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Actor:

• 2000s
• 1990s
• 1980s
• 1970s
• 1960s
• 1950s

1. "The L Word" .... Melvin Porter (4 episodes, 2004-2005)
       - L'Chaim (2005) TV episode .... Melvin Porter
       - Loud & Proud (2005) TV episode .... Melvin Porter
       - Land Ahoy (2005) TV episode .... Melvin Porter
       - Lawfully (2004) TV episode .... Melvin Porter
2. Proud (2004) .... Lorenzo DuFau
   ... aka Proudly We Served (USA)
3. She Hate Me (2004) .... Judge Buchanan
4. "JAG" .... Terrence Minnerly (1 episode, 2003)
   ... aka "JAG: Judge Advocate General" (Australia)
       - Close Quarters (2003) TV episode .... Terrence Minnerly
5. How to Get the Man's Foot Outta Your Ass (2003) .... Granddad
   ... aka Baadasssss! (USA: new title)
   ... aka Badass (USA)
   ... aka Gettin' the Man's Foot Outta Your Baadasssss! (USA: new title)
6. Deacons for Defense (2003) (TV) .... Rev. Gregory
7. "Touched by an Angel" .... Erasmus Jones / ... (4 episodes, 1996-2002)
       - Remembering Me: Part 2 (2002) TV episode .... Gabriel
       - The Christmas Gift (1999) TV episode .... Gabriel
       - Vengeance Is Mine: Part 1 (1998) TV episode .... Erasmus Jones
       - Promised Land (1996) TV episode .... Erasmus Jones
8. "Presidio Med" .... Otis Clayton (1 episode, 2002)
       - This Baby's Gonna Fly (2002) TV episode .... Otis Clayton
9. Bubba Ho-tep (2002) .... Jack
10. "Philly" .... Gilbert Willoughby (1 episode, 2002)
        - The Curse of the Klopman Diamonds (2002) TV episode .... Gilbert Willoughby
11. Feast of All Saints (2001) (TV) .... Jean-Jacques
    ... aka Anne Rice's The Feast of All Saints (USA: complete title)
12. Legend of the Candy Cane (2001) (TV) (voice) .... Julius
13. Freedom Never Dies: The Legacy of Harry T. Moore (2001) (TV) .... Narrator
14. Here's to Life! (2000) .... Duncan Cox
15. Dinosaur (2000) (voice) .... Yar
16. Finding Buck McHenry (2000) (TV) .... Buck McHenry
17. "Third Watch" .... Mr. Parker (3 episodes, 1999-2000)
        - Men (2000) TV episode .... Mr. Parker
        - Journey to the Himalayas (2000) TV episode .... Mr. Parker
        - Modern Designs for Better Living (1999) TV episode .... Mr. Parker
18. "City of Angels" .... Henry, King of England / ... (2 episodes, 2000)
        - To Halve or Halve Not (2000) TV episode .... Henry, King of England/Henry Charles
        - When Worlds Colitis (2000) TV episode .... Henry, King of England
19. J.C. Leyendecker: The Great American Illustrator (2000) (TV) .... Narrator
    
