Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs
Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs is an American actor and singer. He has appeared in a number of films and television programs, including Claudine (1974), Cooley High (1975), Roots (1977), Welcome Back, Kotter (1975), Bangers and Mash (1983), and The Jacksons: An American Dream (1992).
Lawrence's name, at least as shown in the credits of Welcome Back Kotter, was Lawrence-Hilton Jacobs.
Lawrence was born in New York City, New York, United States, the fifth child of nine to West Indian parents Hilton Jacobs (deceased 2009) and Clothilda Jacobs (deceased c. 2000). He attended Wilkes University for a short time before his acting career took off. He began his acting career in the summer of 1969 and graduated from the High School of Art and Design in 1971. Afterward, he studied acting with the world famous Negro Ensemble Company and the Al Fann Theatrical Ensemble. In 1975, he won the part of Freddie "Boom Boom" Washington on the ABC hit comedy series, Welcome Back, Kotter. Hilton-Jacobs starred in a few commercials over the years, including an early 1970s commercial for The United Negro College Fund.
Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 9.881 |
Birthday | 1953-09-04 |
Place of Birth | New York City, New York, USA |
Also Known As | Lawrence-Hilton Jacobs, Lawrence Hilton-Jacques, Lawrence Hilton Jacobs III, Lawrence H. Jacobs, Lawrence Hilton Jacobs, |
1992
Tuesday Never Comes
2/1
An Irish mercenary will stop at nothing to get the money owed to him for a job from an Italian-American drug lord.
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Tuesday Never Comes
1989
L.A. Vice
4.2/5
Detective Jon Louroy Chance investigates a string of murders in Los Angeles and uncovers a ruthless kidnapping scheme.
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L.A. Vice
2021
Escape from Death Block 13
6.081/31
After the death of his brother, Mick travels to America to seek Justice. Wrongly convicted of extortion and attempted murder, Mick is sent to Pleasant...
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Escape from Death Block 13
2007
Sublime
5.3/115
Admitted to Mt. Abaddon Hospital for a routine procedure, George Grieves discovers that his condition is much more serious and complicated than origin...
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Sublime
1989
Angels of the City
3.6/5
College girls dressed as hookers for a sorority initiation ceremony are kidnapped by pimps.
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Angels of the City
1975
Cooley High
6.9/57
In the mid-1960s, a group of high school friends who live on the Near North Side of Chicago enjoy life to the fullest...parties, hanging out, meeting...
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Cooley High
2020
Burning Sky
0/0
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Burning Sky
1997
Tidal Wave: No Escape
5.2/17
A retired and disgruntled scientist is brought out of retirement to explain why tidal waves are wiping out coastal communities. But is he part of the...
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Tidal Wave: No Escape
2009
Directors on Directing
0/0
A look at the development of film making and its contribution to the social and political times form the perspective of Black film makers.
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Directors on Directing
1974
Claudine
7/31
Claudine is a single mother in New York City who endures an exhausting commute to the suburbs where she works as a maid for wealthy families. In one c...
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Claudine
1989
Alien Nation
5.4/5
A bigoted human policeman in the L.A. of the future and his alien partner learn to live with each other's differences while attempting to solve a drug...
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Alien Nation
1985
Sky Captain
0/0
Like many Black and Latino teenagers in his neighborhood, Gerald Hart finds adventure and relief from the pressure of poverty and disappointment by le...
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Sky Captain
2020
The Perfect Mate
6/1
Hope (Brittany Lucio) is a control freak and a perfectionist and nothing would please her more than bringing the perfect Christian future husband home...
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The Perfect Mate
1991
Quiet Fire
5.4/5
Loner Jessie Palmer must piece together information from a growing body count, including the murder of his best friend, in order to bring down a corru...
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Quiet Fire
1988
Paramedics
2.7/3
Two paramedics are transferred to the nasty part of the city where a gang is killing people to sell their organs.
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Paramedics
1989
L.A. Heat
5/3
L.A. vice detective dreams of becoming a cowboy hero.
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L.A. Heat
2014
Airplane vs Volcano
4.6/83
When a commercial airliner is trapped within a ring of erupting volcanoes, the passengers and crew must find a way to survive - without landing.
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Airplane vs Volcano
1980
For the Love of It
3/1
An entrepreneur discovers a Russian plan for taking over the Middle East. He wants to use it to create a new video game but the KGB, the CIA and the F...
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For the Love of It
2014
Nocturnal Agony
0/0
A highly successful upper middle class woman with a loving family has her seemingly “perfect” world turned upside down when the hidden secrets from he...
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Nocturnal Agony
1978
The Comedy Company
0/0
An ex-comedian fights to keep a failing nightclub alive as a showcase for aspiring young comics.
