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Melvin "Block" Van Peebles is an American actor, filmmaker, playwright, novelist and composer.
Born
Sunday, 21 August 1932
Died
Tuesday, 21 September 2021
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking | Self | 2021 |
| Armed | Grandpa V / Grandpa V. | 2018 |
| Missing Reel | Sweetback / Self | 2014 |
| The Tanning of America | Self - Filmmaker | 2014 |
| Peeples | Grandpa Peeples | 2013 |
| We the Party | Big D | 2012 |
| Redemption Road | Elmo | 2011 |
| The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 | Self / Self (voice) | 2011 |
| Infiltrating Hollywood: The Rise and Fall of the Spook Who Sat by the Door | Self | 2011 |
| Freakonomics | Self - Narrator (segment "It's Not Always A Wonderful Life") | 2010 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Confessionsofa Ex-Doofus-ItchyFooted Mutha | 2009 |
| The Real Deal | 2003 |
| Bellyful | 2000 |
| Gang in Blue | 1996 |
| Tales of Erotica | 1996 |
| Vrooom Vroom Vrooom | 1995 |
| The Outer Limits | 1995 |
| Identity Crisis | 1989 |
| Don't Play Us Cheap | 1972 |
| Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song | 1971 |
| Watermelon Man | 1970 |
| The Bill Cosby Show | 1969 |
| The Story of a Three Day Pass | 1968 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Confessionsofa Ex-Doofus-ItchyFooted Mutha | 2009 |
| Bellyful | 2000 |
| Classified X | 1998 |
| Gang in Blue | 1996 |
| Vrooom Vroom Vrooom | 1995 |
| Panther | 1995 |
| Identity Crisis | 1989 |
| The Sophisticated Gents | 1981 |
| Don't Play Us Cheap | 1972 |
| Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song | 1971 |
