page_title: Rupert Crosse
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caption_attribution_description: Bill Cosby &#160;(1937&#8211;)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Alternative names William Henry Cosby, Jr.DescriptionAmerican performance artist, writer, author and activistDate of birth 12 July 1937 Location of birth Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Work period1962-presentWork location United States of AmericaAuthority control : Q213512 VIAF:&#8201;110901829 ISNI:&#8201;0000 0001 0788 0184 LCCN:&#8201;n82052577 NAID:&#8201;10570342 NLA:&#8201;35432033 WorldCat creator QS:P170,Q213512 Photo of Bill Cosby as Chet Kincaid with Rupert Crosse and Beah Richards from the television program The Bill Cosby Show.
context_page_description: Rupert Crosse was an American television and film actor noted as the first African American to receive a nomination for a Best Supporting Actor Academy Award — for his role in the 1969 adaptation of William Faulkner's The Reivers.
context_section_description: Rupert Crosse (November 29, 1927 – March 5, 1973) was an American television and film actor noted as the first African American to receive a nomination for a Best Supporting Actor Academy Award — for his role in the 1969 adaptation of William Faulkner's The Reivers.
caption: Crosse (center) with Bill Cosby and Beah Richards on The Bill Cosby Show, 1970
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