James Bond III

James Bond III
Born{{Birth year and age|1964
New York City, US
Occupations
  • Actor
  • filmmaker
Years active1977–1990

James Bond III (born December 31, 1966) is an actor and filmmaker known for writing, directing, producing and starring in the 1990 horror film Def by Temptation, as well as starring in the television films The Sky Is Gray (1980), Booker (1984), and Go Tell It on the Mountain (1985).

Early life and career

Bond was born in Harlem, New York, in 1966. After he portrayed a pimp in a school play at age 8, his parents found a talent agent for him, which led to him earning a role as Doc, one of the pre-teen protagonists in the NBC television series The Red Hand Gang.

Partial filmography

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref(s)
1977 The Love Boat Theodore Dennison Jr. Episode: "Lost and Found/The Understudy/Married Singles"
1977 The Red Hand Gang Doc 12 episodes
1978–1980 The Waltons Josh Foster 2 episodes
1979 Wonder Woman T. Burton Phipps III Episode: "The Man Who Could Not Die"
1980 Vegas Joey Episode: "The Hunter Hunted"
1980 The Sky Is Gray James Television film
1981 B. J. and the Bear Louis Episode: "Beauties and the Beasts"
1981 ABC Afterschool Special Joel Garth Episode: "The Color of Friendship"
1985 Go Tell It on the Mountain John Television film

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref(s)
1979 The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh Tyrone Millman
1988 School Daze Da Fella Monroe
1990 Def by Temptation Joel Garth Also writer, director, and producer

References

  1. ↑ Reid, Mark A. (2005). Black Lenses, Black Voices: African American Film Now. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 64. ISBN 978-0-7425-2641-9.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Donalson, Melvin (2003). Black Directors in Hollywood. University of Texas Press. p. 256. ISBN 978-0292701793.
  3. 1 2 "The TV Kids". Ebony. Vol. XXXVII, no. 5. March 1982. p. 88. ISSN 0012-9011. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 Moline, Karen (September 3, 1990). "Bond—James Bond (III)". New York. Vol. 23, no. 34. p. 14. ISSN 0028-7369. Retrieved February 20, 2024.