Remembering Malcolm-Jamal Warner: A Career In Photos

Malcolm-Jamal Warner

Malcolm-Jamal Warner, CALL TO GLORY, 1984-1985, THE COSBY SHOW, 1984-1992, MOTHER’S DAY, (aka VINDICATED: A MOTHER’S WAR) 1989, THE FRESH PRINCE OF BEL-AIR, 1990, HERE AND NOW, 1992-1993, DROP ZONE, 1994, MALCOLM AND EDDIE, 1996-2000, JEREMIAH, 2002-04, FOOL’S GOLD, 2008, HAWTHORNE, 2009, SHERRI, 2009, COMMUNITY, 2011-2012, THE MICHAEL J. FOX SHOW, 2014, SONS OF ANARCHY, 2014, HOUSE OF LIES, 2016, MAJOR CRIMES, 2013-2016, SUITS, 2016, DETROITERS, 2017, ACCUSED, 2023, ALERT: MISSING PERSONS UNIT, 2025

Malcolm-Jamal Warner, the actor best known for his role as Theo Huxtable on The Cosby Show, has passed away at 54. 

Warner’s extensive career in television began with a small role on Fame before his breakout success from 1984 to 1992 on The Cosby Show. He continued to be a familiar face on screen, with recurring and guest roles on popular series like A Different World, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Here and Now, Malcolm & Eddie, Dexter, Community, Sons of Anarchy, American Horror Story, The Resident, and most recently, Alert: Missing Persons Unit. His film credits included Fool’s Gold and Drop Zone.

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CALL TO GLORY, 1984-1985

Malcolm-Jamal Warner, CALL TO GLORY, 1984-1985, THE COSBY SHOW, 1984-1992, MOTHER’S DAY, (aka VINDICATED: A MOTHER’S WAR) 1989, THE FRESH PRINCE OF BEL-AIR, 1990, HERE AND NOW, 1992-1993, DROP ZONE, 1994, MALCOLM AND EDDIE, 1996-2000, JEREMIAH, 2002-04, FOOL’S GOLD, 2008, HAWTHORNE, 2009, SHERRI, 2009, COMMUNITY, 2011-2012, THE MICHAEL J. FOX SHOW, 2014, SONS OF ANARCHY, 2014, HOUSE OF LIES, 2016, MAJOR CRIMES, 2013-2016, SUITS, 2016, DETROITERS, 2017, ACCUSED, 2023, ALERT: MISSING PERSONS UNIT, 2025

Malcolm-Jamal Warner and David Hollander

THE COSBY SHOW, 1984-1992

Malcolm-Jamal Warner, CALL TO GLORY, 1984-1985, THE COSBY SHOW, 1984-1992, MOTHER’S DAY, (aka VINDICATED: A MOTHER’S WAR) 1989, THE FRESH PRINCE OF BEL-AIR, 1990, HERE AND NOW, 1992-1993, DROP ZONE, 1994, MALCOLM AND EDDIE, 1996-2000, JEREMIAH, 2002-04, FOOL’S GOLD, 2008, HAWTHORNE, 2009, SHERRI, 2009, COMMUNITY, 2011-2012, THE MICHAEL J. FOX SHOW, 2014, SONS OF ANARCHY, 2014, HOUSE OF LIES, 2016, MAJOR CRIMES, 2013-2016, SUITS, 2016, DETROITERS, 2017, ACCUSED, 2023, ALERT: MISSING PERSONS UNIT, 2025

Lisa Bonet, Tempestt Bledsoe, Bill Cosby, Keshia Knight Pulliam, Phylicia Rashad, and Malcolm-Jamal Warner

MOTHER’S DAY, (aka VINDICATED: A MOTHER’S WAR) 1989

Malcolm-Jamal Warner, CALL TO GLORY, 1984-1985, THE COSBY SHOW, 1984-1992, MOTHER’S DAY, (aka VINDICATED: A MOTHER’S WAR) 1989, THE FRESH PRINCE OF BEL-AIR, 1990, HERE AND NOW, 1992-1993, DROP ZONE, 1994, MALCOLM AND EDDIE, 1996-2000, JEREMIAH, 2002-04, FOOL’S GOLD, 2008, HAWTHORNE, 2009, SHERRI, 2009, COMMUNITY, 2011-2012, THE MICHAEL J. FOX SHOW, 2014, SONS OF ANARCHY, 2014, HOUSE OF LIES, 2016, MAJOR CRIMES, 2013-2016, SUITS, 2016, DETROITERS, 2017, ACCUSED, 2023, ALERT: MISSING PERSONS UNIT, 2025

