Tierre Turner

Tierre Turner (born January 7, 1960)[1] is an American actor and stuntperson who began his career as a child actor in the 1970s. His feature film debut was the horror film People Toys (1974), followed by the television drama film The Runaways (1975). Turner also had supporting roles in several blaxploitation films in the 1970s, including Bucktown and Friday Foster (1975), both starring Pam Grier. He also portrayed the lead role of Lucas Adams on the television series The Cop and the Kid opposite Charles Durning from 1975 to 1976.

Tierre Turner
Turner in Cornbread, Earl and Me (1975)
Born	January 7, 1960 Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Occupation	Actor, stuntperson
Years active	1973–present

Since the 1980s, Turner has worked extensively as a stunt performer and stunt coordinator on a variety of feature films, including Training Day (2001), Stuck on You (2003), and The Three Stooges (2012).

Biography

Turner was for January 7, 1960[1] in Detroit, Michigan.[2] His brother, Dain Turner, is also an actor and stuntperson.[3] His first feature film role was as one of several murderous children in the slasher film People Toys (1974), also known as Devil Times Five.[1] He subsequently had supporting roles in several blaxploitation films, including Bucktown and Friday Foster (1975), both starring Pam Grier.[1] He also appeared in a supporting role as the friend of Laurence Fishburne's character in the drama Cornbread, Earl and Me (also 1975).

From 1975 to 1976, Turner starred opposite Charles Durning in the comedy series The Cop and the Kid.[4][5]

Since the 1980s,[3] Turner has worked as a stunt performer for numerous feature films, including Where's Marlowe? (1998), Training Day (2001), The Fighting Temptations (2003), Stuck on You (2003), and The Three Stooges (2012).[1]

Select filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1974	People Toys	Brian	Alternate title: Devil Times Five	[1]
1975	The Runaways	Bob Davis	Television film	[1]
1975	Cornbread, Earl and Me	Earl Carter		[1]
1975	Bucktown	Steve		[1]
1975	Friday Foster	Cleve		[1]
1994	The Crow	Jugger		[1]
2017	CHiPs	Tow Truck Driver		[1]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1973	McCloud	Tobe	Episode: "The Million Dollar Round Up"	[2]
1975	That's My Mama	Jimmy	Episode: "Clifton and the Kid"
1976	The Bob Newhart Show	Wally Carson	Episode: "Send This Boy to Camp"
1975–1976	The Cop and the Kid	Lucas Adams	13 episodes
1976	The Waverly Wonders	Hasty Parks	9 episodes
1994–1995	Earth 2	Zero	21 episodes

References

1. "Tierre Turner". AllMovie. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
2. Gardner, Hy (February 10, 1976). "Glad You Asked That!". Lubbock Avalanche Journal. Lubbock, Texas. p. 52 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Fearn-Banks, Kathleen; Burford-Johnson, Ann, eds. (2014). Historical Dictionary of African American Television (2nd ed.). New York City, New York: Rowman & Littlefield. p. 474. ISBN 978-0-810-87917-1.
4. Biggers, Buck (January 11, 1976). "'Cop-Kid' Getting Good Ratings". El Paso Times. El Paso, Texas. p. 148 – via Newspapers.com.
5. O'Connor, John J. (December 4, 1975). "TV: Enter 'Grady' and:Cop and Kid'". The New York Times. New York City, New York. Archived from the original on April 6, 2020.

External links

• Tierre Turner on IMDb
• Tierre Turner at AllMovie