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Allen Williams (Roots)
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In the movie Roots episode 3 there is a actor with the name Allen Williams and in Night Rider and Magnum, P.I. but this actor is not the same and i can't find nothing about the Allen Williams from Roots only at Night Rider and Magnum, P.I. can sombody tell me if this actor is the same or a birth year for one of the Allen Williams.????
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The more prolific actor appears to be Allen Victor Lee Williams III (See: here)

His credits are here.

I cannot find much on the actor from roots. He is only credited on one website that I can find so it may have been a bit part.

I cannot find a date of birth for either actor.
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Oy, no birthdate on either one and Allen Victor Lee Williams III appears to nearly always be credited as Allen Williams. The answer appears to be fairly obvious but it does go against what we are supposed to do vis a vis Common Name.

Beyond this I think I will stay out of this one.

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Thats the only Allen Williams i can find somthing about but it's not him from the movie Roots
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0930006/
Allen Williams is call Robert Calvert in the Roots movie if thats is a clue
What can i do to separate this 2 actor without birth year on one of those actor.

Thats is the Allen Williams from Night Rider or Magnum P.I.
Yes his name is Allen Victor Lee Williams III can i contribute this name to separate the actors.???
http://www.filmreference.com/film/76/Allen-Williams.html

Telecine on the link i got from filmreference.com its looks like its the same person you got from the 2 link on IMDb. ?
and i got this link but Allen Williams its not on the actor list
http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/R/htmlR/roots/roots.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roots_%28TV_miniseries%29#Cast
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Quoting ruben.:
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Thats the only Allen Williams i can find somthing about but it's not him from the movie Roots
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0930006/
Allen Williams is call Robert Calvert in the Roots movie if thats is a clue
What can i do to separate this 2 actor without birth year on one of those actor.

Thats is the Allen Williams from Night Rider or Magnum P.I.
Yes his name is Allen Victor Lee Williams III can i contribute this name to separate the actors.???
http://www.filmreference.com/film/76/Allen-Williams.html

Telecine on the link i got from filmreference.com its looks like its the same person you got from the 2 link on IMDb. ?
and i got this link but Allen Williams its not on the actor list
http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/R/htmlR/roots/roots.htm


I said the apparent answer was obvious, ruben. Bingo. But I will still stay out of it.  The CLT would dictate Allen Williams is the Common Name, he never appears to have been billed as Allen Victor Lee Williams III, yet there is no birth year, thus the only method to separate the two is as you mentioned or hinted at.
Allen Victor Lee Williams III (credited As Allen Williams) , but that is against the rules so....

Personally speaking, ruben I have no problem with it, if Ken and Gerri agree. Unless someone has a better idea..<shrugs>

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I don't know if this will be of any help?
Allen Williams played Adam Wilson in the majority of episodes of Lou Grant and he also frequently performed offscreen voices on the show. At one point he was included in publicity photos along with the regulars, but he was never listed as a regular in the opening credits.

This how he looks now:

Actors Robert Walden, Linda Kelsey and Ed Asner (L-R) pose at the Paley Center for Media's "Lou Grant" television show reunion in Beverly Hills, California November 16, 2007. "Lou Grant" was a 1970s-80s drama set in the newsroom of a daily newspaper with Asner portraying the gruff newspaper editor Lou Grant. Shown background are Daryl Anderson and Allen Williams.

Allen Williams tuition The Actor's Playpen

Allen Williams Biography
no birthday? He is also a director and not this director: Chris Allen Williams, Director


but we have his agent:
Shapiro-Lichtman
8827 Beverly Blvd
West Hollywood, CA 90048
district: West Hollywood

Tel. +1 310.859.8877
If anyone is in the neighbourhood: map
Sources for one or more of the changes and/or additions were not submitted. Please include the sources for your changes in the contribution notes, especially for cast and crew additions.
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I'll think about it, Giga, I have never done this type of thing before and I am sure the agent will think I am some sort of crackpot. LOL, I have several hours to noodle on it.

Yeah, yeah, I know, go ahead and have your fun.

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If Martin would make the call that would be expensive (long distance by mobile)
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I wil be back i got to go to work now see you later 
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