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Desmond Mpilo Tutu
in Klerksdorp, South Africa
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2011 Jock the Hero Dog
Baba (voice) (as Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu)
 
Show ShowSelf (70 titles)
2013 24 Peaces (documentary) (filming)
Himself
 
2013 Rooted in Peace (documentary) (post-production)
Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town
 
2011/II Anna (documentary) (post-production)
Himself
 
2013 Miracle Rising: South Africa (documentary)
 
2012 Palme (documentary)
Himself
 
2012 Fire in the Blood (documentary)
Himself
 
2012 C: A Celebration of Life (documentary)
 
1994-2011 Charlie Rose (TV series)
Himself - Guest / Himself
– Episode dated 29 September 2011 (2011) … Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 16 September 2005 (2005) … Himself
– Episode dated 16 March 2004 (2004) … Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 5 October 1999 (1999) … Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 21 October 1994 (1994) … Himself - Guest
 
2011 The South African Story (TV series documentary)
 
2011 Sing Your Song (documentary)
Himself (as Bishop Desmond Tutu)
 
2010 2012: The True Mayan Prophecy (documentary)
Himself
 
2010/III I Am (documentary)
Himself
 
2010 Democracy Now! (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 8 October 2010 (2010) … Himself
 
2010 Road to Rainbow (documentary)
Himself
 
2010 When the Dragon Swallowed the Sun (documentary)
Himself
 
2010 The Invocation (documentary)
Himself
 
2010 Climate Refugees (documentary)
Himself
 
2009 Fern Britton Meets... (TV series)
Himself
– Desmond Tutu (2009) … Himself
 
2009 Anthrax War (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2009 The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #5.113 (2009) … Himself
 
2002-2009 HARDtalk (TV series)
Himself
– Desmond Tutu: Archbishop Emeritus of Cape Town (2009) … Himself
– Archbishop Desmond Tutu (2002) … Himself
 
2009 The Road to Fallujah (documentary)
 
2009 United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (documentary short)
Himself
 
2009 Rescuing Emmanuel (documentary)
 
2009 Children of Fire, the Movie (documentary)
 
2009 Preventing Genocide (video documentary)
 
2009 The Big Question (documentary)
Himself
 
2008 Henry Rollins Uncut: New Orleans (TV movie)
Himself
 
2008 Iconoclasts (TV series documentary)
– Desmond Tutu and Richard Branson (2008)
 
2008 Fierce Light: When Spirit Meets Action (documentary)
Himself (as Archbishop Desmond Tutu)
 
2008 Road to Ingwavuma (documentary short)
Himself
 
2008 Sunday AM (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.39 (2008) … Himself (as Archbishop Desmond Tutu)
 
2008 I Am Because We Are (documentary)
Himself
 
2008 Beyond Our Differences (documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Darling! The Pieter-Dirk Uys Story (documentary)
Himself (as Archbishop Desmond Tutu)
 
2007 Our Story Our Voice (documentary)
Himself
 
2007 For the Bible Tells Me So (documentary)
Himself - Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
 
2006 Have You Heard from Johannesburg?: Apartheid and the Club of the West (documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Try Revolution (TV movie)
Himself
 
2006 The Art of Football from A to Z (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Nobelity (documentary)
 
2006 2006 Trumpet Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
2005 They Made History (TV series)
Himself
– FW De Klerk/Desmond Tutu (2005) … Himself
 
2005 The Shot That Shook the World (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2005 The Peace! DVD (video documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Out of Africa: Heroes and Icons (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Big Ideas That Changed the World (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Christanity (2005) … Himself
 
2004-2005 Breakfast with Frost (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 29 May 2005 (2005) … Himself
– Episode dated 25 April 2004 (2004) … Himself
– Episode dated 22 February 2004 (2004) … Himself
 
2005 Tavis Smiley (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 23 May 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2005 The South Bank Show (TV series documentary)
Himself
– John Boorman (2005) … Himself
 
2005 Breathe (short)
Himself
 
2004 Wall Street: A Wondering Trip (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2004 The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (TV series)
Himself
– Desmond Tutu (2004) … Himself (as Archbishop Desmond Tutu)
 
2003 PeaceJam (documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Bonhoeffer (documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Jonathan Dimbleby (TV series)
Himself
– Desmond Tutu - A Jonathan Dimbleby Special (2003) … Himself (as Archbishop Desmond Tutu)
 
2003 XXI Century (TV series documentary)
Himself - Noble Peace Prize 1984
– Blood and Oil (2003) … Himself - Noble Peace Prize 1984 (as Archbishop Desmond Tutu)
– War, Peace, and Patriotism (2003) … Himself - Noble Peace Prize 1984 (as Archbishop Desmond Tutu)
 
2001 Først & sist (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #6.13 (2001) … Himself
 
2001 Tutu and Franklin: A Journey Towards Peace (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2000 Long Night's Journey Into Day (documentary)
Himself (as Archbishop Desmond Tutu)
 
1999 Epidemic Africa (documentary short)
Host
 
1999 Cape Divided (documentary short)
Himself
 
1999 Bill Moyers' Journal (TV series documentary)
– Episode dated 27 April 1999 (1999)
 
1999 A Force More Powerful (documentary)
Himself
 
1994 Clive Anderson Talks Back (TV series)
– Episode #9.7 (1994)
 
1989 Today (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 19 May 1989 (1989) … Himself
 
1989 The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (TV special)
Himself
 
1989 We Shall Overcome (documentary)
Himself
 
1986 In Remembrance of Martin (documentary)
Himself
 
1982 Land of Fear, Land of Courage (TV documentary)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (4 titles)
2006 Independent Intervention (documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Michael Jackson: Number Ones (video)
Himself (segment "Man in the Mirror")
 
1997 Mandela and de Klerk (TV movie)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1995 The Speeches of Nelson Mandela (video documentary)
Himself - Inauguration Attendee (uncredited)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(2008) Book: (with Douglas Carlton Abrams) of "God's Dream". Publisher: Walker Books; City: London; ISBN: 0763633887. Illustrations by Le Uyen Pham. See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Print Biography  | 3 Articles  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Archbishop Desmond Tutu | Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu | Bishop Desmond Tutu
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Personal Quote:

When they heard upstairs in Heaven that there was the prospect of me coming soon, they said 'no, no, no. Keep him down there. We can't cope with him.' See more »

Star Sign:

Libra