Biography
African-American actor Bob Minor gained his cinematic entree as a stuntman. His earliest speaking roles came by way of the blaxploitation pictures of the '70s. Two of the more profitable examples of this genre were
Coffy (1973) and
Foxy Brown (1974), both of which starred
Pam Grier and featured Minor in supporting roles. The actor occasionally surfaced in mainstream films designed for a more generic audience, notably
The Deep (1978) (as Wiley),
White Dog (1982) and
Glory (1989) but even after attaining this filmic level he couldn't quite escape such exploitation flicks as
Swinging Cheerleaders (1976). Bob Minor worked with regularity on television, just missing consistent weekly work in such never-purchased pilots as
Friendly Persuasion (1975), Dr. Scorpion (1978) and
Samurai (1979). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide