Editing Adolph Caesar (section)

{{short description|American actor (1933–1986)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name          = Adolph Caesar
| image         = AdolphCaesar.jpg
| alt           = <!-- descriptive text for use by speech synthesis (text-to-speech) software -->
| caption       = Caesar in 1979
| birth_date    = {{birth date|1933|12|05}}
| birth_place   = [[Harlem]], New York City, U.S.
| death_date    = {{death date and age|1986|03|06|1933|12|05}}
| death_place   = [[Los Angeles]], California, U.S.
| alma_mater    = [[New York University]]
| occupation    = Actor
| years_active  = 1969–1986
| known_for     = Playing Sgt. Waters in ''[[A Soldier's Play]]'' and its film adaptation ''[[A Soldier's Story]]''
| spouse        = {{marriage|Diane Caesar|1986}}
| children      = 3
}}
'''Adolph Caesar''' (December 5, 1933 – March 6, 1986) was an American film and theater actor. Known for his signature deep voice,<ref name=":0" /> Caesar was a staple of [[off-Broadway]] as a member of the [[Negro Ensemble Company]], and as a voiceover artist for numerous [[film trailers]]. He earned widespread acclaim for his performance as Sgt. Vernon Waters in [[Charles Fuller]]'s [[Pulitzer Prize]]-winning ''[[A Soldier's Play]]'', a role he reprised in the 1984 film adaptation ''[[A Soldier's Story]],'' for which he received [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] and [[Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe Award]] nominations, and won an [[NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture]].