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Actor:

• 2000s
• 1990s
• 1980s
• 1970s
• 1960s
• 1950s

1. "The L Word" .... Melvin Porter (4 episodes, 2004-2005)
       - L'Chaim (2005) TV episode .... Melvin Porter
       - Loud & Proud (2005) TV episode .... Melvin Porter
       - Land Ahoy (2005) TV episode .... Melvin Porter
       - Lawfully (2004) TV episode .... Melvin Porter
2. Proud (2004) .... Lorenzo DuFau
   ... aka Proudly We Served (USA: alternative title)
3. She Hate Me (2004) .... Judge Buchanan
4. "JAG" .... Terrence Minnerly (1 episode, 2003)
   ... aka JAG: Judge Advocate General (Australia)
       - Close Quarters (2003) TV episode .... Terrence Minnerly
5. How to Get the Man's Foot Outta Your Ass (2003) .... Granddad
   ... aka Baadasssss! (USA: new title)
   ... aka Badass (USA: alternative title)
   ... aka Gettin' the Man's Foot Outta Your Baadasssss! (USA: new title)
6. Deacons for Defense (2003) (TV) .... Rev. Gregory
7. "Touched by an Angel" .... Erasmus Jones / ... (4 episodes, 1996-2002)
       - Remembering Me: Part 2 (2002) TV episode .... Gabriel
       - The Christmas Gift (1999) TV episode .... Gabriel
       - Vengeance Is Mine: Part 1 (1998) TV episode .... Erasmus Jones
       - Promised Land (1996) TV episode .... Erasmus Jones
8. "Presidio Med" .... Otis Clayton (1 episode, 2002)
       - This Baby's Gonna Fly (2002) TV episode .... Otis Clayton
9. Bubba Ho-tep (2002) .... Jack
10. "Philly" .... Gilbert Willoughby (1 episode, 2002)
        - The Curse of the Klopman Diamonds (2002) TV episode .... Gilbert Willoughby
11. Feast of All Saints (2001) (TV) .... Jean-Jacques
    ... aka Anne Rice's The Feast of All Saints (USA: complete title)
12. Legend of the Candy Cane (2001) (TV) (voice) .... Julius
13. Here's to Life! (2000) .... Duncan Cox
14. Dinosaur (2000) (voice) .... Yar
15. Finding Buck McHenry (2000) (TV) .... Buck McHenry
16. "Third Watch" .... Mr. Parker (3 episodes, 1999-2000)
        - Men (2000) TV episode .... Mr. Parker
        - Journey to the Himalayas (2000) TV episode .... Mr. Parker
        - Modern Designs for Better Living (1999) TV episode .... Mr. Parker
17. "City of Angels" .... Henry, King of England / ... (2 episodes, 2000)
        - To Halve or Halve Not (2000) TV episode .... Henry, King of England/Henry Charles
        - When Worlds Colitis (2000) TV episode .... Henry, King of England
18. J.C. Leyendecker: The Great American Illustrator (2000) (TV) .... Narrator
    
