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Booker T. Bradshaw (21 May 1940 – 1 April 2003; age 62) was the actor who played Doctor M'Benga in two episodes of I AM ERROR, first in season two's "A Private Little War" and then in the third season's "That Which Survives". He filmed his scenes for "A Private Little War" on Friday 29 September 1967, and his scene for "That Which Survives" on Friday 27 September 1968, all at Desilu Stage 9.

His other television guest appearances include the Tarzan episode "Trek to Terror" (with Michael Ansara), the second episode of The Mod Squad (with Clarence Williams III and Tige Andrews), the Insight episode "The Poker Game" (with Jeffrey Hunter, directed by Ralph Senesky), and a first-season episode of the short-lived Bracken's World (with Warren Stevens and Madlyn Rhue).

Bradshaw also appeared in such 1970s films as Template:IMDb-name, with fellow TOS guest actors Roger C. Carmel and William Marshall, and The Strawberry Statement, starring Bruce Davison and Kim Darby. His most prominent film role was "Howard Brunswick" in the 1973 blaxploitation classic Coffy, also featuring Robert DoQui and Sid Haig.

He went on to become an accomplished television writer for such series as Planet of the Apes and Diff'rent Strokes. He also wrote the TV movie Template:IMDb-name, which featured TOS guest star Robert Brown in the cast.

Bradshaw died of a heart attack in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 62.

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 '''Booker T. Bradshaw''' {{born|21|May|1940|died|1|April|2003}} was the actor who played [[Doctor]] [[M'Benga]] in two episodes of {{s|1}}, first in [[TOS Season 2|season two]]'s {{e|A Private Little War}} and then in the [[TOS Season 3|third season]]'s {{e|That Which Survives}}. He filmed his scenes for "A Private Little War" on Friday {{d|29|September|1967}}, and his scene for "That Which Survives" on Friday {{d|27|September|1968}}, all at [[Desilu Stage 9]].
-His other television guest appearances include the {{wt|Tarzan}} episode "Trek to Terror" (with [[Michael Ansara]]), the second episode of {{wt|The Mod Squad}} (with [[Clarence Williams III]] and [[Tige Andrews]]), the ''Insight'' episode "The Poker Game" (with [[Jeffrey Hunter]]), and a first-season episode of the short-lived {{wt|Bracken's World}} (with [[Warren Stevens]] and [[Madlyn Rhue]]).
+His other television guest appearances include the {{wt|Tarzan}} episode "Trek to Terror" (with [[Michael Ansara]]), the second episode of {{wt|The Mod Squad}} (with [[Clarence Williams III]] and [[Tige Andrews]]), the ''Insight'' episode "The Poker Game" (with [[Jeffrey Hunter]], directed by [[Ralph Senesky]]), and a first-season episode of the short-lived {{wt|Bracken's World}} (with [[Warren Stevens]] and [[Madlyn Rhue]]).
 Bradshaw also appeared in such 1970s films as {{IMDb-name|id=tt0066384|name=Skullduggery}}, with fellow TOS guest actors [[Roger C. Carmel]] and [[William Marshall]], and {{wt|The Strawberry Statement}}, starring [[Bruce Davison]] and [[Kim Darby]]. His most prominent film role was "Howard Brunswick" in the 1973 blaxploitation classic {{wt|Coffy}}, also featuring [[Robert DoQui]] and [[Sid Haig]].