Became the first black actor to become a regular on a western series during the 1965-66 season of "Rawhide" (1959) as cattle drover Simon Blake.
Father of Sterling St. Jacques
In 1969 St. Jacques received the NAACP Image Award for Best Motion Picture Actor.
In 1974, Raymond formed his own film company, "St. Jacques Organization, Inc.", which produced and directed the film Book of Numbers (1973).
Son Sterling St. Jacques, a dancer and sometime actor, died of AIDS in 1984.
Strong-looking classical stage actor who transferred his talents to black-oriented film roles in the late 60s and 70s.