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Overview
Date of Birth:
Mini Biography:
Actor, composer, author, producer and singer, educated at the New York... more
Trivia:
He was awarded the American National Medal of the Arts in 1994 by the... more
Awards:
Won Primetime Emmy.
Another
4 wins
&
4 nominations
more
NewsDesk:
(24 articles)
Sister Fa Steals The Show At Star-Studded Concert Honoring U.N. Peacekeepers
(From Huffington Post. 20 November 2009, 2:26 PM, PST)
2009 Chicago International Film Festival ‘Best of the Fest’ For Oct. 21, 2009
(From HollywoodChicago.com. 20 October 2009, 8:33 AM, PDT)
(From Huffington Post. 20 November 2009, 2:26 PM, PST)
2009 Chicago International Film Festival ‘Best of the Fest’ For Oct. 21, 2009
(From HollywoodChicago.com. 20 October 2009, 8:33 AM, PDT)
Alternate Names:
Harry Belafonté | Harry Bellafonte
Filmography
Jump to filmography as: Actor, Soundtrack, Producer, Composer, Music Department, Thanks, Self, Archive Footage
Actor:
- Bobby (2006) .... Nelson
- Breathe (2005) .... Spokesperson
- "PB&J Otter" .... Ice Moose (1 episode, 1999)
- The Ice Moose (1999) TV episode (voice) .... Ice Moose - Swing Vote (1999) (TV) .... Will Dunn
... aka The Ninth Justice (Australia: video title) - Kansas City (1996) .... Seldom Seen
- White Man's Burden (1995) .... Thaddeus Thomas
... aka White Man (France) - Grambling's White Tiger (1981) (TV) .... Coach Eddie Robinson
- Uptown Saturday Night (1974) .... Geechie Dan Beauford
- "The CBS Festival of Lively Arts for Young People" (1 episode)
- Today Is Ours (????) TV episode - Buck and the Preacher (1972) .... The Preacher
- The Angel Levine (1970) .... Alexander Levine
- Odds Against Tomorrow (1959) .... Johnny Ingram
- The World, the Flesh and the Devil (1959) .... Ralph Burton
- Island in the Sun (1957) .... David Boyeur
- "General Electric Theater" .... Vinie (1 episode, 1955)
... aka G.E. Theater (USA: informal short title)
... aka G.E. True Theater (USA: new title)
- Winner by Decision (1955) TV episode .... Vinie - "Front Row Center" (1 episode, 1955)
- Three for Tonight (1955) TV episode - Carmen Jones (1954) .... Joe
... aka Oscar Hammerstein's Carmen Jones (USA: complete title) - Bright Road (1953) .... School Principal
- "Cavalcade of Stars" .... Guest Vocalist (1 episode, 1951)
- Episode #3.12 (1951) TV episode .... Guest Vocalist - "Sugar Hill Times" (1949) TV series (as Harry Bellafonte) .... Regular
Soundtrack:
- "Dancing with the Stars" (2 episodes, 2008-2009)
- Round Two (2009) TV episode ("Jump in the Line" (uncredited))
- Episode #7.2 (2008) TV episode (performer: "Coconut Woman" (uncredited)) - Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten (2007) (performer: "Day-O")
... aka Strummer (International: English title: informal short title)
... aka Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten (Australia: poster title) - No Direction Home: Bob Dylan (2005) ("Bald Headed Woman")
... aka Bob Dylan: No Direction Home (Australia) - Beyond the Sea (2004) (writer: "Jump Down, Spin Around" (1958))
... aka Beyond the Sea - Musik war sein Leben (Germany) - Life and Debt (2001) (writer: "Island in the Sun") (performer: "Day-O" (The Banana Boat Song))
- Belle maman (1999) (writer: "Coconut Woman")
... aka Beautiful Mother (USA) - An Evening with Harry Belafonte & Friends (1997) (TV) (performer: "We Are The Wave", "Turn The World Around", "Island In The Sun", "Skin To Skin", "Kwela (Listen To The Man)", "Eyala", "Matilda", "Dangerous Times", "The Glow Of Lightness", "Try To Remember", "Paradise In Gazankulu", "Eyando", "Jamaica Farewell", "The Banana Boat Song (Day-O)")
- Squish Story (1996) (performer: "The Banana Boat Song (Day-O)")
... aka Squish Story: The Making of 'Commander Squish' - Grumpier Old Men (1995) (writer: "Jump In The Line (Shake Señora)") (performer: "Jump In The Line (Shake Señora)")
... aka Grumpy Old Men 2 - Beetle Juice (1988) (performer: "Day-O", "Man Smart, Woman Smarter", "Sweethart from Venezuela", "Jump in the Line (Shake Señora)")
- Club Paradise (1986) (writer: "Island In The Sun")
- Free to Be... You & Me (1974) (TV) (performer: "Parents Are People")
