ACTOR · FROM GARY, USA
Ernest Lee Thomas
Born 1950 · 76 years old36 credits since 1975
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ABOUT ERNEST
Ernest Lee Thomas (born March 26, 1949) is an American actor. He was born in Gary, Indiana. He is most famous for his role as aspiring writer Roger "Raj" Thomas on the 1970s ABC sitcom What's Happening!!, and its 1980s syndicated sequel, What's Happening Now!!
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.
Born26 March 1950
BirthplaceGary, USA
Known forActing
On Cineora18 of 36 titles
Known for
The titles people know Ernest from.
Series
Series
Movie
Series
SeriesCareer
IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.
- Titles on Cineora
- 18
- Average IMDb
- 6.5
- Highest rated
- VeepIMDb 8.4
- Working since
- 1975
Size: how widely seen
Filmography
The 2020s
8 titles · IMDb 7.1 on averageSeriesas (voice) · 3 episodes
as OG
as Dr. Thomas
as Bank Teller
Seriesas Pastor Townsend · 1 episode
1 episode
The 2010s
13 titles · IMDb 5.4 on average
as Pastor
Movieas Mr. Williams
as Bank Teller
Movieas Admiral Titus Perry Jackson
Movieas Diner Manager
as Olympus
as Lenny
The 2000s
5 titles · IMDb 6.9 on average
Movieas Yo Teach Principal
as Principal Andrews · 2 episodes
as Royce Henderson
1 episode
Seriesas Mr. Omar · 26 episodes
The 1990s
3 titles · IMDb 7.2 on average
Seriesas Reverend Franklin · 1 episode
Movieas Sidney
as Det. Ross
The 1980s
1 title · IMDb 6.2 on averageSeriesas Roger 'Raj' Thomas · 66 episodes
The 1970s
6 titles · IMDb 7.2 on average
Movieas John
1 episode
Seriesas Kailuba · 1 episode
Seriesas Roger 'Raj' Thomas · 65 episodes
Series1 episode
Series1 episode
Often works with
The people who keep turning up in Ernest’s titles.
Chris RockEverybody Hates Chris and Everybody Still Hates Chris
Michael Jai WhiteChocolate City and Chocolate City: Vegas Strip
Terry CrewsEverybody Hates Chris and Everybody Still Hates Chris
Vivica A. FoxChocolate City and Chocolate City: Vegas Strip
Tichina ArnoldEverybody Hates Chris and Everybody Still Hates Chris
Robert Ri'chardChocolate City and Chocolate City: Vegas Strip
Imani HakimEverybody Hates Chris and Chocolate City: Vegas Strip
