Keith Jefferson
Biography
Keith Jefferson was an actor, singer and dancer from Houston, Texas, who attended Eisenhower High School and took part in football, basketball and track there. He studied musical theater at US International University in San Diego and later earned a graduate acting degree at the University of Arizona in Tucson. His first featured screen part came in Buffalo Soldiers (1997), as Private Andrew Boyer, a role that showcased his baritone. He played Jeremiah Jessup in the television movie The Last Free Man (2001) and had a recurring guest part on The Jamie Foxx Show. Quentin Tarantino cast him as the freed chain gang member Pudgy Ralph in Django Unchained and as Charly in The Hateful Eight (2015). His stage work included the title part in Othello, Jim in Big River, Officer James Bailey in Superior Donuts and Reverend Avery Johnson in The Piano Lesson. He also worked as a voiceover artist and director. He died in 2023.
53years old at death
- Born Houston
- Died Los Angeles
- Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19
- Also credited as Keith Edwin Jefferson and Keith E. Jefferson
Movie Career
- Films
- 5
- Career span
- 26 years1997 to 2023
Every film, newest first
- 2023The BurialIMDb rating 7.1
- 2022Day ShiftIMDb rating 6.1
- 2015The Hateful EightIMDb rating 7.8
- 2001Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free ManIMDb rating 7.1
- 1997Buffalo SoldiersIMDb rating 6.2
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Worked with
Keith Jefferson shares two films with Jamie Foxx, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Margaret BettsDirector, 1 film, 2023
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