- Odds Against Tomorrow (1959) (writer: "My Baby's Not Around", "All Men Are Evil") (performer: "My Baby's Not Around", "All Men Are Evil")
- The World, the Flesh and the Devil (1959) (writer: "I DON'T LIKE IT HERE") (performer: "I DON'T LIKE IT HERE", "GOTTA TRAVEL ON", "FIFTEEN")
- The 28th Annual Academy Awards (1956) (TV) (performer: "Unchained Melody")
- Carmen Jones (1954) (performer: "YOU TALK JUS' LIKE MY MAW", "DIS FLOWER", "FINAL DUET", "STRING ME HIGH ON A TREE")
... aka Oscar Hammerstein's Carmen Jones (USA: complete title) - Bright Road (1953) (writer: "Suzanne (Ev'ry Night When the Sun Goes Down)" (uncredited)) (performer: "Suzanne (Ev'ry Night When the Sun Goes Down)" (uncredited))
Producer:
- "Parting the Waters" (2000) TV mini-series (executive producer)
- An Evening with Harry Belafonte & Friends (1997) (TV) (executive producer)
- The Affair (1995) (TV) (executive producer)
- Beat Street (1984) (producer)
- Buck and the Preacher (1972) (producer) (uncredited)
- The Angel Levine (1970) (producer) (uncredited)
- "ABC Stage 67" (producer) (1 episode, 1967)
- A Time for Laughter: A Look at Negro Humor in America (1967) TV episode (producer) - The Strolling '20s (1966) (TV) (executive producer) (producer)
- Odds Against Tomorrow (1959) (co-producer) (uncredited)
- The World, the Flesh and the Devil (1959) (producer) (uncredited)
Composer:
- Beat Street (1984)
Music Department:
- Beat Street (1984) (music producer)
Thanks:
- Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist (1998) (special thanks)
Self:
- Lead Belly: Life, Legend, Legacy (2009) (post-production) .... Himself
- Recording: The History of Recorded Music (2009) (post-production) .... Himself
- Motherland (2010) .... Himself
... aka Enat Hager (International: English title) - "Larry King Live" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2006-2009)
- Inside the Memorial (2009) TV episode .... Himself
- Sharon Stone (2006) TV episode .... Himself - William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe (2009) .... Himself
- Soundtrack for a Revolution (2009) .... Himself- interviewee
- American Renegade: Confessions of a Radical Humanist (2009) .... Himself
- "Tavis Smiley" .... Himself (3 episodes, 2004-2008)
- Episode dated 5 November 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 2 April 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #1.23 (2004) TV episode .... Himself - Sidney Poitier, un outsider à Hollywood (2008) (TV)
- King (2008) (TV) .... Himself
- The Power of Their Song: The Untold Story of Latin America's New Song Movement (2008) .... Himself
- "TV One on One" .... Himself (1 episode, 2007)
- Episode dated 18 February 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself - "History in Focus" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
- Bobby (2006) TV episode .... Himself - "Corazón de..." .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
- Episode dated 6 November 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself - "Real Time with Bill Maher" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
... aka Real Time with Bill Maher: Electile Dysfunction '08 (USA: promotional title)
- Episode #4.21 (2006) TV episode .... Himself - "When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts" (2006) TV mini-series .... Himself (unknown episodes)
... aka When the Levees Broke (USA: short title) - The 60th Annual Tony Awards (2006) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
- "American Masters" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1996-2006)
- The World of Nat King Cole (2006) TV episode .... Himself
- Danny Kaye: A Legacy of Laughter (1996) TV episode .... Himself - Mo & Me (2006) .... Himself - Interviewee
- Best Ever Muppet Moments (2006) (TV) .... Himself
- "That's What I'm Talking About" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
- Greats, Dates, and Debates (2006) TV episode .... Himself - "Voices Among Us" .... Himself - Guest (1 episode, 2006)
- Interview with Harry Belafonte (2006) TV episode .... Himself - Guest - BET Awards 2006 (2006) (TV) .... Himself