    
20. The Soul Collector (1999) (TV) .... Mordecai
21. The Secret Path (1999) (TV) .... Too Tall
    ... aka Chasing Secrets (UK) (USA: working title)
    ... aka The Silent Path
22. "Cosby" .... Fred (1 episode, 1999)
        - Ol' Betsy (1999) TV episode .... Fred
23. A Vow to Cherish (1999) (TV) .... Alexander Billman
24. The Ghosts of Christmas Eve (1999) (TV) .... The Caretaker
25. Doctor Dolittle (1998) .... Archer Dolittle
26. Alyson's Closet (1998) .... Postman Extraordinaire
27. 12 Angry Men (1997) (TV) .... Juror #2
28. Miss Evers' Boys (1997) (TV) .... Mr. Evers
29. "The Protector" (1997) TV series
30. "Thomas Jefferson" (1997) TV mini-series (voice) .... Narrator
31. "Promised Land" (1996) TV series .... Erasmus Jones (unknown episodes, 1996-1998)
    ... aka "Home of the Brave"
32. I'm Not Rappaport (1996) .... Midge Carter
33. Get on the Bus (1996) .... Jeremiah
34. Home of the Brave (1996) (TV) .... Erasmus Jones
35. Ripper (1996) (VG) .... Ben Dodds
36. "The Client" (1995) TV series .... Judge Harry Roosevelt (unknown episodes)
    ... aka "John Grisham's The Client"
37. The Android Affair (1995) (TV) .... Dr. Winston
38. Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder (1995) (TV) .... Uncle Phil
39. "The Great Battles of the Civil War" (1994) TV mini-series (voice) .... W. H. Carney
40. The Client (1994) .... Judge Harry Roosevelt
41. "Evening Shade" .... Ponder Blue / ... (77 episodes, 1990-1994)
        - The Odder Couple (1994) TV episode .... Ponder Blue
        - Mama Knows Best (1994) TV episode .... Ponder Blue
        - Wood Climbs to New Heights (1994) TV episode .... Ponder Blue
        - Mr. Newton Goes to Hot Springs (1994) TV episode .... Ponder Blue
        - I Did, I Did (1994) TV episode .... Ponder Blue
          (72 more)
42. Ray Alexander: A Taste for Justice (1994) (TV) .... Uncle Phil
43. "The Stand" .... Judge Richard Farris (3 episodes, 1994)
    ... aka "Stephen King's The Stand"
        - The Stand (1994) TV episode .... Judge Richard Farris
        - The Betrayal (1994) TV episode .... Judge Richard Farris
        - The Dreams (1994) TV episode .... Judge Richard Farris
44. Grumpy Old Men (1993) .... Chuck
45. Cop and ½ (1993) (uncredited) .... Detective in Squad Room
    ... aka Cop and a Half
46. "Queen" (1993) TV mini-series .... Parson Dick
    ... aka "Alex Haley's Queen"
47. The Ernest Green Story (1993) (TV) .... Grandfather
48. Lincoln (1992) (TV) (voice) .... Frederick Douglas
49. Malcolm X (1992) (voice) .... Eulogy Performer
    ... aka X (USA: poster title)
50. Gladiator (1992) .... Noah
51. Jungle Fever (1991) .... The Good Reverend Doctor Purify
52. We'll Take Manhattan (1990) (TV) .... Man in Subway
53. Joe Versus the Volcano (1990) .... Marshall
54. "B.L. Stryker" .... Oz / ... (6 episodes, 1989-1990)
        - Grand Theft Hotel (1990) TV episode .... Oz
        - Die Laughing (1989) TV episode .... Ossie
        - The King of Jazz (1989) TV episode .... Ossie
        - Blind Chess (1989) TV episode
        - Carolann (1989) TV episode .... Oz
          (1 more)
    
    
55. Do the Right Thing (1989) .... Da Mayor
56. The Red Shoes (1989) (V) (voice) .... Narrator
57. School Daze (1988) .... Coach Odom
58. Avenging Angel (1985) .... Captain Harry Moradian
59. Harry & Son (1984) .... Raymond
60. The House of God (1984) .... Dr. Sanders
61. Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy 'Satchel' Paige (1981) (TV) .... Chuffy Russell
62. "Ossie and Ruby!" (1980) TV series .... Co-host (1980-81) (unknown episodes)
63. All God's Children (1980) (TV) .... Blaine Whitfield
    
    
64. Freedom Road (1979) (TV) .... Narrator
65. Hot Stuff (1979) .... Captain John Geiberger
66. "Roots: The Next Generations" (1979) TV mini-series .... Dad Jones
67. "King" .... Rev. Martin Luther King Sr. (3 episodes, 1978)
        - Episode #1.3 (1978) TV episode .... Rev. Martin Luther King Sr.
        - Episode #1.2 (1978) TV episode .... Rev. Martin Luther King Sr.
        - Episode #1.1 (1978) TV episode .... Rev. Martin Luther King Sr.
68. "NBC Special Treat" (1 episode, 1977)
        - A Piece of Cake (1977) TV episode
69. Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid (1977) (TV) .... Dr. Fredericks
    ... aka Ghetto Child
70. Countdown at Kusini (1976) .... Ernest Motapo
    ... aka Cool Red (USA)
71. Let's Do It Again (1975) .... Elder Johnson
72. The Tenth Level (1975) (TV) .... Reed
73. "Hawaii Five-O" .... Ramon Borelle (1 episode, 1974)
    ... aka "McGarrett" (USA: rerun title)
        - Hara-Kiri: Murder (1974) TV episode .... Ramon Borelle
74. "Love, American Style" .... (segment "Love and High Spirits") (1 episode, 1973)
        - Love and the Games People Play/Love and High Spirits/Love and the Memento/Love and the Single Husband/Love and the Stutter (1973) TV episode .... (segment "Love and High Spirits")
75. "The CBS Festival of Lively Arts for Young People" (1 episode)
        - Today Is Ours (????) TV episode
76. The Sheriff (1971) (TV) .... James Lucas
    
