BLACQUE, Taurean 1941(?)–

PERSONAL

Original name, Herbert Middleton, Jr.; born May 10, 1941 (some sources say August 21, 1948), in Newark, NJ; married (divorced, 1966); children: (first marriage) Shelby (a model), Rodney (a model); 11 adopted children. Education: Attended the American Musical and Dramatic Academy.

Addresses: Agent —c/o GoresFields Agency, 10100 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 700, Los Angeles, CA 90067.

Career: Actor. Previously worked as a mailman.

Awards, Honors: Emmy Award nomination, outstanding supporting actor in a drama series, 1982, for Hill Street Blues.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Levi, House Calls, Universal, 1978.

Beyond Death's Door, 1978.

Lawyer, Rocky II, United Artists, 1979.

Hustler, The Hunter, Paramount, 1980.

Voice of Roscoe, Oliver and Company (animated), Buena Vista, 1988.

Captain Phillip Laidlaw, Deepstar Six (also known as Deep Star Six ), TriStar, 1989.

Les, Fled, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, 1996.

Mr. Wiggins, The Kudzu Christmas, Urban Works Entertainment, 2002.

Nowhere Road, 2002.

Television Appearances; Series:

Detective Neal Washington, Hill Street Blues, NBC, 1981–1987.

First Henry Marshall, Generations, NBC, 1989–1990.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Backstairs at the White House, NBC, 1979.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Jive, The $5.20 an Hour Dream, CBS, 1980.

Oscar, The Night the City Screamed, ABC, 1980.

William Harris, She Stood Alone, NBC, 1991.

Jonah Perry, Sr., Murder without Motive: The Edmund Perry Story (also known as Best Intentions ), NBC, 1992.

Eddie, Soul Survivors, 1995.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Nick, Frankie and Annette: The Second Time Around, NBC, 1978.

Barney, Alex and the Doberman Gang, NBC, 1980.

Carl Sebastian, Off Duty (broadcast as an episode of CBS Summer Playhouse ), CBS, 1988.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Presenter, 19th Annual NAACP Image Awards, NBC, 1987.

The 23rd Annual NAACP Image Awards, NBC, 1991.

Himself, NBC 75th Anniversary Special (also known as NBC 75th Anniversary Celebration ), NBC, 2002.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Mr. Donovan, "Saturday's Hero," What's Happening!!, ABC, 1976.

Honest Hank, "Fred the Activist," Sanford and Son, NBC, 1977.

Arthur Tatum, "Ex–Con Job," The Bob Newhart Show, CBS, 1977.

Voice of Chopper, "Breaker, Breaker," Good Times, CBS, 1977.

Dr. Stevens, "Hours of Desperation," Charlie's Angels, ABC, 1978.

Dunbar, Jr., "The Boarder," Good Times, CBS, 1978.

Policeman, "Bobby's Acting Career," Taxi, ABC, 1978.

Arthur Tatum, "Son of an Ex–Con Job," The Bob New-hart Show, CBS, 1978.

"Dear John," Paris, CBS, 1979.

"Delores, Of Course," White Shadow, CBS, 1979.

Mike, "Rent a Romeo/Matchmaker, Matchmaker/Y' Gotta Have Heart," The Love Boat, ABC, 1980, Just Men!, 1983.

Walter Pinkay, "Truth and Consequences," Gabriel's Fire, 1991.

Victor Dufoxe, "Poor Relations," In the Heat of the Night, CBS, 1994.

"The Taking of Pablum 1–2–3: Parts 1 & 2," Dream On, HBO, 1994.

Detective Wheeler, Savannah, The WB, 1996.

Also appeared as Chief Ray Trimble, John Grisham's The Client, CBS.

Stage Appearances:

(Broadway debut) The River Niger, Brooks Atkinson Theatre, 1973.

D. J., Welcome to Black River, Negro Ensemble Company, St. Mark's Playhouse, New York City, 1975.

Title role, Orrin, Negro Ensemble Company, St. Mark's Playhouse, 1975.

Luke, We Interrupt This Program …, Ambassador Theatre, New York City, 1975.

Lee, So Nice They Named It Twice, New York Shakespeare Festival, Public Theatre, New York City, 1975–1976.

Rashad, The Meeting, New Federal Theatre, Henry Street Settlement Playhouse, New York City, 1987.

Tyrone Washington, Bourbon at the Border, Alliance Theatre, Atlanta, GA, 1997.

Jacob Marley/Christmas Future, A Christmas Carol, Atlanta, GA, 2000.

Also appeared in The Amen Corner, Alliance Theatre; The Meeting; as Shealy, Jitney, Alliance Theatre.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

Ebony, December, 1990, p. 86.

Jet, March 15, 1993, p. 32.