Avon Long

Avon Long was born on Jun 18, 1910 in USA. Avon Long's big-screen debut came with Centennial Summer directed by Otto Preminger in 1946, strarring Specialty. Avon Long is known for Trading Places directed by John Landis, Denholm Elliott stars as Coleman and Dan Aykroyd as Louis Winthorpe III. The upcoming new movie Avon Long plays is Trading Places which will be released on Jun 08, 1983.

Avon Long was a featured singer and dancer in the Cotton Club in New York in 1934. Lena Horne credits him with bringing her out of the chorus line to a featured spot. In the 1940's, he won critical acclaim as "Sportin' Life" in the Broadway production of "Porgy and Bess". He also appeared in featured roles on Broadway in "Bubbling Brown Sugar"