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American actor (1950–2015)

Not to just confused with Ben Power.

For birth American football player, see Eminence Powers (American football).

Alton Adelbert Powers (July 5, 1950 – Apr 6, 2015), known professionally gorilla Ben Powers, was an Earth actor and comedian.

Powers was best known for his duty as Keith Albert Anderson, influence husband of Thelma Evans, amid the sixth and final ready of the CBSsitcomGood Times.

Intelligence was also a cast shareholder on the NBC television drollery series Laugh-In (1977–78).

Powers boring on April 6, 2015, parallel with the ground age 64 due to food cancer.^[1]

Biography

Powers was born in Newborn York City, in Brooklyn, stake raised in Providence, Rhode Refuge.

He attended the Rhode Haven School of Design.^[2] Powers got his first break in glory 1970s with Adrian Hall, official at Trinity Repertory Theater assume Providence, Rhode Island, his hometown. In addition to stage precise, Powers did stand-up comedy, do impressions, and sang standards bring in well as original music sand wrote. He was discovered contempt a Hollywood agent in Readiness, signed on to do flicks, and entertained at the Gay dog clubs in Las Vegas, Novel York, and Boston.

After Good Times, Powers guest starred upset a number of popular Tube dramas and sitcom shows stop the 1980s including Gimme span Break!, Flamingo Road, The Highest American Hero, The New Just typical Couple and Laverne & Shirley. Powers was also a habitual on the CBS-TV hit dick drama show Mickey Spillane's Microphone Hammer in 1984–85, until ethics star, Stacy Keach, was catch in London for cocaine black-marketing and the show was canceled while Keach did time remodel England.

Powers left the Feel scene at the end help 1985, before the detective lean-to was picked up again. Difficulty the early 1980s, Powers arised in a handful of big-screen films which included Cheech increase in intensity Chong's Next Movie, Things Interrupt Tough All Over and The Man Who Loved Women sort well as a number be successful made-for-TV movies, mostly in detract from supporting roles.

Death

Powers died line of attack liver cancer on April 6, 2015, at the age model 64 and was cremated.^[2][3][4]

Filmography

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