Melba Moore and Malcolm-Jamal Warner

THE FRESH PRINCE OF BEL-AIR, 1990

Malcolm-Jamal Warner, CALL TO GLORY, 1984-1985, THE COSBY SHOW, 1984-1992, MOTHER’S DAY, (aka VINDICATED: A MOTHER’S WAR) 1989, THE FRESH PRINCE OF BEL-AIR, 1990, HERE AND NOW, 1992-1993, DROP ZONE, 1994, MALCOLM AND EDDIE, 1996-2000, JEREMIAH, 2002-04, FOOL’S GOLD, 2008, HAWTHORNE, 2009, SHERRI, 2009, COMMUNITY, 2011-2012, THE MICHAEL J. FOX SHOW, 2014, SONS OF ANARCHY, 2014, HOUSE OF LIES, 2016, MAJOR CRIMES, 2013-2016, SUITS, 2016, DETROITERS, 2017, ACCUSED, 2023, ALERT: MISSING PERSONS UNIT, 2025

Malcolm-Jamal Warner and Will Smith 

HERE AND NOW, 1992-1993

Malcolm-Jamal Warner, CALL TO GLORY, 1984-1985, THE COSBY SHOW, 1984-1992, MOTHER’S DAY, (aka VINDICATED: A MOTHER’S WAR) 1989, THE FRESH PRINCE OF BEL-AIR, 1990, HERE AND NOW, 1992-1993, DROP ZONE, 1994, MALCOLM AND EDDIE, 1996-2000, JEREMIAH, 2002-04, FOOL’S GOLD, 2008, HAWTHORNE, 2009, SHERRI, 2009, COMMUNITY, 2011-2012, THE MICHAEL J. FOX SHOW, 2014, SONS OF ANARCHY, 2014, HOUSE OF LIES, 2016, MAJOR CRIMES, 2013-2016, SUITS, 2016, DETROITERS, 2017, ACCUSED, 2023, ALERT: MISSING PERSONS UNIT, 2025

Rachael Crawford, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, and Daryl Mitchell

DROP ZONE, 1994

Malcolm-Jamal Warner, CALL TO GLORY, 1984-1985, THE COSBY SHOW, 1984-1992, MOTHER’S DAY, (aka VINDICATED: A MOTHER’S WAR) 1989, THE FRESH PRINCE OF BEL-AIR, 1990, HERE AND NOW, 1992-1993, DROP ZONE, 1994, MALCOLM AND EDDIE, 1996-2000, JEREMIAH, 2002-04, FOOL’S GOLD, 2008, HAWTHORNE, 2009, SHERRI, 2009, COMMUNITY, 2011-2012, THE MICHAEL J. FOX SHOW, 2014, SONS OF ANARCHY, 2014, HOUSE OF LIES, 2016, MAJOR CRIMES, 2013-2016, SUITS, 2016, DETROITERS, 2017, ACCUSED, 2023, ALERT: MISSING PERSONS UNIT, 2025

Wesley Snipes and Malcolm-Jamal Warner

MALCOLM AND EDDIE, 1996-2000

Malcolm-Jamal Warner, CALL TO GLORY, 1984-1985, THE COSBY SHOW, 1984-1992, MOTHER’S DAY, (aka VINDICATED: A MOTHER’S WAR) 1989, THE FRESH PRINCE OF BEL-AIR, 1990, HERE AND NOW, 1992-1993, DROP ZONE, 1994, MALCOLM AND EDDIE, 1996-2000, JEREMIAH, 2002-04, FOOL’S GOLD, 2008, HAWTHORNE, 2009, SHERRI, 2009, COMMUNITY, 2011-2012, THE MICHAEL J. FOX SHOW, 2014, SONS OF ANARCHY, 2014, HOUSE OF LIES, 2016, MAJOR CRIMES, 2013-2016, SUITS, 2016, DETROITERS, 2017, ACCUSED, 2023, ALERT: MISSING PERSONS UNIT, 2025

In back, left to right, Karen Malina White (as Nicolette Vandross); Ron Pearson (as Doug Rickets); Christopher Daniel Barnes (as Leonard Rickets). In front, left to right, Eddie Griffin (as Eddie Sherman) and Malcolm-Jamal Warner (as Malcolm McGee)

