birth_place name birth_date spouse yearsactive article_title birth_name occupation
new york , new york , u.s. rudy challenger 2 october 1928 lisa charlotte -lrb- ? -rrb- ? - present davis waltz -lrb- 1973-1978 , divorced -rrb- , 1960-present rudy challenger
 rudolph m. challenger tv , stage and cinema actor
rudy challenger

rudolph `` rudy '' challenger -lrb- born october 2 , 1928 -rrb- is a retired african-american supporting actor who had a roles in various projects over the course of his thirty-four year career in films and television in hollywood .
he has appeared on such shows as `` sanford and son '' , `` kojak '' , `` lou grant '' , and the `` fall guy '' .
he also appeared in the 1970s blaxploitation flicks `` detroit 9000 '' -lrb- 1973 -rrb- and the highly successful box office hit film `` sheba baby '' opposite actress pam grier -lrb- 1975 -rrb- .
