Al Freeman Jr.: Al Freeman Jr.. Actor: Malcolm X. Al Freeman, Jr. was an actor and director who was the first African American to win a Daytime Emmy Award for acting. His most famous role was that of Police Captain Ed Hall in the soap opera One Life to Live (1968), which brought him the Emmy in 1979. He was a regular on the soap from 1972 through 1987, and appeared off and...
Known For: Malcolm X (Elijah Muhammad), One Life to Live (Capt. Ed Hall), Castle Keep (Pvt. Allistair Piersall Benjamin), Roots: The Next Generations (Malcolm X)