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TV Shows
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Melvin Van Peebles
Aug 21, 1932 (93 years old) in Chicago, Illinois, USA
Known For
Girlfriends
Homicide: Life on the Street
Living Single
Satchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong
Dream On
Credits
2022 ·
Sweet Black Film: The Birth of the Black Hero in Hollywood
as Self
2021 ·
Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking
as Self
2018 ·
Armed
as Grandpa V.
2013 ·
Peeples
as Grandpa Peeples
2012 ·
Salty Dog Blues
as Self (Interviewee)
2011 ·
Redemption Road
as Elmo
2011 ·
The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975
as Self (voice)
2011 ·
Infiltrating Hollywood: The Rise and Fall of the Spook Who Sat by the Door
as
2009 ·
American Swing
as Self
2009 ·
Directors on Directing
as Self
2009 ·
The Black List: Volume Two
as Self
2008 ·
Confessions of a Ex-Doofus-ItchyFooted Mutha
as Melvin Van Peebles
2008 ·
Sex: The Revolution
as
2007 ·
Blackout
as George
2006 ·
Hard Luck
as Hospital Prophet
2006 ·
Midnight Blue, Vol. 3: Celebrities Edition
as Self (archive footage)
2005 ·
How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It)
as
2005 ·
Unstoppable
as Self
2003 ·
The Hebrew Hammer
as Sweetback
2003 ·
The Real Deal: What It Is
as Self
2002 ·
BaadAsssss Cinema
as Self
2000 ·
Girlfriends
as Kenneth Daly
2000 ·
René Vautier, le rebelle
as Self
1999 ·
Love Kills
as Able
1999 ·
SMUT
as Elmoore
1998 ·
Classified X
as Self
1997 ·
Riot
as Vernon
1997 ·
The Shining
as Richard Hallorann
1996 ·
Calm at Sunset
as Mr. Bucket
1996 ·
Gang in Blue
as Andre Speier
1995 ·
Panther
as Old Jail Bird
1995 ·
Fist of the North Star
as Asher
1994 ·
Terminal Velocity
as Noble
1993 ·
Living Single
as
1993 ·
Farewell, Babylon!
as Self
1993 ·
Last Action Hero
as Self
1993 ·
Posse
as Papa Joe
1993 ·
Homicide: Life on the Street
as
1992 ·
Boomerang
as Editor
1992 ·
Satchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong
as Louis Armstrong (voice)
1991 ·
True Identity
as Taxi Driver
1990 ·
Dream On
as Norman Green
1989 ·
Making 'Do the Right Thing'
as Self
1989 ·
Identity Crisis
as The Inspector
1988 ·
Sonny Spoon
as
1988 ·
Taking Care of Terrific
as Hawk
1987 ·
Jaws: The Revenge
as Mr. Witherspoon
1987 ·
O.C. and Stiggs
as Wino Bob
1986 ·
America
as Man Interviewed
1981 ·
The Sophisticated Gents
as Walter 'Moon' Porter
1973 ·
Wattstax
as Self
1971 ·
Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song
as Sweetback
1970 ·
Watermelon Man
as Sign Painter (uncredited)
1957 ·
Sunlight
as
1951 ·
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Bucket