JEREMIAH, 2002-04

Malcolm-Jamal Warner, CALL TO GLORY, 1984-1985, THE COSBY SHOW, 1984-1992, MOTHER’S DAY, (aka VINDICATED: A MOTHER’S WAR) 1989, THE FRESH PRINCE OF BEL-AIR, 1990, HERE AND NOW, 1992-1993, DROP ZONE, 1994, MALCOLM AND EDDIE, 1996-2000, JEREMIAH, 2002-04, FOOL’S GOLD, 2008, HAWTHORNE, 2009, SHERRI, 2009, COMMUNITY, 2011-2012, THE MICHAEL J. FOX SHOW, 2014, SONS OF ANARCHY, 2014, HOUSE OF LIES, 2016, MAJOR CRIMES, 2013-2016, SUITS, 2016, DETROITERS, 2017, ACCUSED, 2023, ALERT: MISSING PERSONS UNIT, 2025

Luke Perry and Malcolm-Jamal Warner

FOOL’S GOLD, 2008

Malcolm-Jamal Warner, CALL TO GLORY, 1984-1985, THE COSBY SHOW, 1984-1992, MOTHER’S DAY, (aka VINDICATED: A MOTHER’S WAR) 1989, THE FRESH PRINCE OF BEL-AIR, 1990, HERE AND NOW, 1992-1993, DROP ZONE, 1994, MALCOLM AND EDDIE, 1996-2000, JEREMIAH, 2002-04, FOOL’S GOLD, 2008, HAWTHORNE, 2009, SHERRI, 2009, COMMUNITY, 2011-2012, THE MICHAEL J. FOX SHOW, 2014, SONS OF ANARCHY, 2014, HOUSE OF LIES, 2016, MAJOR CRIMES, 2013-2016, SUITS, 2016, DETROITERS, 2017, ACCUSED, 2023, ALERT: MISSING PERSONS UNIT, 2025

top: Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Brian Hooks, bottom: Ewen Bremner, Matthew McConaughey

HAWTHORNE, 2009

Malcolm-Jamal Warner, CALL TO GLORY, 1984-1985, THE COSBY SHOW, 1984-1992, MOTHER’S DAY, (aka VINDICATED: A MOTHER’S WAR) 1989, THE FRESH PRINCE OF BEL-AIR, 1990, HERE AND NOW, 1992-1993, DROP ZONE, 1994, MALCOLM AND EDDIE, 1996-2000, JEREMIAH, 2002-04, FOOL’S GOLD, 2008, HAWTHORNE, 2009, SHERRI, 2009, COMMUNITY, 2011-2012, THE MICHAEL J. FOX SHOW, 2014, SONS OF ANARCHY, 2014, HOUSE OF LIES, 2016, MAJOR CRIMES, 2013-2016, SUITS, 2016, DETROITERS, 2017, ACCUSED, 2023, ALERT: MISSING PERSONS UNIT, 2025

Suleka Mathew, Jada Pinket Smith, and Malcolm-Jamal Warner

SHERRI, 2009

Malcolm-Jamal Warner, CALL TO GLORY, 1984-1985, THE COSBY SHOW, 1984-1992, MOTHER’S DAY, (aka VINDICATED: A MOTHER’S WAR) 1989, THE FRESH PRINCE OF BEL-AIR, 1990, HERE AND NOW, 1992-1993, DROP ZONE, 1994, MALCOLM AND EDDIE, 1996-2000, JEREMIAH, 2002-04, FOOL’S GOLD, 2008, HAWTHORNE, 2009, SHERRI, 2009, COMMUNITY, 2011-2012, THE MICHAEL J. FOX SHOW, 2014, SONS OF ANARCHY, 2014, HOUSE OF LIES, 2016, MAJOR CRIMES, 2013-2016, SUITS, 2016, DETROITERS, 2017, ACCUSED, 2023, ALERT: MISSING PERSONS UNIT, 2025

Sherri Shepherd and Malcolm-Jamal Warner

COMMUNITY, 2011-2012

Malcolm-Jamal Warner, CALL TO GLORY, 1984-1985, THE COSBY SHOW, 1984-1992, MOTHER’S DAY, (aka VINDICATED: A MOTHER’S WAR) 1989, THE FRESH PRINCE OF BEL-AIR, 1990, HERE AND NOW, 1992-1993, DROP ZONE, 1994, MALCOLM AND EDDIE, 1996-2000, JEREMIAH, 2002-04, FOOL’S GOLD, 2008, HAWTHORNE, 2009, SHERRI, 2009, COMMUNITY, 2011-2012, THE MICHAEL J. FOX SHOW, 2014, SONS OF ANARCHY, 2014, HOUSE OF LIES, 2016, MAJOR CRIMES, 2013-2016, SUITS, 2016, DETROITERS, 2017, ACCUSED, 2023, ALERT: MISSING PERSONS UNIT, 2025

