Earl Billings

 Performance Credits

Earl Billings
East Texas Hot Links
World premiere
Black Dog Productions

The MET Theatre

Los Angeles, CA
August 1991
Boochie

EAST TEXAS HOT LINKS – (A Drama by Eugene Lee) Directed by Ed De Shae – Orginal production August 1991. — with Earl Billings, Brent M. Jennings, Richard Gant, Ellis “Skeeter” Williams, Ed De Shae, Loretta Devine, Adleane Hunter, BILL COBBS, Terrance Ellis, James Pickens Jr., and Eugene Lee in San Marcos, Texas.

Between Riverside and Crazy

Kenny Leon’s True Colors Theatre Company

Southwest Arts Center

Atlanta, GA
July 11 – August 6, 2017
performer
NO PLACE TO BE SOMEBODY
WACO THEATER CENTER  – Los Angeles CA

Written by Charles Gordone – Directed by Richard Lawson

2019

WACO Theater Center.

 

The cast of NO PLACE TO BE SOMEBODY includes Jeff Rolle Jr. (“Unsolved”), Terryl Daluz (Actor for Hire”), Taylor Leigh Edwards (Central Ave.), Kelly Tighe, Courtney Nichole, Robert Jekabson (BRIGHT), Earl Billings, Marianne Bourg, Jenna Skeva and Nicholas Teti.
The design team includes original sets by Carlos Flores, lights by Carolyn Gage, costumes by Maddison Carrol, sound, and original music by Marcus Norris. This will mark the first Broadway run for WACO Theater Center.

 

Filmography

Selected Earl Billings film and TV show credits:

Acting Credits

Free Agents, Polk, 2008
Miss Guided, Principal Phil Huffy, 2006
Something New, Edmond McQueen, 2005
Thank You for Smoking, Senator Dupree, 2004
Fat Albert, Mr. Mudfoot, 2004
Mr 3000, Lenny Koron, 2004
Christmas at Water’s Edge, Earl, 2003
American Splendor, Mr. Boats, 2002
Antwone Fisher, Uncle James Elkins, 1999
The Parkers, George West, 1997
Con Air, Guard #1, 1997
Living in Peril, Detective, 1996
Larger Than Life, Cop, 1996
The Fan, Shopkeeper, 1996
Moesha, Clayton, 1995
Crimson Tide, Rick Marichek, 1995
The Wayans Bros., Rick, 1994
Jimmy Hollywood, Police Captain, 1994
Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills, Eric’s Jury: Juror #2, 1994
Chicago Hope, Andrew’s Uncle Harold, 1994
South Central, Mayo Bonner, 1992
One False Move, McFeely, 1991
Home Improvement, Mike, 1990
New Attitude, Leon, 1989
Wired, Detective, 1989
Mancuso, FBI, 1988
Something Is Out There, Coroner, 1987
Stakeout, Captain Giles, 1986
The George McKenna Story, Mr. Rogers, 1985
Kids Don’t Tell, Terry, 1983
Bustin’ Loose, Man at Parole Office, 1981
Cagney & Lacey, Arthur Bundy, 1981
Hill Street Blues, Mr. Harv, 1979
Roots: The Next Generations, Henning Preacher, 1978
Youngblood, Bowling Alley Manager, 1977
Minstrel Man, George, 1976
J.D.’s Revenge, Capt. Turner, 1976
Good Times, Mr. Parker
LINKS:

http://blog.cleveland.com/top_entertainment/2007/12/growing_up_in_mount_pleasant_e.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earl_Billings

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0082467/

http://feedfliks.com/actor/earl-billings/2634

http://www.buddytv.com/info/earl-billings-info.aspx 

 

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ARCHIVIST, EDUCATOR, HISTORIAN, and ARTiST
Dale Ricardo Shields is a 2017 winner of The Kennedy Center/Stephen Sondheim Inspirational Teacher Award®, 2017 and 2015 Tony® award nominee for the Excellence in Theatre Education Award, the 2017 AUDELCO/"VIV" Special Achievement Award, 2020, 2021, and 2022 ENCORE AWARD / The Actors Fund and winner of the 2022.

Recently, he won the 2022 Legend Award from his alma mater Ohio University.

He is the 2021 winner of the Paul Robeson Award, presented (jointly) by the Actors Equity Association and the Actors Equity Foundation.

Research Accomplishments:
His extensive professional credits as a Director, Stage manager, and Actor (Broadway, Off-Broadway, Off-Off-Broadway, and Regional) As an actor he has appeared on Saturday Night Live, Another World, Guiding Light, The Cosby Show, and the ITV television series "Special Needs" and commercials and film.

Professor Shields is a member of the Actors Equity Association, Screen Actors Guild, the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, and the American Guild of Musical Artists performance unions and an associate member of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers.

He began his artistic academic career in New York City at Playwrights Horizon, The South Bronx Action Theatre, and Mind Builders, and then was invited to join the teaching staff at the Joseph Papp Public Theatre (New York Shakespeare Festival). He represented the United States for Theatre Young Audiences at the ASSITEJ Theatre Festival in London, England.

He has been a Professor and Visiting Artist at Ohio University, The College of Wooster, Denison University, Macalester College, Randolph- Macon College, Susquehanna University, and SUNY Potsdam.

He holds B.F.A and M.F.A, Degrees from Ohio University.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dale_Ricardo_Shields [Career]