    
19. The Soul Collector (1999) (TV) .... Mordecai
20. The Secret Path (1999) (TV) .... Too Tall
    ... aka Chasing Secrets (UK) (USA: working title)
    ... aka The Silent Path
21. "Cosby" .... Fred (1 episode, 1999)
        - Ol' Betsy (1999) TV episode .... Fred
22. A Vow to Cherish (1999) (TV) .... Alexander Billman
23. The Ghosts of Christmas Eve (1999) (TV) .... The Caretaker
24. Doctor Dolittle (1998) .... Archer Dolittle
25. Alyson's Closet (1998) .... Postman Extraordinaire
26. 12 Angry Men (1997) (TV) .... Juror #2
27. Miss Evers' Boys (1997) (TV) .... Mr. Evers
28. "The Protector" (1997) TV series
29. "Thomas Jefferson" (1997) TV mini-series (voice) .... Narrator
30. "Promised Land" (1996) TV series .... Erasmus Jones (unknown episodes, 1996-1998)
    ... aka Home of the Brave
31. I'm Not Rappaport (1996) .... Midge Carter
32. Get on the Bus (1996) .... Jeremiah
33. "The Client" .... Judge Harry Roosevelt (11 episodes, 1995-1996)
    ... aka John Grisham's The Client
        - The High Ground (1996) TV episode .... Judge Harry Roosevelt
        - The Morning After (1996) TV episode .... Judge Harry Roosevelt
        - Happily Ever After (1995) TV episode .... Judge Harry Roosevelt
        - Child's Play (1995) TV episode .... Judge Harry Roosevelt
        - Dear Harris (1995) TV episode .... Judge Harry Roosevelt
          (6 more)
34. Home of the Brave (1996) (TV) .... Erasmus Jones
35. Ripper (1996) (VG) .... Ben Dodds
36. The Android Affair (1995) (TV) .... Dr. Winston
37. Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder (1995) (TV) .... Uncle Phil
38. "The Great Battles of the Civil War" (1994) TV mini-series (voice) .... W. H. Carney
39. The Client (1994) .... Judge Harry Roosevelt
40. "Evening Shade" .... Ponder Blue / ... (77 episodes, 1990-1994)
        - The Odder Couple (1994) TV episode .... Ponder Blue
        - Mama Knows Best (1994) TV episode .... Ponder Blue
        - Wood Climbs to New Heights (1994) TV episode .... Ponder Blue
        - Mr. Newton Goes to Hot Springs (1994) TV episode .... Ponder Blue
        - I Did, I Did (1994) TV episode .... Ponder Blue
          (72 more)
41. Ray Alexander: A Taste for Justice (1994) (TV) .... Uncle Phil
42. "The Stand" .... Judge Richard Farris (3 episodes, 1994)
    ... aka Stephen King's The Stand
        - The Stand (1994) TV episode .... Judge Richard Farris
        - The Betrayal (1994) TV episode .... Judge Richard Farris
        - The Dreams (1994) TV episode .... Judge Richard Farris
43. Grumpy Old Men (1993) .... Chuck
44. Cop and ½ (1993) (uncredited) .... Detective in Squad Room
    ... aka Cop and a Half
45. "Queen" (1993) TV mini-series .... Parson Dick
    ... aka Alex Haley's Queen
46. The Ernest Green Story (1993) (TV) .... Grandfather
47. Lincoln (1992) (TV) (voice) .... Frederick Douglas
48. Malcolm X (1992) (voice) .... Eulogy Performer
    ... aka X (USA: poster title)
49. Gladiator (1992) .... Noah
50. Jungle Fever (1991) .... The Good Reverend Doctor Purify
51. We'll Take Manhattan (1990) (TV) .... Man in Subway
52. Joe Versus the Volcano (1990) .... Marshall
53. "B.L. Stryker" .... Oz / ... (6 episodes, 1989-1990)
        - Grand Theft Hotel (1990) TV episode .... Oz
        - Die Laughing (1989) TV episode .... Ossie
        - The King of Jazz (1989) TV episode .... Ossie
        - Blind Chess (1989) TV episode
        - Carolann (1989) TV episode .... Oz
          (1 more)
    
    
54. Do the Right Thing (1989) .... Da Mayor
55. The Red Shoes (1989) (V) (voice) .... Narrator
56. School Daze (1988) .... Coach Odom
57. Avenging Angel (1985) .... Captain Harry Moradian
58. Harry & Son (1984) .... Raymond
59. The House of God (1984) .... Dr. Sanders
60. Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy 'Satchel' Paige (1981) (TV) .... Chuffy Russell
61. "Ossie and Ruby!" (1980) TV series .... Co-host (1980-81) (unknown episodes)
62. All God's Children (1980) (TV) .... Blaine Whitfield
    
    
63. Freedom Road (1979) (TV) .... Narrator
64. Hot Stuff (1979) .... Captain John Geiberger
65. "Roots: The Next Generations" (1979) TV mini-series .... Dad Jones
66. "King" .... Rev. Martin Luther King Sr. (3 episodes, 1978)
        - Episode #1.3 (1978) TV episode .... Rev. Martin Luther King Sr.
        - Episode #1.2 (1978) TV episode .... Rev. Martin Luther King Sr.
        - Episode #1.1 (1978) TV episode .... Rev. Martin Luther King Sr.
67. "NBC Special Treat" (1 episode, 1977)
        - A Piece of Cake (1977) TV episode
68. Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid (1977) (TV) .... Dr. Fredericks
    ... aka Ghetto Child
69. Countdown at Kusini (1976) .... Ernest Motapo
    ... aka Cool Red (USA)
70. Let's Do It Again (1975) .... Elder Johnson
71. The Tenth Level (1975) (TV) .... Reed
72. "Hawaii Five-O" .... Ramon Borelle (1 episode, 1974)
    ... aka McGarrett (USA: rerun title)
        - Hara-Kiri: Murder (1974) TV episode .... Ramon Borelle
73. "Love, American Style" .... (segment "Love and High Spirits") (1 episode, 1973)
        - Love and the Games People Play/Love and High Spirits/Love and the Memento/Love and the Single Husband/Love and the Stutter (1973) TV episode .... (segment "Love and High Spirits")
74. "The CBS Festival of Lively Arts for Young People" (1 episode)
        - Today Is Ours (????) TV episode
75. The Sheriff (1971) (TV) .... James Lucas
    
