Sign In Sign In. New Customer? Create account. Antonio Fargas Actor Composer Producer. A tall, lanky and twinkle-eyed African-American actor with wonderful onscreen charisma, Antonio Fargas has been appearing on stage and screen for nearly 60 years as of He then made his acting presence felt in many "blaxploitation" films of the early s, including the classic Shaft , the Mafia flick Across th Street , the ultra-violent Pam Grier vehicle Foxy Brown and the classic tale of Huckleberry Finn Around this time ABC-TV executives were looking for a capable actor to play the role of golden-hearted street informant "Huggy Bear" on Starsky and Hutch , and Fargas scored the role with which he is most closely identified. His career continued to flourish after "Starsky and Hutch" wrapped up after four years, and he has appeared in over 50 movies to date, many TV shows and numerous stage productions. Contact info Agent info Resume. Add to list. View contact info at IMDbPro. Photos Known for:. Foxy Brown. Link Brown.
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Antonio Fargas Actor Composer Producer. The fanon Huggy Bear plays out much like the canon Huggy Bear. Captain Dobeyanother African-American character on the huggy bear pimp, didn't draw the same fire, huggy bear pimp. Thread Tools. But they never told you what he did. How much have you seen? All times are GMT Browse Recently Modified. One Year Off 4. Garage Garage. Spaced Out. Huggy's notorious "hip" and "urban" way of speaking has made him a symbol of badly-written black characters of the time.
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He is Starsky and Hutch's bartender, snitch and, importantly, close friend. The Huggy Awards are named after Huggy. In an interview transcribed in a Black Bean Soup , Antonio Fargas, the actor who portrayed Huggy Bear, says: "At the time, it was considered hip to have one or two black actors on your series, and I was lucky enough to be one of those. Huggy's notorious "hip" and "urban" way of speaking has made him a symbol of badly-written black characters of the time. He is frequently referenced in humorous contexts like the TV Tropes article on "Jive Turkeys" [1] but also in impassioned rants about African American media stereotypes. Captain Dobey , another African-American character on the show, didn't draw the same fire. At the same time, many people appreciate Huggy for being a sympathetic and fairly major black character at a time when these were few and far between on television. While the canon Huggy is shown as having a variety of dubious often foolish means of employment, there is no proof he dabbled in anything more than passing on information and turning a blind eye to others' petty crimes. Huggy, in fact, was shown to have a fairly robust sense of right and wrong, something that was illustrated in canon a number of times. The fanon Huggy Bear plays out much like the canon Huggy Bear. He is often portrayed as a good friend willing to assist Starsky and Hutch while balancing his need to survive in his world on the street. Huggy Bear doesn't get a lot of action in fanon. He is sometimes paired with Mardean Rigger, sometimes with Turquet, and a few times with Starsky and with Hutch. Art by Signe Landon. Huggy tending his bar from One Shot , art by Ruth Kurz. Jones was one of the few fanartists to draw Huggy and Captain Dobey. Navigation menu Personal tools Create account Log in. Namespaces Page Talk. Views Read View source View history.
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