[2] He established the John Beasley Theater and Workshop in South Omaha, and he would remain working there for nearly a dozen years.
[3] Beasley played General Lasseter in The Sum of All Fears and Reverend C. Charles Blackwell in The Apostle.
[4] In 1992, he played Jesse and Terry Hall's father in The Mighty Ducks.
[6] He also appeared in the TV Land sitcom The Soul Man, which aired its fifth and final season in 2016.
His grandson Malik is a professional basketball player for the Detroit Pistons.