As per our current Database, Ji-Tu Cumbuka has been died on July 4, 2017(2017-07-04) (aged 77)\nAtlanta, Georgia, U.S..
When Ji-Tu Cumbuka die, Ji-Tu Cumbuka was 77 years old.
| Popular As | Ji-Tu Cumbuka |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Age | 77 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Aries |
| Born | March 04, 1940 ( Montgomery County, Alabama, United States) |
| Birthday | March 04 |
| Town/City | Montgomery County, Alabama, United States |
| Nationality | United States |
Ji-Tu Cumbuka’s zodiac sign is Aries. According to astrologers, the presence of Aries always marks the beginning of something energetic and turbulent. They are continuously looking for dynamic, speed and competition, always being the first in everything - from work to social gatherings. Thanks to its ruling planet Mars and the fact it belongs to the element of Fire (just like Leo and Sagittarius), Aries is one of the most active zodiac signs. It is in their nature to take action, sometimes before they think about it well.
Ji-Tu Cumbuka was born in the Year of the Dragon. A powerful sign, those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Dragon are energetic and warm-hearted, charismatic, lucky at love and egotistic. They’re natural born leaders, good at giving orders and doing what’s necessary to remain on top. Compatible with Monkey and Rat.
Born in 1940 in Helena, Alabama, to a Baptist minister who believed acting was "the devil's work", he left home and moved to New York. After several difficult years, he enlisted in the Army, where he played football and ran track. He made All-Army in both Sports. He was offered many college scholarships, but chose to attend Texas Southern University.
After Texas Southern, he moved to California to pursue his acting career, and later continued his education at Columbia College in New York City, earning a bachelor of arts in theatre and a master's degree in cinematography. After three years of attending acting classes and acting in community plays and workshops, he landed a role in the 1968 movie Uptight directed by Jules Dassin.
Cumbuka also appeared in numerous films. He appeared as former NBA guard Oscar Robertson in the biodrama pic Maurie (1973) about the life of Maurice Stokes. In Harlem Nights (1989), he plays the toothless drunk gambler who gets shot over money. Other films include Change of Habit with Elvis Presley (1969), Blacula (1972), Trader Horn (1973), Lost in the Stars (1974), Mandingo (1975), Dr. Black, Mr. Hyde (1976), Bound for Glory (1976), The Jericho Mile (1979), Doin' Time (1985), Brewster's Millions (1985), Volunteers (1985), Out of Bounds (1986), Moving (1988) and Caged in Paradiso (1990), as well as appearances in other films.
In 2011, Cumbuka published his autobiography A Giant to Remember: The Black Actor in Hollywood. He has a son, Ji-Tu Cumbuka II, and a granddaughter, Leia Holifield.
Cumbuka died at the age of 77 on July 4, 2017, after a six-month battle with cancer.
