Richard Parnell Habersham, born in Manhattan and raised in Harlem, is an American actor in theatre and film, as well as, a real estate broker[1][2] in New York City.
Richard Habersham has appeared in theatre productions[3] such as Ron Mark's fantasy farce Panache! [4] and on Broadway in Joe Turner's Come and Gone,[5][6][7] the Tony Award nominated drama written by Pulitzer Prize winning playwright August Wilson. Habersham played the role of Travis Younger[8] in the Union Square Theatre 25th Anniversary Off Broadway production of Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun.
In film,[9][10] Habersham played Eddie in Spike Lee's Do the Right Thing,[2][11] Theodore Cotter in The Long Walk Home,[12][13] the young Jake Branch in the black-and-white independent feature Lou, Pat & Joe D,[14] and Cathy's younger brother in The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez, a "freewheeling musical horror spoof" directed by Peter Sellars.[15]
Habersham earned his B.A. in history from the University of Virginia and his M.S. in real estate development from Columbia University's Graduate School of Architecture.[2] The history of the American Civil War is one of his particular interests.
In 2019, Habersham ran for New York's 13th Congressional District. He also launched a nonprofit organization, solutionsNOW, with the goal of servicing members of that neighborhood.
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1989 | Do the Right Thing | Eddie | |
1990 | The Long Walk Home | Theodore Cotter | |
1991 | The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez | Cathy's Younger Brother |