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Actor:

• 1970s
• 1960s
• 1950s
• 1940s
• 1930s

1. The Young Nurses (1973) (as Man Tan Moreland) .... Old Man
   ... aka L.A. Nurses (UK: DVD title)
   ... aka Nightingale
   ... aka Young L.A. Nurses
2. The Biscuit Eater (1972) .... Waiter
3. Marriage: Year One (1971) (TV) .... Mechanic
4. "Adam-12" .... Philip Richards (1 episode, 1970)
       - Log 135: Arson (1970) TV episode .... Philip Richards
5. "Love, American Style" .... Roscoe (segment "Love and the Hustler") / ... (2 episodes, 1969-1970)
       - Love and the Fur Coat/Love and the Trip (1970) TV episode .... Stranger (segment "Love and the Fur Coat")
       - Love and a Couple of Couples/Love and the Hustler/Love and the Pill (1969) TV episode .... Roscoe (segment "Love and the Hustler")
6. Watermelon Man (1970) .... Counterman
7. "The Bill Cosby Show" .... Uncle Dewey (1 episode, 1970)
       - Lover's Quarrel (1970) TV episode .... Uncle Dewey
   
   
8. The Comic (1969) (uncredited) .... Motorcycle Officer
9. "Julia" .... Harry James (1 episode, 1969)
       - The Undergraduate (1969) TV episode .... Harry James
10. Spider Baby or, The Maddest Story Ever Told (1968) .... Messenger
    ... aka Attack of the Liver Eaters
    ... aka Cannibal Orgy, or the Maddest Story Ever Told
    ... aka Jack Hill's Spider Baby (Australia)
    ... aka Spider Baby (USA: short title)
    ... aka The Liver Eaters
11. Enter Laughing (1967) .... Subway Rider
12. Alvarez Kelly (1966) (uncredited) .... Bartender
13. The Patsy (1964) (uncredited) .... Barbershop Porter
    
    
14. "Hallmark Hall of Fame" (1 episode, 1957)
    ... aka Hallmark Television Playhouse
        - The Green Pastures (1957) TV episode
    
