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Herb Jeffries (1913–2014)
This velvet-toned jazz baritone and sometime actor was (and perhaps still is) virtually unknown to white audiences. Yet, back in the late 1930s and early 1940s, Herb Jeffries was very big...in black-cast films. Today he is respected and remembered as a pioneer who broke down rusted-shut racial doors in Hollywood and ultimately displayed a positive...
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Born:in Detroit, Michigan, USADied:(age 100) in West Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA |
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Actor (18 credits)
Actor (18 credits)
1994
American Experience
(TV Series documentary)
Commentator (actor)
Commentator (actor)
- Midnight Ramble
(1994)
... Commentator (actor) (as Herb Jefferies)
1969-1973
Hawaii Five-O
(TV Series)
Professor Kung / Klosmosky / Professor / ...
Professor Kung / Klosmosky / Professor / ...
- The Diamond That Nobody Stole
(1973)
... Professor Kung (as Herbert Jeffries)
- Is This Any Way to Run a Paradise?
(1971)
... Klosmosky
- Highest Castle, Deepest Grave
(1971)
... Professor
- Face of the Dragon
(1969)
... Jardine
1970
Where's Huddles?
(TV Series)
Freight Train / Night Train
Freight Train / Night Train
- Pilot
(1970)
... Night Train
- One Man's Family
(1970)
... Freight Train (voice)
- A Sticky Affair
(1970)
... Freight Train (voice)
- The Odd Trio
(1970)
... Freight Train (voice)
- Get That Letter Back
(1970)
... Freight Train (voice)
1968
The Name of the Game
(TV Series)
W.B. Keys / Deputy Coroner
W.B. Keys / Deputy Coroner
- The Black Answer
(1968)
... W.B. Keys
- Fear of High Places
(1968)
... Deputy Coroner
1967
I Dream of Jeannie
(TV Series)
Copter Pilot
Copter Pilot
- The Second Greatest Con Artist in the World
(1967)
... Copter Pilot
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Soundtrack (15 credits)
Soundtrack (15 credits)
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Composer (2 credits)
Composer (2 credits)
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Director (1 credit)
Director (1 credit)
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Writer (1 credit)
Writer (1 credit)
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Self (22 credits)
Self (22 credits)
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Archive footage (3 credits)
Archive footage (3 credits)
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Personal Details
Other Works:
Stage: Appeared in the musical revue "Jump for Joy" at the Mayan Theater, Los Angeles, CA, 1941. See more »Official Sites:
Official Website of Herb JeffriesAlternate Names:
Herb Jefferies | Herbert Jeffrey | Herbert JeffriesHeight:
6' 2" (1.88 m)
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Personal Quote:
[2008 interview with the Atlanta Journal-Constitution] I am colored, and I love it. I have a right to identify myself the way I do and if nobody likes it, what are they going to do? Kill my career? See more »Trivia:
Herb's cowboy wore all-black duds and white stetson, and rode the handsome steed Stardusk. See more »Trademark:
Deep baritone voiceNickname:
The Bronze Buckaroo See more »Star Sign:
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