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By Whatever Means Necessary: The Times of Godfather of Harlem
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Self - Actor and Civil Rights Activist, Self |
2020 |
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What's My Name: Muhammad Ali
|
Self |
2019 |
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And when I die, I won't stay dead
|
Self |
2015 |
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50 Years with Peter Paul and Mary
|
Self - Actor / Activist |
2014 |
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American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs
|
Self |
2013 |
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Mafia's Greatest Hits
|
Self |
2012 |
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For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots
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(voice) |
2010 |
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Cinemassacre's Monster Madness
|
Jack |
2007 |
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The Peace! DVD
|
Himself / Self |
2005 |
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Character Studies
|
Self |
2005 |
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The 77th Annual Academy Awards
|
Self - Memorial Tribute |
2005 |
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By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'
|
Himself / Self |
2005 |
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She Hate Me
|
Judge Buchanan |
2004 |
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Proud
|
Lorenzo DuFau |
2004 |
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Apollo at 70: A Hot Night in Harlem
|
Self |
2004 |
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Baadasssss!
|
Granddad |
2004 |
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The L Word
|
Melvin Porter |
2004 |
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TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
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(archive footage) |
2004 |
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Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
|
Himself / Self |
2003 |
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Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property
|
Himself / Self |
2003 |
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Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
|
Reader |
2003 |
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XXI Century
|
Self - Actor |
2003 |
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Deacons for Defense
|
Reverend 'Rev' Gregory |
2003 |
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Presidio Med
|
Otis Clayton |
2002 |
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Bubba Ho-Tep
|
Jack / John F. "Jack" Kennedy |
2002 |
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Why Can't We Be a Family Again?
|
Narrator |
2002 |
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Counting on Democracy: The Untold Story of 175,000 Missing Votes in the 2000 Presidential Election
|
Self - Narrator |
2002 |
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The Feast of All Saints
|
Jean-Jacques |
2001 |
|
Philly
|
Gilbert Willoughby |
2001 |
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Legend of the Candy Cane
|
Julius (voice) / Julius |
2001 |
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Jazz
|
Self |
2001 |
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Here's to Life!
|
Duncan Cox |
2000 |
|
Dinosaur
|
Yar (voice) / Yar |
2000 |
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Finding Buck McHenry
|
Buck McHenry |
2000 |
|
City of Angels
|
Henry, King of England / Henry Charles, Henry, King of England |
2000 |
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Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist
|
Himself / Self |
2000 |
|
The Ghosts of Christmas Eve
|
The Caretaker |
1999 |
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The Soul Collector
|
Mordecai |
1999 |
|
Third Watch
|
Mr. Parker |
1999 |
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Independent Lens
|
Narrator / Self |
1999 |
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The Century: America's Time
|
Self |
1999 |
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The Secret Path
|
Too Tall |
1999 |
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Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
|
Self |
1999 |
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A Vow to Cherish
|
Alexander Billman |
1999 |
|
The Directors
|
Self |
1999 |
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Doctor Dolittle
|
Archer Dolittle |
1998 |
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12 Angry Men
|
Juror #2 / Juror 2 |
1997 |
|
4 Little Girls
|
Self - Actor and Playwright |
1997 |
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Jackie Robinson: Breaking Barriers
|
Narrator |
1997 |
|
Miss Evers' Boys
|
Mr. Evers |
1997 |
|
Thomas Jefferson
|
Narrator |
1997 |
|
Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough
|
Self |
1997 |
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I'm Not Rappaport
|
Midge Carter |
1996 |
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Get on the Bus
|
Jeremiah |
1996 |
|
Cosby
|
Fred |
1996 |
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Promised Land
|
Erasmus Jones |
1996 |
|
The West
|
Self, Self - John R. Gills |
1996 |
|
JAG
|
Terrence Minnerly |
1995 |
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The Client
|
Judge Harry Roosevelt |
1995 |
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The Android Affair
|
Dr. Winston |
1995 |
|
Touched by an Angel
|
Erasmus Jones, Gabe, Gabriel |
1994 |
|
Baseball
|
Various / Voice, Voice, Himself / Self / Voice, Self / Voice |
1994 |
|
The Client
|
Harry Roosevelt |
1994 |
|
The 48th Annual Tony Awards
|
Self - Presenter |
1994 |
|
The Stand
|
Judge Richard Farris |
1994 |
|
The African Burial Ground: An American Discovery
|
Self - Narrator |
1994 |
|
Grumpy Old Men
|
Chuck |
1993 |
|
Cop & ½
|
Detective in Squad Room |
1993 |
|
Queen
|
Parson Dick |
1993 |
|
The Great Depression
|
Self |
1993 |
|
Lincoln
|
Frederick Douglas (voice) / Frederick Douglas |
1992 |
|
Malcolm X
|
Eulogy Performer |
1992 |
|
Gladiator
|
Noah |
1992 |
|
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
|
Himself / Self |
1991 |
|
Jungle Fever
|
The Good Reverend Doctor Purify / Reverend Purify |
1991 |
|
Evening Shade
|
Ponder Blue |
1990 |
|
Joe Versus the Volcano
|
Marshall |
1990 |
|
The Red Shoes
|
Narrator / Alphonse |
1990 |
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Making Do the Right Thing
|
Himself / Self |
1989 |
|
Do the Right Thing
|
Da Mayor |
1989 |
|
B.L. Stryker
|
Oz Jackson |
1989 |
|
American Experience
|
Narrator, Self - Harlem Resident |
1988 |
|
P.O.V.
