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In Remembrance: Robert DoQui
Robert DoQui,
the actor best known to genre fans as the gruff Sgt. Reed in the
three Robocop films, has passed away on February 9, 2007 in
Los Angeles, CA. He was 74.
Born in 1934 in
Stillwater, Oklahoma, DoQui attended Langston University and served
in the Air Force before embarking on an acting career. His first
film role was a small part in Taffy And The Jungle Hunter
(1965). Other early film appearances include Clarence The
Cross-eyed Lion, The Cincinnati Kid (both 1965), The
Fortune Cookie (1966) and The Man (1972).
One of his most
noteable early roles was as the pimp King George in the 1973
blaxploitation classic Coffy, opposite Pam Grier. DuQui also
worked on a trio of films for director Robert Altman- Nashville
(1975), Buffalo Bill And The Indians (1976) and Short
Cuts (1993).
His television
work includes appearances on such series as Gunsmoke, I
Dream Of Jeanie, Happy Days, Maude and E.R..
DuQui served
for ten years on the Board of Directors for the Screen Actors Guild.
His last film was 2001’s Glam. |
