Nick LaTour explained

Nick LaTour
Birth Name:Edgar Daniel Nixon Jr.
Birth Date:August 1, 1928
Birth Place:Montgomery, Alabama, U.S.
Death Date:February 28, 2011 (aged 82)
Death Place:Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Othername:Nick La Tour
Occupation:Actor
Yearsactive:1976 - 2011

Edgar Daniel Nixon Jr. (August 1, 1928[1]  - February 28, 2011),[2] better known by his stage name Nick LaTour, was an American television, film, and stage actor. LaTour was the son of African American civil rights leader Edgar Daniel Nixon and his wife, Alease Curry Nixon.[3] On February 28, 2011, LaTour died of cancer at the age of 82.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1976The JeffersonsReverend Perry1 episode
1976Good TimesReverend Gordon1 episode
1977Quincy, M.E.Wilson1 episode
1977What's Happening!!Reverend Bailey1 episode
1978KingMan #1 Miniseries
1978Baby, I'm BackJustice of the Peace
Minister
3 episodes
1979The White ShadowSkycap 1 episode
1985Berrenger'sJanitor1 episode
1986Highway to HeavenBill/Janitor1 episode
1987Big Bad Mama IIDoc Robey
1987–1990227New Guard
Reverend Pinckney
Guard
3 episodes
1988Fatal JudgmentEddie Television movie
1989In the Heat of the NightTravis Hawnwell 1 episode
1989Homer and EddieBar Customer
1990Beauty and the BeastClarence1 episode
1990Tales from the CryptDoctor 1 episode
1990Good Grief1 episode
1990Cold Dog SoupThe Bokor
1992Deep CoverRepublican Congressman
1993MartinMan in Audience #11 episode
1994SeinfeldAnna's grandfather1 episode
1994Ferris Wheel Operator 1 episode
1994Don Juan DeMarcoNicholas, the Doorman
1995Murder, She WroteCharlie 1 episode
1996EROld Man at Fire 1 episode
1996Hangin' with Mr. CooperMilkbone1 episode
1996Married... with ChildrenOld Man1 episode
1996Jingle All the WayCounterman Credited as Nick La Tour
1997SprungDancing Older Man
1997Living SingleChurch Man1 episode
1997NYPD BlueLee1 episode
1998The Gregory Hines ShowJunior 1 episode
1998The Steve Harvey ShowMr. Austin1 episode
1998The Jamie Foxx ShowSanta Claus1 episode
1999CluelessReverend Mayo1 episode
1999The Parent 'HoodOld Man1 episode
2000Touched by an AngelPepper1 episode
2000The DistrictBaptist Minister1 episode
2002The Rosa Parks StoryOld Boycott Man Television movie
2002Any Day Now1 episode
2003A.U.S.A.Fitzie1 episode
2004The Tracy Morgan ShowMr. Rooney1 episode
2008The Sarah Silverman ProgramMr. Ivy1 episode
2010Elevator GirlHarry Television movie
2011EagleheartHomeless Man1 episode

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nick LATOUR's Obituary on Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles Times.
  2. Web site: Singer/actor LaTour, 84, dies in Los Angeles. Okarmus. Matt. 2011-03-02. montgomeryadvertiser.com. 7 March 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110307001514/http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/article/20110302/NEWS01/103020336/Singer-actor-LaTour-84-dies-in-Los-Angeles. March 7, 2011. dead.
  3. Web site: E.D. Nixon. encyclopediaofalabama.org. December 6, 2009.