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Gregory Hines (I) (1946–2003)

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Trivia:

He and Maurice Hines were cast as brothers in Francis Ford Coppola's The Cotton Club, set in the Harlem club where their grandmother had been one of the elite black entertainers performing for a whites-only audience in the twenties and thirties. Coppola encouraged the brothers to improvise so they based one scene on their real-life reunion in "Eubie!" and admitted the tears were real. See more trivia »

Born:

Gregory Oliver Hines
in New York City, New York, USA

Died:

(age 57) in Los Angeles, California, USA
Still of Billy Crystal and Gregory Hines in Running Scared Still of Gregory Hines in The Cotton Club Still of Gregory Hines in Tap Still of Gregory Hines in Tap Still of Danny DeVito and Gregory Hines in Renaissance Man Still of Billy Crystal and Gregory Hines in Running Scared
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Filmography

Hide HideActor (45 titles)
2001-2004 Little Bill (TV series)
Big Bill
– Summertime in the Wintertime/Snowracers (2004) … Big Bill
– Michael Sleeps Over/Michael's First Snow (2001) … Big Bill
 
2003 Lost at Home (TV series)
Jordan King
– Best Friends (2003) … Jordan King
– The Story of Us (2003) … Jordan King
– Our Town (2003) … Jordan King
– Good Will Hunting (2003) … Jordan King
– One Bracelet Don't Feed the Beast (2003) … Jordan King
See all 6 episodes »
 
2003 Law & Order (TV series)
Carl Halpert
– Suicide Box (2003) … Carl Halpert
 
2003/I The Root
 
2002 The Red Sneakers (TV movie)
Zeke
 
2001 Santa, Baby! (TV movie)
Noel (voice)
 
2001 Bojangles (TV movie)
Bojangles
 
1999-2000 Will & Grace (TV series)
Ben Doucette
– Grace 0, Jack 2000 (2000) … Ben Doucette
– Husbands and Trophy Wives (2000) … Ben Doucette
– Ben? Her? (2000) … Ben Doucette
– There But for the Grace of Grace (2000) … Ben Doucette
– Advise and Resent (2000) … Ben Doucette
See all 7 episodes »
 
2000 Once in the Life
Ruffhouse
 
2000 Who Killed Atlanta's Children? (TV movie)
Ron Larson
 
1999 Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her
Robert (segment "Fantasies About Rebecca")
 
1999 Blue's Big Treasure Hunt (video short)
Jack (voice)
 
1999 The Tic Code
Tyrone Pike
 
1997-1998 The Gregory Hines Show (TV series)
Ben Stevenson
– Wahunthra (1998) … Ben Stevenson
– Per Chance to Dance (1998) … Ben Stevenson
– Carpe Diem (1998) … Ben Stevenson
– James Stevenson Stands Alone (1998) … Ben Stevenson
– Love Thy Neighbor (1998) … Ben Stevenson
See all 22 episodes »
 
1998 Stories from My Childhood (TV series)
the Czar
– The Golden Rooster (1998) … the Czar (voice)
 
1997 Color of Justice (TV movie)
Reverend Walton
 
1997 SUBWAYStories: Tales from the Underground (TV movie)
Jack (segment "Manhattan Miracle")
 
1996 The Cherokee Kid (TV movie)
The Undertaker/Jedediah Turner
 
1996 The Preacher's Wife
Joe Hamilton
 
1996 Mad Dog Time
Jules Flamingo
 
1996 Good Luck
Bernard 'Bern' Lemley
 
1995 Waiting to Exhale
Marvin King
 
1995 A Stranger in Town (TV movie)
Barnes
 
1995 Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (TV series)
Prince Koro / The Beast
– Beauty and the Beast (1995) … The Beast / Prince Koro
 
1994 Dead Air (TV movie)
Mark Jannek/Jim Sheppard
 
1994 Renaissance Man
Sergeant Cass
 
1994 Kangaroo Court (short)
 
1992 T Bone N Weasel (TV movie)
T Bone
 
1991 White Lie (TV movie)
Len Madison Jr.
 
1991 A Rage in Harlem
Goldy
 
1991 Eve of Destruction
Colonel Jim McQuade
 
1989 Tap
Max Washington
 
1988 Off Limits
Albaby Perkins
 
1986 Running Scared
Ray Hughes
 
1985 White Nights
Raymond Greenwood
 
1985 Amazing Stories (TV series)
Falsworth
– The Amazing Falsworth (1985) … Falsworth
 
1985 Faerie Tale Theatre (TV series)
Edgar - Miller's Son
– Puss in Boots (1985) … Edgar - Miller's Son
 
1984 The Cotton Club
Sandman Williams
 
1984 The Muppets Take Manhattan
Roller skater
 
1983 Deal of the Century
Ray Kasternak
 
1983 Parade of Stars (TV movie)
Bill Robinson
 
1981 Steve Martin's Best Show Ever (TV movie)
Lionel Foot
 
1981 Wolfen
Whittington
 
1981 History of the World: Part I
Josephus
 
1981 Eubie! (TV movie)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (12 titles)
2004 Great Performances (TV series)
– Broadway's Lost Treasures II (2004) (performer: "That's How You Jazz")
 