    
15. The Sky Dragon (1949) .... Birmingham Brown
    ... aka Charlie Chan and the Sky Dragon (USA: review title)
16. The Feathered Serpent (1948) .... Birmingham Brown
17. The Golden Eye (1948) .... Birmingham Brown
    ... aka Charlie Chan and the Golden Eye (USA: poster title)
18. The Shanghai Chest (1948) .... Birmingham Brown
19. Best Man Wins (1948) (uncredited) .... Ice Cream Vendor
20. Docks of New Orleans (1948) .... Birmingham Brown
    ... aka Charlie Chan on the Docks of New Orleans (USA: poster title)
21. The Return of Mandy's Husband (1948)
22. She's Too Mean for Me (1948)
23. Come On, Cowboy! (1948)
24. What a Guy (1948)
25. The Dreamer (1948)
26. The Chinese Ring (1947) .... Birmingham Brown
27. Ebony Parade (1947) .... Mantan
28. The Trap (1946) .... Birmingham Brown
29. Shadows Over Chinatown (1946) .... Birmingham Brown
30. Dark Alibi (1946) .... Birmingham Brown
31. Riverboat Rhythm (1946) (as Carter & Moreland) .... Mantan
32. Mantan Messes Up (1946) .... Mantan
33. Mantan Runs for Mayor (1946)
34. Tall, Tan, and Terrific (1946) .... Mantan Moreland
35. The Spider (1945) .... Henry
36. She Wouldn't Say Yes (1945) (uncredited) .... Porter
37. Captain Tugboat Annie (1945) .... Pinto
38. The Shanghai Cobra (1945) .... Birmingham Brown
39. The Naughty Nineties (1945) (uncredited)
40. The Scarlet Clue (1945) .... Birmingham Brown, Chauffeur
    ... aka Charlie Chan: The Scarlet Clue (Australia)
41. The Jade Mask (1945) .... Birmingham Brown
42. Bowery to Broadway (1944) .... Alabam
43. The Mystery of the Riverboat (1944) .... Napoleon
    ... aka The Mystery of the River Boat (USA: DVD box title)
44. Black Magic (1944) .... Birmingham Brown
    ... aka Meeting at Midnight (USA: TV title)
45. South of Dixie (1944) .... The Porter
46. Charlie Chan in The Chinese Cat (1944) .... Birmingham Brown, Taxi Driver
    ... aka The Chinese Cat (USA: complete title)
47. This Is the Life (1944) (uncredited) .... Porter
48. Pin Up Girl (1944) (uncredited) .... Red Cap #2
49. Moon Over Las Vegas (1944) .... Porter
50. See Here, Private Hargrove (1944) (uncredited) .... Porter on Train
51. Charlie Chan in the Secret Service (1944) .... Birmingham Brown
52. Chip Off the Old Block (1944) .... Porter
53. She's for Me (1943) .... Sam
54. Swing Fever (1943) (uncredited) .... Woody, Nick's Valet
55. My Kingdom for a Cook (1943) (uncredited) .... Train Porter
56. You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith (1943) .... Porter
57. Hi'ya, Sailor (1943) .... Sam
58. Revenge of the Zombies (1943) .... Jeff
    ... aka The Corpse Vanished (UK)
59. Melody Parade (1943) .... Skidmore
60. We've Never Been Licked (1943) .... Willie
    ... aka Fighting Command (USA: reissue title)
    ... aka Texas to Tokyo (UK)
61. Hit the Ice (1943) (uncredited) .... Porter with Snowshoes
    ... aka Oh Doctor
62. Sarong Girl (1943) .... Maxwell
63. Cabin in the Sky (1943) .... First Idea Man
64. He Hired the Boss (1943) (uncredited) .... Shoeshine Man
65. Slightly Dangerous (1943) (uncredited) .... Waiter at Swade's
66. Cosmo Jones, Crime Smasher (1943) .... Eustace Smith
    ... aka Cosmo Jones in 'Crime Smasher' (USA: poster title)
67. It Comes Up Love (1943) (uncredited) .... Janitor
    ... aka A Date with an Angel (UK)
68. Andy Hardy's Double Life (1942) (uncredited) .... Prentiss the Benedict Butler
69. The Palm Beach Story (1942) (uncredited) .... Diner waiter
70. Eyes in the Night (1942) .... Alistair, Duncan's butler
71. Girl Trouble (1942) .... Edwards
72. Phantom Killer (1942) (as Manton Moreland) .... Nicodemus
73. A-Haunting We Will Go (1942) (uncredited) .... Porter
74. Footlight Serenade (1942) (as Manton Moreland) .... Amos. Tommy's Dresser
75. Mexican Spitfire Sees a Ghost (1942) .... Lightnin'
76. Tarzan's New York Adventure (1942) (uncredited) .... Sam, the Nightclub Janitor
77. The Strange Case of Doctor Rx (1942) .... Horatio B.Fitz Washington
78. Professor Creeps (1942) .... Washington
79. Lucky Ghost (1942) .... Washington Delaware Jones
80. Law of the Jungle (1942) .... Jefferson 'Jeff' Jones
81. Four Jacks and a Jill (1942) (uncredited) .... Cicero - Wash Room Attendant
82. Treat 'Em Rough (1942) .... 'Snake-Eyes'
83. Freckles Comes Home (1942) .... Jeff - the Hotel Porter
84. Marry the Boss's Daughter (1941) (uncredited)
85. Birth of the Blues (1941) (uncredited) .... Black trumpet player
86. It Started with Eve (1941) (uncredited) .... Railway Porter
87. Let's Go Collegiate (1941) .... Jeff
    ... aka Farewell to Fame (UK)
88. World Premiere (1941) (uncredited) .... Train Porter
89. Dressed to Kill (1941) (as Manton Moreland) .... Rusty
90. Cracked Nuts (1941) .... Burgess
91. Accent on Love (1941) (uncredited) .... Prisoner
92. Hello, Sucker (1941) .... Elevator Boy
93. Mr. Washington Goes to Town (1941) .... Schenectady
94. The Gang's All Here (1941) .... Jefferson 'Jeff' Smith
    ... aka In the Night (UK)
95. Bachelor Daddy (1941) (uncredited) .... Club Janitor
    ... aka Sandy Steps Out
96. King of the Zombies (1941) .... Jefferson 'Jeff' Jackson
97. Sign of the Wolf (1941) .... Ben
98. Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery (1941) .... Roy
99. Footlight Fever (1941) (uncredited) .... Willie Hamsure, elevator operator
100. Sleepers West (1941) (uncredited) .... Porter
101. You're Out of Luck (1941) .... Jeff Jefferson
102. Up Jumped the Devil (1941)
103. Four Shall Die (1940) .... Beefus, Touissant's Chauffeur
     ... aka Condemned Men (USA: reissue title)
104. Drums of the Desert (1940) .... Sergeant 'Blue' Williams
105. While Thousands Cheer (1940) .... Nash
     ... aka Crooked Money
     ... aka Gridiron Graft
106. Up in the Air (1940) .... Jeff Jefferson
107. Laughing at Danger (1940) .... Jefferson
108. Pier 13 (1940) .... Sam
109. Maryland (1940) (uncredited)
110. On the Spot (1940) .... Jefferson White
111. Girl in 313 (1940) .... Porter
112. Star Dust (1940) (uncredited) .... George, Dining Car Steward
113. Viva Cisco Kid (1940) (uncredited) .... Memphis - The Cook
114. Millionaire Playboy (1940) .... Bellhop
     ... aka Glamour Boy (UK)
115. Chasing Trouble (1940) .... Jefferson
116. City of Chance (1940) (uncredited) .... Anxious Man
117. The Man Who Wouldn't Talk (1940) (uncredited) .... Robbins
     