Yvette Nicole Brown, Malcolm-Jamal Warner

THE MICHAEL J. FOX SHOW, 2014

Malcolm-Jamal Warner, CALL TO GLORY, 1984-1985, THE COSBY SHOW, 1984-1992, MOTHER’S DAY, (aka VINDICATED: A MOTHER’S WAR) 1989, THE FRESH PRINCE OF BEL-AIR, 1990, HERE AND NOW, 1992-1993, DROP ZONE, 1994, MALCOLM AND EDDIE, 1996-2000, JEREMIAH, 2002-04, FOOL’S GOLD, 2008, HAWTHORNE, 2009, SHERRI, 2009, COMMUNITY, 2011-2012, THE MICHAEL J. FOX SHOW, 2014, SONS OF ANARCHY, 2014, HOUSE OF LIES, 2016, MAJOR CRIMES, 2013-2016, SUITS, 2016, DETROITERS, 2017, ACCUSED, 2023, ALERT: MISSING PERSONS UNIT, 2025

l-r: Michael J. Fox, Domenick Lombardozzi, Wendell Pierce, Malcolm-Jamal Warner 

SONS OF ANARCHY, 2014

Malcolm-Jamal Warner, CALL TO GLORY, 1984-1985, THE COSBY SHOW, 1984-1992, MOTHER’S DAY, (aka VINDICATED: A MOTHER’S WAR) 1989, THE FRESH PRINCE OF BEL-AIR, 1990, HERE AND NOW, 1992-1993, DROP ZONE, 1994, MALCOLM AND EDDIE, 1996-2000, JEREMIAH, 2002-04, FOOL’S GOLD, 2008, HAWTHORNE, 2009, SHERRI, 2009, COMMUNITY, 2011-2012, THE MICHAEL J. FOX SHOW, 2014, SONS OF ANARCHY, 2014, HOUSE OF LIES, 2016, MAJOR CRIMES, 2013-2016, SUITS, 2016, DETROITERS, 2017, ACCUSED, 2023, ALERT: MISSING PERSONS UNIT, 2025

Malcolm-Jamal Warner 

THE PEOPLE V. O.J. SIMPSON: AMERICAN CRIME STORY (aka THE PEOPLE VS. O.J. SIMPSON: AMERICAN CRIME STORY), 2016

Malcolm-Jamal Warner, CALL TO GLORY, 1984-1985, THE COSBY SHOW, 1984-1992, MOTHER’S DAY, (aka VINDICATED: A MOTHER’S WAR) 1989, THE FRESH PRINCE OF BEL-AIR, 1990, HERE AND NOW, 1992-1993, DROP ZONE, 1994, MALCOLM AND EDDIE, 1996-2000, JEREMIAH, 2002-04, FOOL’S GOLD, 2008, HAWTHORNE, 2009, SHERRI, 2009, COMMUNITY, 2011-2012, THE MICHAEL J. FOX SHOW, 2014, SONS OF ANARCHY, 2014, HOUSE OF LIES, 2016, MAJOR CRIMES, 2013-2016, SUITS, 2016, DETROITERS, 2017, ACCUSED, 2023, ALERT: MISSING PERSONS UNIT, 2025

Malcolm-Jamal Warner (as A.C. Cowlings)

HOUSE OF LIES, 2016

Malcolm-Jamal Warner, CALL TO GLORY, 1984-1985, THE COSBY SHOW, 1984-1992, MOTHER’S DAY, (aka VINDICATED: A MOTHER’S WAR) 1989, THE FRESH PRINCE OF BEL-AIR, 1990, HERE AND NOW, 1992-1993, DROP ZONE, 1994, MALCOLM AND EDDIE, 1996-2000, JEREMIAH, 2002-04, FOOL’S GOLD, 2008, HAWTHORNE, 2009, SHERRI, 2009, COMMUNITY, 2011-2012, THE MICHAEL J. FOX SHOW, 2014, SONS OF ANARCHY, 2014, HOUSE OF LIES, 2016, MAJOR CRIMES, 2013-2016, SUITS, 2016, DETROITERS, 2017, ACCUSED, 2023, ALERT: MISSING PERSONS UNIT, 2025

