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Zoneboy · 07-05-2017, 06:23 PM

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WE REMEMBER Ji-Tu Cumbuka: Veteran Actor Who Starred in ‘Roots’ Dies at 77

Submitted by Tene' CroomJuly 5, 2017

Ji-Tu means "giant" in Swahili and Cumbuka means "to remember."

*Ji-Tu Cumbuka, who gained critical acclaim as the “Wrestler” in Alex Haley’s 1977 award winning TV miniseries “Roots” and also for the ‘Toothless Gambler’ in the classic “Harlem Nights” movie passed away at 2:40 a.m. ET on July 4th in Atlanta, Georgia. He was 77 years old.

The world has lost a truly great actor and warrior of all times,” his family said about the “A Giant to Remember” author who spent more than 40 years in Hollywood playing opposite numerous stars including Eddie Murphy and Sophia Loren.

Ji-Tu was a good friend of beloved late actor Richard Pryor and appeared with him in three films: “Harlem Nights,” “Moving,” and “Brewster’s Millions.”

The movie that secured his fame was the 1968 Jules Dassin directed “Uptight” starring Raymond St. Jacques and Ruby Dee. This would be the first time he would appear on the big screen with his younger brother, Robert Holyfield.

Regulus · 07-06-2017, 03:51 AM

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