- Christopher St. John
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Christopher St. John Other names Chris St. John Occupation Actor, film director, film producer and screenwriter Years active 1968–1988 Christopher St. John (sometimes credited at Chris St. John) is an African-American film and television actor. He is also a film producer, film director and screenwriter. He also played a minor role in Remington Steele.
Career
Between 1968 and 1988, he appeared in eight film and television productions. He is best known for playing the role of Ben Buford in the blaxploitation film, Shaft (1971).
In addition to appearing as George Lattimer in Top of the Heap (1972), he also wrote, directed and produced the film.[1] The film was entered into the 22nd Berlin International Film Festival.[2]
References
- ^ "NY Times: Christopher St John". NY Times. http://movies.nytimes.com/person/112410/Christopher-St-John/filmography. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
- ^ "IMDB.com: Awards for Top of the Heap". imdb.com. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0180254/awards. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
External links
Categories:- African American film actors
- African American film directors
- African American screenwriters
- African American television actors
- American film producers
- Living people
- American screen actor stubs
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