TED LANGE | 74

Ted Lange portrayed the bartender Isaac Washington in the hit comedy-drama, The Love Boat. Lange has a wide range of credentials when it comes to acting and theatre. He majored in drama and completed an associate of arts degree. He was named Best Actor by the Black Students Association and also attended the prestigious Royal Academy of Dramatic Art to develop his Shakespeare acting skills.

After he retired from acting, he ventured into directing and screenwriting and has penned a total of 17 plays. He received various awards for his theatre work. As a theatre director, Lange was able to receive the NAACP’s Renaissance Man Theatre Award, the Dramalogue Award, and the Heroes and Legends HAL Lifetime Achievement Award. He is also the recipient of the James Cagney Directing Fellow Scholarship Award that was given by the American Film Institute. Well, we’re glad that his years of hard work definitely paid off.