MARC HANNIBAL - Actor and singer

Actor and singer Marc Hannibal died in Salem, Oregon, on July 23, 2011.  He was 80.  He was born Frank Charles Hannibal, Jr. in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1931.  He joined the Harlem Globetrotters in 1954, and toured with them for two years.  He began performing as a singer in the 1960s, recording two albums and headlining nightclubs across the country.  He also guest starred in episodes of such television series as "Ironside", "The Name of the Game", "Mission: Impossible", "Columbo", "McMillan & Wife", "McCloud", "Switch", and "Kojak".  He appeared in the tele-films "The Brotherhood of the Bell" (1970), "A Death of Innocents" (1971), and "The Strangers in 7A" (1972). Hannibal was featured in several films during his career including "The Grasshopper" (1969), "Airport" (1970), "The Man From O.R.G.Y." (1970), "Fools" (1970), "Three Fantastic Supermen" (aka "Super Stooges vs. The Wonder Women") (1975) as Moog, the African Superhero, and "Deliver Us From Evil" (1977).