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Henry Louis Gates

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Graduate of Yale University with a B.A. in History. See more trivia »

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2012 Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (TV series)
– Michelle Rodriguez/Adrian Grenier/Linda Chavez (2012)
– John Legend/Wanda Sykes/Margarett Cooper (2012)
– Sanjay Gupta/Margaret Cho/Martha Stewart (2012)
– Samuel L. Jackson, Condoleezza Rice and Ruth Simmons (2012)
– Robert Downey, Jr. and Maggie Gyllenhaal (2012)
See all 10 episodes »
 
2010 Faces of America with Henry Louis Gates Jr. (TV series documentary)
– Know Thyself (2010) (writer)
– Making America (2010) (writer)
– Becoming American (2010) (writer)
– Our American Stories (2010) (writer)
 
2009 Looking for Lincoln (TV movie)
 
2008 African American Lives 2 (TV mini-series documentary)
– The Past Is Another Country (2008) (writer)
– We Come from People (2008) (writer)
– A Way Out of No Way (2008) (writer)
– The Road Home (2008) (writer)
 
2002 America Beyond the Color Line with Henry Louis Gates Jr. (TV mini-series documentary)
 
1999 Wonders of the African World with Henry Louis Gates Jr. (TV mini-series documentary)
– Black Kingdoms of the Nile (1999) (written by)
 
1998 Frontline (TV series documentary)
– The Two Nations of Black America (1998) (writer)
 
1996 Great Railway Journeys (TV series documentary)
– Great Zimbabwe to Kilimatinde (1996) (writer)
 
Show ShowProducer (6 titles)
2012 Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (TV series) (executive producer - 10 episodes)
– Michelle Rodriguez/Adrian Grenier/Linda Chavez (2012) (executive producer)
– John Legend/Wanda Sykes/Margarett Cooper (2012) (executive producer)
– Sanjay Gupta/Margaret Cho/Martha Stewart (2012) (executive producer)
– Samuel L. Jackson, Condoleezza Rice and Ruth Simmons (2012) (executive producer)
– Robert Downey, Jr. and Maggie Gyllenhaal (2012) (executive producer)
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2010 Faces of America with Henry Louis Gates Jr. (TV series documentary) (executive producer - 4 episodes)
– Know Thyself (2010) (executive producer)
– Making America (2010) (executive producer)
– Becoming American (2010) (executive producer)
– Our American Stories (2010) (executive producer)
 
2009 Looking for Lincoln (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
2008 African American Lives 2 (TV mini-series documentary) (executive producer - 4 episodes)
– The Past Is Another Country (2008) (executive producer)
– We Come from People (2008) (executive producer)
– A Way Out of No Way (2008) (executive producer)
– The Road Home (2008) (executive producer)
 
2005 Independent Lens (TV series documentary) (executive producer - 1 episode)
– Let the Church Say Amen (2005) (executive producer)
 
2004 Let the Church Say, Amen (documentary) (executive producer - as Henry Louis Gates Jr.)
 
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2011 The Loving Story (documentary) (scholarly advisor - as Henry Louis Gates Jr.)
 
2007 Independent Lens (TV series documentary) (historical consultant - 1 episode)
– Billy Strayhorn: Lush Life (2007) (historical consultant)
 
2005 African American World (TV documentary) (advisor)
 
2001 Boycott (TV movie) (consultant - as Dr. Henry Louis Gates)
 
Show ShowThanks (5 titles)
2006-2008 The American Experience (TV series documentary) (special thanks - 7 episodes)
– Eyes on the Prize II (Parts VII & VIII): The Keys to the Kingdom/Back to the Movement (2008) (special thanks)
– Eyes on the Prize II (Parts V & VI): Ain't Gonna' Shuffle No More/A Nation of Law? (2008) (special thanks)
– Eyes on the Prize II (Parts III & IV): Power!/The Promised Land (2008) (special thanks)
– Eyes on the Prize II (Parts I & II): The Time Has Come/Two Societies (2008) (special thanks)
– Eyes on the Prize: Parts 5 & 6 - Is This America?/Bridge to Freedom (2006) (special thanks)
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2002 Baadasssss Cinema (TV documentary) (special thanks - as Henry Louis Gates Jr.)
 
