Tiger Haynes

Tiger Haynes
Born	George Haynes December 13, 1914(1914-12-13) Frederiksted, St. Croix
Died	February 14, 1994(1994-02-14) (aged 79) New York City, New York
Occupation	Stage, film, television actor

Tiger Haynes (December 13, 1914 - February 14, 1994) was an American actor and musical performer. (sometimes billed as Colonel Tiger Haynes) .

He was born as George Haynes 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] 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.^[2] He also made several television appearances on programs such as The Cosby Show (1989) and In the Heat of the Night (1989), as well as numerous minor film appearances in films such as All That Jazz (1979) and Ratboy (1986).

References

1. ^ ^{a b} New York Times obituary, February 16, 1994.
2. ^ ^{a b} Tiger Haynes on Allmovie
3. ^ Tiger Haynes at the Internet Broadway Database

External links

• Tiger Haynes at the Internet Movie Database
• Tiger Haynes at the Internet Broadway Database
• Tiger Haynes at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
• Tiger Haynes on Allmovie

Persondata
Name	Haynes, Tiger
Alternative names	Haynes, George
Short description	Stage, film, television actor
Date of birth	1914-12-13
Place of birth	Fredriksted, St. Croix
Date of death	1994-2-14
Place of death	New York City, New York