Charles McGregor

Charles McGregor
Born	Charles McGregor September 1, 1922 New York City, New York, United States
Died	August 11, 1996 (aged 73) Santa Clara, California, USA
Years active	1971-1977
Spouse(s)	Carolyn Pryor (1980-1996)

Charles McGregor (September 1, 1922 – August 11, 1996) was an African American actor, best known for his role as Fat Freddie in Super Fly. In his youth, he spent a number of years in prison. During the 1970s, he became an actor and played supporting roles in several blaxploitation films. After his film career, he toured the United States and went to junior high schools and high schools, counseling children on the dangers of crime, drugs, and prison. In 1980, he married Carolyn Pryor. He wrote his autobiography, called Up From the Dead: The Charles McGregor Story with Sharon Sopher. He died on August 11, 1996.

Filmography

• The French Connection (1971) - Baldy (uncredited)
• Born to Win (1971) - Lethal Messenger
• The Ringer (1972)
• Super Fly (1972) - Fat Freddie
• Across 110th Street (1972) - Chink
• Come Back Charleston Blue (1972)- Bartender
• Gordon's War (1973) - Drug dealer on subway station platform
• Hell Up in Harlem (1973) - Charles MacGuire
• Blazing Saddles (1974) - Charlie
• Three the Hard Way (1974) - Charley
• That's the Way of the World (1975) - Mantan
• Take a Hard Ride (1975) - Cloyd
• Aaron Loves Angela (1975) - Duke
• The Baron (1977) - The Cokeman
• Andy Warhol's Bad (1977) - Detective Hughes

Sources

• http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0569970/bio
• http://movies2.nytimes.com/gst/movies/filmography.html?p_id=47525

External links

• Charles McGregor at the Internet Movie Database
• Up From the Dead: The Charles McGregor Story at Amazon