Larry "Flash" Jenkins is an American actor, film director, producer, and screenwriter and has been in the entertainment industry for over 30 years. He gains the veteran status in Hollywood starring in many movies and televisions during his long career. Jenkins was the first African-American actor to star in television series on the big three television networks: The White Shadow on CBS, Bay City Blues on NBC, and Finder of Lost Loves on ABC. Larry garnered national attention from his performance as "Wardell Stone" on The White Shadow. He is best known for his role as "Gummy" in the movie Fletch. Larry has starred or co-starred in over 30 films, 40 guest shots, and was a series regular or recurred in 9. Larry is the first producer/director in Hollywood history to write, produce, and direct a full feature length film for $5,000 that got major DVD distribution thru Doug Schwab's Maverick Entertainment Group distribution company. 

May 10th, 1955 in Long Island  /  Died:   Apr 25th, 2019 - heart attack - aged 63