Biography
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Lou Myers (September 26, 1935 – February 19, 2013) was an American actor. He was typically typecast as a grumpy old man, but he appeared in many movies, stage plays television sitcoms, and dramas. He got his first break as an understudy in the Broadway play, The First Breeze of Summer as Reverend Mosley. He is perhaps best known as the feisty Mr. Vernon Gaines in the sitcom A Different World. Myers was also an accomplished pianist.
Myers was born in Cabin Creek, West Virginia, the son of Dorothy Jeffries (née Brown).
Myers died at the Charleston Area Medical Center in West Virginia after battling pneumonia for several months.
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Filmography
Cast Credits

Dreams
Character: Mr. Harlan
MOVIE • 2013

It's Kind of a Funny Story
Character: Jimmy
MOVIE • 2010

Lackawanna Blues
Character: Ol' Po Carl
MOVIE • 2005

Nobody Knows Anything!
Character: Blue Smoke Jones
MOVIE • 2004
Sweet Oranges
Character: Mr. King
MOVIE • 2004

The Fighting Temptations
Character: Homer T.
MOVIE • 2003

Eve
Character: Deacon Peabody
TV • 2003

Philly
Character:
TV • 2001

All About You
Character:
MOVIE • 2001

The Wedding Planner
Character: Burt Weinberg
MOVIE • 2001

Everything's Jake
Character: Abe
MOVIE • 2000

A Private Affair
Character: Lawrence
MOVIE • 2000
Mama Flora's Family
Character: Albie
TV • 1998

How Stella Got Her Groove Back
Character: Uncle Ollie
MOVIE • 1998

Bulworth
Character: Uncle Tyrone
MOVIE • 1998

Volcano
Character: Pastor Lake
MOVIE • 1997

The Jamie Foxx Show
Character: Rubberneck Watson
TV • 1996

Malcolm & Eddie
Character:
TV • 1996

Tin Cup
Character: Clint
MOVIE • 1996

The Sentinel
Character: Billy Cates
TV • 1996