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The Comedy Company
1978
Youngblood
4.2/5
An angry Vietnam veteran leads a Los Angeles street gang in a war on drug dealers.
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Youngblood
2001
Southlander: Diary of a Desperate Musician
4/2
Chance, a hapless Los Angeles musician is searching for the coveted Moletron synthesizer through the classified ad paper the "Southlander", and meetin...
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Southlander: Diary of a Desperate Musician
2005
30 Miles
5/3
An act of kindness leads to the destruction of two lives in just thirty miles, when a hitchiker and his ride let down their guards and reveal intimate...
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30 Miles
1974
Death Wish
6.899/840
After his wife is murdered by street punks, a pacifistic New York City architect becomes a one-man vigilante squad, prowling the streets for would-be...
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Death Wish
2015
The Christmas Gift
5.394/33
Ten-year-old Megan, who upon receiving a Secret Santa gift, is touched by its contents which end up having a huge impact on her life. Now a driven you...
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The Christmas Gift
2015
Playin' for Love
5/2
Coach Banks (Robert Townsend) is used to calling all the shots for his championship high school basketball team and in his own love life. But that’s a...
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Playin' for Love
2016
31
5.44/787
Five carnival workers are kidnapped and held hostage in an abandoned, Hell-like compound where they are forced to participate in a violent game, the g...
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31
1990
Chance
5/2
After a daring robbery of a jewelery store, the thieves accidentally let their loot fall into the unsuspecting hands of repo man and secret alcoholic...
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Chance
1985
The Annihilators
5.1/24
Upon his return from Vietnam, an ex-soldier finds his neighborhood has deteriorated badly, and is being terrorized by a vicious street gang. He calls...
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The Annihilators
2023
Family Portrait
0/0
Kamara takes a job at a family firm, sparking a sibling rivalry between brothers Martin and Allan Chamber.
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Family Portrait
1993
Indecent Behavior
4.4/10
Rebecca Mathis is a sex therapist. One of her patients is found dead. At first it is presumed he died of a heart attack...
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Indecent Behavior
2003
Killer Drag Queens on Dope
0/0
Killer Drag Queens on Dope is the wild story of Ginger and Coco, two dolls with a little secret... They're contract killers who work for a one-eyed lu...
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Killer Drag Queens on Dope
1990
Kill Crazy
3.8/11
Five Vietnam vets, on release from a mental hospital, think they're headed for a weekend camping trip. Instead they become target practice for an army...
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Kill Crazy
1993
Firepower
5/20
In the year 2007, crime has risen at an exponential rate. Once highly populated metropolises such as Los Angeles are no longer inhabitable. These citi...
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Firepower
2017
A Chance in the World
7.6/4
A Chance in the World is the unbelievable real life story of Steve, a wounded and broken boy destined to become a man of resilience and vision. From t...
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A Chance in the World
1989
East L.A. Warriors
4.8/13
As host of gladiator-style duels in which gangbangers battle to the death, East Los Angeles drug kingpin Chesare (Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs) capitalizes...
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East L.A. Warriors
1999
Mr. Right Now!
5/1
She's a single mother looking for a husband. He's a con man looking for his next victim. Together they board an emotional rollercoaster that can only...
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Mr. Right Now!
2016
Hollywont
3.5/2
Hollywont is an urban Entourage gone crazy! The film follows Davon, an aspiring African American screenwriter trying to make a name for himself in Hol...
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Hollywont
2020
Shooting Heroin
0/0
A small town community comes together to eradicate the heroin epidemic from its midst by whatever means necessary.
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Shooting Heroin
1984
On The Boulevard
0/0
Bourne's first fiction film, which stars Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs as an unemployed musician who falls for a dancer on the streets of Hollywood. - Wheel...
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On The Boulevard
1974
The Gambler
6.7/105
New York City English professor Axel Freed outwardly seems like an upstanding citizen. But privately Freed is in the clutches of a severe gambling add...
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The Gambler
2015
Mercy for Angels
0/0
Runaway Tracy is snatched from a dangerous L.A. neighborhood by sadistic thugs while searching for her homeless boyfriend. Her police detective mom ra...
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Mercy for Angels
2015
Tamales and Gumbo
0/0
A beautiful Latina and a lovable African-American try to survive the crazy cultural clashes between their families, as their wedding day nears.
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Tamales and Gumbo
The Therapy Sessions
0/0
Therapy Sessions is the story of a young woman hemmed in by her past. Diane Phillips continues to make the same mistakes in her quest for love and ac...
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The Therapy Sessions
2017
Dead Man Rising
0/0
When Daniel, a death row inmate, hears the horrors of previous executions using new experimental drugs, he pleads for access to information on how to...
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Dead Man Rising
2024
The Contract
0/0
A married couple enters into a contract to have a threesome and realizes what is most important to their marrage.
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