Oliver Samuels

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The Honourable
Oliver Samuels
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Oliver Samuels at Roy Wilkins Park in Queens, New York on June 24th, 2018.jpg
Samuels in 2018.
Birth nameOliver Adolphus Samuels [1]
Born (1948-11-04) 4 November 1948 (age 76) [1]
Saint Mary, Colony of Jamaica, British Empire [1]
Children6
Relative(s)Brother, Christopher Humber
Notable works and rolesOliver at Large

Oliver Adolphus Samuels [2] (born 4 November 1948) is a Jamaican comedian and actor. He has been described as the Jamaican "King of Comedy", performing both stand-up and comic theatre. [3] [4] [5]

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Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006Class of '73Mr. B. Pringle
1976 Smile Orange Snail race
1982 Countryman Pillion
1987Hammerhead
1989 The Mighty Quinn Rupert
1987/1988 Oliver at LargeThomas
1993–1996 Chef! Dad / Justin2 episodes
1994 Great Moments in Aviation Thomas
2005Almost HeavenHotel Manager
2011 Out the Gate Uncle Willie

Plays

Common Law as Winston 6 November (2009), Midnight at Puss Creek (2011), Di Prodigal Pickney (2025). [6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Oliver Samuel – Actor Boy Awards 2007, March 2008". 22 November 2018.
  2. Maxwell, Queen Nzinga (28 October 2013). "Jamaican Comedy: Oliver Samuels – It Must Be a Duppy". Queen Nzinga Maxwell. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  3. "Oliver Samuels takes Centre Stage, Again".
  4. "Oliver Samuels (1948 – )". The National Library of Jamaica. 2 May 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  5. Staff Writer (4 November 2019). "Oliver Samuels - The Jamaican King of Comedy". Jamaicans.com. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  6. https://www.broadwaytheatre.org.uk/events/oliver-samuels-in-di-prodigal-pickney