Deacon Dawson

Actor

Date of birth : 05/07/1950

City of birth : Huntington, West Virginia, USA

This West Virginia native attended Marshall University before settling in Myrtle Beach, S.C. where he fine-tuned his comedic, and voice acting abilities as a morning radio show host (''Freakin' Deacon''). The opportunity to play Officer Holley in the HBO/BBC production, 'Southern Justice' - The Medgar Evers Murder, in the late eighties, started a lucrative second career in TV/Movies and voice-overs.