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Richard Claxton Gregory
in St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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Dick Gregory attends the Roger Ebert Memorial Tribute at Chicago Theatre on April 11, 2013 in Chicago, Illinois.
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2009 Steppin: The Movie
 
2005 Wonder Showzen (TV series)
Mr. Sun
– Ocean (2005) … Mr. Sun
 
2004 Reno 911! (TV series)
Blind Panhandler
– Clementine and Garcia Are Dating (2004) … Blind Panhandler
– British Law (2004) … Blind Panhandler
 
2002 The Hot Chick
Bathroom Attendant
 
1999 Children of the Struggle
Vernon Lee
 
1995/I Panther
Rev. Slocum
 
1967 ABC Stage 67 (TV series)
Civil Rights Marcher
– A Time for Laughter: A Look at Negro Humor in America (1967) … Civil Rights Marcher
 
1967 Sweet Love, Bitter
Richie 'Eagle' Stokes
 
1966 Armchair Theatre (TV series)
Bill Kingsbury
– Neighbours (1966) … Bill Kingsbury
 
1962 Damn the Defiant!
Purser (uncredited)
 
Show ShowWriter (1 title)
2009 1st Amendment Stand Up (TV series)
– Episode #4.11 (2009) (writer)
– Dick Gregory/Buddy Lewis/Nikki Carr (2009) (writer)
 
Show ShowSelf (90 titles)
2012 The Journey Part 1 (documentary) (post-production)
Himself
 
2010 Citizen Lane (documentary) (post-production)
Himself
 
2013 When Comedy Went to School (documentary) (completed)
Himself
 
2013 Irwin & Fran
Himself
 
2013 Independent Lens (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Soul Food Junkies (2013) … Himself
 
2012 Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal (documentary)
Himself
 
2012 My Brother Marvin (documentary)
Himself
 
2011-2012 Democracy Now! (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 19 June 2012 (2012) … Himself
– Episode dated 3 October 2011 (2011) … Himself
 
2012 Shadows of Liberty (documentary)
Himself
 
2011 Bowl of Dreams (documentary)
Himself
 
2011 Way Black When: Primetime (TV series)
Himself - Performer
– Episode #1.1 (2011) … Himself - Performer
 
2011 Diary of a Decade: The Story of a Movement (documentary)
Himself
 
2009 The Mark Twain Prize: Bill Cosby (TV movie)
Himself
 
2009 The Anatomy of Vince Guaraldi (documentary)
 
2009 1st Amendment Stand Up (TV series)
Himself - Comedian
– Episode #4.11 (2009) … Himself - Comedian
– Dick Gregory/Buddy Lewis/Nikki Carr (2009) … Himself - Comedian
 
2009 Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel (documentary)
Himself: Comedian, Civil Rights Activist (also archive footage)
 
2009/I Stand (documentary)
Himself
 
2009 Long Live the Spirit (of the Million Man March) (documentary)
 
2009 Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America (TV series documentary)
Himself - Comedian / Activist
– Never Give a Sucker an Even Break: The Wiseguys (2009)
– When I'm Bad I'm Better: The Groundbreakers (2009) … Himself - Comedian/Activist
– Would Ya Hit a Guy with Glasses?: Nerds, Jerks & Oddballs (2009) … Himself - Comedian
 
2009 Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy (documentary)
Himself
 
2008 9th Annual State of the Black Union: Memorable Moments (TV movie)
Himself
 
2008 9th Annual State of the Black Union: Building Blocks for America (TV movie)
Himself
 
2008 9th Annual State of the Black Union: Breaking New Ground (TV movie)
Himself
 
2008 Comics Unleashed (TV series)
Himself - Comedian
– Episode #2.12 (2008) … Himself - Comedian
– Episode #2.11 (2008) … Himself - Comedian
 
2008 Clean Mic: Laughing Until It Hurts (documentary)
Himself
 
2008 Joe Louis: America's Hero... Betrayed (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Sharp Talk (TV series)
– Episode dated 10 June 2007 (2007)
 
2007 100 Greatest Stand-Ups (TV documentary)
Himself (also archive footage)
 
2006 Encore with John Palmer (TV series)
Himself
 
2006 2006 Trumpet Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
2006 TV One on One (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 26 February 2006 (2006) … Himself
 
2006 ESPN 25: Who's #1? (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Greatest Performances (2006) … Himself
 
2005 Richard Pryor: The Funniest Man Dead or Alive (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
2005 One Bright Shining Moment (documentary)
Himself
 
2005 2005 Trumpet Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
2005 Letter to the President (video documentary)
Himself - Civil Rights Activist
 
2005 VH1 News Presents: Michael Jackson's Secret Childhood (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2004 The N Word (documentary)
Himself
 
2004 When Playboy Ruled the World (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Playboy's 50th Anniversary Celebration (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Shaq's All Star Comedy Roast 2 (video)
Himself
 
2002 Playboy: Inside the Playboy Mansion (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Inside TV Land: African Americans in Television (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Platinum Comedy Series: Roasting Shaquille O'Neal (TV movie)
Himself
 
2001 Mark Twain (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2001 Comedy Central Presents: The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Hugh Hefner (TV special)
Himself
 
