Alan Weeks obit

 Actor Alan Weeks Has Died

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Broadway veteran Alan Weeks died at the age of 67 on October 10, his family announced. Among his numerous theatrical credits were Ain’t Misbehavin', The Wiz and Funny Girl.

Weeks was born in 1948 in Brooklyn. He made his Broadway debut just 10 years later in The Body Beautiful. He then performed in the 1961 revival of The Octoroon and went on to dance in the ensemble of multiple musicals in his teenage years, including Funny Girl, Hallelujah, Baby! and George M! His additional credits on stage included starring roles in Rockabye Hamlet, The Tap Dance Kid and Big Deal. In 1992, he directed and choreographed the musical revue The High Rollers Social and Pleasure Club. On screen, he appeared in The French Connection, Truck Turner and Shaft.

Later in his career, Weeks served as Director of the Capital District Student Outreach Program through the NAACP and as a teacher and adjunct professor for the Albany City School District and Russell Sage College.

Weeks is survived by his wife Sara, sons Brinan and Christian Jack and daughters Demera and Eva Weeks.

 

Actor

Victoria Principal, Barbara Bel Geddes, Patrick Duffy, Larry Hagman, Charlene Tilton, Jim Davis, Linda Gray, and Steve Kanaly in Dallas (1978)

Dallas

7.1

TV Series

Judge G. Thomas

1991

2 episodes

 

Hull High (1990)

Hull High

7.9

TV Series

Coach Barkley

1990

1 episode

 

Bill Paterson in Traffik (1989)

Traffik

8.4

TV Mini Series

1989

1 episode

 

Brighton Beach Memoirs (1986)

Brighton Beach Memoirs

6.8

Andrew

1986

 

Deborah Raffin in Claudia (1985)

Claudia

6.2

Musician 2

1985

 

Debbie Allen, Lee Curreri, Cynthia Gibb, Erica Gimpel, Bill Hufsey, Carlo Imperato, Valerie Landsburg, and Gene Anthony Ray in Fame (1982)

Fame

7.0

TV Series

Vernon Johnson

1984

1 episode

 

Great Performances (1971)

Great Performances

7.9

TV Series

Tweedledee

1983

1 episode

 

Without a Trace (1983)

Without a Trace

7.1

Reporter (as Allan Weeks)

1983

 

Doris Belack, John Del Regno, Sam McMurray, Vic Noto, Thomas Quinn, Ron Silver, Alan Weeks, and Cindy Weintraub in Baker's Dozen (1982)

Baker's Dozen

6.6

TV Series

O.K. Otis Kelly

1982

6 episodes

 

The Rubber Gun Squad

TV Movie

Jerome

1977

 

Angie Dickinson in Police Woman (1974)

Police Woman

6.6

TV Series

Michaels

1975

1 episode

 

Truck Turner (1974)

Truck Turner

6.9

Jerry

1974

 

Lost in the Stars (1974)

Lost in the Stars

6.3

Matthew

1974

 

Jim Kelly in Black Belt Jones (1974)

Black Belt Jones

6.2

Toppy

1974

 

Willie Dynamite (1974)

Willie Dynamite

6.3

Photographer (uncredited)

1974

 

Robert Forster, David Birney, and Richard E. Kalk in Police Story (1973)

Police Story

7.5

TV Series

T Bone

1973

1 episode

 

Kate Jackson, Georg Stanford Brown, Sam Melville, and Michael Ontkean in The Rookies (1972)

The Rookies

6.8

TV Series

Craig

1972

1 episode

 

Gene Hackman and Marcel Bozzuffi in The French Connection (1971)

The French Connection

7.7

Pusher

1971

 

Richard Roundtree in Shaft (1971)

Shaft

6.6

Gus

1971

 

Robert Reed and E.G. Marshall in The Defenders (1961)

The Defenders

8.0

TV Series

Alan

Ben Gibbs

1962

2 episodes

 

Additional Crew

Superfights (1995)

Superfights

5.7

dialogue coach

1995

 

Soundtrack

Debbie Allen, Lee Curreri, Cynthia Gibb, Erica Gimpel, Bill Hufsey, Carlo Imperato, Valerie Landsburg, and Gene Anthony Ray in Fame (1982)

Fame

7.0

TV Series

performer: "We Stand"

performer: "That's What I'm Dancin' About", "We Stand"

1984–1985

2 episodes