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Gregory Hines(1946-2003)

  • Actor
  • Additional Crew
  • Director
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Gregory Hines stars as Ron Larson
Highlights of Rankin/Bass' SANTA, BABY!, a one hour animated Christmas special which is set in the inner city and features the singing talents of Patti LaBelle, Vanessa Williams, Gregory Hines and Eartha Kitt.
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Gregory Hines was born on 14 February 1946 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor and director, known for History of the World: Part I (1981), Running Scared (1986) and Renaissance Man (1994). He was married to Pamela Koslow and Patricia Panella. He died on 9 August 2003 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornFebruary 14, 1946
DiedAugust 9, 2003(57)
BornFebruary 14, 1946
DiedAugust 9, 2003(57)
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  • Nominated for 4 Primetime Emmys
    • 2 wins & 14 nominations total

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Known for

History of the World: Part I (1981)
History of the World: Part I
6.8
  • Josephus
  • 1981
Billy Crystal and Gregory Hines in Running Scared (1986)
Running Scared
6.5
  • Ray Hughes
  • 1986
Danny DeVito in Renaissance Man (1994)
Renaissance Man
6.2
  • Sergeant Cass
  • 1994
Sean Hayes, Eric McCormack, Debra Messing, and Megan Mullally in Will & Grace (1998)
Will & Grace
7.4
TV Series
  • Ben Doucette

Credits

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Actor



  • Xavier Pritchett in Little Bill (1999)
    Little Bill
    6.3
    TV Series
    • Big Bill
    • Big Bill Glover
    • 1999–2004
  • The Root (2003)
    The Root
    6.5
    • 2003
  • Gregory Hines, Connie Britton, Gavin Fink, Mitch Rouse, Stark Sands, and Leah Pipes in Lost at Home (2003)
    Lost at Home
    5.5
    TV Series
    • Jordan King
    • 2003
  • Tony Goldwyn, Maura Tierney, Hugh Dancy, Reid Scott, Mehcad Brooks, and Odelya Halevi in Law & Order (1990)
    Law & Order
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Carl Halpert
    • 2003
  • The Red Sneakers (2002)
    The Red Sneakers
    5.1
    TV Movie
    • Zeke
    • 2002
  • Little Bill: Me and My Family
    Video
    • Big Bill
    • 2001
  • Santa, Baby! (2001)
    Santa, Baby!
    4.7
    TV Movie
    • Noel (voice)
    • 2001
  • Little Bill: Big Little Bill (2001)
    Little Bill: Big Little Bill
    6.6
    Video
    • Big Bill Glover (voice)
    • 2001
  • Gregory Hines in Bojangles (2001)
    Bojangles
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • Bojangles
    • 2001
  • Sean Hayes, Eric McCormack, Debra Messing, and Megan Mullally in Will & Grace (1998)
    Will & Grace
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Ben Doucette
    • 1999–2000
  • Laurence Fishburne, Annabella Sciorra, Eamonn Walker, and Titus Welliver in Once in the Life (2000)
    Once in the Life
    5.2
    • Ruffhouse
    • 2000
  • Who Killed Atlanta's Children? (2000)
    Who Killed Atlanta's Children?
    5.9
    TV Movie
    • Ron Larson
    • 2000
  • Cameron Diaz, Amy Brenneman, Glenn Close, Holly Hunter, and Calista Flockhart in Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her (2000)
    Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her
    6.4
    • Robert (segment "Fantasies About Rebecca")
    • 2000
  • Rue McClanahan, Steve Burns, and Traci Paige Johnson in Blue's Big Treasure Hunt (1999)
    Blue's Big Treasure Hunt
    6.7
    Video
    • Jack (voice)
    • 1999
  • Gregory Hines in The Gregory Hines Show (1997)
    The Gregory Hines Show
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Ben Stevenson
    • 1997–1999

Additional Crew



  • Gregory Hines in The Gregory Hines Show (1997)
    The Gregory Hines Show
    7.7
    TV Series
    • executive consultant
    • 1997
  • Tap (1989)
    Tap
    6.6
    • improvographer
    • 1989
  • Mikhail Baryshnikov and Gregory Hines in White Nights (1985)
    White Nights
    6.7
    • tap improvography
    • 1985
  • Richard Gere in The Cotton Club (1984)
    The Cotton Club
    6.6
    • tap improvography
    • 1984

Director



  • The Red Sneakers (2002)
    The Red Sneakers
    5.1
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 2002
  • Bleeding Hearts (1994)
    Bleeding Hearts
    4.9
    • Director
    • 1994

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The Preacher's Wife
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Clip 1:14
The Preacher's Wife
The Preacher's Wife
Clip 1:26
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Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Hines - Hines and Dad
  • Height
    • 6′ (1.83 m)
  • Born
    • February 14, 1946
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • August 9, 2003
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(liver cancer)
  • Spouses
      Pamela KoslowApril 12, 1981 - 2000 (divorced, 1 child)
  • Children
      Daria Hines
  • Parents
      Maurice Hines Sr.
  • Relatives
      Cheryl Davis(Niece or Nephew)
  • Other works
    TV commercial for Cadillac (1998)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Interview
    • 4 Articles
    • 1 Pictorial
    • 2 Magazine Cover Photos

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    He and Maurice Hines were cast as brothers in Francis Ford Coppola's The Cotton Club (1984), set in the Harlem club where their grandmother had been one of the elite black entertainers performing for a whites-only audience in the twenties and thirties. Coppola encouraged the brothers to improvise so they based one scene on their real-life reunion in "Eubie!" and admitted the tears were real.
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      He was also an accomplished tap dancer & many of his films feature him dancing

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