Background
Ferguson was born in The Bronx, New York, on June 8, 1941.
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.