Ralph Wilcox
Ralph Wilcox (born January 30, 1950) is an American actor and director who has appeared in many movies and guest roles on television series during his career in Hollywood, dating to the early 1970s. Some of his most memorable roles include "Jammin' Jim" Jenkins on the Emerald Cove segments of The Mickey Mouse Club, Mason Freeman in seaQuest 2032, and Mugambi in Tarzan: The Epic Adventures. He played the role of Uncle Henry in the original Broadway production of The Wiz.
He wrote, directed, and produced The Lena Baker Story (2008), which chronicled the life of Lena Baker, a 43-year-old African-American mother of three who was convicted of capital murder and executed in 1945 by the electric chair in Georgia. She received a full pardon in 2005.
Acted in
Black Lightning
2018
as Marsellus
Sheena
2000
as Zanabu
Palmetto
1998
as Judge
To Love, Honor and Deceive
1996
as Detective Barnes
A Different Kind of Christmas
1996
as Doctor Nichols
Tarzan: The Epic Adventures
1996
as Mugambi
Tarzan: The Epic Adventures
1996
as Mugambi
Second Noah
1996
Her Deadly Rival
1995
Tad
1995
as Watts
Death in Small Doses
1995
as Trial Judge
A Passion for Justice: The Hazel Brannon Smith Story
1994
as Sam
seaQuest DSV
1993
as Mason Freeman
Silent Victim
1993
as C. Ray Thompson
Cop and ½
1993
as McPhail
Super Force
1990
Superboy
1988
Matlock
1986
Brothers
1984
Off the Wall
1983
as Johnny Hammer
MegaForce
1982
as Zac
Gimme a Break!
1981
One in a Million
1980
Knots Landing
1979
as Director
Archie Bunker's Place
1979
More American Graffiti
1979
as Felix
The White Shadow
1978
as Jackie Patton
Busting Loose
1977
The Tony Randall Show
1976
What's Happening!!
1976
The River Niger
1976
as Al
Joe Forrester
1975
Big Eddie
1975
Claudine
1974
as Young Brother
The Super Cops
1974
as John Hayes
Good Times
1974
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974
as Director
Happy Days
1974
Gordon's War
1973
as Hit Man
Columbo
1971
as Chef