- The Peace! DVD (2005) (V) .... Himself
- Once Upon a Time... (2005) (TV) .... Himself
... aka H.C. Andersen Show: Once Upon a Time (International: English title: promotional title) - "Sabine Christiansen" .... Himself (1 episode, 2004)
- Moral statt Kapital - Brauchen wir eine gerechte Weltordnung? (2004) TV episode .... Himself - "Tanner on Tanner" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2004)
- The Awful Truth (2004) TV episode .... Himself
- Dinner at Elaine's (2004) TV episode .... Himself - Ladders (2004) (voice) .... Narrator
- Calypso Dreams (2004) (V) .... Himself
- Get Up, Stand Up (2003) (TV) .... Himself
- "Mein Leben" .... Himself (1 episode, 2003)
- Harry Belafonte (2003) TV episode .... Himself - "Raymann is laat" .... Himself (1 episode, 2003)
- Episode #3.6 (2003) TV episode .... Himself - "Gero von Boehm begegnet..." .... Himself (1 episode, 2003)
- Harry Belafonte (2003) TV episode .... Himself - XXI Century (2003) .... Himself
- Conakry Kas (2003) .... Himself
- Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (2002) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
- "Intimate Portrait" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1998-2002)
- Audrey Hepburn (2002) TV episode .... Himself
- Diahann Carroll (1998) TV episode .... Himself - Petula Clark: This Is My Song (2001) (TV) .... Himself
- Fidel (2001) .... Himself
... aka Fidel: The Untold Story (USA: DVD title) - The Nightclub Years (2001) (TV) .... Himself
- The Hunger Heroes (2000) (TV) .... Himself
- 30th NAACP Image Awards (1999) (TV) .... Himself
- Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist (1998) .... Himself
- "Willemsens Woche" .... Himself (1 episode, 1997)
- Episode dated 18 November 1997 (1997) TV episode .... Himself - The G.I. Bill: The Law That Changed America (1997) (TV) .... Himself
- "Biography" .... Himself - Actor (1 episode, 1997)
- Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady (1997) TV episode .... Himself - Actor - An Evening with Harry Belafonte & Friends (1997) (TV) .... Himself
- "The Rosie O'Donnell Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1996)
- Episode dated 14 August 1996 (1996) TV episode .... Himself - The 50th Annual Tony Awards (1996) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
- Jazz '34 (1996) .... Himself/Narrator
- Hank Aaron: Chasing the Dream (1995) .... Himself
- Prêt-à-Porter (1994) .... Himself
... aka Prêt-à-Porter: Ready to Wear (Canada: English title)
... aka Ready to Wear - The World of Jim Henson (1994) (TV) .... Himself
- "Querida Concha" .... Himself (1 episode, 1993)
- Episode dated 11 April 1993 (1993) TV episode .... Himself - The Player (1992) .... Himself
- The American Film Institute Salute to Sidney Poitier (1992) (TV) .... Himself - Host
- The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson (1990) (TV) .... Himself
- American Tribute to Vaclav Havel and a Celebration of Democracy in Czechoslovakia (1990) (TV) .... Himself
- The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (1989) (TV) .... Himself (Honoree)
- We Shall Overcome (1989) .... Narrator
- "Lou Rawls Parade of Stars" .... Himself (1 episode, 1988)
- Episode dated 17 December 1988 (1988) TV episode .... Himself - Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute (1988) (TV) .... Himself
... aka Freedomfest: Nelson Mandela's 70th Birthday Celebratation (USA) - "Sábado noche" .... Himself (1 episode, 1988)
- Episode dated 26 March 1988 (1988) TV episode .... Himself - Harry Belafonte - en samtale (1988) (TV) (also archive footage) .... Himself
- The 13th Annual American Music Awards (1986) (TV) .... Himself
- An All-Star Celebration Honoring Martin Luther King Jr. (1986) (TV) .... Himself
- We Are the World (1985) (TV) .... Himself
... aka We Are the World: The Video Event (International: English title: video title) - The 6th Annual Black Achievement Awards (1985) (TV) .... Himself
- Black Hollywood (1984) (TV) .... Himself
- Roots of Rhythm: Across the Ocean (1984) (TV) .... Host
- Der schönste Traum (1984) .... Himself
- Roots of Rhythm: Top of the Charts (1984) (TV) .... Host
