RIP Hinton Battle

 

Hinton Battle, Tony-Winning Actor, Dead At 67

The news was confirmed by Debbie Allen.

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By Mya Abraham

January 30, 2024

 

Hinton Battle, the three-time Tony Award winning actor, has died at age 67. His cause of death is unknown.

The tragic news was confirmed by his friend, Debbie Allen, on social media. The famed dancer-actress wrote, “Today I honor Hinton Battle, my dear friend who left us to dance and sing in God’s Ensemble last night. He fought this battle to live and be creative impacting audiences and young people across the globe. Let us always hold him high in our hearts and in our mind’s eye and forever speak his name.”

Battle is best known for his role as Wayne in 2006’s Dreamgirls and as Scarecrow in the original 1975 run of The Wiz on Broadway.

Fans flooded Allen’s comments on Instagram with an outpouring of love and condolences. One wrote, “Devastated. One of the most talented humans ever to inhabit our planet. My deepest condolences to his family and friends.” Another chimed in, writing, “Heartbroken over this news. A legend in our hearts today and always.”

Battle was born in Germany on November 29, 1956. His agency regarded him as one of “Broadway’s most respected musical stars.” He studied at Washington, D.C.’s renowned Jones Haywood School of Ballet and at the School of American Ballet in New York City before launching his career on Broadway as a teenager by originating the role as Scarecrow in The Wiz.

BATTLE, Hinton

Born: 11/29/1956, Neubrücke, Rhineland Palantinate, West Germany

Died: 1/29/2024, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.

 

Hinton Battle’s western – actor:

The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory (TV) – 1987 (Joe)