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Harry Belafonte(1927-2023)

  • Music Artist
  • Actor
  • Producer
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Harry Belafonte
Tracks the history of Black cinema, focused mainly on the '70s, with archival and new interviews with many of the key players from the era.
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Is That Black Enough for You?!? (2022)
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Harold George Belafonte was born on March 1, 1927 in New York City. He was educated at the New York Dramatic Workshop. He grew up in Jamaica, British West Indies, and did folk-singing in nightclubs and theaters, and on television and records. His debut was at the Village Vanguard in New York. Also, he appeared in the Broadway revues "John Murray Anderson's Almanac" and "Three for Tonight". He owns his own music publishing firm and film production company. He won a Tony Award in 1953, a Donaldson Award in 1953-1954, a Show Business Award in 1954, a Diners' Club Award in 1955-1956, and an Emmy Award for "Tonight with Belafonte". He has made many records. Joining the ASCAP in 1960, his popular-music compositions include "Turn Around", "Shake That Little Foot" and "Glory Manger".
BornMarch 1, 1927
DiedApril 25, 2023(96)
BornMarch 1, 1927
DiedApril 25, 2023(96)
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  • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 17 wins & 22 nominations total

Remembering Harry Belafonte: 1927-2023

Remembering Harry Belafonte: 1927-2023

Celebrate the life and career of Harry Belafonte; the singer, activist, and true icon.
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Harry Belafonte and Calvin Lockhart in Säpinää laitakaupungilla (1974)
Harry Belafonte and Johnny Sekka in Säpinää laitakaupungilla (1974)
Harry Belafonte and Calvin Lockhart in Säpinää laitakaupungilla (1974)
Harry Belafonte, Lincoln Kilpatrick, Calvin Lockhart, and Johnny Sekka in Säpinää laitakaupungilla (1974)
Harry Belafonte, Bill Cosby, Sidney Poitier, Jophery C. Brown, and Johnny Sekka in Säpinää laitakaupungilla (1974)
Harry Belafonte in Säpinää laitakaupungilla (1974)
Harry Belafonte in Säpinää laitakaupungilla (1974)
Harry Belafonte, Jophery C. Brown, and Johnny Sekka in Säpinää laitakaupungilla (1974)
Harry Belafonte, Sidney Poitier, Jophery C. Brown, and Johnny Sekka in Säpinää laitakaupungilla (1974)
Harry Belafonte in Säpinää laitakaupungilla (1974)
Harry Belafonte in Nationtime - Gary (1972)
Harry Belafonte, Bill Cosby, and Sidney Poitier in Säpinää laitakaupungilla (1974)

Known for:

Bobby (2006)
Bobby
7.0
  • Nelson
  • 2006
John David Washington in BlacKkKlansman (2018)
BlacKkKlansman
7.5
  • Jerome Turner
  • 2018
Jennifer Jason Leigh, Harry Belafonte, and Miranda Richardson in Kansas City (1996)
Kansas City
6.3
  • Seldom Seen
  • 1996
Harry Belafonte, Mel Ferrer, and Inger Stevens in Viimeiset ihmiset (1959)
Viimeiset ihmiset
6.8
  • Ralph Burton
  • 1959

Credits

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Actor

  • John David Washington in BlacKkKlansman (2018)
    BlacKkKlansman
    7.5
    • Jerome Turner
    • 2018
  • Bobby (2006)
    Bobby
    7.0
    • Nelson
    • 2006
  • Desmond Tutu in Breathe (2005)
    Breathe
    Short
    • Spokesperson
    • 2005
  • PB&J Otter (1998)
    PB&J Otter
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Ice Moose (voice)
    • 1999
  • Andy Garcia in Swing Vote (1999)
    Swing Vote
    5.9
    TV Movie
    • Will Dunn
    • 1999
  • Jennifer Jason Leigh, Harry Belafonte, and Miranda Richardson in Kansas City (1996)
    Kansas City
    6.3
    • Seldom Seen
    • 1996
  • John Travolta and Harry Belafonte in White Man's Burden (1995)
    White Man's Burden
    5.3
    • Thaddeus
    • 1995
  • Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995)
    Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Magician (voice)
    • 1995
  • Helena Christensen in Prêt-à-Porter (1994)
    Prêt-à-Porter
    5.2
    • Harry Belafonte
    • 1994
  • Ed Sullivan in The Best of the Ed Sullivan Show (1992)
    The Best of the Ed Sullivan Show
    TV Series
    • 1992
  • Tim Robbins in The player - pelimies (1992)
    The player - pelimies
    7.5
    • Harry Belafonte
    • 1992
  • Team Tigers (1981)
    Team Tigers
    5.2
    TV Movie
    • Coach Eddie Robinson
    • 1981
  • Harry Belafonte, Bill Cosby, Sidney Poitier, Richard Pryor, Roscoe Lee Browne, Rosalind Cash, Paula Kelly, Calvin Lockhart, Johnny Sekka, and Flip Wilson in Säpinää laitakaupungilla (1974)
    Säpinää laitakaupungilla
    6.6
    • Geechie Dan Beauford
    • 1974
  • The CBS Festival of Lively Arts for Young People (1973)
    The CBS Festival of Lively Arts for Young People
    6.6
    TV Series
    • 1974
  • Harry Belafonte and Sidney Poitier in Buck and the Preacher (1972)
    Buck and the Preacher
    6.5
    • Preacher
    • 1972