    
76. Night Gallery (1969) (TV) .... Portifoy
    ... aka Rod Serling's Wax Museum (USA: alternative title)
77. Slaves (1969) .... Luke
78. Sam Whiskey (1969) .... Jed Hooker
79. "Bonanza" .... Sam Davis (1 episode, 1969)
    ... aka Ponderosa (USA: rerun title)
        - The Wish (1969) TV episode .... Sam Davis
80. "The Name of the Game" .... Kubani (1 episode, 1969)
        - The Third Choice (1969) TV episode .... Kubani
81. Teacher, Teacher (1969) (TV) .... Charles Carter
82. "Hallmark Hall of Fame" .... Charles Carter (1 episode, 1969)
    ... aka Hallmark Television Playhouse
        - Teacher, Teacher (1969) TV episode .... Charles Carter
83. The Scalphunters (1968) .... Joseph Lee
84. "N.Y.P.D." .... Dempsey (1 episode, 1968)
        - Nothing Is Real But the Dead: Part 2 (1968) TV episode .... Dempsey
85. The Outsider (1967) (TV) .... Lt. Wagner
86. "Run for Your Life" .... Dave Corbett / ... (3 episodes, 1966-1967)
        - A Rage for Justice: Part 2 (1967) TV episode .... Sgt. Dave Corbett
        - Flight from Tirana: Part 1 (1967) TV episode .... Dave Corbett
        - A Game of Violence (1966) TV episode .... Frankie Morton
87. "12 O'Clock High" .... Glenn Luke (1 episode, 1966)
        - Graveyard (1966) TV episode .... Glenn Luke
88. "The Fugitive" .... Johnny Gaines (1 episode, 1966)
        - Death Is the Door Prize (1966) TV episode .... Johnny Gaines
89. A Man Called Adam (1966) .... Nelson Davis
90. "Slattery's People" .... Jack Phillips (1 episode, 1965)
        - What Can You Do with a Wounded Tiger? (1965) TV episode .... Jack Phillips
91. The Hill (1965) .... Jacko King
92. "The Defenders" .... District Attorney Daniel Jackson / ... (8 episodes, 1961-1965)
        - The Sworn Twelve (1965) TV episode .... District Attorney Daniel Jackson
        - Nobody Asks What Side You're On (1965) TV episode .... District Attorney Daniel Jackson
        - Fires of the Mind (1965) TV episode .... District Attorney Daniel Jackson
        - Turning Point (1964) TV episode .... Assistant District Attorney
        - Mind Over Murder (1964) TV episode .... District Attorney
          (3 more)
93. "The Nurses" .... Dr. Farmer (1 episode, 1964)
    ... aka The Doctors and the Nurses (USA: new title)
        - The Family Resemblance (1964) TV episode .... Dr. Farmer
94. Shock Treatment (1964) .... Capshaw
95. The Cardinal (1963) .... Father Gillis
96. "The Great Adventure" .... John Ross (1 episode, 1963)
        - Go Down, Moses (1963) TV episode .... John Ross
97. Gone Are the Days! (1963) .... Reverend Purlie Victorious Judson
    ... aka Purlie Victorious
    ... aka The Man from C.O.T.T.O.N. (USA: reissue title)
98. "Car 54, Where Are You?" .... Omar (4 episodes, 1963)
        - Here Comes Charlie (1963) TV episode .... Omar
        - The Star Boarder (1963) TV episode .... Omar
        - The Presidential Itch (1963) TV episode .... Omar
        - Benny the Bookie's Last Chance (1963) TV episode .... Omar
99. Seven Times Monday (1962) (TV) .... Will
100. "Play of the Week" .... Will (1 episode, 1960)
         - Seven Times Monday (1960) TV episode .... Will
101. "Playhouse 90" (1 episode, 1960)
         - John Brown's Raid (1960) TV episode
     
     
102. The Emperor Jones (1955) (TV) .... Brutus Jones
103. "Kraft Television Theatre" .... The Emperor Jones (1 episode, 1955)
     ... aka Kraft Mystery Theatre (USA: new title)
     ... aka Kraft Theatre (USA: new title)
         - The Emperor Jones (1955) TV episode .... The Emperor Jones
104. The Joe Louis Story (1953) (uncredited) .... Bob
105. Fourteen Hours (1951) (uncredited) .... Cab driver
106. No Way Out (1950) (uncredited) .... John Brooks
     