    
77. Night Gallery (1969) (TV) .... Portifoy
    ... aka Rod Serling's Wax Museum (USA)
78. Slaves (1969) .... Luke
79. Sam Whiskey (1969) .... Jed Hooker
80. "Bonanza" .... Sam Davis (1 episode, 1969)
    ... aka "Ponderosa" (USA: rerun title)
        - The Wish (1969) TV episode .... Sam Davis
81. "The Name of the Game" .... Kubani (1 episode, 1969)
        - The Third Choice (1969) TV episode .... Kubani
82. Teacher, Teacher (1969) (TV) .... Charles Carter
83. "Hallmark Hall of Fame" .... Charles Carter (1 episode, 1969)
    ... aka "Hallmark Television Playhouse"
        - Teacher, Teacher (1969) TV episode .... Charles Carter
84. The Scalphunters (1968) .... Joseph Lee
85. "N.Y.P.D." (1 episode, 1968)
        - Nothing Is Real But the Dead: Part 2 (1968) TV episode
86. The Outsider (1967) (TV) .... Lt. Wagner
87. "Run for Your Life" .... Dave Corbett / ... (3 episodes, 1966-1967)
        - A Rage for Justice: Part 2 (1967) TV episode .... Sgt. Dave Corbett
        - Flight from Tirana: Part 1 (1967) TV episode .... Dave Corbett
        - A Game of Violence (1966) TV episode .... Frankie Morton
88. "12 O'Clock High" .... Glenn Luke (1 episode, 1966)
        - Graveyard (1966) TV episode .... Glenn Luke
89. "The Fugitive" .... Johnny Gaines (1 episode, 1966)
        - Death Is the Door Prize (1966) TV episode .... Johnny Gaines
90. A Man Called Adam (1966) .... Nelson Davis
91. "Slattery's People" .... Jack Phillips (1 episode, 1965)
        - What Can You Do with a Wounded Tiger? (1965) TV episode .... Jack Phillips
92. The Hill (1965) .... Jacko King
93. "The Defenders" .... District Attorney Daniel Jackson / ... (8 episodes, 1961-1965)
        - The Sworn Twelve (1965) TV episode .... District Attorney Daniel Jackson
        - Nobody Asks What Side You're On (1965) TV episode .... District Attorney Daniel Jackson
        - Fires of the Mind (1965) TV episode .... District Attorney Daniel Jackson
        - Turning Point (1964) TV episode .... Assistant District Attorney
        - Mind Over Murder (1964) TV episode .... District Attorney
          (3 more)
94. "The Nurses" .... Dr. Farmer (1 episode, 1964)
    ... aka "The Doctors and the Nurses" (USA: new title)
        - The Family Resemblance (1964) TV episode .... Dr. Farmer
95. Shock Treatment (1964) .... Capshaw
96. The Cardinal (1963) .... Father Gillis
97. "The Great Adventure" .... John Ross (1 episode, 1963)
        - Go Down, Moses (1963) TV episode .... John Ross
98. Gone Are the Days! (1963) .... Reverend Purlie Victorious Judson
    ... aka Purlie Victorious
    ... aka The Man from C.O.T.T.O.N. (USA: reissue title)
99. "Car 54, Where Are You?" .... Omar (4 episodes, 1963)
        - Here Comes Charlie (1963) TV episode .... Omar
        - The Star Boarder (1963) TV episode .... Omar
        - The Presidential Itch (1963) TV episode .... Omar
        - Benny the Bookie's Last Chance (1963) TV episode .... Omar
100. Seven Times Monday (1962) (TV) .... Will
101. "Play of the Week" .... Will (1 episode, 1960)
         - Seven Times Monday (1960) TV episode .... Will
102. "Playhouse 90" (1 episode, 1960)
         - John Brown's Raid (1960) TV episode
     
