Stage name Scicolone), Charles Bronson (born Charles Dennis Buchinsky), and Rita Hayworth (born Margarita Carmen Cansino), are four more well known examples of this trend. Similarly, retired veteran broadcaster Dave Roberts was born David T. Boreanaz but is known professionally as Dave Thomas and later Dave Roberts as ethnic surnames were discouraged when he first began his career during the 1950s; however, his son actor David Boreanaz chose not to adopt a stage name. The use of stage names for ethnic purposes may vary widely depending on the media market the personality is representing. For example, in Buffalo, New York, a city
Charles Brown (actor) Dew"; and Wilson's "Fences" (1987), in which he portrayed the older son of a character played by James Earl Jones. Television credits included the New York City-shot series "Kojak", "The Cosby Show", "Law & Order", "", and "The Equalizer". In the 1983 TV series "Kennedy", he portrayed the civil rights leader Martin Luther King. Brown was married to Renee Lescook. He died of prostate cancer in Cleveland, Ohio, where he lived. Charles Brown (actor) Charles Brown (January 15, 1946 – January 8, 2004) was an American actor and a member of New York City, New York theater troupe the Negro