Julius John Carry III (March 12, 1952 â€" August 19, 2008) was an
American actor. He made his acting debut in the 1979 film Disco
Godfather starring Rudy Ray Moore. He played Sho'Nuff in the martial
arts comedy The Last Dragon. He also acted in the films World Gone
Wild and The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh.Carry appeared primarily in
numerous television roles, including Dr. Abraham Butterfield on
Doctor, Doctor and the bounty hunter Lord Bowler in The Adventures of
Brisco County, Jr. He also appeared on shows such as Murphy Brown,
Family Matters, A Different World, Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place,
and Boy Meets World.Carry grew up in the Lake Meadows neighborhood of
Chicago, Illinois. Carry attended Hales Franciscan High School, where,
at age 15, he joined the Spartan Players, an acting group. He
discovered a love of acting with the group, performing in plays such
as Hamlet and West Side Story. After touring the country with the
Spartan Players, Carry joined the Chicago Actors Repertory Company,
performing with them for four years. Afterwards, Carry stayed in
Chicago, "basically getting into no good", he told writer Marc
Shapiro. He attended Quincy College, but only for one year. His family
encouraged him to move to California and live with his uncle in Los
Angeles to "get back on [his] feet." Once in Los Angeles, Carry
entered Loyola Marymount University, where he received a bachelor's
degree in film and TV production. He stayed at the university, and
completed a master's degree in communication arts.In the TV series The
Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. with Bruce Campbell, which aired in
1993 and 1994, Carry played the part of Brisco's one-time rival and
fellow bounty hunter Lord Bowler (a.k.a. James Lonefeather), who then
became Brisco's best friend and sidekick. Carry also portrayed the
main villain Sho'nuff in the film The Last Dragon. Carry's final
appearance as an actor was in the season one episode "Eating The
Young" on the CBS series The Unit in 2006. He had also guest starred
on three episodes of the ABC/Disney sitcom Boy Meets World, once as a
college professor and later as Sgt. Alvin Moore, father of series
regular Angela Moore (Trina McGee). As a result of Carry's death, the
character of Sgt. Moore is revealed to have died as well (off-screen)
in the years between Boy Meets World and the second season of its
sequel series Girl Meets World, which aired on Disney Channel.
American actor. He made his acting debut in the 1979 film Disco
Godfather starring Rudy Ray Moore. He played Sho'Nuff in the martial
arts comedy The Last Dragon. He also acted in the films World Gone
Wild and The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh.Carry appeared primarily in
numerous television roles, including Dr. Abraham Butterfield on
Doctor, Doctor and the bounty hunter Lord Bowler in The Adventures of
Brisco County, Jr. He also appeared on shows such as Murphy Brown,
Family Matters, A Different World, Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place,
and Boy Meets World.Carry grew up in the Lake Meadows neighborhood of
Chicago, Illinois. Carry attended Hales Franciscan High School, where,
at age 15, he joined the Spartan Players, an acting group. He
discovered a love of acting with the group, performing in plays such
as Hamlet and West Side Story. After touring the country with the
Spartan Players, Carry joined the Chicago Actors Repertory Company,
performing with them for four years. Afterwards, Carry stayed in
Chicago, "basically getting into no good", he told writer Marc
Shapiro. He attended Quincy College, but only for one year. His family
encouraged him to move to California and live with his uncle in Los
Angeles to "get back on [his] feet." Once in Los Angeles, Carry
entered Loyola Marymount University, where he received a bachelor's
degree in film and TV production. He stayed at the university, and
completed a master's degree in communication arts.In the TV series The
Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. with Bruce Campbell, which aired in
1993 and 1994, Carry played the part of Brisco's one-time rival and
fellow bounty hunter Lord Bowler (a.k.a. James Lonefeather), who then
became Brisco's best friend and sidekick. Carry also portrayed the
main villain Sho'nuff in the film The Last Dragon. Carry's final
appearance as an actor was in the season one episode "Eating The
Young" on the CBS series The Unit in 2006. He had also guest starred
on three episodes of the ABC/Disney sitcom Boy Meets World, once as a
college professor and later as Sgt. Alvin Moore, father of series
regular Angela Moore (Trina McGee). As a result of Carry's death, the
character of Sgt. Moore is revealed to have died as well (off-screen)
in the years between Boy Meets World and the second season of its
sequel series Girl Meets World, which aired on Disney Channel.
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