Writer:

• 1980s
• 1970s
• 1960s

1. For Us the Living: The Medgar Evers Story (1983) (TV) (writer)
   ... aka For Us, the Living (USA: short title)
2. Purlie (1981) (TV) (play "Purlie Victorious")
   
   
3. Countdown at Kusini (1976) (writer)
   ... aka Cool Red (USA)
4. Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970) (writer)
   
   
5. "East Side/West Side" (1 episode, 1963)
       - I Before E Except After C (1963) TV episode (story) (written by)
6. Gone Are the Days! (1963) (play "Purlie Victorious") (screenplay)
   ... aka Purlie Victorious
   ... aka The Man from C.O.T.T.O.N. (USA: reissue title)
   

Director:

1. Countdown at Kusini (1976)
   ... aka Cool Red (USA)
2. Gordon's War (1973)
3. Black Girl (1972)
4. Kongi's Harvest (1970)
5. Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970)
   

Miscellaneous Crew:

• 2000s
• 1990s

1. We Shall Not Be Moved (2001) (TV) (narrator)
   
   
2. Malcolm X (1992) (writer: eulogy)
   ... aka X (USA: poster title)
   

Producer:

1. Hands Upon the Heart (1991) (producer)
   

Soundtrack:

1. Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970) (lyrics: "Ain't Now, But it's Gona Be")
   

Thanks:

1. Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist (1998) (thanks)
   

Self:

• In Production
• 2000s
• 1990s
• 1980s
• 1970s
• 1960s

1. For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots (2010) (TV) (completed) (voice)
   
   
2. The Peace! DVD (2005) (V) .... Himself
3. "Character Studies" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
       - Ruth (2005) TV episode .... Himself
4. "Tavis Smiley" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
       - Episode dated 21 February 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
5. The History Makers (2005) (V) .... Himself
6. Unstoppable: Conversation with Melvin Van Peebles, Gordon Parks, and Ossie Davis (2005) (TV) .... Himself
7. Making of 'King' (2005) (V)
8. The Civil Rights Movement (2005) (V) .... Himself
9. The Struggle (2005) (V) .... Himself
10. A Trumpet at the Walls of Jericho (2005)
11. By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X' (2005) (V) .... Himself
12. The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (2004) (TV) .... Himself - Honoree
13. Emmy's Greatest Moments (2004) (TV) .... Himself
    ... aka TV Land Presents: Emmy's Greatest Moments (USA: alternative title)
14. The Story Behind Baadasssss!: The Birth of Black Cinema (2004) (V) .... Himself
15. Apollo at 70: A Hot Night in Harlem (2004) (TV) .... Himself
16. Making of 'Bubba Ho-tep' (2004) (V) .... Himself
17. Beah: A Black Woman Speaks (2003) .... Himself
18. Spike Lee's '25th Hour': The Evolution of an American Filmmaker (2003) (V) .... Himself
19. 2003 Trumpet Awards (2003) (TV) .... Himself
20. Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property (2003) .... Himself
21. Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives (2003) .... Reader
22. That's Black Entertainment: Westerns (2002) (TV) .... Interviewee
23. Hughes' Dream Harlem (2002) (TV) .... Narrator
24. Why Can't We Be a Family Again? (2002) (voice) .... Narrator
25. Inside TV Land: African Americans in Television (2002) (TV) .... Himself
26. The Last Poets (2002) (TV) .... Himself
27. "Christianity: The First Two Thousand Years" (2001) TV mini-series .... Narrator (unknown episodes)
28. 7th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2001) (TV) .... Himself
29. "Intimate Portrait" .... Himself (1 episode, 2001)
        - Rosa Parks (2001) TV episode .... Himself
30. Freedom Never Dies: The Legacy of Harry T. Moore (2001) (TV) .... Narrator
31. Voice of the Voiceless (2001) .... Himself
32. The Gospel According to Mr. Allen (2000) .... Narrator
    
