What sport did a star of 1976 blaxploitation film: "Dr. Black, Mr. Hyde" play professionally?
Dr. Black, Mr. Hyde Dr. Black, Mr. Hyde is a 1976 blaxploitation horror film loosely inspired by the novella, "The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde" by Robert Louis Stevenson. The film stars Bernie Casey and Rosalind Cash and was directed by William Crain, who had also directed the successful "Blacula" for American International Pictures in 1972. Along with Crain, the film was written by Larry LeBron and Lawrence Woolner with cinematography by Tak Fujimoto. The movie was filmed primarily in Los Angeles and at locations such as the Watts Towers. Along with other blaxpoitation films, "Dr. Black, Mr. Hyde" is filled with themes surrounding ideas of race, class, and black power, yet it is unique in that the film depicts these themes through the genre of horror.
Warren Oates Warren Mercer Oates (July 5, 1928 – April 3, 1982) was an American actor best known for his performances in several films directed by Sam Peckinpah, including "The Wild Bunch" (1969) and "Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia" (1974). He starred in numerous films during the early 1970s that have since achieved cult status, such as "The Hired Hand" (1971), "Two-Lane Blacktop" (1971), and "Race with the Devil" (1975). Oates also portrayed John Dillinger in the biopic "Dillinger" (1973) and as the supporting character U.S. Army Sergeant Hulka in the military comedy "Stripes" (1981), starring Bill Murray.