@celebrity.death.s: Anthony Chisholm born April 9, 1943 was an actor who played Burr Redding on the HBO television series Oz for three seasons. He appears in the films Premium Rush and Chi-Raq. He was born and grew up in Cleveland. Chisholm was drafted into the Army in 1964 and served as a platoon leader in Vietnam. He married Valerie Moore in 1972 which ended in divorce. Chisholm married Gloria Nixon in 1979 which also ended in divorce. He was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Supporting Actor in a play, for his role of Elder Joseph Barlow in August Wilson's Radio Golf. He also performed on Broadway in August Wilson's Gem of the Ocean in the role of "Solly Two Kings", and Two Trains Running in the role of "Wolf". He is a winner of both the Drama Desk Award and the Obie Award for August Wilson's Jitney, which enjoyed a ten-month run in New York City. He is also the recipient of the NAACP Theatre Award, the AUDELCO Award, the Ovation Award, and the I.R.N.E. Award. He also received nominations for the Drama Desk Awards Drama League Award Joseph Jefferson Award Ovation Award NAACP Theatre Awards and AUDELCO Award He died on Friday october 16th 2020 at his home in Montclair, N.J. He was 77. Jeremy Katz, of the talent management agency the Katz Company, announced his death. The cause was not specified.

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