Lena Horne during World War II; husband of Velma and father of Darnell; uncle of Faith, Hope, Charity and Henrietta; owner and manager of The Pit; employer of Byron Douglas III; employer and father figure of Kimberly; co-owner of apartment building with Velma; frequent critic of his ne'er-do-well son; temporary employer of Whitley; employer of both Lena and Charmaine; co-owner of "The Place Where The Blues Will Be Played" with Ron; reunited with Lena Horne in 1993.
Appearances
A Different World
Main cast, played by Lou Myers
- Episode 3x02: The Heat is On (Oct 12, 1989)
- Episode 3x04: To Have and Have Not (Oct 26, 1989)
- Episode 3x06: Delusions of Daddyhood (Nov 9, 1989)
- Episode 3x07: Wedding Bells from Hell (Nov 16, 1989)
- Episode 3x08: Great Expectations (Nov 30, 1989)
- Episode 3x10: For Whom the Jingle Bell Tolls (Dec 21, 1989)
- Episode 3x11: Under One Roof (Jan 4, 1990)
- Episode 3x12: Here's to Old Friends (Jan 11, 1990)
- Episode 3x13: The Power of the Pen (Jan 18, 1990)
- Episode 3x14: Pride and Prejudice (Jan 25, 1990)
- Episode 3x15: Success, Lies and Videotape (Feb 8, 1990)
- Episode 3x16: A World Alike (Feb 15, 1990)
- Episode 3x21: Sweet Charity (Mar 29, 1990)
- Episode 3x22: Soldier Boy (Apr 5, 1990)
- Episode 3x25: Perhaps Love (May 5, 1990)
- Episode 4x01: Everything Must Change (Sep 20, 1990)
- Episode 4x02: How Bittersweet It Is (Sep 27, 1990)
- Episode 4x03: Blues for Nobody's Child (Oct 4, 1990)
- Episode 4x04: Whitley's Last Supper (Oct 11, 1990)
- Episode 4x09: Time Keeps on Slippin' (Nov 29, 1990)
- Episode 4x10: The Apple Doesn't Fall (Dec 6, 1990)
- Episode 4x12: War and Peace (Jan 10, 1991)
- Episode 4x13: Ex-Communication (Jan 31, 1991)
- Episode 4x14: Risk Around the Dollar (Feb 7, 1991)
- Episode 4x15: Love, Hillman-Style (Feb 14, 1991)
- Episode 4x16: A Word in Edgewise (Feb 21, 1991)
- Episode 4x17: Ms. Understanding (Feb 28, 1991)
- Episode 4x18: The Cash Isn't Always Greener (Mar 7, 1991)
- Episode 4x21: Sister to Sister, Sister (Mar 28, 1991)
- Episode 4x22: Monet is the Root of All Evil (Apr 4, 1991)
- Episode 4x23: If I Should Die Before I Wake (Apr 11, 1991)
- Episode 4x24: Never Can Say Goodbye (Apr 25, 1991)
- Episode 4x25: To Be Continued (May 2, 1991)
- Episode 5x01: We've Only Just Begun (Sep 19, 1991)
- Episode 5x02: The Dwayne Mutiny (Sep 26, 1991)
- Episode 5x03: Home is Where the Fire Is (Oct 3, 1991)
- Episode 5x04: Almost Working Girl (Oct 10, 1991)
- Episode 5x05: In the Eye of the Storm (Oct 17, 1991)
- Episode 5x06: Rule Number One (Oct 24, 1991)
- Episode 5x08: Liza Who-Little (Nov 7, 1991)
- Episode 5x10: Do You Take This Woman? (Nov 21, 1991)
- Episode 5x11: Mammy Dearest (Dec 5, 1991)
- Episode 5x12: Twelve Steps of Christmas (Dec 19, 1991)
- Episode 5x13: Just Another Four-Letter Word (Jan 2, 1992)
- Episode 5x14: Cats in the Cradle (Jan 16, 1992)
- Episode 5x17: May the Best Man Win (Feb 13, 1992)
- Episode 5x20: Sellmates (Mar 12, 1992)
- Episode 5x22: Love Taps (Apr 23, 1992)
- Episode 5x23: Special Delivery (May 7, 1992)
- Episode 5x25: Save the Best for Last: Part 2 (May 14, 1992)
- Episode 6x01: Honeymoon in L.A.: Part 1 (Sep 24, 1992)
- Episode 6x02: Honeymoon in L.A.: Part 2 (Oct 1, 1992)
- Episode 6x03: Interior Desecration (Oct 8, 1992)
- Episode 6x04: Somebody Say Ho! (Oct 15, 1992)
- Episode 6x05: Really Gross Anatomy (Oct 22, 1992)
- Episode 6x06: Don't Count Your Chickens Before They're Axed (Oct 29, 1992)
- Episode 6x07: The Little Mister (Oct 29, 1992)
- Episode 6x08: Baby, It's Cold Outside (Nov 5, 1992)
- Episode 6x09: Faith, Hope and Charity: Part 1 (Nov 12, 1992)
- Episode 6x11: Original Teacher (Nov 19, 1992)
- Episode 6x12: Occupational Hazards (Dec 3, 1992)
- Episode 6x13: White Christmas (Dec 17, 1992)
- Episode 6x15: Happy Birthday to Moi (Jan 14, 1993)
- Episode 6x16: Mind Your Own Business (Jan 21, 1993)
- Episode 6x18: When One Door Closes...: Part 2 (May 8, 1993)
- Episode 6x20: Dancing Machines (Jun 3, 1993)
- Episode 6x21: Cabin in the Sky (Jun 10, 1993)
- Episode 6x23: Homie, Don't Ya Know Me? ()
- Episode 6x24: A Rock, a River, a Lena ()
Guest cast, played by Lou Myers
- Episode 2x02: Two Gentlemen of Hillman (Oct 13, 1988)
- Episode 2x10: Radio Free Hillman (Jan 5, 1989)
- Episode 2x11: It Happened One Night (Jan 12, 1989)
- Episode 2x12: I've Got the Muse in Me (Jan 26, 1989)
- Episode 2x14: Breaking Up is Hard to Do (Feb 9, 1989)
- Episode 2x15: For She's Only a Bird in a Gilded Cage (Feb 23, 1989)
- Episode 2x16: It's Greek to Me (Mar 2, 1989)
- Episode 2x17: The Thing About Women (Mar 9, 1989)
- Episode 2x18: High Anxiety (Mar 16, 1989)
- Episode 2x19: Take This Job and Love It (Mar 23, 1989)
- Episode 2x20: No Means No (Mar 30, 1989)
- Episode 2x21: Citizen Wayne (Apr 27, 1989)
- Episode 2x22: There's No Place Like Home (May 4, 1989)