served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War, retired with the rank of colonel, ex-husband of Johanna, father of Suzanne and Terrence, professor of mathematics at Hillman (nicknamed "Dr. War" because of his reputation as a demanding professor), commander of the Hillman ROTC, became Dwayne's primary mentor, was distraught when his former student Zelmer Collier was deployed to the Persian Gulf just before the start of Operation Desert Storm, rejected membership in an all-white country club after being criticized by Terrence, married Jalessa Vinson (in a surprise elopement), brother-in-law of Danielle Vinson, became a father for the third time when Jaleesa gave birth to daughter Imani.
Appearances
A Different World
Main cast, played by Glynn Turman
- Episode 2x01: Dr. War Is Hell (Oct 6, 1988)
- Episode 2x06: If You Like Pilgrim Coladas (Nov 17, 1988)
- Episode 2x08: Life with Father (Dec 8, 1988)
- Episode 2x10: Radio Free Hillman (Jan 5, 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 2x17: The Thing About Women (Mar 9, 1989)
- Episode 2x19: Take This Job and Love It (Mar 23, 1989)
- Episode 2x21: Citizen Wayne (Apr 27, 1989)
- Episode 2x22: There's No Place Like Home (May 4, 1989)
- Episode 3x02: The Heat is On (Oct 12, 1989)
- Episode 3x03: The Hat Makes the Man (Oct 19, 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 3x12: Here's to Old Friends (Jan 11, 1990)
- Episode 3x14: Pride and Prejudice (Jan 25, 1990)
- Episode 3x18: A Camp Fire Story (Mar 1, 1990)
- Episode 3x22: Soldier Boy (Apr 5, 1990)
- Episode 3x25: Perhaps Love (May 5, 1990)
- Episode 4x01: Everything Must Change (Sep 20, 1990)
- Episode 4x03: Blues for Nobody's Child (Oct 4, 1990)
- Episode 4x06: Tales from the Exam Zone (Oct 25, 1990)
- Episode 4x10: The Apple Doesn't Fall (Dec 6, 1990)
- Episode 4x12: War and Peace (Jan 10, 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 4x18: The Cash Isn't Always Greener (Mar 7, 1991)
- Episode 4x22: Monet is the Root of All Evil (Apr 4, 1991)
- Episode 4x24: Never Can Say Goodbye (Apr 25, 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 5x07: Baby, I'm a Star (Oct 31, 1991)
- Episode 5x10: Do You Take This Woman? (Nov 21, 1991)
- Episode 5x12: Twelve Steps of Christmas (Dec 19, 1991)
- Episode 5x16: Bedroom at the Top (Jan 30, 1992)
- Episode 5x23: Special Delivery (May 7, 1992)
- Episode 5x24: Save the Best for Last: Part 1 (May 14, 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 6x05: Really Gross Anatomy (Oct 22, 1992)
- Episode 6x07: The Little Mister (Oct 29, 1992)
- Episode 6x11: Original Teacher (Nov 19, 1992)
- Episode 6x15: Happy Birthday to Moi (Jan 14, 1993)
- Episode 6x18: When One Door Closes...: Part 2 (May 8, 1993)
- Episode 6x19: Lean on Me (May 27, 1993)