     
103. The Emperor Jones (1955) (TV) .... Brutus Jones
104. "Kraft Television Theatre" .... The Emperor Jones (1 episode, 1955)
     ... aka "Kraft Mystery Theatre" (USA: new title)
     ... aka "Kraft Theatre" (USA: new title)
         - The Emperor Jones (1955) TV episode .... The Emperor Jones
105. The Joe Louis Story (1953) (uncredited) .... Bob
106. Fourteen Hours (1951) (uncredited) .... Cab driver
107. No Way Out (1950) (uncredited) .... John Brooks
     

Writer:

• 1980s
• 1970s
• 1960s

1. For Us the Living: The Medgar Evers Story (1983) (TV) (writer)
   ... aka For Us, the Living (USA: short title)
2. Purlie (1981) (TV) (play "Purlie Victorious")
   
   
3. Countdown at Kusini (1976) (writer)
   ... aka Cool Red (USA)
4. Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970) (writer)
   
   
5. "East Side/West Side" (1 episode, 1963)
       - I Before E Except After C (1963) TV episode (story) (written by)
6. Gone Are the Days! (1963) (play "Purlie Victorious") (screenplay)
   ... aka Purlie Victorious
   ... aka The Man from C.O.T.T.O.N. (USA: reissue title)
   

Director:

1. Countdown at Kusini (1976)
   ... aka Cool Red (USA)
2. Gordon's War (1973)
3. Black Girl (1972)
4. Kongi's Harvest (1970)
5. Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970)
   

Miscellaneous Crew:

• 2000s
• 1990s

1. We Shall Not Be Moved (2001) (TV) (narrator)
   
   
2. Malcolm X (1992) (writer: eulogy)
   ... aka X (USA: poster title)
   

Producer:

1. Hands Upon the Heart (1991) (producer)
   

Soundtrack:

1. Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970) (lyrics: "Ain't Now, But it's Gona Be")
   

Thanks:

1. Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist (1998) (thanks)
   

Self:

• In Production
• 2000s
• 1990s
• 1980s
• 1970s
• 1960s

1. For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots (2009) (TV) (post-production) (voice)
   
   
2. The Peace! DVD (2005) (V) .... Himself
3. "Character Studies" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
       - Ruth (2005) TV episode .... Himself
4. "Tavis Smiley" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
       - Episode dated 21 February 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
5. The History Makers (2005) (V) .... Himself
6. Unstoppable: Conversation with Melvin Van Peebles, Gordon Parks, and Ossie Davis (2005) (TV) .... Himself
7. Making of 'King' (2005) (V)
8. The Civil Rights Movement (2005) (V) .... Himself
9. The Struggle (2005) (V) .... Himself
10. A Trumpet at the Walls of Jericho (2005)
11. By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X' (2005) (V) .... Himself
12. The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (2004) (TV) .... Himself - Honoree
13. Emmy's Greatest Moments (2004) (TV) .... Himself
    ... aka TV Land Presents: Emmy's Greatest Moments (USA)
14. The Story Behind Baadasssss!: The Birth of Black Cinema (2004) (V) .... Himself
15. Apollo at 70: A Hot Night in Harlem (2004) (TV) .... Himself
16. Making of 'Bubba Ho-tep' (2004) (V) .... Himself
17. Beah: A Black Woman Speaks (2003) .... Himself
18. Spike Lee's '25th Hour': The Evolution of an American Filmmaker (2003) (V) .... Himself
19. 2003 Trumpet Awards (2003) (TV) .... Himself
20. Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property (2003) .... Himself
21. Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives (2003) .... Reader
22. That's Black Entertainment: Westerns (2002) (TV) .... Interviewee
23. Hughes' Dream Harlem (2002) (TV) .... Narrator
24. Why Can't We Be a Family Again? (2002) (voice) .... Narrator
25. Inside TV Land: African Americans in Television (2002) (TV) .... Himself
26. The Last Poets (2002) (TV) .... Himself
27. "Christianity: The First Two Thousand Years" (2001) TV mini-series .... Narrator (unknown episodes)
28. 7th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2001) (TV) .... Himself
29. "Intimate Portrait" .... Himself (1 episode, 2001)
        - Rosa Parks (2001) TV episode .... Himself
30. Voice of the Voiceless (2001) .... Himself
31. The Gospel According to Mr. Allen (2000) .... Narrator
    