    
33. The Unfinished Journey (1999) (voice) .... Narration
34. "American Masters" .... Himself / ... (2 episodes, 1996-1999)
        - Paul Robeson: Here I Stand (1999) TV episode .... Himself/Narrator
        - Lena Horne: In Her Own Words (1996) TV episode .... Himself
35. Neighborhoods: The Hidden Cities of San Francisco - The Fillmore (1999) (TV) .... Narrator
    ... aka The Fillmore (USA: short title)
36. 30th NAACP Image Awards (1999) (TV) .... Himself
37. "The Directors" .... Himself (1 episode)
        - The Films of Spike Lee (????) TV episode .... Himself
38. "Great Books" .... Himself (1 episode, 1999)
        - The Autobiography of Malcolm X (1999) TV episode .... Himself
39. NY TV: By the People Who Made It - Part I & II (1998) (TV) .... Himself
40. Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist (1998) .... Himself
41. 4 Little Girls (1997) .... Himself (Actor/Playwright)
42. Jackie Robinson: Breaking Barriers (1997) (V) .... Narrator
43. "The Rosie O'Donnell Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1997)
        - Episode dated 24 January 1997 (1997) TV episode .... Himself
44. Celebrate the Dream: 50 Years of Ebony Magazine (1996) (TV) .... Himself
45. "VH1 Legends" (1996) TV series .... Narrator (unknown episodes)
46. "The West" (2 episodes)
        - Fight No More Forever (????) TV episode (voice)
        - The Grandest Enterprise Under God (????) TV episode (voice)
47. "Reading Rainbow" .... Himself (1 episode, 1994)
        - Summer (1994) TV episode (voice) .... Himself
48. Arthur Ashe: Citizen of the World (1994) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
49. The 48th Annual Tony Awards (1994) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
50. "The American Experience" .... Himself (Harlem resident) (1 episode, 1994)
        - Malcolm X: Make It Plain (1994) TV episode (also archive footage) .... Himself (Harlem resident)
51. 26th NAACP Image Awards (1994) (TV) .... Himself
52. "The Great Depression" (1993) TV series .... Himself (unknown episodes)
53. Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker (1991) .... Himself
54. Michael Landon: Memories with Laughter and Love (1991) (V)
55. 22nd NAACP Image Awards (1990) (TV) .... Himself
    
    
56. Making 'Do the Right Thing' (1989) (TV) .... Himself
57. "Ebony/Jet Showcase" .... Himself (1 episode, 1988)
        - Episode dated 9 October 1988 (1988) TV episode .... Himself
58. "A Walk Through the 20th Century with Bill Moyers" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1984)
        - Episode dated 25 April 1984 (1984) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 18 April 1984 (1984) TV episode .... Himself
59. A Celebration of Life: A Tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr. (1984) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
60. Death of a Prophet (1981) (TV) .... Himself
    
    
61. "Tony Brown's Journal" .... Himself (1 episode, 1978)
        - Episode dated 25 May 1978 (1978) TV episode .... Himself
62. "Black Journal" .... Himself (1 episode, 1977)
        - Episode dated 20 February 1977 (1977) TV episode .... Himself
63. "What's My Line?" .... Mystery Guest (1 episode, 1973)
        - Episode dated 9 August 1973 (1973) TV episode .... Mystery Guest
64. Wattstax (1973) (uncredited) .... Himself
65. Malcolm X (1972) (voice) (also archive footage) .... Eulogy
66. The Silent Revolution (1972) (voice) .... Narrator
    ... aka Black Liberation (USA: alternative title)
67. "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1969-1970)
    ... aka The Best of Carson (USA: rerun title)
        - Episode dated 25 June 1970 (1970) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 26 November 1969 (1969) TV episode .... Himself
68. "He Said, She Said" .... Himself (1 episode, 1970)
        - Episode dated 13 June 1970 (1970) TV episode .... Himself
    
    
69. "The David Frost Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1969)
        - Episode #2.45 (1969) TV episode .... Himself
70. The Fall (1969) .... Himself
71. "The Merv Griffin Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1968)
        - Episode dated 3 January 1968 (1968) TV episode .... Himself
72. "To Tell the Truth" .... Guest Panelist (2 episodes, 1963)
        - Episode dated 16 December 1963 (1963) TV episode .... Guest Panelist
        - Episode dated 4 November 1963 (1963) TV episode .... Guest Panelist
    

Archive Footage:

1. Segregating the Greatest Generation (2006) .... Himself
2. The Black Movie Awards (2005) (TV) .... Himself - Memorial Tribute
3. "Biography"
       - Marlon Brando: The Agony of Genius (2005) TV episode .... Himself
4. The 57th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (2005) (TV) .... Himself (In Memoriam)
5. No Direction Home: Bob Dylan (2005) .... Himself
6. The 77th Annual Academy Awards (2005) (TV) .... Memorial Tribute
7. 11th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2005) (TV) .... Himself - Memorial Tribute
8. TV in Black: The First Fifty Years (2004) (V)
9. The Real Malcolm X (1992) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself (delivers eulogy)