Biography

Samuel "Vernon" Washington was born in Hartford, Connecticut, the 8th child of Benjamin and Olive Evans of Dinwiddie County, Virginia and Fredrick, Maryland, respectively. On checking a perpetual Calendar, we learned that Vernon was born on Friday, and according to the nursery rhyme, Friday's child is loving and giving. Vernon is 5 feet and 11 inches tall; weighs 165+ pounds; and has mixed gray hair. He has 4 children with his wife, Marion Blunt. Vernon was educated at the Wolter School of Speech and Drama, Carnegie Hall, New York City, where he studied Speech under Madame Annette Wolter and Dr. Walter O. Robinson; and Drama under Rossi, Mary Higgins and Gus Lambluise. His special abilities and training include writer, director and producer. He has been awarded the "Stars & Stripes Award" for "Ready, Front, at Ease," a lighthearted Army musical. He was the founder, producer and director of West End Repertory Theatre in New York City. He has served as Artistic Director of Greensburgh, Newark and Staten Island Theatre Arts Workshops; and Assistant Professor of Drama, Staten Island Community College, New York City.

Filmography

View Falcon Crest
Falcon Crest

Falcon Crest

1981Series
5.6
View Hill Street Blues
Hill Street Blues

Hill Street Blues

1981Series
7.6
View The Waltons
The Waltons

The Waltons

1972Series
7.2
View Fame
Fame

Fame

1982Series
6.8
View Tales from the Darkside
Tales from the Darkside

Tales from the Darkside

1984Series
7.2
View The Jeffersons
The Jeffersons

The Jeffersons

1975Series
7.3
View The White Shadow
The White Shadow

The White Shadow

1978Series
7.1
View Friday the 13th: A New Beginning
Friday the 13th: A New Beginning

Friday the 13th: A New Beginning

1985Film
5.3
View The Last Starfighter
The Last Starfighter

The Last Starfighter

1984Film
6.6
View Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz
Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz

Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz

1988Film0
View Pray TV
Pray TV

Pray TV

1980Film
4.8
View The Dark
The Dark

The Dark

1979Film
4.6