Tiger Haynes

George "Tiger" Haynes (December 13, 1914 – February 14, 1994), sometimes billed as Colonel Tiger Haynes, was an American actor of musical theatre, television and film and jazz musician.

He was born in Frederiksted, St. Croix, and moved to New York when he was a boy. An ex-boxer, Haynes played guitar with The Three Flames from 1945 to 1956, a group which had its own NBC radio show in the mid-1940s and a television show on NBC television in 1949, He is best known for his portrayal of the Tin Man in the original Broadway cast of The Wiz (a role assumed by Nipsey Russell in the 1978 film adaptation).

Films Year Title Role Notes1979 All That Jazz Porter 1980 Times Square Andy 1984 Moscow on the Hudson Lionel's Grandfather 1984 Nothing Lasts Forever Mr. Brown 1986 Ratboy Derelict Ralph 1986 The Mosquito Coast Mr. Semper 1987 Enemy Territory Barton 1988 Apprentice to Murder Rufus 1989 Dead Bang Edwin Gates 1990 Awakenings Janitor 1991 Jungle Fever