| Movies (Videos, Films & Projects): |
Year |
Budget |
| Actor: |
 Mama, I Want to Sing! Horace Payne |
2009 |
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| 21 and a Wake-Up General Garner |
2009 |
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| Tapioca Nuts |
2009 |
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| Accidental Friendship Wes |
2008 |
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| And Then Came Love Chuck Cooper |
2007 |
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| Holiday in Bryant Park Singer |
2007 |
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| Idlewild Percy Senior |
2006 |
$15M |
| The Painting Whistlin' Willie Weston |
2001 |
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| Feast of All Saints Rudolphe Lermontant |
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 |
1993 |
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| Intruders Gene Randall |
1992 |
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| The Kid Who Loved Christmas |
1990 |
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| Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme Itsy Bitsy Spider |
1990 |
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| Jenny's Song Joe |
1988 |
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| Buy & Cell Shaka |
1987 |
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| The Zoo Gang The Winch |
1985 |
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| Lost in London Paul Williams |
1985 |
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| Breakin' Through |
1984 |
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| The Jesse Owens Story Herb Douglas |
1984 |
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| "Ellis Island" Roscoe Haines |
1984 |
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| The Charmkins Dragonweed |
1983 |
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| Sabine Stanley |
1982 |
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| Pippin: His Life and Times The Leading Player |
1981 |
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| The Cheryl Ladd Special |
1979 |
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| All That Jazz O'Connor Flood |
1979 |
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| Mary's Incredible Dream Noah |
1976 |
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| Louis Armstrong - Chicago Style Louis Armstrong |
1976 |
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| Ben Vereen: Showcase for a Man of Many Talents Main |
1976 |
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| Funny Lady Bert Robbins |
1975 |
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| "Ben Vereen... Comin' at Ya" Host |
1975 |
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| Gas! -Or- It Became Necessary to Destroy the World in Order to Sa... Carlos |
1970 |
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| Sweet Charity Dancer |
1969 |
$20M |
| "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" Musical Guest (1 episode, 1972) |
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| "Roots" 'Chicken' George Moore (4 episodes, 1977) |
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| "Tenspeed and Brown Shoe" E.L. 'Tenspeed' Turner (13 episodes, 1980) |
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| "The Love Boat" Bennett Barton / ... (3 episodes, 1982-1984) |
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| "A.D." Ethiopian (5 episodes, 1985) |
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| "Faerie Tale Theatre" Puss (1 episode, 1985) |
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| "Webster" Uncle Phillip Long (10 episodes, 1984-1985) |
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| "Zoobilee Zoo" Mayor Ben (46 episodes, 1986) |
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| "CBS Summer Playhouse" Pianist in bar (1 episode, 1987) |
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| "J.J. Starbuck" E.L. 'Tenspeed' Turner (5 episodes, 1988) |
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| "Booker" Carl McQueen (1 episode, 1990) |
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| "Bordertown" |
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| "Silk Stalkings" Captain Ben Hutchinson (12 episodes, 1991-1993) |
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| "Star Trek: The Next Generation" Dr. Edward La Forge (1 episode, 1993) |
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| "Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman" Dr. Andre Novak (1 episode, 1994) |
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| "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" Lou Smith (1 episode, 1994) |
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| "New York Undercover" Louie (1 episode, 1995) |
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| "Touched by an Angel" Ulysses Dodd (1 episode, 1996) |
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| "Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child" Snake (1 episode, 1997) |
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| "Second Noah" Sweet Billy (1 episode, 1997) |
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| "American Masters" Narrator (1 episode, 1997) |
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| "Soldier of Fortune, Inc." Senator Stanford Parks (1 episode, 1998) |
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| "Promised Land" Lawrence Taggert, Sr. (3 episodes, 1999) |
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| "The Jamie Foxx Show" Royal (1 episode, 1999) |
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| "Great Performances: Dance in America" Performer (1 episode, 2001) |
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| "Oz" #02W424 A.R. Whitworth (1 episode, 2002) |
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| "Grey's Anatomy" Archie (1 episode, 2007) |
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| "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" Rev. Jeremiah Morris (1 episode, 2007) |
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| "House of Payne" Clarence Sanderson (1 episode, 2010) |
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| Writer: |
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| Director: |
| Ben Vereen: Showcase for a Man of Many Talents Director |
1976 |
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| Self: |
| Move Himself |
2010 |
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| Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age Himself |
2010 |
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| Love-In: A Musical Celebration Himself - Host/Storyteller |
2009 |
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| Secrets of Life Himself |
2009 |
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| 12th Annual Prism Awards Himself - Winner |
2008 |
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| The 5th Annual TV Land Awards Himself - Winner ("30th Anniversary") |
2007 |
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| The 61st Annual Tony Awards Himself - Presenter |
2007 |
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| Hair, Let the Sun Shine In Himself |
2007 |
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| The 59th Primetime Emmy Awards Himself |
2007 |
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| Roots Remembered Himself |
2007 |
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| Screen Nation Television and Film Awards 2007 Himself |
2007 |
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| The 60th Annual Tony Awards Himself |
2006 |
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| Roots: Celebrating 25 Years Himself |
