Actor Lamont Bentley, Known for Sitcom Role, Dies in Freeway Crash. By Daryl Strickland . Jan. 21, 2005 12 AM PT . Share via Close extra sharing options. ... Bentley was pronounced dead at 12:23 a.m.

Lamont Bentley (search), who was a regular in the 1990s sitcom "Moesha" (search) and appeared frequently in television and movies, was killed in a car crash, his manager said Wednesday.

Los Angeles, CA -- Actor Lamont Bentley has died in a car crash in Los Angeles. Bentley was best known as a regular on the 1990s UPN sitcom "Moesha" and appeared frequently in TV and movies.

Lamont Bentley, an actor who appeared in more than a dozen films and TV shows but was best known for his role on the comedy series Moesha, died early Wednesday in a car crash in Ventura County, Calif.