Star) 1965
No Score Yet No Score Yet Alfred Hitchcock Hour Unknown (Character) 1965
No Score Yet No Score Yet Ben Casey Charles Bennett Crane (Guest Star) 1963-1964
No Score Yet No Score Yet One Step Beyond Unknown (Character) 1959
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Adventures of Jim Bowie Joseph (Guest Star) 1956