Lou Myers

Biography

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Lou Myers (September 26, 1935 – February 19, 2013) was an American actor. He was typically typecast as a grumpy old man, but he appeared in many movies, stage plays television sitcoms, and dramas. He got his first break as an understudy in the Broadway play, The First Breeze of Summer as Reverend Mosley. He is perhaps best known as the feisty Mr. Vernon Gaines in the sitcom A Different World. Myers was also an accomplished pianist.

Myers was born in Cabin Creek, West Virginia, the son of Dorothy Jeffries (née Brown).

Myers died at the Charleston Area Medical Center in West Virginia after battling pneumonia for several months.

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Known For

Malcolm & Eddie

A Different World

Vernon Gaines

JAG

Wendell Freeman III

The Sentinel

Billy Cates

Eve

Deacon Peabody

Great Performances

Reverend Mosely

The Cosby Show

Mr. Davis

ER

Mr. Urman

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2013	Dreams	Mr. Harlan
2010	It's Kind of a Funny Story	Jimmy
2005	Lackawanna Blues	Ol' Po Carl
2004	Sweet Oranges	Mr. King
2004	Nobody Knows Anything!	Blue Smoke Jones
2003	The Fighting Temptations	Homer T.
2001	The Wedding Planner	Burt Weinberg
2001	All About You
2000	Everything's Jake	Abe
2000	A Private Affair	Lawrence
1998	How Stella Got Her Groove Back	Uncle Ollie
1998	Bulworth	Uncle Tyrone
1997	Volcano	Pastor Lake
1996	Tin Cup	Clint
1995	The Passion of Darkly Noon	Quincy
1995	The Piano Lesson	Wining Boy
1994	Cobb	Willie
1976	The First Breeze of Summer	Reverend Mosely

Year	TV Show	Role
2003	Eve	Deacon Peabody
2001	Philly
1998	Mama Flora's Family	Albie
1996	Malcolm & Eddie
1996	The Jamie Foxx Show
1996	The Sentinel	Billy Cates
1995	JAG	Wendell Freeman III
1994	ER	Mr. Urman
1993	The Sinbad Show
1993	Living Single
1993	Thea
1987	A Different World	Vernon Gaines
1984	The Cosby Show	Mr. Davis
1971	Great Performances	Reverend Mosely