In 1965, he played the lead in a production of "Othello" at the Phoenix Theatre, Leicester, UK. At the time, it was still common practice to cast a white actor as Othello and "black him up" in makeup.
(1964) Stage play: The Roar of the Greasepaint, the Smell of the Crowd - playing The Negro in the original opening at the Theatre Royal, Nottingham, UK, August 3, 1964. Sang the original version of "Feeling Good."
(2007) Interview for the documentary, Into the Wind (2011)