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Ben Vereen
Oct 10, 1946 (79 years old) in Miami, Florida, USA
Known For
Grey's Anatomy
NCIS
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Kelly Clarkson Show
How I Met Your Mother
Credits
2027 ·
The Auction
as Hector Valdez
2026 ·
The Gray House
as Isham Worthy
2025 ·
Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story
as Self
2021 ·
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
as Self
2020 ·
B Positive
as Peter
2020 ·
Chita: A Legendary Celebration
as Self
2019 ·
On Broadway
as Self (archive footage)
2019 ·
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self - Guest
2019 ·
David Foster: Off the Record
as Self (archive footage)
2018 ·
Magnum P.I.
as Henry Barr
2017 ·
Making History
as Dr. Cobell
2017 ·
The Good Fight
as Frederick Douglass
2016 ·
Star
as Calvin
2016 ·
The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again
as Dr. Scott
2016 ·
Bull
as Willie Lambert
2015 ·
Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do
as Self
2015 ·
Time Out of Mind
as Dixon
2015 ·
Sneaky Pete
as Porter
2014 ·
Top Five
as Carl Allen
2013 ·
Khumba
as Mkhulu (voice)
2013 ·
Cabaret: The Musical That Changed Musicals
as Self
2011 ·
Mama, I Want to Sing!
as Horace Payne
2010 ·
Hot in Cleveland
as Mayor Deacon
2009 ·
Tapioca
as Nuts
2008 ·
Accidental Friendship
as Wes
2008 ·
Your Mama Don't Dance
as
2007 ·
And Then Came Love
as Chuck Cooper
2006 ·
Idlewild
as Percy Senior
2005 ·
How I Met Your Mother
as Sam Gibbs
2005 ·
Grey's Anatomy
as Archie Roche
2003 ·
NCIS
as Lamar Addison
2002 ·
Fosse
as Performer
2001 ·
Feast of All Saints
as Rudolphe Lermontant
2001 ·
The Painting
as Whistlin' Willie Weston
2001 ·
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Jeremiah Morris
1999 ·
I'll Take You There
as Mr. Gwin
1998 ·
Why Do Fools Fall In Love
as Richard Barrett
1997 ·
Vaudeville
as Narrator
1997 ·
The View
as Self
1997 ·
Oz
as A.R. Whitworth
1996 ·
Promised Land
as
1996 ·
The Jamie Foxx Show
as Royal
1996 ·
E! True Hollywood Story
as
1996 ·
Second Noah
as
1995 ·
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
as Snake (voice)
1994 ·
Touched by an Angel
as Ulysses Dodd
1994 ·
New York Undercover
as Louie
1993 ·
The Nanny
as Ben Vereen
1993 ·
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
as Dr. Andre Novak
1993 ·
Once Upon a Forest
as Phineas (voice)
1992 ·
Intruders
as Gene Randall
1991 ·
Silk Stalkings
as Ben Hutchinson
1991 ·
Breakfast with the Arts
as
1990 ·
The Kid Who Loved Christmas
as Morris
1990 ·
The Chipmunks Rockin' Through The Decades
as Self
1990 ·
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
as Lou Smith
1990 ·
Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme
as Itsy-Bitsy Spider
1989 ·
Booker
as Carl McQueen
1989 ·
Buy & Cell
as Shaka
1987 ·
Star Trek: The Next Generation
as Dr. Edward La Forge
1987 ·
J.J. Starbuck
as Tenspeed Turner
1987 ·
The Saint in Manhattan
as Pianist in Bar
1987 ·
CBS Summer Playhouse
as Pianist in Bar
1986 ·
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade
as
1986 ·
Zoobilee Zoo
as Mayor Ben
1986 ·
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
as Self (archive footage)
1985 ·
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade
as Self
1985 ·
Lost In London
as Paul Williams
1985 ·
Puss in Boots
as Puss in Boots
1985 ·
Breakin' Through
as
1985 ·
Jacques Cousteau: The First 75 Years
as Self
1985 ·
The Zoo Gang
as The Winch
1985 ·
A.D.
as Ethiopian
1984 ·
Ellis Island
as Roscoe Haines
1984 ·
The Jesse Owens Story
as Herb Douglas
1984 ·
Lynda Carter: Body and Soul
as Self
1984 ·
The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team
as Self - Performer
1984 ·
Don't Ask Me, Ask God
as Self
1983 ·
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade
as Self - Host
1983 ·
The Charmkins
as Dragonweed (voice)
1983 ·
Webster
as
1982 ·
Faerie Tale Theatre
as Puss in Boots
1982 ·
Night of 100 Stars
as Self
1982 ·
Sabine
as Stanley
1981 ·
Walt Disney: One Man's Dream
as Self
1981 ·
Pippin
as Leading Player
1980 ·
Tenspeed and Brown Shoe
as E.L. 'Tenspeed' Turner
1979 ·
All That Jazz
as O'Connor Flood
1979 ·
The Cheryl Ladd Special
as Self
1978 ·
The Magic of David Copperfield
as
1978 ·
The Sentry Collection Presents Ben Vereen: His Roots
as Self
1977 ·
The Love Boat
as Dr. John Hanson
1977 ·
Roots
as Chicken George Moore
1976 ·
The Captain and Tennille
as Self
1976 ·
The Muppet Show
as Self - Special Guest Star
1976 ·
Louis Armstrong: Chicago Style
as
1976 ·
Donny & Marie
as Self
1976 ·
Mary's Incredible Dream
as Devil / Noah / Man
1975 ·
Ben Vereen... Comin' at Ya
as Host
1975 ·
Funny Lady
as Bert Robbins
1974 ·
Dinah!
as Self
1970 ·
Gas! -Or- It Became Necessary to Destroy the World in Order to Save It.
as Carlos
1969 ·
Sweet Charity
as Dancer
1967 ·
The Carol Burnett Show
as Self - Guest / Various Characters
1967 ·
The Carol Burnett Show
as Self
1962 ·
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1961 ·
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Guest
1961 ·
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-Host
1956 ·
Tony Awards
as Self - Presenter / Performer
1953 ·
The Oscars
as Self