| Movies (Videos, Films & Projects): |
Year |
Budget |
| Actor: |
 She Hate Me Judge Buchanan |
2004 |
$8M |
| Proud Lorenzo DuFau |
2004 |
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| Deacons for Defense Rev. Gregory |
2003 |
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| How to Get the Man's Foot Outta Your Ass Granddad |
2003 |
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| Bubba Ho-tep Jack |
2002 |
$1M |
| Legend of the Candy Cane Julius |
2001 |
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| Feast of All Saints Jean-Jacques |
2001 |
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| J.C. Leyendecker: The Great American Illustrator Narrator |
2000 |
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| Dinosaur Yar |
2000 |
$128M |
| Finding Buck McHenry Buck McHenry |
2000 |
|
| Here's to Life! Duncan Cox |
2000 |
|
| The Ghosts of Christmas Eve The Caretaker |
1999 |
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| A Vow to Cherish Alexander Billman |
1999 |
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| The Secret Path Too Tall |
1999 |
|
| The Soul Collector Mordecai |
1999 |
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| Alyson's Closet Postman Extraordinaire |
1998 |
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| Doctor Dolittle Archer Dolittle |
1998 |
$71.5M |
| "Thomas Jefferson" Narrator |
1997 |
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| "The Protector" |
1997 |
|
| Miss Evers' Boys Mr. Evers |
1997 |
|
| 12 Angry Men Juror #2 |
1997 |
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| Ripper Ben Dodds |
1996 |
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| Home of the Brave Erasmus Jones |
1996 |
|
| Get on the Bus Jeremiah |
1996 |
$2.4M |
| I'm Not Rappaport Midge Carter |
1996 |
|
| Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder Uncle Phil |
1995 |
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| The Android Affair Dr. Winston |
1995 |
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| Ray Alexander: A Taste for Justice Uncle Phil |
1994 |
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| The Client Judge Harry Roosevelt |
1994 |
$45M |
| "The Great Battles of the Civil War" W. H. Carney |
1994 |
|
| The Ernest Green Story Grandfather |
1993 |
|
| "Queen" Parson Dick |
1993 |
|
| Cop and ½ Detective in Squad Room |
1993 |
|
| Grumpy Old Men Chuck |
1993 |
|
| Gladiator Noah |
1992 |
|
| Malcolm X Eulogy Performer |
1992 |
$34M |
| Lincoln Frederick Douglas |
1992 |
|
| Jungle Fever The Good Reverend Doctor Purify |
1991 |
$14M |
| Joe Versus the Volcano Marshall |
1990 |
|
| We'll Take Manhattan Man in Subway |
1990 |
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| The Red Shoes Narrator |
1989 |
|
| Do the Right Thing Da Mayor |
1989 |
$6.5M |
| School Daze Coach Odom |
1988 |
$6.5M |
| Avenging Angel Captain Harry Moradian |
1985 |
|
| The House of God Dr. Sanders |
1984 |
|
| Harry & Son Raymond |
1984 |
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| Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy 'Satchel' Paige Chuffy Russell |
1981 |
|
| All God's Children Blaine Whitfield |
1980 |
|
| "Ossie and Ruby!" Co-host (1980-81) (unknown episodes) |
1980 |
|
| "Roots: The Next Generations" Dad Jones |
1979 |
|
| Hot Stuff Captain John Geiberger |
1979 |
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| Freedom Road Narrator |
1979 |
|
| Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid Dr. Fredericks |
1977 |
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| Countdown at Kusini Ernest Motapo |
1976 |
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| The Tenth Level Reed |
1975 |
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| Let's Do It Again Elder Johnson |
1975 |
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| The Sheriff James Lucas |
1971 |
|
| Teacher, Teacher Charles Carter |
1969 |
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| Sam Whiskey Jed Hooker |
1969 |
|
| Slaves Luke |
1969 |
|
| The Scalphunters Joseph Lee |
1968 |
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| The Outsider Lt. Wagner |
1967 |
|
| A Man Called Adam Nelson Davis |
1966 |
|
| The Hill Jacko King |
1965 |
|
| Shock Treatment Capshaw |
1964 |
|
| Gone Are the Days! Reverend Purlie Victorious Judson |
1963 |
$200K |
| The Cardinal Father Gillis |
1963 |
|
| Seven Times Monday Will |
1962 |
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| The Emperor Jones Brutus Jones |
1955 |
|
| The Joe Louis Story Bob |
1953 |
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| Fourteen Hours Cab driver |
1951 |
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| No Way Out John Brooks |
1950 |
|
| "Kraft Television Theatre" The Emperor Jones (1 episode, 1955) |
|
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| "Playhouse 90" |
