Mainstream audiences may remember Antonio Fargas as the street smart informant, Huggy Bear from the 1970's television show Starsky and Hutch, but it's his roles in some of the most famous pop culture movies of the 1970's where his work is most prominent.
From Putney Swope to Next Stop Greenwich Village and from Foxy Brown to Car Wash, Antonio Fargas was a talent that was hard to miss. Most people didn't know his name, but his face was everywhere in the smaller budget films of that era. And his performances were always memorable.
Unlike a lot of the black actors from the 1970's, Antonio Fargas has remained active in movies and television, even though his recent roles have not brought him the exposure he once had.
He's still working, and because of that, I keep waiting for his big breakout movie or television performance. His past work has proven that he has the talent to be more well known, but history has shown that it probably will never happen. We can always hope, though.
From Putney Swope to Next Stop Greenwich Village and from Foxy Brown to Car Wash, Antonio Fargas was a talent that was hard to miss. Most people didn't know his name, but his face was everywhere in the smaller budget films of that era. And his performances were always memorable.
Unlike a lot of the black actors from the 1970's, Antonio Fargas has remained active in movies and television, even though his recent roles have not brought him the exposure he once had.
He's still working, and because of that, I keep waiting for his big breakout movie or television performance. His past work has proven that he has the talent to be more well known, but history has shown that it probably will never happen. We can always hope, though.
Antonio Fargas had a role on the hit TV show "Everybody Hates Chris" and was the pimp One-Eye in the 1975 concept film "Cornbread, Earl, And Me". Snoop Dogg would later play his character of Huggy Bear in the movie version of "Starsky And Hutch". What a wonderful actor. He was also in "I'm Gonna Git You Sucka" and it was funny! Great films from a great actor. Hey Tony, call me!
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