UNDER ONE ROOF/CBS/1995
*(James Earl Jones) Neb Langston, a black widower
who shared his Seattle home with a few generations of his family. Cast
included Monique Ridge as Ayesha, Neb's grown daughter; Joe Morton as Ron
Langston, Neb's son; Vanessa Bell Calloway as Ron's wife, Maggie; Essence
Atkins as Charlie, their 15-year-old daughter; Ronald Joshua Scott as
Derrick, their ten-year-old diabetic son; Merlin Santana as Marcus, Neb's
foster son; and Terence Knox as Siggy Sigelos, Ron's partner at his
hardware store.
UNDER SUSPICION/CBS/1994-95
**(Michael Beach) Desmond Beck, a black police
detective working homicide on the streets of Portland, Oregon.
UNDERCOVER/ABC/1991
**(Kasi Lemmons) Alex Robbins, a black female
espionage trainee working for United States National Intelligence Agency.
UNION SQUARE/NBC/1997-98
*(Jeffrey Anderson-Gunter/costar) Vince, a black
restaurateur with a Jamaican accent who runs a downtown Manhattan diner
called Union Square.
UP AND COMING/PBS/1980
*(Yule Caise) Marcus Wilson, a black youngster who
adjusted to living in an integrated area of San Francisco with his family
members who included Cindy Herron as his sister, Valerie; L. Wolfe Perry,
Jr. as his brother, Kevin; Robert DoQui as their father, Frank; and Gamy
L. Taylor as their mother, Joyce.
UPTOWN JUBILEE/CBS/1949
*(Willie Bryant) Willie Bryant, host of this
short-lived all black variety program later called SUGAR HILL TIME.
Regulars included Harry Belafonte, Timmie Rogers and The Jubileers.
URBAN GARDENER/H&G/1996-97
*(Meshach Taylor) Meshach Taylor, black host of
the gardening show that highlights viewers how to grow flowers and
vegetables on small spaces even in the confines of city living