|
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| "CBS Repertoire Workshop" |
|
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| "Play of the Week" Will (1 episode, 1960) |
|
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| "Car 54, Where Are You?" Omar (4 episodes, 1963) |
|
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| "The Great Adventure" John Ross (1 episode, 1963) |
|
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| "The Nurses" Dr. Farmer (1 episode, 1964) |
|
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| "The Defenders" District Attorney Daniel Jackson / ... (8 episodes, 1961-1965) |
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| "Slattery's People" Jack Phillips (1 episode, 1965) |
|
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| "The Fugitive" Johnny Gaines (1 episode, 1966) |
|
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| "12 O'Clock High" Major Glenn Luke (1 episode, 1966) |
|
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| "Run for Your Life" Dave Corbett / ... (3 episodes, 1966-1967) |
|
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| "N.Y.P.D." Dempsey (1 episode, 1968) |
|
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| "Hallmark Hall of Fame" Charles Carter (1 episode, 1969) |
|
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| "The Name of the Game" Kubani (1 episode, 1969) |
|
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| "Bonanza" Sam Davis (1 episode, 1969) |
|
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| "Night Gallery" Osmond Portifoy (1 episode, 1969) |
|
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| "The CBS Festival of Lively Arts for Young People" |
|
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| "Love, American Style" (segment "Love and High Spirits") (1 episode, 1973) |
|
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| "Hawaii Five-O" Ramon Borelle (1 episode, 1974) |
|
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| "NBC Special Treat" |
|
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| "King" Rev. Martin Luther King Sr. (3 episodes, 1978) |
|
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| "B.L. Stryker" Oz / ... (6 episodes, 1989-1990) |
|
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| "The Stand" Judge Richard Farris (3 episodes, 1994) |
|
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| "Evening Shade" Ponder Blue (97 episodes, 1990-1994) |
|
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| "The Client" Judge Harry Roosevelt (11 episodes, 1995-1996) |
|
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| "Promised Land" Erasmus Jones (6 episodes, 1996-1998) |
|
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| "Cosby" Fred (1 episode, 1999) |
|
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| "City of Angels" Henry, King of England / ... (2 episodes, 2000) |
|
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| "Third Watch" Mr. Parker (3 episodes, 1999-2000) |
|
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| "Philly" Gilbert Willoughby (1 episode, 2002) |
|
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| "Presidio Med" Otis Clayton (1 episode, 2002) |
|
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| "Touched by an Angel" Erasmus Jones / ... (4 episodes, 1996-2002) |
|
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| "JAG" Terrence Minnerly (1 episode, 2003) |
|
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| "The L Word" Melvin Porter (4 episodes, 2004-2005) |
|
|
| Producer: |
| Hands Upon the Heart Producer |
1991 |
|
| Writer: |
| For Us the Living: The Medgar Evers Story |
1983 |
|
| Purlie |
1981 |
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| Countdown at Kusini |
1976 |
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| Cotton Comes to Harlem |
1970 |
$1.2M |
| Gone Are the Days! |
1963 |
$200K |
| "East Side/West Side" |
|
|
| Director: |
| Crown Dick Director |
1987 |
|
| Countdown at Kusini Director |
1976 |
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| Gordon's War Director |
1973 |
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| Black Girl Director |
1972 |
|
| Cotton Comes to Harlem Director |
1970 |
$1.2M |
| Kongi's Harvest Director |
1970 |
|
| Self: |
| For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots... |
2010 |
|
| By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X' Himself |
2005 |
|
| A Trumpet at the Walls of Jericho |
2005 |
|
| The Struggle Himself |
2005 |
|
| The Civil Rights Movement Himself |
2005 |
|
| Making of 'King' |
2005 |
|
| Unstoppable: Conversation with Melvin Van Peebles, Gordon Parks, ... Himself |
2005 |
|
| The History Makers Himself |
2005 |
|
| The Peace! DVD Himself |
2005 |
|
| Making of 'Bubba Ho-tep' Himself |
2004 |
|
