Julius Carry
Carry atSan Diego Comic-Con, July 2006
Born	Julius John Carry III (1952-03-12)March 12, 1952 Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died	August 19, 2008(2008-08-19) (aged 56) Los Angeles, California
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1973–2006
Spouse	Naomi Carry[1]
Parent	Helen Carry[1]

Julius John Carry III (March 12, 1952 – August 19, 2008) was an American actor. He made his acting debut in the 1979 filmDisco Godfather starringRudy Ray Moore. He played Sho'Nuff in the martial arts filmThe Last Dragon. He also acted in the filmsWorld Gone Wild andThe Fish That Saved Pittsburgh.

Carry appeared primarily in numerous television roles, including Dr. Abraham Butterfield onDoctor, Doctor and thebounty hunter Lord Bowler inThe Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. He also appeared on shows such asMurphy Brown,Family Matters,A Different World,Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place, andBoy Meets World.

Carry grew up in the Lake Meadows neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. Carry attendedHales Franciscan High School,^[2] where, at age 15, he joined the Spartan Players, an acting group.^[3] He discovered a love of acting with the group, performing in plays such asHamlet andWest Side Story.^[2] After touring the country with the Spartan Players, Carry joined the Chicago Actors Repertory Company, performing with them for four years. Afterwards, Carry stayed in Chicago, "basically getting into no good", he told writer Marc Shapiro.^[3] He attendedQuincy College, but only for one year.^[2] His family encouraged him to move to Los Angeles to live with his uncle and "get back on [his] feet."^[3] Once in Los Angeles, Carry enteredLoyola Marymount University, where he received a bachelor's degree in film and TV production.^[3] He stayed at the university, and completed a master's degree in communication arts.^[4]

In the TV seriesThe Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. withBruce Campbell, which aired in 1993 and 1994, Carry played the part of Brisco's one-time rival and fellow bounty hunter Lord Bowler (a.k.a. James Lonefeather), who then became Brisco's best friend and sidekick. Carry also portrayed the main villain Sho'nuff in the filmThe Last Dragon.^[5] Carry's final appearance as an actor was in the season one episode "Eating The Young" on theCBS seriesThe Unit in 2006. He had also guest starred on three episodes of theABC/Disney sitcomBoy Meets World, once as a college professor and later as Sgt. Alvin Moore, father of series regular Angela Moore (Trina McGee). As a result of Carry's death, the character of Sgt. Moore is revealed to have died as well (off-screen) in the years betweenBoy Meets World and the second season of its sequel seriesGirl Meets World, which aired onDisney Channel.

Carry's family included Ronald, his brother, and Helen, his mother, who is a minister with the Christ Universal Temple in Chicago.^[1] He married twice; his second wife was Naomi Carry.^[2]

Carry died frompancreatic cancer at his home inStudio City, Los Angeles, on August 19, 2008, at the age of 56.^[6][7]

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