2002 The 56th Annual Tony Awards (TV special) (performer: "A Tribute to Richard Rodgers", "A Broadway/New York Medley")
 
1995 The 49th Annual Tony Awards (TV special) (performer: "Broadway Songs We've Never Done and Never Will")
 
1995 Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (TV series)
– Beauty and the Beast (1995) (performer: "Could She, Would She, Will She")
 
1992 The 46th Annual Tony Awards (TV special) (performer: "That's How You Jazz")
 
1989 Tap (performer: "Challenge", "Cheek to Cheek", "Can't Escape The Rhythm")
 
1985 White Nights (performer: "Prove Me Wrong", "tapDANCE", "People Have Got to Move", "There's a Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon For New York")
 
1984 The Cotton Club ("Copper Colored Gal")
 
1983 Parade of Stars (TV movie) (performer: "Doin' the New Low-Down")
 
1982 The 54th Annual Academy Awards (TV special documentary) (performer: "Lullaby of Broadway" - uncredited, "You're Getting to Be a Habit with Me" - uncredited, "You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby" - uncredited, "I Found a Million Dollar Baby in a Five and Ten Cent Store" - uncredited, "Chattanooga Choo Choo" - uncredited, "On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe" - uncredited, "You May Not Be an Angel, but I'll String Along with You" - uncredited, "Shuffle Off to Buffalo" - uncredited, "Lulu's Back in Town" - uncredited, "Jeepers Creepers" - uncredited, "Nagasaki" - uncredited, "There Will Never Be Another You" - uncredited, "Forty-Second Street" - uncredited)
 
1979 The 33rd Annual Tony Awards (TV special) (performer: "Hot Feet")
 
1979 Saturday Night Live (TV series)
– Gary Busey/Eubie Blake and Gregory Hines (1979) (performer: "Low Down Blues" - uncredited, "I'm Just Simply Full Of Jazz" - uncredited, "I'm Just Wild About Harry" - uncredited)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (3 titles)
1989 Tap (improvographer)
 
1985 White Nights (tap improvography)
 
1984 The Cotton Club (tap improvography)
 
Show ShowDirector (2 titles)
2002 The Red Sneakers (TV movie)
 
1994 Bleeding Hearts
 
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
2001 Bojangles (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
Show ShowSelf (81 titles)
2004 Keeping Time: The Life, Music & Photography of Milt Hinton (documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Bruce Hornsby & Friends (TV documentary)
 
2004 Luther Vandross: From Luther with Love - The Videos (video documentary)
Himself (segment "There's Nothing Better Than Love")
 
2002 Venice: Lost and Found (documentary)
 
2002 The 56th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Himself - Host & Peformer
 
2002 33rd NAACP Image Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
2002 It's Black Entertainment (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2002 Journeys in Black (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Luther Vandross (2002) … Himself
 
2001 Omnibus (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Fascinatin' Rhythym: The History of Tap (2001) … Himself
 
1997-2001 The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 31 January 2001 (2001) … Himself
– Episode dated 27 February 1998 (1998) … Himself
– Episode dated 24 September 1997 (1997) … Himself
 
2001 Charlie Rose (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 30 January 2001 (2001) … Himself - Guest
 
2000 The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1999 Come Get Some: The Women of the WWF (video documentary)
Himself
 
1999 AFI's 100 Years... 100 Stars: America's Greatest Screen Legends (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1999 The Roseanne Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 5 January 1999 (1999) … Himself
 
1999 Intimate Portrait (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Michele Lee (1999) … Himself
 
1998 The DeMille Dynasty (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1998 Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1998 The 55th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
1998 29th NAACP Image Awards (TV special)
Himself - Host
 
1997 All-American Thanksgiving Day Parade (TV movie)
Himself
 
1997 The 69th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Best Original Dramatic Score
 
1997 Signature: George C. Wolfe (TV movie)
Himself
 
1997 The 49th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1996 Reading Rainbow (TV series)
Himself
– Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin (1996) … Himself (voice)
 
1996 The 50th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
1996 27th NAACP Image Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1995 The 49th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Himself - Host & Performer
 
1994 In a New Light '94 (TV special)
Himself
 
1994 Baseball (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
– Shadow Ball (1994) … Himself (voice)
– The National Pastime (1994) … Himself (voice)
 
1993 The 47th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
1993 Bob Hope: The First 90 Years (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1992 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (TV movie)
Himself
 
1989-1992 Great Performances (TV series)
Himself
– Jammin': Jelly Roll Morton on Broadway (1992) … Himself
– Tap Dance in America (1989) … Himself
 
