Actor

Haywood Nelson

Haywood Nelson is credited on 1 movie and 4 TV shows, best known by TMDB votes for Kojak, Sanford and Son and Evilspeak.

Born March 25, 1960 in New York City, New York, USA.

Filmography · 5 titles

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Kojak
1973 · TV show
Not on a US subscription app
Sanford and Son
1972 · TV show
On Peacock and Philo
Evilspeak
1981 · Movie
On Prime Video and AMC+
What's Happening!!
1976 · TV show
On Howdy
What's Happening Now!!
1985 · TV show
On Howdy

About Haywood Nelson

an American actor. He is best known for having portrayed Dwayne Nelson on the television series What's Happening!! from 1976–1979, and its spin-off series What's Happening Now!! 1985–1988.

Biography from TMDB, written by its community.