- Roots of Rhythm: The Fiery Romance (1984) (TV) .... Host
- Routes of Rhythm (1984) (TV) .... Himself - Narrator
- Sag nein (1983)
- "Ebony/Jet Showcase" .... Himself (1 episode, 1983)
- Episode dated 26 June 1983 (1983) TV episode .... Himself - Drei Lieder (1983) .... Himself
- "Sesame Street" .... Himself (1 episode, 1982)
... aka Open Sesame (New Zealand: English title: new syndication title)
... aka Sesame Street Unpaved (USA: syndication title)
... aka The New Sesame Street (USA: new syndication title)
- Episode #14.1 (1982) TV episode .... Himself - Night of 100 Stars (1982) (TV) .... Himself
- A veces miro mi vida (1982) .... Himself
- The 23rd Annual Grammy Awards (1981) (TV) .... Himself
- "Heut' abend" .... Himself (1 episode, 1980)
- Episode dated 2 December 1980 (1980) TV episode .... Himself - "The Muppet Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1978)
- Episode #3.14 (1978) TV episode .... Himself - America Salutes the Queen (1977) (TV) .... Himself
- Free to Be... You & Me (1974) (TV) .... Himself
- "The Flip Wilson Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1973)
- Episode #4.5 (1973) TV episode .... Himself - "V.I.P.-Schaukel" .... Himself (1 episode, 1973)
- Episode #3.3 (1973) TV episode .... Himself - "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" .... Himself - Guest Host / ... (7 episodes, 1968-1973)
... aka The Best of Carson (USA: rerun title)
- Episode dated 3 August 1973 (1973) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 17 March 1970 (1970) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 9 February 1968 (1968) TV episode .... Himself - Guest Host
- Episode dated 8 February 1968 (1968) TV episode .... Himself - Guest Host
- Episode dated 7 February 1968 (1968) TV episode .... Himself - Guest Host
(2 more) - "The Julie Andrews Hour" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1972)
- Episode dated 29 November 1972 (1972) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 1 November 1972 (1972) TV episode .... Himself - "The New Bill Cosby Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1972)
- Episode dated 11 September 1972 (1972) TV episode .... Himself - "The Dick Cavett Show" .... Himself (3 episodes, 1970-1972)
- Episode dated 1 May 1972 (1972) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 28 May 1970 (1970) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 16 March 1970 (1970) TV episode .... Himself - "Film Night" .... Himself (1 episode, 1972)
- Episode dated 15 April 1972 (1972) TV episode .... Himself - The 43rd Annual Academy Awards (1971) (TV) .... Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Adapted Screenplay
- A World of Love (1970) (TV) .... Himself
- "The David Frost Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1970)
- Episode #2.157 (1970) TV episode .... Himself - King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis (1970) .... Himself
- A World in Music (1969) (TV) .... Himself
... aka An Evening with Julie Andrews and Harry Belafonte - "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1968-1969)
- Episode #3.25 (1969) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #3.1 (1968) TV episode .... Himself - The 23rd Annual Tony Awards (1969) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
- 13 Stars for Channel 13 (1968) (TV) .... Himself
- "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" .... Himself (3 episodes, 1968)
... aka Laugh-In
- Episode #1.12 (1968) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #1.10 (1968) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #1.9 (1968) TV episode .... Himself - Petula (1968) (TV) .... Himself
... aka Petula Clark Spectacular (USA: video title) - "ABC Stage 67" .... Himself (1 episode, 1967)
- A Time for Laughter: A Look at Negro Humor in America (1967) TV episode .... Himself - The 21st Annual Tony Awards (1967) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
- The Strolling '20s (1966) (TV) .... Himself
- "What's My Line?" .... Himself - Guest Panelist / ... (6 episodes, 1955-1966)
- Episode dated 13 February 1966 (1966) TV episode .... Mystery Guest
