Caption: PBS' The Abolitionists
																																				
						Actor, Director
						Born: December 9, 1962
						Star sign: Sagittarius
						Height: 6' 3" (1.91 m)
						Known for: Law & Order (1990), The Crow: City of Angels (1996), The Hidden (1987), Shakedown (1988)
						Source: IMDB
						Commanding actor Richard Brooks was born in Cleveland, Ohio. He is an actor, director and singer. Raised in Cleveland, Ohio, Brooks studied acting, dance, and voice work at Interlochen Academy of Arts in Michigan. Later, he moved to New York City and was a student of the Circle in the Square Professional Theater School and performed in the Eugene ...