Stewart Byron Gilliam was born in a middle-class area of Detroit, the grandson of a church minister. He left home at the age of 14 to perform with a circus as ventriloquist in state fairs, then after a few years began to appear in clubs in Chicago. During his two-year service in the Korean War, he entertained troops as a ventriloquist. In the 1950s/60s he performed his act in clubs nationwide with black audiences, including the Apollo Theater in New York City. He sometimes performed for mixed-race shows, but in Southern states was prevented from appearing onstage at the same time as white performers. Finally, the Playboy Club circuit placed him before largely white crowds, including in the South.[2]
Gilliam co-starred in the CBS sitcom Roll Out during the 1973–74 season. Also starring Hilly Hicks, and featuring Ed Begley, Jr. and Garrett Morris, the series was set in France during World War II and was loosely based on the 1952 film Red Ball Express.
^ abSocial Security Death Index dates of birth and death, datalounge.com; accessed July 21, 2018.
^ abc"Stu Gilliam, comedian-actor, taught the Faith enthusiastically". The American Baháʼí. January–February 2014. Archived from the original on May 14, 2019.
^Match Game 73 (Episode 44) (September 13th, 1973) (Betty's Chance At Super Match?), retrieved 2022-09-25
gilliam, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, february, 2019, le. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Stu Gilliam news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message Stewart Byron Stu Gilliam July 27 1933 1 2 October 11 2013 was an American actor and stand up and TV comedian Stu GilliamGilliam top in Roll Out 1973 with Hilly Hicks BornStewart Byron Gilliam 1933 07 27 July 27 1933Detroit Michigan U S DiedOctober 11 2013 2013 10 11 aged 80 Ceske Budejovice Czech RepublicOccupation s Actor comedianSpouseVivian White Baravalle m 2007 wbr Biography EditStewart Byron Gilliam was born in a middle class area of Detroit the grandson of a church minister He left home at the age of 14 to perform with a circus as ventriloquist in state fairs then after a few years began to appear in clubs in Chicago During his two year service in the Korean War he entertained troops as a ventriloquist In the 1950s 60s he performed his act in clubs nationwide with black audiences including the Apollo Theater in New York City He sometimes performed for mixed race shows but in Southern states was prevented from appearing onstage at the same time as white performers Finally the Playboy Club circuit placed him before largely white crowds including in the South 2 Gilliam appeared on national television in the 1960s including The Ed Sullivan Show Playboy After Dark and The Dean Martin Show He did stand up work and TV and film appearances in the 1960s and 1970s In 1968 he was paired with Don Adams and Robert Culp in Get Smart as Agent Samuels really Kubacek a double agent in deep disguise in Die Spy a spoof of the television series I Spy He was the voice of Freddie Curly Neal on the Hanna Barbera cartoon series Harlem Globetrotters in the early seventies Gilliam was a panelist on the first season of the game show Match Game 73 3 episodes 41 45 and 51 56 4 Gilliam co starred in the CBS sitcom Roll Out during the 1973 74 season Also starring Hilly Hicks and featuring Ed Begley Jr and Garrett Morris the series was set in France during World War II and was loosely based on the 1952 film Red Ball Express He married Vivian Baravalle in 2007 and moved to her residence in the Czech Republic He died of a heart attack in Ceske Budejovice on October 11 2013 aged 80 1 failed verification He had been suffering from lung cancer and COPD He is buried in Borsov nad Vltavou 2 References Edit a b Social Security Death Index dates of birth and death datalounge com accessed July 21 2018 a b c Stu Gilliam comedian actor taught the Faith enthusiastically The American Bahaʼi January February 2014 Archived from the original on May 14 2019 Match Game 73 Episode 44 September 13th 1973 Betty s Chance At Super Match retrieved 2022 09 25 IMDB External links EditStu Gilliam at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Stu Gilliam amp oldid 1136184517, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
