James Bond III (born 1966) is an actor and filmmaker known for writing, directing, producing and starring in the 1990 horror film Def by Temptation, as well as starring in the television films The Sky Is Gray (1980), Booker (1984), and Go Tell It on the Mountain (1985).[1]
James Bond III | |
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| Born | 1966 (age 57–58) New York City, US |
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| Years active | 1977–? |
Early life and career
editBond was born in Harlem, New York, in 1966.[2] After he portrayed a pimp[3] in a school play at age 8, Bond's parents found a talent agent for Bond, which led to him earning a role as Doc, one of the pre-teen protagonists in the NBC television series The Red Hand Gang.[2]
Partial filmography
editTelevision
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref(s) |
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| 1977 | The Love Boat | Theodore Dennison Jr. | Episode: "Lost and Found/The Understudy/Married Singles" | [2] |
| 1977 | The Red Hand Gang | Doc | 12 episodes | [2] |
| 1978–1980 | The Waltons | Josh Foster | 2 episodes | [2] |
| 1979 | Wonder Woman | T. Burton Phipps III | Episode: "The Man Who Could Not Die" | [2] |
| 1980 | Vegas | Joey | Episode: "The Hunter Hunted" | [2] |
| 1980 | The Sky Is Gray | James | Television film | [2] |
| 1981 | B. J. and the Bear | Louis | Episode: "Beauties and the Beasts" | [2] |
| 1981 | ABC Afterschool Special | Joel Garth | Episode: "The Color of Friendship" | [3] |
| 1985 | Go Tell It on the Mountain | John | Television film | [2][4] |
Film
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref(s) |
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| 1979 | The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh | Tyrone Millman | [2][4] | |
| 1990 | Def by Temptation | Joel Garth | Also writer, director, and producer | [4] |
References
edit- ^ Reid, Mark A. (2005). Black Lenses, Black Voices: African American Film Now. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 64. ISBN 978-0-7425-2641-9.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Donalson, Melvin (2003). Black Directors in Hollywood. University of Texas Press. p. 256. ISBN 978-0292701793.
- ^ a b "The TV Kids". Ebony. Vol. XXXVII, no. 5. March 1982. p. 88. ISSN 0012-9011. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
- ^ a b c Moline, Karen (September 3, 1990). "Bond—James Bond (III)". New York. Vol. 23, no. 34. p. 14. ISSN 0028-7369. Retrieved February 20, 2024.