1997 Amistad (the producers wish to thank - as Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr.)
 
1994 The Vernon Johns Story (TV movie) (special thanks - as Henry Louis Gates Jr.)
 
1987-1990 Eyes on the Prize (TV series documentary) (special thanks - 11 episodes)
– Back to the Movement: 1979-Mid 1980s (1990) (special thanks)
– The Keys to the Kingdom: 1974-1980 (1990) (special thanks)
– A Nation of Law?: 1968-1971 (1990) (special thanks)
– Ain't Gonna Shuffle No More: 1964-1972 (1990) (special thanks)
– The Promised Land: 1967-1968 (1990) (special thanks)
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Show ShowSelf (23 titles)
2012 Mankind the Story of All of Us (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
– New Frontiers (2012) … Himself
 
2012 Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (TV series)
Himself
– Michelle Rodriguez/Adrian Grenier/Linda Chavez (2012) … Himself
– John Legend/Wanda Sykes/Margarett Cooper (2012) … Himself
– Sanjay Gupta/Margaret Cho/Martha Stewart (2012) … Himself
– Samuel L. Jackson, Condoleezza Rice and Ruth Simmons (2012) … Himself
– Robert Downey, Jr. and Maggie Gyllenhaal (2012) … Himself
See all 10 episodes »
 
2010 Reflections of Us (documentary short)
Himself
 
2010 America: The Story of Us (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Bust (2010) … Himself
– Heartland (2010) … Himself (as Henry Louis Gates Jr.)
– Division (2010) … Himself
– Westward (2010) … Himself
– Rebels (2010) … Himself
 
2010 The Oprah Winfrey Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 9 March 2010 (2010) … Himself
 
2010 Faces of America with Henry Louis Gates Jr. (TV series documentary)
Himself - Host
– Know Thyself (2010) … Himself - Host
– Making America (2010) … Himself - Host
– Becoming American (2010) … Himself - Host
– Our American Stories (2010) … Himself - Host
 
2010 Jeopardy! (TV series)
Himself - Video Clue Presenter
– Episode #26.115 (2010) … Himself - Video Clue Presenter (as Henry Louis Gates Jr.)
 
2008-2010 The Colbert Report (TV series)
Himself - Guest / Himself
– Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (2010) … Himself - Guest
– Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (2009) … Himself - Guest
– Henry Louis Gates Jr. (2008) … Himself (as Henry Louis Gates Jr.)
 
2009 Looking for Lincoln (TV movie)
Himself
 
2008 Black Magic (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
– Episode #1.2 (2008) … Himself (as Rev. Henry Louis Gates Jr.)
– Episode #1.1 (2008) … Himself
 
2008 African American Lives 2 (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself - Host / Himself
– The Past Is Another Country (2008) … Himself - Host
– We Come from People (2008) … Himself - Host
– A Way Out of No Way (2008) … Himself - Host
– The Road Home (2008) … Himself
 
2007 Oprah's Roots: An African American Lives Special (TV documentary)
Himself - Host
 
2006 African American Lives (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Beyond the Middle Passage (2006) … Himself
– Searching for Our Names (2006) … Himself
– Listening to Our Past (2006) … Himself
– The Promise of Freedom (2006) … Himself
 
1996-2006 Charlie Rose (TV series)
Himself - Guest / Himself
– Episode dated 23 January 2006 (2006) … Himself
– Episode dated 26 January 2004 (2004) … Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 13 October 1999 (1999) … Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 12 April 1996 (1996) … Himself - Guest
 
2005 Taboo: The Controversy of Black/White 'Race Mixing' in America (video documentary)
 
2004 Tavis Smiley (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.21 (2004) … Himself
 
2004 A Place of Our Own (documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property (documentary)
Himself
 
2002 America Beyond the Color Line with Henry Louis Gates Jr. (TV mini-series documentary)
Presenter
 
2002 American Masters (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Ralph Ellison: An American Journey (2002) … Himself
 
1999 Wonders of the African World with Henry Louis Gates Jr. (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself - Host
– Black Kingdoms of the Nile (1999) … Himself - Host (as Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr.)
– Lost Cities of the South (1999) … Himself - Host (as Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr.)
– The Holy Land (1999) … Himself - Host (as Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr.)
– The Road to Timbuktu (1999) … Himself - Host (as Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr.)
– The Slave Kingdoms (1999) … Himself - Host (as Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr.)
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1996 Great Railway Journeys (TV series documentary)
Himself / Presenter
– Great Zimbabwe to Kilimatinde (1996) … Himself/Presenter
 
1992 Color Adjustment (documentary)
Himself
 

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Book: "Wonders of the African World." See more »

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