Ralph Wilcox (born January 30, 1950) is an African American actor who has made many appearances in movies and guest roles on television series during his career in
Hollywood, dating back to the early 1970s. Some of his most memorable roles include "Jammin' Jim" Jenkins on the
Emerald Cove segments of
The Mickey Mouse Club, Mason Freeman in
seaQuest 2032, and Mugambi in . He wrote, directed, and produced
The Lena Baker Story, a 2008 film that chronicled the life of
Lena Baker, a 43-year-old African American mother of three who was sent to the
electric chair in
Georgia in 1945. He played the role of
Uncle Henry in the original Broadway production of
The Wiz.