| Movies (Videos, Films & Projects): |
Year |
Budget |
 Somebody Like You - Chuck Cooper |
2007 |
$989K |
| Tapioca - Nuts (attached) |
2007 |
$100K |
| Idlewild - Percy Senior |
2006 |
$15M |
| The Painting - Whistlin' Willie Weston |
2001 |
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| I'll Take You There - Mr. Gwin |
1999 |
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| Why Do Fools Fall in Love - Richard Barrett |
1998 |
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| Once Upon a Forest - Phineas (voice), Soundtrack (performer: |
1993 |
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| Buy & Cell - Shaka |
1989 |
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| Winners Take All - The Winch |
1985 |
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| The Charmkins (video short) - Dragonweed (voice) |
1983 |
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| Sabine - Stanley |
1982 |
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| All That Jazz - O'Connor Flood, Soundtrack (performer: & |
1979 |
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| Funny Lady - Bert Robbins, Soundtrack (performer: |
1975 |
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| Gas-s-s-s - Carlos |
1971 |
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| Sweet Charity - Frug dancer |
1969 |
$20M |
| TV appearance: |
| Good Intentions - #02W424 A.R. Whitworth |
2002 |
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| Feast of All Saints (TV movie) - Rudolphe Lermontant |
2001 |
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| Fosse (TV movie) - Performer, Soundtrack (perfor |
2001 |
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| It's All in the Family - Lawrence Taggert, Sr. |
1999 |
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| The Visitor - Lawrence Taggert, Sr. |
1999 |
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| Wounded Hearts - Lawrence Taggert, Sr. |
1999 |
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| Taps for Royal - Royal |
1999 |
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| Party Girl - Senator Stanford Parks |
1998 |
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| Desperately Seeking Mickey - Sweet Billy |
1997 |
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| Secret Service - Ulysses Dodd |
1996 |
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| Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (TV series) - Snake (unknown episodes) |
1995 |
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| Eliminate the Middleman - Louie |
1995 |
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| Papa's Got a Brand New Excuse - Lou Smith |
1994 |
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| Illusions of Grandeur - Dr. Andre Novak |
1994 |
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| Was It Good for You Too? - Capt. Hutchinson |
1993 |
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| Meat Market - Capt. Hutchinson |
1993 |
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| Interface - Doctor La Forge |
1993 |
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| Blo-Dri - Capt. Hutchinson |
1992 |
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| Intruders (TV movie) - Gene Randall |
1992 |
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| Lady Luck - Capt. Ben Hutchinson |
1992 |
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| Dirty Laundry - Capt. Hutchinson |
1991 |
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| The Kid Who Loved Christmas (TV movie) - Actor |
1990 |
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| Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme (TV movie) - Itsy Bitsy Spider |
1990 |
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| The Life and Death of Chick Sterling - Carl McQueen |
1990 |
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| Jenny's Song (TV movie) - Joe |
1988 |
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| J.J. Starbuck (TV series) - E.L. 'Tenspeed' Turner (unknown episodes, 198 |
1988 |
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| The Saint in Manhattan - Pianist in bar |
1987 |
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| Close Encounters of a Zooble Kind - Mayor Ben |
1986 |
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| The Ghost of Zoobilee Woods - Mayor Ben |
1986 |
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| Whazzat the Clown - Mayor Ben |
1986 |
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| Backwardville - Mayor Ben |
1986 |
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| The Genie - Mayor Ben |
1986 |
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| Lost in London (TV movie) - Paul Williams |
1985 |
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| A.D. (TV mini-series) - Ethiopian |
1985 |
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| Puss in Boots - Puss |
1985 |
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| Ellis Island (TV mini-series) - Roscoe Haines |
1984 |
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| The Jesse Owens Story (TV movie) - Herb Douglas |
1984 |
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| Breakin' Through (TV movie) - Actor |
1984 |
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| Pal-I-Mony-O-Mine/Does Father Know Best?/An 'A' for Gopher... - Dr. John Hanson |
1982 |
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| Pippin: His Life and Times (TV movie) - The leading player |
1981 |
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| This One's Gonna Kill Ya - E.L. Turner |
1980 |
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| Savage Says: There's No Free Lunch - E.L. Turner |
1980 |
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| Pilot - E.L. 'Tenspeed' Turner |
1980 |
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| It's Easier to Pass an Elephant Through the Eye of a Needle Than ... - E.L. Turner |
1980 |
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| Uptown: A Musical Comedy History of Harlem's Apollo Theatre... (TV movie) - Host |
1980 |
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| The Millionaire's Life - E.L. Turner |
1980 |
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| The Cheryl Ladd Special (TV movie) - Actor |
1979 |
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| Roots (TV mini-series) - 'Chicken' George Moore |
1977 |
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| Mary's Incredible Dream (TV movie) - Devil/Noah/Man |
1976 |
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| Louis Armstrong - Chicago Style (TV movie) - Louis Armstrong |
1976 |
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| Ben Vereen... Comin' at Ya (TV series) - Host |
1975 |
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| Second Noah (TV series) - Sweet Billy (1 episode, 1997) |
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| Oz (TV series) - #02W424 A.R. Whitworth (1 episode, 2002) |
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| Soldier of Fortune, Inc. (TV series) - Senator Stanford Parks (1 episode, 1998) |
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| Promised Land (TV series) - Lawrence Taggert, Sr. (3 episodes, 1999) |
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| The Jamie Foxx Show (TV series) - Royal (1 episode, 1999) |
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| Tenspeed and Brown Shoe (TV series) - E.L. Turner / E.L. 'Tenspeed' Turner (13 |
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| Touched by an Angel (TV series) - Ulysses Dodd (1 episode, 1996) |
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| CBS Summer Playhouse (TV series) - Pianist in bar (1 episode, 1987) |
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| Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre (TV series) - Puss (1 episode, 1985) |
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| Booker (TV series) - Carl McQueen (1 episode, 1990) |
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| Silk Stalkings (TV series) - Capt. Hutchinson / Capt. Ben Hutchinson |
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| Star Trek: The Next Generation (TV series) - Doctor La Forge (1 episode, 1993) |
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| Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (TV series) - Dr. Andre Novak (1 episode, 1994) |
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| The Love Boat (TV series) - Dr. John Hanson (1 episode, 1982) |
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| The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (TV series) - Lou Smith (1 episode, 1994) |
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| New York Undercover (TV series) - Louie (1 episode, 1995) |
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| Zoobilee Zoo (TV series) - Mayor Ben (45 episodes, 1986), S |
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