Tiger Haynes

Tiger Haynes
Tiger Haynes
Born	George Haynes; December 13, 1914; Frederiksted, St. Croix
Died	February 14, 1994 (aged 79); New York City, New York
Occupation	Actor

George "Tiger" Haynes (December 13, 1914 – February 14, 1994), sometimes billed as Colonel Tiger Haynes, was an American actor of musical theatre, television and film and jazz musician.

He was born in Frederiksted, St. Croix, and moved to New York when he was a boy.^[1] An ex-boxer, Haynes played guitar with The Three Flames from 1945 to 1956, a group which had its own NBC radio show in the mid-1940s^[2] and a television show on NBC television in 1949,^[1] and which incorporated Sammy Benskin in 1954.

He made his mainstream Broadway debut in Leonard Sillman's musical revue New Faces of 1956.^[3] He is best known for his portrayal of the Tin Man in the original Broadway cast of The Wiz (a role assumed by Nipsey Russell in the 1978 film adaptation).^[2] He also made several television appearances on programs such as The Cosby Show (1989), In the Heat of the Night (1989), and Law & Order (1994), as well as numerous minor film appearances in films such as All That Jazz (1979) and Ratboy (1986).

Musicals

New Faces of 1956
Fade Out-Fade In
The Wiz
Louis (1981)^[4]

Films

Year	Title	Role
1979	All That Jazz	Porter
1980	Times Square	Andy
1984	Moscow on the Hudson	Lionel's Grandfather
1984	Nothing Lasts Forever	Mr. Brown
1986	Ratboy	Derelict Ralph
1986	The Mosquito Coast	Mr. Semper
1987	Enemy Territory	Barton
1988	Apprentice to Murder	Rufus
1989	Dead Bang	Edwin Gates
1990	Awakenings	Janitor
1991	Jungle Fever