2001 BET Tonight (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 29 October 2001 (2001) … Himself
 
2001 Headliners & Legends: Chris Rock (TV movie)
Himself
 
2000 ESPN SportsCentury (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Bill Walton (2000) … Himself
– Joe Louis (2000) … Himself
– Jim Brown (2000) … Himself
– Bill Veeck (2000) … Himself
– Hank Aaron (2000) … Himself
 
1999 The Mark Twain Prize: Richard Pryor (TV movie)
Himself
 
1998 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Marvin Gaye (1998) … Himself
 
1998 Cold War (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
– Make Love Not War (1998) … Himself
 
1996 Muhammad Ali: The Whole Story (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1995-1996 Biography (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Richard Pryor: Comic on the Edge (1996) … Himself
– Malcolm X: A Search for Identity (1995) … Himself
 
1994 Apollo Theatre Hall of Fame (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1992 Hugh Hefner: Once Upon a Time (documentary)
Himself
 
1992 The Real Malcolm X (TV documentary)
Himself - Friend
 
1991 A Party for Richard Pryor (TV special)
Himself
 
1989 The 3rd Annual American Comedy Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1987 Ebony/Jet Showcase (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 25 September 1987 (1987) … Himself
 
1987 Comic Relief '87 (TV movie)
Himself
 
1986 Donahue (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 2 May 1986 (1986) … Himself
 
1986/I Comic Relief (TV special)
Himself
 
1986 The Making of 'Black Mayors' (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1986 An All-Star Celebration Honoring Martin Luther King Jr. (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1986 In Remembrance of Martin (documentary)
Himself
 
1980 Soul Train (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Chic/High Inergy/Dick Gregory (1980) … Himself
 
1974-1976 Black Journal (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Co-Host
– Episode dated 4 April 1976 (1976) … Himself
– Episode dated 11 February 1975 (1975) … Himself - Co-Host
– Episode dated 4 June 1974 (1974) … Himself
 
1976 The Second Annual Comedy Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1975 Good Night America (TV series)
Himself - Interviewee
– Episode dated 6 March 1975 (1975) … Himself - Interviewee
 
1973 The Helen Reddy Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.7 (1973) … Himself
 
1969-1972 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.198 (1972) … Himself
– Episode #3.195 (1971) … Himself
– Episode #3.91 (1971) … Himself
– Episode #2.260 (1970) … Himself
– Episode #2.228 (1970) … Himself
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1970-1972 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 19 January 1972 (1972) … Himself
– Episode dated 8 October 1971 (1971) … Himself
– Episode dated 5 August 1971 (1971) … Himself
– Episode dated 23 June 1971 (1971) … Himself
– Episode dated 11 June 1970 (1970) … Himself
 
1966-1971 The Mike Douglas Show (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Comedian
– Episode dated 14 February 1971 (1971) … Himself
– Episode dated 26 December 1966 (1966) … Himself - Comedian
 
1970 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Himself - Comedian
– Episode #24.9 (1970) … Himself - Comedian
 
1970/I Prologue
Himself
 
1969 American Revolution 2 (documentary)
Himself - Comedian
 
1968 Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (TV series)
Himself - Guest Performer
– Episode #2.8 (1968) … Himself - Guest Performer
 
1968 It's a Revolution Mother (documentary)
Himself
 
1968 Baldwin's Nigger (documentary)
Himself
 
1962-1967 The Merv Griffin Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 27 December 1967 (1967) … Himself
– Episode #3.2 (1965) … Himself
– Episode #2.10 (1965) … Himself
– Episode #1.11 (1962) … Himself
 
1967 BBC Show of the Week (TV series)
Himself
– Dick Gregory (1967) … Himself
 
1967 Dee Time (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.5 (1967) … Himself
 
1965-1966 The Eamonn Andrews Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.7 (1966) … Himself
– Episode #2.10 (1965) … Himself
– Episode #1.26 (1965) … Himself
 
1966 Tempo (TV series)
Himself - comedian
– Entertainers- Comedians (1966) … Himself - comedian
 
1964-1965 That Regis Philbin Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.72 (1965) … Himself
– Episode #1.33 (1964) … Himself
 
1964 Freedom Spectacular (TV movie)
Himself
 
1963 World in Action (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Dick Gregory (1963) … Himself
 
1963 The Jack Paar Program (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.22 (1963) … Himself
 
1962 ABC Close-Up! (TV series documentary)
Himself
– What's So Funny? (1962) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (5 titles)
2004 Comedy Central Presents: 100 Greatest Stand-Ups of All Time (TV mini-series)
Himself #81
 
1998 Image of an Assassination: A New Look at the Zapruder Film (TV documentary)
Himself - with Rivera and Groden (uncredited)
 
1996 Classic Stand-Up Comedy of Television (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1993 Mo' Funny: Black Comedy in America (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1984 The Great Standups (TV documentary)
Himself
 

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For a black man, there's no difference between the North and the South. In the South, they don't mind how close I get, as long as I don't get too big. In the North, they don't mind how big I get, as long as I don't get too close. See more »

Trivia:

Biography in: "Who's Who in Comedy" by Ronald L. Smith, pg. 194-195. New York: Facts on File, 1992. ISBN 0816023387 See more »

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