Charles McGregor

This article is about the actor Charles McGregor. For the British General, see Charles MacGregor.

Charles McGregor
Born	Charles McGregor September 1, 1922(1922-09-01) New York, New York, United States
Died	August 11, 1996(1996-08-11) (aged 73) Santa Clara, California, USA
Spouse	Carolyn Pryor (1980-1996)

Charles McGregor (September 1, 1922 – August 11, 1996) was an African American film actor probably best known for his role as Fat Freddie in Super Fly. In his youth, he spent a number of years in prison. During the 1970s, he became an actor and played supporting roles in several blaxploitation films. After his film career, he toured the United States and went to junior high schools and high schools, counseling children on the dangers of crime, drugs, and prison. In 1980, he married Carolyn Pryor. He wrote his autobiography, called Up From the Dead: The Charles McGregor Story with a woman named Sharon Sopher. He died on August 11, 1996.

Filmography

• The French Connection (1971) - Baldy (uncredited)
• Born to Win (1971) - Lethal Messenger
• The Ringer (1972)
• Super Fly (1972) - Fat Freddie
• Across 110th Street (1972) - Chink
• Blazing Saddles (1974) - Charlie
• Three the Hard Way (1974) - Charley
• That's the Way of the World (1975) - Mantan
• Take a Hard Ride (1975) - Cloyd
• Aaron Loves Angela (1975) - Duke
• The Baron (1977) - The Cokeman
• Andy Warhol's Bad (1971) - Detective Hughes

Sources

• http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0569970/bio
• http://movies2.nytimes.com/gst/movies/filmography.html?p_id=47525

External links

• Charles McGregor at the Internet Movie Database
• Up From the Dead: The Charles McGregor Story at Amazon

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Name	Macgregor, Charles
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Date of birth	September 1, 1922
Place of birth	New York, New York, United States
Date of death	August 11, 1996
Place of death	Santa Clara, California, USA