- Episode dated 21 October 1962 (1962) TV episode .... Himself - Guest Panelist
- Episode dated 11 June 1961 (1961) TV episode .... Himself - Guest Panelist
- Episode dated 1 November 1959 (1959) TV episode .... Himself - Mystery Guest
- Episode dated 16 November 1958 (1958) TV episode .... Himself - Mystery Guest
(1 more) - "The Danny Kaye Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1965)
- Episode #3.1 (1965) TV episode .... Himself - "The Bell Telephone Hour" .... Himself - Singer (5 episodes, 1959-1965)
... aka The Telephone Hour (USA: syndication title)
- Great Moments (1965) TV episode .... Himself - Singer
- Episode #6.17 (1964) TV episode .... Himself - Singer
- Episode #5.8 (1963) TV episode .... Himself - Singer
- Opening Night (1961) TV episode .... Himself - Singer
- Adventures in Music (1959) TV episode .... Himself - Singer - "Toast of the Town" .... Himself / ... (5 episodes, 1953-1964)
... aka The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
- Episode #17.26 (1964) TV episode .... Singer
- Episode #15.32 (1962) TV episode .... Singer
- Episode #9.40 (1956) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #8.33 (1955) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #7.5 (1953) TV episode .... Himself - At This Very Moment (1962) (TV) .... Himself
- Belafonte New York (1960) (TV) .... Himself - Singer
- "The Revlon Revue" .... Himself (1 episode, 1959)
... aka Revlon Presents
... aka Revlon Spring Music Festival
- Tonight with Belafonte (1959) TV episode .... Himself - "Person to Person" .... Himself (1 episode, 1959)
- Episode #6.33 (1959) TV episode .... Himself - "The Steve Allen Show" .... Himself - Singer (1 episode, 1958)
... aka The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (USA: new title)
- Episode #4.9 (1958) TV episode .... Himself - Singer - "The Nat King Cole Show" .... Himself - Singer (1 episode, 1957)
- Episode #2.5 (1957) TV episode .... Himself - Singer - The Heart of Show Business (1957) .... Himself
- The 28th Annual Academy Awards (1956) (TV) .... Himself - Performer
- "The Colgate Comedy Hour" .... Himself - Singer (3 episodes, 1955)
... aka Colgate Summer Comedy Hour (USA: summer title)
... aka Colgate Variety Hour (USA: sixth season title)
... aka Michael Todd Revue (USA: subtitle)
- Episode #6.8 (1955) TV episode .... Himself - Singer
- Episode #6.3 (1955) TV episode .... Himself - Singer
- Episode #5.37 (1955) TV episode .... Himself - Singer
Archive Footage:
- A Company of Players (2008) (V) (uncredited) .... Himself
-
"Les grands du rire"
- Episode dated 24 March 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself - Ein Leben wie im Flug (2007) (TV) .... Himself
- USA the Movie (2005) (V) (voice) .... Himself
- Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism (2004) .... Himself
- Sesame Street Presents: The Street We Live On (2004) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
- TV in Black: The First Fifty Years (2004) (V) .... Himself
- Century of Black Cinema (2003) (V) .... Himself
-
"Mitomanía"
- Los carnavales (1998) TV episode .... Himself - Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood (1998) (TV) .... Himself
- Classified X (1998) (TV) .... Himself
- The Speeches of Malcolm X (1997) (V) .... Himself
-
"The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson"
- Episode dated 22 May 1992 (1992) TV episode (uncredited) .... Himself - The Very Best of the Ed Sullivan Show 2 (1991) (TV) .... Himself
- The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years (1986) (TV) .... Himself
-
"Film Night"
- The Black Man in the Cinema (1971) TV episode .... Himself -
"Toast of the Town"
- Episode #13.5 (1959) TV episode .... Singer
- Episode #10.37 (1957) TV episode .... Himself
Additional Details
Other Works:
Stage: Produced, with Chiz Schultz, Edgar Lansbury and Robert Nemiroff, the Lorraine Hansberry / Robert Nemiroff play "To Be Young, Gifted and Black" on 2 January 1969 at The Cherry Lane Theatre in New York City at the Cherry Lane Theater, 1/2/69. Adapted for television in 1972 (To Be Young, Gifted, and Black (1972) (TV)).
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