     
118. One Dark Night (1939) .... Samson Brown
119. Irish Luck (1939) .... Jefferson
     ... aka Amateur Detective (UK)
120. Riders of the Frontier (1939) .... Chappie, the Cook
     ... aka Ridin' the Frontier (UK)
121. Tell No Tales (1939) (uncredited) .... Sport black at the wake
     ... aka A Hundred to One (International: English title)
122. There's That Woman Again (1939) (uncredited) .... Porter
     ... aka What a Woman (UK)
123. Gang Smashers (1938) .... Gloomy
124. Next Time I Marry (1938) .... Tilby, Georgi's Servant
125. Frontier Scout (1938) .... Norris Family Butler
126. Two-Gun Man from Harlem (1938) .... Bill Blake
127. Spirit of Youth (1938) .... Creighton 'Crickie' Fitzgibbons
128. Harlem on the Prairie (1937)
     ... aka Bad Man of Harlem
129. Shall We Dance (1937) (uncredited) (unconfirmed) .... Undetermined Role
130. The Green Pastures (1936) (uncredited) .... Angel Removing Hat
131. That's the Spirit (1933) (as Moreland) .... Night watchman
     

Soundtrack:

1. Lucky Ghost (1942) (performer: "When You Think Of Living, Think Of Me")
2. Let's Go Collegiate (1941) (performer: "Let's Do A Little Dreamin'")
   ... aka Farewell to Fame (UK)
3. Up in the Air (1940) ("By The Looks Of Things")
   

Self:

1. Basin Street Revue (1956) .... Himself
   ... aka Basin Street Review (USA: TV title)
2. Rockin' the Blues (1956) .... Himself
3. Rhythm and Blues Revue (1955) .... Himself
4. Rock 'n' Roll Revue (1955) .... Himself
   ... aka Harlem Rock 'n' Roll (UK)
   ... aka Rock and Roll Review (USA: alternative title)
   

Archive Footage:

1. TV in Black: The First Fifty Years (2004) (V)
2. That's Black Entertainment: Westerns (2002) (TV) (uncredited) .... Bill Blake (Two Gun Men From Harlem)
3. Mo' Funny: Black Comedy in America (1993) (TV) .... Birmingham Brown/Himself
4. The Great Standups (1984) (TV) .... Himself
5. "Disneyland"
       - The Biscuit Eater: Part 2 (1976) TV episode .... Waiter
       - The Biscuit Eater: Part 1 (1976) TV episode .... Waiter