2002 |
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| Starskates on Broadway Himself |
1999 |
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| The 50th Annual Tony Awards Himself - Presenter |
1996 |
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| "Portraits of Courage" Host |
1996 |
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| Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Himself |
1995 |
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| The 47th Annual Tony Awards Himself - Presenter |
1993 |
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| David Foster's Christmas Album Himself |
1993 |
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| Danny Kaye International Children Award for Unicef Himself |
1992 |
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| George Burns' 95th Birthday Party Himself |
1991 |
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| The Chipmunks: Rockin' Through the Decades Himself |
1990 |
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| Circus of the Stars #14 Himself (performer-Circus Band Leader) |
1989 |
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| 19th Annual NAACP Image Awards Himself - Presenter |
1987 |
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| Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Himself |
1987 |
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| "You Write the Songs" Himself - Host |
1986 |
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| The 40th Annual Tony Awards Himself - Presenter & Performer |
1986 |
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| The Magic of David Copperfield VIII: Walking Through the Great Wa... Himself |
1986 |
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| The 39th Annual Tony Awards Himself - Presenter & Performer |
1985 |
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| The ABC All-Star Spectacular Himself - Actor |
1985 |
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| All-Star Party for 'Dutch' Reagan Himself |
1985 |
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| Orange Bowl Parade Himself/Singer |
1985 |
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| Salute to Lady Liberty Himself |
1984 |
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| Body and Soul Himself |
1984 |
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| Don't Ask Me, Ask God Himself - Question Presenter |
1984 |
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| The Secret World of the Very Young Himself - Performer |
1984 |
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| The President's Command Performance Himself |
1983 |
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| The 37th Annual Tony Awards Himself - Performer |
1983 |
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| Cycling Through China Himself |
1982 |
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| Night of 100 Stars Himself |
1982 |
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| The 36th Annual Tony Awards Himself - Presenter |
1982 |
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| All-Star Inaugural Gala Himself |
1981 |
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| The 35th Annual Tony Awards Himself - Performer |
1981 |
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| The 52nd Annual Academy Awards Himself - Co-presenter: Music Awards |
1980 |
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| Uptown: A Tribute to the Apollo Theatre Himself - Host |
1980 |
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| The Sentry Collection Presents Ben Vereen: His Roots Himself |
1978 |
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| Rockette: A Holiday Tribute to Radio City Music Hall Himself |
1978 |
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| The 49th Annual Academy Awards Himself - Performer |
1977 |
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| The All-Star Gong Show Special Himself |
1977 |
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| The Bell Telephone Jubilee Himself |
1976 |
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| The 27th Annual Tony Awards Himself - Performer |
1973 |
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| "The Gladys Knight & the Pips Show" Himself (1 episode, 1975) |
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| "The Muppet Show" Himself (1 episode, 1976) |
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| "The Merv Griffin Show" Himself (1 episode, 1977) |
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| "Donny and Marie" Himself (1 episode, 1977) |
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| "The Mike Douglas Show" Himself - Co-Host (1 episode, 1978) |
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| "Good Morning America" Himself (1 episode, 1979) |
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| "Horas doradas" Himself (1 episode, 1980) |
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| "The John Davidson Show" Himself (1 episode, 1980) |
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| "De Mike Burstyn show" Himself (1 episode, 1981) |
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| "Disneyland" Himself (1 episode, 1981) |
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| "Parkinson" Himself (1 episode, 1982) |
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| "The Marti Caine Show" |
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| "Kids Are People, Too" Himself (1 episode, 1982) |
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| "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" Himself (1 episode, 1982) |
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| "Reading Rainbow" Himself (1 episode, 1983) |
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| "SCTV Network 90" Himself (1 episode, 1983) |
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| "Webster" Himself (1 episode, 1983) |
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| "On Stage America" Himself (1 episode, 1984) |
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| "Lou Rawls Parade of Stars" Himself (2 episodes, 1985-1988) |
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| "Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon" Himself - Host (1 episode, 1990) |
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| "The Nanny" Himself (1 episode, 1994) |
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| "Biography" Himself (1 episode, 2000) |
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| "The Rosie O'Donnell Show" Himself (1 episode, 2001) |
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| "E! True Hollywood Story" Himself (1 episode, 2001) |
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| "Hollywood Squares" Guest Appearance (5 episodes, 2003) |
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| "Broadway: The American Musical" Himself (2 episodes, 2004) |
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| "Martha" Himself (1 episode, 2005) |
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| "HBO First Look" Himself (1 episode, 2006) |
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| "Your Mama Don't Dance" Himself - Judge (8 episodes, 2008) |
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| "Entertainment Tonight" Himself (1 episode, 2008) |
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| "Unsung" Himself (1 episode, 2009) |
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| "Doc Talk" Himself (1 episode, 2010) |
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| In development: |
| Untitled Ben Vereen Project |
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| Filmography updated: June 2010 |