Producer

  • Following Harry
    • executive producer
    • Post-production
  • 17 Seventeen (2017)
    17 Seventeen
    Music Video
    • executive producer
    • 2017
  • Michael B. Jordan in Against the Wall (2016)
    Against the Wall
    4.8
    Short
    • executive producer
    • 2016
  • Parting the Waters
    2.6
    TV Mini Series
    • executive producer
    • 2000
  • Harry Belafonte in An Evening with Harry Belafonte & Friends (1997)
    An Evening with Harry Belafonte & Friends
    TV Special
    • executive producer
    • 1997
  • Suhde (1995)
    Suhde
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1995
  • Harry Belafonte in Concert
    TV Special
    • producer
    • 1985
  • Beat Street (1984)
    Beat Street
    6.5
    • producer (produced by)
    • 1984
  • Harry Belafonte and Sidney Poitier in Buck and the Preacher (1972)
    Buck and the Preacher
    6.5
    • producer (uncredited)
    • 1972
  • Harry Belafonte in Musta enkeli (1970)
    Musta enkeli
    6.0
    • producer (uncredited)
    • 1970
  • Harry & Lena
    TV Special
    • executive producer
    • 1970
  • ABC Stage 67 (1966)
    ABC Stage 67
    7.4
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1967
  • Harry Belafonte, Sidney Poitier, Diahann Carroll, Duke Ellington, Langston Hughes, George Kirby, Nipsey Russell, Joe Williams, and Gloria Lynne in The Strolling '20s (1966)
    The Strolling '20s
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • producer
    • 1966
  • Harry Belafonte, Gloria Grahame, and Robert Ryan in He pakenivat huomispäivää (1959)
    He pakenivat huomispäivää
    7.4
    • co-producer (uncredited)
    • 1959
  • Harry Belafonte, Mel Ferrer, and Inger Stevens in Viimeiset ihmiset (1959)
    Viimeiset ihmiset
    6.8
    • producer (uncredited)
    • 1959
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Sinatra: All or Nothing at All
Trailer 1:01
Sinatra: All or Nothing at All
Theatrical Version
Trailer 2:41
Theatrical Version
U.S. Version
Trailer 2:24
U.S. Version
William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe
Trailer 2:03
William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe
Uptown Saturday Night
Trailer 2:09
Uptown Saturday Night
The World, The Flesh and The Devil
Trailer 2:13
The World, The Flesh and The Devil

Personal details

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  • Official sites
    • Apple Music
    • C-Span
  • Alternative names
    • Harry Belafonté
  • Height
    • 1.85 m
  • Born
    • March 1, 1927
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • April 25, 2023
    • Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA(congestive heart failure)
  • Spouses
      Pamela FrankApril 12, 2008 - April 25, 2023 (his death)
  • Children
      Adriene Belafonte
  • Parents
      Melvine Love
  • Relatives
      Rachel Blue(Grandchild)
  • Other works
    (1/2/69) Stage: Produced, with Chiz Schultz, Edgar Lansbury and Robert Nemiroff, the Lorraine Hansberry / Robert Nemiroff play "To Be Young, Gifted and Black" on 2 January 1969 at The Cherry Lane Theatre in New York City at the Cherry Lane Theater. NOTE: Filmed as To Be Young, Gifted, and Black (1972).
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 1 Portrayal
    • 3 Interviews
    • 9 Articles
    • 2 Pictorials
    • 10 Magazine Cover Photos

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    His album "Midnight Special" (1962) featured the first-ever recorded appearance by a then young harmonica player named Bob Dylan.
  • Quotes
    Unless you have had the experience of sitting in a village in war-ravaged Guatemala, or a humble, box-like room in the wretched South African township of Alexandra, or in a dust-covered hovel on a Native American reservation, or in the tin shacks that house the thousands who live desperate lives in East Kingston Jamaica, or in an overcrowded, below-poverty-level dwelling in a Ghetto in New York, Chicago, or Detroit, among people whose lives are dominated by their bitter struggle for existence and some bit of dignity, unless you've seen from these places the looks on the faces of small children as they watched Sesame Street or the Muppets, you'll never really understand what Jim and his colleagues have done for millions of children all over the world, children who have never smiled, nor dared to dream, had it not been for Jim Henson. I come from those places; I know these faces. Through them I came to fully appreciate Jim.
  • Trademarks
      His handsome, youthful appearance
  • Nickname
    • The King of Calypso
  • Salary
    • Carmen Jones
      (1954)
      $1,800 /week

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