| Apollo at 70: A Hot Night in Harlem Himself |
2004 |
|
| The Story Behind Baadasssss!: The Birth of Black Cinema Himself |
2004 |
|
| Emmy's Greatest Moments Himself |
2004 |
|
| The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts... Himself - Honoree |
2004 |
|
| Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives Reader |
2003 |
|
| Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property Himself |
2003 |
|
| 2003 Trumpet Awards Himself |
2003 |
|
| Spike Lee's '25th Hour': The Evolution of an American Filmmaker... Himself |
2003 |
|
| Beah: A Black Woman Speaks Himself |
2003 |
|
| The Last Poets Himself |
2002 |
|
| Inside TV Land: African Americans in Television Himself |
2002 |
|
| Why Can't We Be a Family Again? Narrator |
2002 |
|
| Hughes' Dream Harlem Narrator |
2002 |
|
| That's Black Entertainment: Westerns Interviewee |
2002 |
|
| Voice of the Voiceless Himself |
2001 |
|
| Freedom Never Dies: The Legacy of Harry T. Moore Narrator |
2001 |
|
| 7th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards Himself |
2001 |
|
| "Christianity: The First Two Thousand Years" Narrator (unknown episodes) |
2001 |
|
| The Gospel According to Mr. Allen Narrator |
2000 |
|
| 30th NAACP Image Awards Himself |
1999 |
|
| Neighborhoods: The Hidden Cities of San Francisco - The Fillmore... Narrator |
1999 |
|
| The Unfinished Journey Narration |
1999 |
|
| Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist Himself |
1998 |
|
| NY TV: By the People Who Made It - Part I & II Himself |
1998 |
|
| Jackie Robinson: Breaking Barriers Narrator |
1997 |
|
| 4 Little Girls Himself (Actor/Playwright) |
1997 |
|
| "VH1 Legends" Narrator (unknown episodes) |
1996 |
|
| Celebrate the Dream: 50 Years of Ebony Magazine Himself |
1996 |
|
| 26th NAACP Image Awards Himself |
1994 |
|
| The 48th Annual Tony Awards Himself - Presenter |
1994 |
|
| Arthur Ashe: Citizen of the World Narrator |
1994 |
|
| "The Great Depression" Himself (unknown episodes) |
1993 |
|
| Michael Landon: Memories with Laughter and Love |
1991 |
|
| Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker Himself |
1991 |
|
| 22nd NAACP Image Awards Himself |
1990 |
|
| Making 'Do the Right Thing' Himself |
1989 |
|
| A Celebration of Life: A Tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr.... Narrator |
1984 |
|
| Death of a Prophet Himself |
1981 |
|
| Black Shadows on the Silver Screen Narrator |
1975 |
|
| Wattstax Himself |
1973 |
|
| The Silent Revolution Narrator |
1972 |
|
| Malcolm X Eulogy |
1972 |
|
| The Fall Himself |
1969 |
|
| "To Tell the Truth" Guest Panelist (2 episodes, 1963) |
|
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| "The Merv Griffin Show" Himself (1 episode, 1968) |
|
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| "Look Up and Live" Himself (1 episode, 1968) |
|
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| "The David Frost Show" Himself (1 episode, 1969) |
|
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| "He Said, She Said" Himself (1 episode, 1970) |
|
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| "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" Himself (2 episodes, 1969-1970) |
|
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| "What's My Line?" Mystery Guest (1 episode, 1973) |
|
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| "Black Journal" Himself (1 episode, 1977) |
|
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| "Tony Brown's Journal" Himself (1 episode, 1978) |
|
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| "A Walk Through the 20th Century with Bill Moyers" Himself (2 episodes, 1984) |
|
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| "Ebony/Jet Showcase" Himself (1 episode, 1988) |
|
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| "The American Experience" Himself (Harlem resident) (1 episode, 1994) |
|
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| "Reading Rainbow" Himself (1 episode, 1994) |
|
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| "The West" |
|
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| "The Rosie O'Donnell Show" Himself (1 episode, 1997) |
|
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| "Great Books" Himself (1 episode, 1999) |
|
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| "American Masters" Himself / ... (2 episodes, 1996-1999) |
|
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| "The Directors" Himself (1 episode, 2000) |
|
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| "Intimate Portrait" Himself (1 episode, 2001) |
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| "Tavis Smiley" Himself (1 episode, 2005) |
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| "Character Studies" Himself (1 episode, 2005) |
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| In development: |
| No data! |
| Filmography updated: June 2010 |
