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Lincoln Theodore Monroe Andrew Perry, better known by the stage name Stepin Fetchit, was an American vaudevillian, comedian, and film actor of Jamaican and Bahamian descent, considered to be the first black actor to have a successful film career. His highest profile was during the 1930s in films and on stage, when his persona of Stepin Fetchit was billed as "the Laziest Man in the World".
Birth Name
Lincoln Theodore Monroe Andrew Perry
Born
Friday, 30 May 1902
Died
Tuesday, 19 November 1985
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| We Need to Talk About Cosby | (archive footage) | 2022 |
| The History of Comedy | Self | 2017 |
| I Am Not Your Negro | Richard (clip from I Ain't Gonna Open That Door (1947)) | 2016 |
| TV in Black: The First Fifty Years | (archive footage) | 2004 |
| The Show Boat Story | Joe (from 1929 film of 'Show Boat') | 1989 |
| That's Black Entertainment | Self | 1989 |
| Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood | Dancing Butler | 1976 |
| Brother Can You Spare a Dime | (archive footage) / Self (archive footage) | 1975 |
| Amazing Grace | Cousin Lincoln | 1974 |
| Malcolm X | Unidentified Film Role | 1972 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| We Need to Talk About Cosby | (archive footage) | 2022 |
| The History of Comedy | Self | 2017 |
| I Am Not Your Negro | Richard (clip from I Ain't Gonna Open That Door (1947)) | 2016 |
| TV in Black: The First Fifty Years | (archive footage) | 2004 |
| The Show Boat Story | Joe (from 1929 film of 'Show Boat') | 1989 |
| That's Black Entertainment | Self | 1989 |
| Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood | Dancing Butler | 1976 |
| Brother Can You Spare a Dime | (archive footage) / Self (archive footage) | 1975 |
| Amazing Grace | Cousin Lincoln | 1974 |
| Malcolm X | Unidentified Film Role | 1972 |
| Cutter | Shoeshine Man | 1972 |
| a.k.a. Cassius Clay | Self / Himself | 1970 |
| Float Like a Butterfly, Sting Like a Bee | Self | 1969 |
| Black History: Lost, Stolen or Strayed | Self / Various Roles | 1968 |
| Inquiring Nuns | Ko | 1968 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar | Himself | 1957 |
| Stage Show | Self | 1954 |
| The Sun Shines Bright | Jeff Poindexter | 1953 |
| Bend of the River | Adam | 1952 |
| Harlem Follies of 1949 | 1950 | |
| Miracle in Harlem | 'Swifty', the Handyman | 1948 |
| Big Timers | Porter / Specialty Act | 1945 |
| Zenobia | Zero | 1939 |
| His Exciting Night | Casper - the Baker Butler / Casper | 1938 |
| Fifty Roads to Town | Percy | 1937 |
| Love Is News | Penrod | 1937 |
| On the Avenue | Herman | 1937 |
| Dimples | Cicero | 1936 |
| 36 Hours to Kill | Flash / Flash - Pullman Porter | 1936 |
| The Virginia Judge | Spasm Johnson | 1935 |
| Steamboat Round the Bend | Jonah | 1935 |
| Hot Tip | Cook | 1935 |
| Charlie Chan in Egypt | Snowshoes | 1935 |
| One More Spring | Zoo Attendant | 1935 |
| The County Chairman | Sass (Sassafras) | 1935 |
| Helldorado | Ulysses | 1935 |
| Bachelor of Arts | Bulga | 1934 |
| Marie Galante | Waiter in Pacific Gardens / Pacific Gardens Waiter | 1934 |
| Judge Priest | Jeff Poindexter | 1934 |
| The World Moves On | Dixie | 1934 |
| Stand Up and Cheer! | Stepin Fetchit / George Bernard Shaw | 1934 |
| David Harum | Sylvester Swifty | 1934 |
| Carolina | Scipio | 1934 |
| The Galloping Ghost | Baxter College Locker Room Attendant | 1931 |
| Wild Horse | Stepin | 1931 |
| The Prodigal | Hokey | 1931 |
| A Tough Winter | Stepin / Himself | 1930 |
| Swing High | Sam | 1930 |
| The Big Fight | Spot | 1930 |
| Cameo Kirby | Croup | 1930 |
| Big Time | Eli | 1929 |
| Salute | Smoke Screen | 1929 |
| Innocents of Paris | Bit Role | 1929 |
| Fox Movietone Follies of 1929 | Swifty | 1929 |
| Show Boat | Joe | 1929 |
| The Kid's Clever | Magician's Assistant | 1929 |
| Hearts in Dixie | Gummy | 1929 |
| The Tragedy of Youth | Porter | 1928 |
| Nameless Men | 1928 | |
| The Devil's Skipper | Slave's Husband | 1928 |
