Roscoe Orman*

Stepin Fetchit

Roscoe Orman*

Roscoe Orman (Stepin Fetchit) makes his MTC debut in Fetch Clay, Make Man. He is a 50-year veteran of stage, film and television. Widely known for his four decades as “Gordon” on Sesame Street, Orman, an Audelco Award winner and a five-time nominee, played Gabriel in the original Broadway production of Fences. Other theater credits include Whose Got His Own, Duplex, Fabulous Miss Marie, Everynight When The Sun Goes Down, Great McDaddy, Sixteenth Round, Last Street Play, Talented Tenth, Do Lord Remember Me, Driving Miss Daisy, Jitney and The Confessions of Stepin Fetchit, to name a few. Films include Willie Dynamite (title role), F/X, Follow That Bird, New Jersey Drive, Striking Distance, Elmo In Grouchland and Jeremy Fink And The Meaning of Life. On television, he was Tyrone in All My Children and has made numerous guest appearances, including Sanford and Son, Kojak, A Man Called Hawk, Law & Order, Cosby, Sex and the City, The Wire and Alpha House.

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