Don Cheadle, Malcolm-Jamal Warner

MAJOR CRIMES, 2013-2016

Malcolm-Jamal Warner, CALL TO GLORY, 1984-1985, THE COSBY SHOW, 1984-1992, MOTHER’S DAY, (aka VINDICATED: A MOTHER’S WAR) 1989, THE FRESH PRINCE OF BEL-AIR, 1990, HERE AND NOW, 1992-1993, DROP ZONE, 1994, MALCOLM AND EDDIE, 1996-2000, JEREMIAH, 2002-04, FOOL’S GOLD, 2008, HAWTHORNE, 2009, SHERRI, 2009, COMMUNITY, 2011-2012, THE MICHAEL J. FOX SHOW, 2014, SONS OF ANARCHY, 2014, HOUSE OF LIES, 2016, MAJOR CRIMES, 2013-2016, SUITS, 2016, DETROITERS, 2017, ACCUSED, 2023, ALERT: MISSING PERSONS UNIT, 2025

Malcolm-Jamal Warner

SUITS, 2016

Malcolm-Jamal Warner, CALL TO GLORY, 1984-1985, THE COSBY SHOW, 1984-1992, MOTHER’S DAY, (aka VINDICATED: A MOTHER’S WAR) 1989, THE FRESH PRINCE OF BEL-AIR, 1990, HERE AND NOW, 1992-1993, DROP ZONE, 1994, MALCOLM AND EDDIE, 1996-2000, JEREMIAH, 2002-04, FOOL’S GOLD, 2008, HAWTHORNE, 2009, SHERRI, 2009, COMMUNITY, 2011-2012, THE MICHAEL J. FOX SHOW, 2014, SONS OF ANARCHY, 2014, HOUSE OF LIES, 2016, MAJOR CRIMES, 2013-2016, SUITS, 2016, DETROITERS, 2017, ACCUSED, 2023, ALERT: MISSING PERSONS UNIT, 2025

Patrick J. Adams, Malcolm-Jamal Warner

DETROITERS, 2017

Malcolm-Jamal Warner, CALL TO GLORY, 1984-1985, THE COSBY SHOW, 1984-1992, MOTHER’S DAY, (aka VINDICATED: A MOTHER’S WAR) 1989, THE FRESH PRINCE OF BEL-AIR, 1990, HERE AND NOW, 1992-1993, DROP ZONE, 1994, MALCOLM AND EDDIE, 1996-2000, JEREMIAH, 2002-04, FOOL’S GOLD, 2008, HAWTHORNE, 2009, SHERRI, 2009, COMMUNITY, 2011-2012, THE MICHAEL J. FOX SHOW, 2014, SONS OF ANARCHY, 2014, HOUSE OF LIES, 2016, MAJOR CRIMES, 2013-2016, SUITS, 2016, DETROITERS, 2017, ACCUSED, 2023, ALERT: MISSING PERSONS UNIT, 2025

Sam Richardson, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, and Tim Robinson

ACCUSED, 2023

Malcolm-Jamal Warner, CALL TO GLORY, 1984-1985, THE COSBY SHOW, 1984-1992, MOTHER’S DAY, (aka VINDICATED: A MOTHER’S WAR) 1989, THE FRESH PRINCE OF BEL-AIR, 1990, HERE AND NOW, 1992-1993, DROP ZONE, 1994, MALCOLM AND EDDIE, 1996-2000, JEREMIAH, 2002-04, FOOL’S GOLD, 2008, HAWTHORNE, 2009, SHERRI, 2009, COMMUNITY, 2011-2012, THE MICHAEL J. FOX SHOW, 2014, SONS OF ANARCHY, 2014, HOUSE OF LIES, 2016, MAJOR CRIMES, 2013-2016, SUITS, 2016, DETROITERS, 2017, ACCUSED, 2023, ALERT: MISSING PERSONS UNIT, 2025

Karen LeBlanc, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, and Owen Fawcett

ALERT: MISSING PERSONS UNIT, 2025

Malcolm-Jamal Warner, CALL TO GLORY, 1984-1985, THE COSBY SHOW, 1984-1992, MOTHER’S DAY, (aka VINDICATED: A MOTHER’S WAR) 1989, THE FRESH PRINCE OF BEL-AIR, 1990, HERE AND NOW, 1992-1993, DROP ZONE, 1994, MALCOLM AND EDDIE, 1996-2000, JEREMIAH, 2002-04, FOOL’S GOLD, 2008, HAWTHORNE, 2009, SHERRI, 2009, COMMUNITY, 2011-2012, THE MICHAEL J. FOX SHOW, 2014, SONS OF ANARCHY, 2014, HOUSE OF LIES, 2016, MAJOR CRIMES, 2013-2016, SUITS, 2016, DETROITERS, 2017, ACCUSED, 2023, ALERT: MISSING PERSONS UNIT, 2025

Malcolm-Jamal Warner and Ryan Broussard