    
32. The Unfinished Journey (1999) (voice) .... Narration
33. "American Masters" .... Himself / ... (2 episodes, 1996-1999)
        - Paul Robeson: Here I Stand (1999) TV episode .... Himself/Narrator
        - Lena Horne: In Her Own Words (1996) TV episode .... Himself
34. Neighborhoods: The Hidden Cities of San Francisco - The Fillmore (1999) (TV) .... Narrator
    ... aka The Fillmore (USA: short title)
35. 30th NAACP Image Awards (1999) (TV) .... Himself
36. "The Directors" .... Himself (1 episode)
        - The Films of Spike Lee (????) TV episode .... Himself
37. "Great Books" .... Himself (1 episode, 1999)
        - The Autobiography of Malcolm X (1999) TV episode .... Himself
38. NY TV: By the People Who Made It - Part I & II (1998) (TV) .... Himself
39. Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist (1998) .... Himself
40. 4 Little Girls (1997) .... Himself (Actor/Playwright)
41. Jackie Robinson: Breaking Barriers (1997) (V) .... Narrator
42. "The Rosie O'Donnell Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1997)
        - Episode dated 24 January 1997 (1997) TV episode .... Himself
43. Celebrate the Dream: 50 Years of Ebony Magazine (1996) (TV) .... Himself
44. "VH1 Legends" (1996) TV series .... Narrator (unknown episodes)
45. "The West" (1996) TV series (unknown episodes)
46. "Reading Rainbow" .... Himself (1 episode, 1994)
        - Summer (1994) TV episode (voice) .... Himself
47. Arthur Ashe: Citizen of the World (1994) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
48. The 48th Annual Tony Awards (1994) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
49. "The American Experience" .... Himself (Harlem resident) (1 episode, 1994)
        - Malcolm X: Make It Plain (1994) TV episode (also archive footage) .... Himself (Harlem resident)
50. 26th NAACP Image Awards (1994) (TV) .... Himself
51. "The Great Depression" (1993) TV series .... Himself
52. Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker (1991) .... Himself
53. Michael Landon: Memories with Laughter and Love (1991) (V)
54. 22nd NAACP Image Awards (1990) (TV) .... Himself
    
    
55. Making 'Do the Right Thing' (1989) (TV) .... Himself
56. A Celebration of Life: A Tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr. (1984) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
57. Death of a Prophet (1981) (TV) .... Himself
    
    
58. "Tony Brown's Journal" .... Himself (1 episode, 1978)
        - Episode dated 25 May 1978 (1978) TV episode .... Himself
59. "Black Journal" .... Himself (1 episode, 1977)
        - Episode dated 20 February 1977 (1977) TV episode .... Himself
60. "What's My Line?" .... Mystery Guest (1 episode, 1973)
        - Episode dated 9 August 1973 (1973) TV episode .... Mystery Guest
61. Wattstax (1973) (uncredited) .... Himself
62. Malcolm X (1972) (voice) (also archive footage) .... Eulogy
63. The Silent Revolution (1972) (voice) .... Narrator
    ... aka Black Liberation (USA)
64. "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1969-1970)
    ... aka "The Best of Carson" (USA: rerun title)
        - Episode dated 25 June 1970 (1970) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 26 November 1969 (1969) TV episode .... Himself
65. "He Said, She Said" .... Himself (1 episode, 1970)
        - Episode dated 13 June 1970 (1970) TV episode .... Himself
    
    
66. The Fall (1969) .... Himself
67. "The Merv Griffin Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1968)
        - Episode dated 3 January 1968 (1968) TV episode .... Himself
68. "To Tell the Truth" .... Guest Panelist (2 episodes, 1963)
        - Episode dated 16 December 1963 (1963) TV episode .... Guest Panelist
        - Episode dated 4 November 1963 (1963) TV episode .... Guest Panelist
    

Archive Footage:

1. Segregating the Greatest Generation (2006) .... Himself
2. The Black Movie Awards (2005) (TV) .... Himself - Memorial Tribute
3. "Biography"
       - Marlon Brando: The Agony of Genius (2005) TV episode .... Himself
4. The 57th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (2005) (TV) .... Himself (In Memoriam)
5. No Direction Home: Bob Dylan (2005) .... Himself
6. The 77th Annual Academy Awards (2005) (TV) .... Memorial Tribute
7. 11th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2005) (TV) .... Himself - Memorial Tribute
8. TV in Black: The First Fifty Years (2004) (V)
9. The Real Malcolm X (1992) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself (delivers eulogy)