Erik Kilpatrick
Encyclopedia
Erik Kilpatrick is an American
actor
who is best known for playing Curtis Jackson on the CBS
television series The White Shadow
. He is the son of the late Lincoln Kilpatrick
. Erik and his father co-starred in "Here's Mud in Your Eye", an episode from the first season of The White Shadow
. Kilpatrick has a younger brother, Lincoln Kilpatrick, Jr., and a sister, DaCarla Kilpatrick, who also are actors. Kilpatrick is currently a divorced father. Today, Kilpatrick devotes much of his time acting and directing for the Negro Ensemble Company
, an acting troupe based out of New York City
composed mainly of African-Americans.
United States
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Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
who is best known for playing Curtis Jackson on the CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
television series The White Shadow
The White Shadow
The White Shadow is an American drama television series that ran on the CBS network from November 27, 1978, to March 16, 1981.-Overview:...
. He is the son of the late Lincoln Kilpatrick
Lincoln Kilpatrick
Lincoln Kilpatrick was an American film, television, and stage actor.-Career:Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Kilpatrick attended Lincoln University and earned a degree in drama before he began acting. Encouraged by Billie Holiday, Kilpatrick began his career in 1959 in the Broadway production of A...
. Erik and his father co-starred in "Here's Mud in Your Eye", an episode from the first season of The White Shadow
The White Shadow
The White Shadow is an American drama television series that ran on the CBS network from November 27, 1978, to March 16, 1981.-Overview:...
. Kilpatrick has a younger brother, Lincoln Kilpatrick, Jr., and a sister, DaCarla Kilpatrick, who also are actors. Kilpatrick is currently a divorced father. Today, Kilpatrick devotes much of his time acting and directing for the Negro Ensemble Company
Negro Ensemble Company
The Negro Ensemble Company is a New York City-based theater company. Established in 1967 by playwright Douglas Turner Ward, producer/actor Robert Hooks, and theater manager Gerald S...
, an acting troupe based out of New York City
New York City
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composed mainly of African-Americans.