1992 The 46th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Himself - Performer & Winner: Best Actor in a Musical
 
1992 Dying for a Smoke (video documentary)
Himself
 
1992 The Dancing Man (documentary)
Himself
 
1991 The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (TV special)
Himself
 
1991 Square One TV (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.2 (1991) … Himself
 
1991 The 63rd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Original Song
 
1991 Entertainment Tonight (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 23 January 1991 (1991) … Himself
 
1991 The 48th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Best Actress/Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical
 
1985-1990 Ebony/Jet Showcase (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 21 September 1990 (1990) … Himself
– Episode dated 9 October 1988 (1988) … Himself
– Episode dated 22 November 1985 (1985) … Himself
 
1990 Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration (TV special)
Himself
 
1990 The 5th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1989 The 61st Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Best Original Song
 
1989 The Arsenio Hall Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.34 (1989) … Himself
 
1989 21st NAACP Image Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1988 Soul Train (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Levert/James 'D-Train' Williams/Gregory Hines (1988) … Himself
 
1988 The 42nd Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
1987 19th Annual NAACP Image Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
1986 Late Night with David Letterman (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 11 March 1986 (1986) … Himself
 
1986 An All-Star Celebration Honoring Martin Luther King Jr. (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1985 Lou Rawls Parade of Stars (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 28 December 1985 (1985) … Himself
 
1985 Motown Returns to the Apollo (TV special)
Himself
 
1985 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Gene Kelly (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1985 The 57th Annual Academy Awards (TV special documentary)
Himself - Presenter: Best Song & Best Sound
 
1985 Night of 100 Stars II (TV movie)
Himself
 
1985 About Tap
Himself
 
1970-1984 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 18 December 1984 (1984) … Himself
– Episode dated 29 October 1971 (1971) … Himself (as Hines Hines and Dad)
– Episode dated 18 October 1971 (1971) … Himself (as Hines Hines and Dad)
– Episode dated 25 August 1971 (1971) … Himself (as Hines Hines and Dad)
– Episode dated 1 April 1971 (1971) … Himself (as Hines Hines and Dad)
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1982 The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (TV special)
Himself
 
1982 Shirley MacLaine... Illusions (TV movie)
Himself
 
1982 The 54th Annual Academy Awards (TV special documentary)
Himself - Performer
 
1982 Kids Are People, Too (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 21 March 1982 (1982) … Himself
 
1982 I Love Liberty (TV special)
 
1982 Fridays (TV series)
Himself - Guest Host
– Episode #3.19 (1982) … Himself - Guest Host
 
1981 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (TV movie)
Himself
 
1981 Live from Studio 8H: 100 Years of America's Popular Music (TV special)
 
1980 Good Morning America (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 1 January 1980 (1980) … Himself
 
1979 The 33rd Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Himself - Performer
 
1979 Saturday Night Live (TV series)
Himself - Musical Guest
– Gary Busey/Eubie Blake and Gregory Hines (1979) … Himself - Musical Guest
 
1972 Half the George Kirby Comedy Hour (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.7 (1972) … Himself
 
1972 The New Bill Cosby Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 9 October 1972 (1972) … Himself
 
1969-1971 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.187 (1971) … Himself
– Episode #1.30 (1969) … Himself (as Hines Hines and Dad)
 
1971 The Pearl Bailey Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.4 (1971) … Himself (as Hines - Hines and Dad)
 
1969 The Hollywood Palace (TV series)
Himself - Dancer / Singer
– Episode #7.6 (1969) … Himself - Dancer/Singer (as Hines, Hines and Dad)
 
1969 Jimmy Durante Presents the Lennon Sisters (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 7 November 1969 (1969) … Himself (as Hines Hines and Dad)
– Episode dated 24 October 1969 (1969) … Himself (as Hines Hines and Dad)
 
1969 The Joey Bishop Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.17 (1969) … Himself
 
1968 The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.9 (1968) … Himself (as Hines Hines and Dad)
 
1968 Operation: Entertainment (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.14 (1968) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (5 titles)
2004 Great Performances (TV series)
 
2004 The 76th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself (Memorial Tribute)
 
2003 Friendly Fire: Making an Urban Legend (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1988 The Best of Gleason 2 (TV movie)
Himself
 
1987 ¡Qué noche la de aquel año! (TV series)
 

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Personal Details

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Alternate Names:

Hines - Hines and Dad | Hines Hines and Dad | Hines and Dad Hines

Height:

5' 11½" (1.82 m)
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Did You Know?

Trivia:

He and Maurice Hines were cast as brothers in Francis Ford Coppola's The Cotton Club, set in the Harlem club where their grandmother had been one of the elite black entertainers performing for a whites-only audience in the twenties and thirties. Coppola encouraged the brothers to improvise so they based one scene on their real-life reunion in "Eubie!" and admitted the tears were real. See more »

Trademark:

He's an accomplished tap dancer and many of his films feature his dancing See more »

Star Sign:

Aquarius