Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Lou Myers (September 26, 1935 – February 19, 2013) was an American actor. He was typically typecast as a grumpy old man, but he appeared in many movies, stage plays television sitcoms, and dramas. He got his first break as an understudy in the Broadway play, The First Breeze of Summer as Reverend Mosley. He is perhaps best known as the feisty Mr. Vernon Gaines in the sitcom A Different World. Myers was also an accomplished pianist. Myers was born in Cabin...
Known For
Complete Filmography
Dreams
2013
as Mr. Harlan
Mia dreams of singing, Quentin dreams of dancing, Paalo wants to mend the relationship with his daughter and Alonzo hopes to reconnect with his family...
It's Kind of a Funny Story
2010
as Jimmy
A clinically depressed teenager gets a new start after he checks himself into an adult psychiatric ward.
Lackawanna Blues
2005
as Ol' Po Carl
In a story fueled by rhythm and blues, a young boy's life is shaped by love and the stories of a cast of characters in the boarding house where he liv...
Nobody Knows Anything!
2004
as Blue Smoke Jones
Sarah thinks making a movie is easy. With the guidance of her screenwriter uncle, she goes on a wild journey into the world of Hollywood where she mee...
Sweet Oranges
2004
as Mr. King
Down on their luck, buddies Jamal (William L. Johnson) and Kenny (Benjamin Stephens) decide that the only way they can pluck themselves out of poverty...
The Fighting Temptations
2003
as Homer T.
Darrin Hill, a slick-talking but down-on- his-luck NYC advertising exec, returns to his hometown in Georgia to claim the inheritance his aunt left him...
All About You
2001
Two people run from the pain of their broken past. When they discover each other, they find themselves at a crossroad where the only thing that stands...
The Wedding Planner
2001
as Burt Weinberg
San Francisco's premiere wedding planner, Mary Fiore is rescued from an accident by the man of her dreams, pediatrician Steve Edison, only to find he ...
Everything's Jake
2000
as Abe
A homeless man takes a newly homeless man under his wing and teaches him how to survive on the streets.
A Private Affair
2000
as Lawrence
A woman who has confronted the sour side of success finds love and discovers herself in this made-for-TV drama. Nikka (Vanessa Bell Calloway) is a wri...
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
1998
as Uncle Ollie
Through good times and bad, Stella and Delilah have always had each other. Now, Stella's so busy building a life that she's forgotten how to really li...
Bulworth
1998
as Uncle Tyrone
A suicidally disillusioned liberal politician puts a contract out on himself and takes the opportunity to be bluntly honest with his voters by affecti...
Volcano
1997
as Pastor Lake
An earthquake shatters a peaceful Los Angeles morning and opens a fissure deep into the earth, causing lava to start bubbling up. As a volcano begins ...
Tin Cup
1996
as Clint
A washed up golf pro working at a driving range tries to qualify for the US Open in order to win the heart of his succesful rival's girlfriend.
The Piano Lesson
1995
as Wining Boy
1930's Pittsburgh, a brother comes home to claim "my half of the piano", a family heirloom; but his sister is not wanting to part with it. This is a g...
The Passion of Darkly Noon
1995
as Quincy
Desire torments a former cultist taking refuge at the home of a scantily clad woman whose husband is away.
Cobb
1994
as Willie
Al Stump is a famous sports-writer chosen by Ty Cobb to co-write his official, authorized 'autobiography' before his death. Cobb, widely feared and de...
A Different World
1987
as Vernon Gaines
A Different World is an American sitcom television series and a spin-off of The Cosby Show. It aired for six seasons on NBC from September 24, 1987, t...
The First Breeze of Summer
1976
as Reverend Mosely
A portrait of an African American working-class family, this stage production depicts an elderly grandmother's flashbacks to the affairs she had as a ...