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Adam Wade

Actor
Born March 17, 1935Died July 17, 2022 (87 years)
Patrick Henry Wade, known professionally as Adam Wade, is an American singer, musician and actor. Wade is perhaps most known for his stint as the host of the CBS game show Musical Chairs (1975), which noted him as the first Black game show host.
Known For
  • Claudine
  • The Super Globetrotters
  • Texas Lightning

Filmography

2004
Brother to Brother · as Sam, The Bartender
1990
Law & Order (TV Series) · as Noah
1989
True Blue (TV Series) · as Cast
1982
Kiss Me Goodbye · as Roscoe
1981
Texas Lightning · as Highway Patrolman
1981
Hill Street Blues (TV Series) · as Internal Affairs Officer
1979
The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo (TV Series) · as Jim Benedict
1979
The Super Globetrotters (TV Series) · as Louis 'sweet Lou' Dunbar / Gizmo (voice)
1979
The Dukes of Hazzard (TV Series) · as Dr. Homer Willis
1978
B.J. and the Bear (TV Series) · as Jim Benedict
1977
Sanford Arms (TV Series)
1976
Street Killing · as J.d. Johnson
1976
What's Happening!! (TV Series)
1975
Musical Chairs (TV Series) · as Host
1975
The Jeffersons (TV Series)
1974
1974
Police Woman (TV Series)
1974
Tony Orlando And Dawn (TV Series) · as Regular (1976)
1974
Claudine · as Owen
1974
Crazy Joe · as J.d.
1974
Good Times (TV Series)
1973
Kojak (TV Series) · as Roland Weeks
1973
Gordon's War · as Hustler
1972
Across 110th Street · as Patrolman
1972
1972
Sanford and Son (TV Series)
1971
Shaft · as Brother #1
1968
Adam-12 (TV Series) · as Ron Thompson
1966
Tarzan (1966) (TV Series)
1965
The F.B.I. (TV Series) · as Ellis Deavers
1951
Search for Tomorrow (TV Series) · as John Burroughs (1970)

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