|
Self |
1988 |
|
School Daze
|
Coach Odom |
1988 |
|
Eyes on the Prize
|
Self |
1987 |
|
Nightlife
|
Self |
1986 |
|
American Masters
|
Self, Self - Host, Self / Narrator |
1986 |
|
Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories
|
Narrator (segment "Anansi Tale") / Anansi the Spider (Sleepytime Songs and Stories) (voice) |
1986 |
|
Avenging Angel
|
Captain Harry Moradian / Capt. Harry Moradian |
1985 |
|
Harry & Son
|
Raymond |
1984 |
|
The House of God
|
Dr. Sanders |
1984 |
|
Reading Rainbow
|
Himself (voice) |
1983 |
|
Death of a Prophet
|
Self |
1981 |
|
All God's Children
|
Blaine Whitfield |
1980 |
|
Freedom Road
|
Narrator |
1979 |
|
Hot Stuff
|
Captain John Geiberger |
1979 |
|
Roots: The Next Generations
|
Jones, Dad Jones / Jones |
1979 |
|
King
|
Rev. Martin Luther King Sr. |
1978 |
|
Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid
|
Dr. Fredericks |
1977 |
|
The Tenth Level
|
Reed / Ben Reed |
1976 |
|
Cool Red
|
Ernest Motapo |
1976 |
|
NBC Special Treat
|
Mr. Elgin |
1975 |
|
Let's Do It Again
|
Elder Johnson |
1975 |
|
Wattstax
|
Self |
1973 |
|
Malcolm X
|
Eulogy / Eulogy (voice) |
1972 |
|
Actor's Choice
|
Self - performer |
1970 |
|
Kongi's Harvest
|
Narrator |
1970 |
|
Love, American Style
|
(segment "Love and High Spirits") |
1969 |
|
The David Frost Show
|
Self |
1969 |
|
Slaves
|
Luke |
1969 |
|
Sam Whiskey
|
Jed Hooker |
1969 |
|
Teacher, Teacher
|
Charles Carter |
1969 |
|
The Fall
|
Self |
1969 |
|
The Name of the Game
|
Kubani |
1968 |
|
Hawaii Five-O
|
Ramon Borelle |
1968 |
|
Still a Brother: Inside the Negro Middle Class
|
Narrator / Self - Host |
1968 |
|
The Scalphunters
|
Joseph Lee |
1968 |
|
The Outsider
|
Lt. Wagner |
1967 |
|
N.Y.P.D.
|
Dempsey |
1967 |
|
A Man Called Adam
|
Nelson Davis |
1966 |
|
History of the Negro People
|
Self - Host |
1965 |
|
Run for Your Life
|
Dave Corbett, Frankie Morton, Sgt. Dave Corbett |
1965 |
|
The Hill
|
Jacko King |
1965 |
|
Slattery's People
|
Jack Phillips |
1964 |
|
12 O'Clock High
|
Major Glenn Luke |
1964 |
|
Shock Treatment
|
Capshaw |
1964 |
|
The Cardinal
|
Father Gillis |
1963 |
|
The Great Adventure
|
John Ross |
1963 |
|
Gone Are the Days!
|
Reverend Purlie Victorious Judson |
1963 |
|
The Fugitive
|
Lt. Johnny Gaines |
1963 |
|
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
|
Himself, Himself - Guest |
1962 |
|
The Doctors and the Nurses
|
Dr. Farmer |
1962 |
|
Accent on an American Summer
|
The Priest |
1962 |
|
Car 54, Where Are You?
|
Officer Omar Anderson |
1961 |
|
The Defenders
|
District Attorney Daniel Jackson, District Attorney, Assistant District Attorney, Nixie, Officer Bond |
1961 |
|
CBS Repertoire Workshop
|
Father |
1960 |
|
Play of the Week
|
Will Harris |
1959 |
|
Bonanza
|
Sam Davis |
1959 |
|
The Joe Louis Story
|
Bob |
1953 |
|
Fourteen Hours
|
Cab Driver |
1951 |
|
Showtime, U.S.A.
|
Self |
1950 |
|
No Way Out
|
John Brooks |
1950 |
|
Kraft Theatre
|
The Emperor Jones |
1947 |
