Ferguson was born in
The Bronx,
New York, on June 8, 1941. He lived there until the mid-1950s until moving to
Chicago,
Illinois. His first major role was in
Starsky and Hutch in 1979. Ferguson is best known for his roles in
Boyz n the Hood and
John Carpenter's Prince of Darkness and
Sam Raimi's Darkman. He has also had roles in
Mike Hammer: Murder Takes All,
Star Trek: The Next Generation,
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension,
All Night Long and
The Fish that Saved Pittsburgh. Ferguson died of a heart attack at age 77 on April 26, 2019. ==Filmography==