Malcolm-Jamal Warner, the actor best known for his role as Theo Huxtable on The Cosby Show, has passed away at 54.
Warner’s extensive career in television began with a small role on Fame before his breakout success from 1984 to 1992 on The Cosby Show. He continued to be a familiar face on screen, with recurring and guest roles on popular series like A Different World, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Here and Now, Malcolm & Eddie, Dexter, Community, Sons of Anarchy, American Horror Story, The Resident, and most recently, Alert: Missing Persons Unit. His film credits included Fool’s Gold and Drop Zone.
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CALL TO GLORY, 1984-1985
Image Credit: Everett Collection Malcolm-Jamal Warner and David Hollander
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THE COSBY SHOW, 1984-1992
Image Credit: Everett Collection Lisa Bonet, Tempestt Bledsoe, Bill Cosby, Keshia Knight Pulliam, Phylicia Rashad, and Malcolm-Jamal Warner
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MOTHER’S DAY, (aka VINDICATED: A MOTHER’S WAR) 1989
Image Credit: Everett Collection Melba Moore and Malcolm-Jamal Warner
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THE FRESH PRINCE OF BEL-AIR, 1990
Image Credit: Joseph Del Valle/NBCU Photo Bank Malcolm-Jamal Warner and Will Smith
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HERE AND NOW, 1992-1993
Image Credit: Everett Collection Rachael Crawford, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, and Daryl Mitchell
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DROP ZONE, 1994
Image Credit: Everett Collection Wesley Snipes and Malcolm-Jamal Warner
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MALCOLM AND EDDIE, 1996-2000
Image Credit: Getty In back, left to right, Karen Malina White (as Nicolette Vandross); Ron Pearson (as Doug Rickets); Christopher Daniel Barnes (as Leonard Rickets). In front, left to right, Eddie Griffin (as Eddie Sherman) and Malcolm-Jamal Warner (as Malcolm McGee)
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JEREMIAH, 2002-04
Image Credit: Everett Collection Luke Perry and Malcolm-Jamal Warner
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FOOL’S GOLD, 2008
Image Credit: Everett Collection top: Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Brian Hooks, bottom: Ewen Bremner, Matthew McConaughey
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HAWTHORNE, 2009
Image Credit: Everett Collection Suleka Mathew, Jada Pinket Smith, and Malcolm-Jamal Warner
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SHERRI, 2009
Image Credit: Everett Collection Sherri Shepherd and Malcolm-Jamal Warner
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COMMUNITY, 2011-2012
Image Credit: Everett Collection Yvette Nicole Brown, Malcolm-Jamal Warner
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THE MICHAEL J. FOX SHOW, 2014
Image Credit: Everett Collection l-r: Michael J. Fox, Domenick Lombardozzi, Wendell Pierce, Malcolm-Jamal Warner
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SONS OF ANARCHY, 2014
Image Credit: Everett Collection Malcolm-Jamal Warner
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THE PEOPLE V. O.J. SIMPSON: AMERICAN CRIME STORY (aka THE PEOPLE VS. O.J. SIMPSON: AMERICAN CRIME STORY), 2016
Image Credit: Everett Collection Malcolm-Jamal Warner (as A.C. Cowlings)
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HOUSE OF LIES, 2016
Image Credit: Everett Collection Don Cheadle, Malcolm-Jamal Warner
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MAJOR CRIMES, 2013-2016
Image Credit: Everett Collection Malcolm-Jamal Warner
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SUITS, 2016
Image Credit: Everett Collection Patrick J. Adams, Malcolm-Jamal Warner
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DETROITERS, 2017
Image Credit: Everett Collection Sam Richardson, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, and Tim Robinson
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THE RESIDENT, 2019-2023
Image Credit: Everett Collection Malcolm-Jamal Warner
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ACCUSED, 2023
Image Credit: Everett Collection Karen LeBlanc, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, and Owen Fawcett
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ALERT: MISSING PERSONS UNIT, 2025
Image Credit: Everett Collection Malcolm-Jamal Warner and Ryan Broussard
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