Jessie Lawrence Ferguson obit

'Boyz n the Hood'Dirty Cop Actor Jessie Lawrence FergusonDead at 76

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Jessie Lawrence Ferguson, the actor who played the dirty cop in "Boyz n the Hood," is dead ... TMZ has learned.

Jessie's son, Jace, tells us ... he died Friday night at their home in Palmdale, California. Jace says he found his dad next to his bed with the TV on, and it comes as a shock because he was spry and seemed healthy in the days leading up to his death.

Jace says, "He was a strong, beautiful intelligent black man and he wanted the best for his son and all people."

Law enforcement tells us it was a natural death, nothing suspicious. We do not know the cause of death.

Check out the scene ... Jessie's character, Officer Coffey, puts a gun to the throat of a black man and says, "You think you're tough? I could blow your head off right now. That's why I took this job."

Jessie appeared in other movies, including "The Chosen One," "The Presidio" and "Prince of Darkness."

As you know, the famed director of "Boyz n the Hood," John Singleton, is currently in a coma in at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in L.A. following a stroke last week. He's been in ICU for 10 days. A war has erupted between John's mom, Shelia Ward, and daughter Cleopatra.

Shelia has asked a judge to appoint her temporary conservator, saying her son suffered a major stroke and is unable to conduct important business affairs, so she wants the power to step in. Cleopatra says the stroke isn't as bad as Sheila says, and believes the mom is trying to drain the estate.

As for Jessie, he was 76. RIP.

Actor

"The Chosen One", written and directed by Phillip Christon

The Chosen One

6.7

Short

The Magus

1995

 

Maria Pitillo, Glenn Frey, and Aries Spears in South of Sunset (1993)

South of Sunset

7.8

TV Series

(as Jessie Ferguson)

1993

1 episode

 

To Protect and Serve (1992)

To Protect and Serve

4.8

Becker

1992

 

Swamp Thing (1990)

Swamp Thing

6.3

TV Series

Duchamp

1992

1 episode

 

Cuba Gooding Jr., Ice Cube, and Morris Chestnut in Boyz n the Hood (1991)

Boyz n the Hood

7.8

Officer Coffey (as Jesse Ferguson)

1991

 

James McDaniel, Anne Bobby, and David Gianopoulos in Cop Rock (1990)

Cop Rock

4.4

TV Series

Jerome Brewster

1990

1 episode

 

Liam Neeson in Darkman (1990)

Darkman

6.4

Eddie Black

1990

 

The Spring (1990)

The Spring

5.0

Somoley

1990

 

Sarah Jessica Parker, Debrah Farentino, James Wilder, George DiCenzo, Jane Kaczmarek, Kathleen Lloyd, Barry Miller, Joe Morton, and Jon Tenney in Equal Justice (1990)

Equal Justice

6.2

TV Series

Minister

1990

1 episode

 

Mike Hammer: Murder Takes All (1989)

Mike Hammer: Murder Takes All

6.1

TV Movie

John McNiece

1989

 

Sean Connery and Mark Harmon in The Presidio (1988)

The Presidio

6.0

Pilot at Travis AFB

1988

 

Linda Hamilton and Ron Perlman in Beauty and the Beast (1987)

Beauty and the Beast

7.0

TV Series

Roy Ocala (as Jessie Ferguson)

1987

1 episode

 

Prince of Darkness (1987)

Prince of Darkness

6.7

Calder

1987

 

Michael Dorn, Jonathan Frakes, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, LeVar Burton, and Patrick Stewart in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)

Star Trek: The Next Generation

8.7

TV Series

Lutan

1987

1 episode

 

CBS Summer Playhouse (1987)

CBS Summer Playhouse

6.3

TV Series

Colonel Ntsunge

1987

1 episode

 

The Supernaturals (1986)

The Supernaturals

4.1

Recruit #2

1986

 

Long Time Gone (1986)

Long Time Gone

6.5

TV Movie

Man

1986

 

Neon Maniacs (1986)

Neon Maniacs

5.0

Carson

1986

 

Barbara Billingsley, Tony Dow, and Jerry Mathers in The New Leave It to Beaver (1983)

The New Leave It to Beaver

5.8

TV Series

Dr. Maxwell

1985

1 episode

 

Denzel Washington, Ed Begley Jr., David Morse, Howie Mandel, Cynthia Sikes, Ellen Bry, William Daniels, and Ed Flanders in St. Elsewhere (1982)

St. Elsewhere

8.0

TV Series

1985

1 episode

 

Robin Wright, Judith Anderson, Valorie Armstrong, Melissa Reeves, Robert Alan Browne, Paul Burke, Ismael 'East' Carlo, Margarita Cordova, Nicolas Coster, Lane Davies, Richard Eden, Gina Gallego, Linda Gibboney, Andrea Howard, Ava Lazar, A Martinez, Todd McKee, John Allen Nelson, Rupert Ravens, Julie Ronnie, Kerry Sherman, Louise Sorel, Jonna Leigh Stack, Marcy Walker, and Dane Witherspoon in Santa Barbara (1984)

Santa Barbara

5.7

TV Series

M.P. Wilcox (as Jessie L. Ferguson)

1985

1 episode

 

George Peppard, Mr. T, Dirk Benedict, and Dwight Schultz in The A-Team (1983)

The A-Team

7.5

TV Series

Navarro

1985

1 episode

 

Jeff Goldblum, Ellen Barkin, Christopher Lloyd, Peter Weller, and John Lithgow in The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension

6.2

Black Lectroid Commander

1984

 

Stella Stevens and Tamara Dobson in Amazons (1984)

Amazons

4.4

TV Movie

Baker

1984

 

Pierce Brosnan and Stephanie Zimbalist in Remington Steele (1982)

Remington Steele

7.3

TV Series

Max Cronin

1984

1 episode

 

Anne Baxter, James Brolin, and Connie Sellecca in Hotel (1983)

Hotel

6.4

TV Series

Nairobi Business Man

1983

1 episode

 

Pernell Roberts in Trapper John, M.D. (1979)

Trapper John, M.D.

6.6

TV Series

Locksmith

1983

1 episode

 

Good-bye Cruel World (1982)

Good-bye Cruel World

4.4

Rev. Mike (as Jesse Laurence Ferguson)

1982

 

Blind Tom: The Story of Thomas Bethune (1981)

Blind Tom: The Story of Thomas Bethune

Short

(as Jessie Ferguson)

1981

 

Robert Clohessy, Michael Warren, and Bruce Weitz in Hill Street Blues (1981)

Hill Street Blues

8.2

TV Series

Panhandler

1981

1 episode

 

Gene Hackman, Dennis Quaid, and Barbra Streisand in All Night Long (1981)

All Night Long

5.5

Jacob Horowitz

1981

 

Gil Gerard and Erin Gray in Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979)

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

6.9

TV Series

Lieutenant Rekoff

1980

1 episode

 

The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh (1979)

The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh

5.3

Jackhammer Washington

1979

 

The Onion Field (1979)

The Onion Field

6.8

Gamblin' Man

1979

 

Starsky and Hutch (1975)

Starsky and Hutch

7.0

TV Series

Fingers

1979

1 episode