Willard Earl Pugh (born June 16, 1959) is an American actor with numerous film and television credits. He has appeared in notable mainstream Hollywood films such as The Color Purple and Air Force One as well as genre films such as RoboCop 2 and Mil Mascaras vs. the Aztec Mummy. In the latter film his excellence as an ensemble actor was specifically cited by PopMatters film critic Bill Gibron.
Pugh taught broadcasting and film classes at Chaffey College for 11 years in Rancho Cucamonga in the early 1990s.
Pugh was born in Memphis, Tennessee, the son of Pearlie (née Harris) and Henry Minor Pugh and graduated from Hamilton High School.
Films
1982: Divided We Fall - Runaway Slave
1984: The Hills Have Eyes Part II - Foster
1984: Toy Soldiers - Ace
1985: Moving Violations - Jeff Roth
1985: Stand Alone - Macombers
1985: The Color Purple - Harpo Johnson
1986: Blue City - Leroy
1986: Native Son - Gus
1987: Amazon Women on the Moon - Speaking Cop (segment "Video Date") 1987: Made in Heaven - Guy Blanchard / Brian Dalton 1988: Traxx - Deeter 1990: RoboCop 2 - Mayor Kuzak 1991: Guyver - Col. Castle 1991: A Rage in Harlem - Claude X 1991: Ambition - Freddie 1991: Pretty Hattie's Baby 1992: Eddie Presley - Nick 1993: CB4 - Trustus 1994: Puppet Master 5: The Final Chapter - Jason 1995: Under the Hula Moon - Duane 1997: Air Force One - White House Communications Officer 1998: Spoiler - Bounty #2 1998: Progeny .... Eric Davidson 1998: High Freakquency - Dale 2000: Up Against Amanda - Officer Wharton 2000: Today's Life - The PR Man 2001: The Big Leaf Tobacco Company - Mr. Franklin 2007: Mil Mascaras vs. the Aztec Mummy - Police Chief 2008: Kings of the Evening - Henry Nicholson 2008: Loved Ones - Captain Strader 2012: Making Change - Manager 2014: McTaggart's Fortune - Sgt. Leonard Forte