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Stan Sha 'Santini' is By David Baker in Gnmocock Film Critic When he was a teenager, Stan "I Shaw was teaching Chicago's C< rookie policemen the art ot selt- th defense. His aspirations to become w a bodyguard dissipated, however, & when he discovered acting as an outlet for his emotions. h He doesn't research his w characters, however, as many " actors do. "Put me in an en- w vironment," he said, "give me my h lines, and I can deal with it. I don't n have to live something to relate to I n. a Shaw's first major role was in the touring company of Hair (he later transferred to the Broadway production). That led to a series of o roles in black exploitation films, which, in turn, brought him to the w attention of John Bradham, who cast him as "Esquire Joe" in The ' Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars 9 and Motor Kings, his first hit. ^ . tl Most people know Shaw, however, through his outstanding work in television's Roots: The s Next Generation and in Sidney J. fi Furie's highly-acclaimed The Boys fi j? I 1 ? it v?^ Tj* K' Wk BBS Duvall and Pratt r* wvM coupon wkfmifim offers hngaffl clips, ibsiibttis" sa ve aSiSji iiiliiiiiiiiiiii i I Jr THE FAMIL1 jMgwiNESj B COUPON EXPIRI I I WST THEFAMtLY iCSI^DEUCAT r Mi WD mm MM 4305 FT. JACKSON BLVD. AT OPEN MON. THRU SAT. 7 A MHHHBHBHBMDMHHMHHBHi iw's char< '100 perc Company C. Company C, Sha^ lid, didn't make a lot of mone !>ecause of the merchandising. jmpany C messed up becaus ey tried to sell it as a crazj acky, Vietnam version < His role in the picture is one < is favorites, Shaw said, because ras made in the Phillipine That's the only place in the wor 'here Americans are still heroes e said. The nicest people I've ev< let in my life were the Phillipin* met in Manila. They'd ( nything for you." Shaw's other favorite role is th; f Toomer, Ben Meechum starded friend, in The Gre< antini. He likes Toomer becau; f the character's simplicity. "F as 100 percent people," Sha aid. "He was uncomplicated ar e was...truth. He wasn't trying ain anything from life other the ast being himself. He w i hildlike and innocent and loroughly enjoyed that." Coming up with Toomer tuttering voice was a great deal jn, Shaw said. "I have a couple 'iends who stutter. I kind of to Duvall an 'Pratt OKeef vmmm Pa 15.5 ? Gallon ? Keg 4&P St BEER) E& 11/1/74 nwwmHHMwaiH mart) FR ESSEN ) i2Pi. ^ Buck 7^*" ~ of Delici< Fried Ch W COUPON DEVINE STREET TIL 12 PM SUNDAY 1 1 acter in :ent people' n them that I was doing a film and y that I had to stutter in it. Then I sat both of them down and said 'Now, e both of you talk to me, because I'm ' > going to use one of your voices.' )f | "They tried to impress me - it wajs ute iumuesi mmg?oy irying to out-stutter one another." of While some people have init terpreted Toomer as an "Uncle s. Remus" type of role, Shaw doesn't Id think so, though he readily admits t" that there are not very many good jr roles for blacks. "It's definitely a 3s problem," he said. io "When you look at an actor like James Earl Jones, you see he has to do a television series. If James at ' Earl Jones was a white actor, 's they'd have him doing two films a at year. The calibre of actor he is - if >e he was a white - they'd have him le doing something worth Oscar w contention every year. iu i IICI c die uiuuaciiiua ui guuu to ! scripts. There are hundreds of in black writers who are really good, as but it's up to the studio to say we'll I do this or we won't. It's really a question of money. "It's sickening that that's the s way the industry is at present, but of it'll change. It's going to take some of time, but it'll change,and I plan on Id being a part of that change." |jnn mm J ntlHI M mw 1 d Pratt, Mayor Chambers with e and Danner cup & SAVE SH _ a * [=1 IDST Hue KIDDOn y KRISPY [| IED CHICKEN th FREE 32 oz Coke jj I EXPIRES 11/1/79 I i V7S4* i your i -7 Hfmmm Stan Shaw HALLOW / mr?' / \ Peanuts - Popcorn - Cotton Car CROMER'S P-NU 1235 Assembly Street, Columbia, S. 1 ^ 9 t 00 off any large H One coupon per pizza. |H Offer good Saturday ar / Sunday only. H@ Expires November 2 Fast, free delivery 1124 Devine St. Phone: 256-815' iSk EEN it\o^s ^e-up Ca^ Cos""nes ^ idy - Candy Apples nrr? t^v 1 ?, IINL.. C , Phone 779 2290 1 ^ I ?JLJ