About
Composer and actor who rose to mainstream fame for portraying Collie Forbes on the TV sitcom Amen.
Before Fame
He worked as a choir conductor for various choirs on Broadway.
Trivia
"Mary's Boy Child" was his Christmas jingle, one of the very few to be written by an African American and be accepted.
Family Life
He married Isabelle Margaret Swanigan in 1912.
Associated With
He was in Family Matters with Jaleel White.
