announced his death. He was being treated for renal failure at Cedars-Sinai hospital in Los Angeles when he died.Stoker was born October 7, 1930 in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
He moved to the United States in his 20s and began his acting career in theater. He began acting on film in the late 60s and in the 1970s became a known for roles in action movies, Blaxsploitation and science fiction films, often playing law enforcement officers.His roles include Bruce MacDonald in “Battle for the Planet of the Apes” (1973), Det.
Potter in “Abby” (1974) and Brick Williams in “Sheba, Baby” (1975), among many others. He also frequently appeared on television, most notably Virgil Harvey in “Roots,” and roles on “Lou Grant,” “Trapper John, M.D.” and “Falcon Crest,” to name just a few.But he’s best known for John Carpenter’s independent thriller “Assault on Precinct 13,” in which he starred as Ethan Bishop, a police officer forced to defend a shut-down station from a vicious gang seeking revenge against LAPD.
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