Lou Myers

Lou Myers

1935-09-26 Charleston, West Virginia 19 Credits

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...

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Dreams

Dreams

2013

as Mr. Harlan

3.8
Acting

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

It's Kind of a Funny Story

2010

as Jimmy

7.0
Acting

A clinically depressed teenager gets a new start after he checks himself into an adult psychiatric ward.

Lackawanna Blues

Lackawanna Blues

2005

as Ol' Po Carl

5.9
Acting

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!

Nobody Knows Anything!

2004

as Blue Smoke Jones

3.0
Acting

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

Acting

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

The Fighting Temptations

2003

as Homer T.

5.8
Acting

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

All About You

2001

8.7
Acting

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

The Wedding Planner

2001

as Burt Weinberg

5.9
Acting

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

Everything's Jake

2000

as Abe

Acting

A homeless man takes a newly homeless man under his wing and teaches him how to survive on the streets.

A Private Affair

A Private Affair

2000

as Lawrence

Acting

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

How Stella Got Her Groove Back

1998

as Uncle Ollie

5.8
Acting

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

Bulworth

1998

as Uncle Tyrone

6.3
Acting

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

Volcano

1997

as Pastor Lake

5.9
Acting

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

Tin Cup

1996

as Clint

6.1
Acting

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

The Piano Lesson

1995

as Wining Boy

7.2
Acting

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

The Passion of Darkly Noon

1995

as Quincy

5.7
Acting

Desire torments a former cultist taking refuge at the home of a scantily clad woman whose husband is away.

Cobb

Cobb

1994

as Willie

6.0
Acting

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

A Different World

1987

as Vernon Gaines

10.0
Acting

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

The First Breeze of Summer

1976

as Reverend Mosely

Acting

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 ...