Melvin Van Peebles
August 21, 1932 (92 years old) in Chicago, Illinois, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Melvin "Block" Van Peebles (August 21, 1932 - September 21, 2021) was an American actor, director, screenwriter, playwright, novelist and composer. He was most famous for creating the acclaimed film, Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song, which heralded a new era of African American focused films. He was the father of actor and director Mario Van Peebles. Description above from the Wikipedia article Melvin Van Peebles, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Credits
- 2022 · Sweet Black Film: The Birth of the Black Hero in Hollywood as Self
- 2021 · Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking as Self
- 2018 · Armed as Grandpa V.
- 2013 · Peeples as Grandpa Peeples
- 2012 · Salty Dog Blues as Self (Interviewee)
- 2011 · Redemption Road as Elmo
- 2011 · The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 as Self (voice)
- 2011 · Infiltrating Hollywood: The Rise and Fall of the Spook Who Sat by the Door as
- 2009 · American Swing as Self
- 2009 · Directors on Directing as Self
- 2009 · The Black List: Volume Two as Self
- 2008 · Confessions of a Ex-Doofus-ItchyFooted Mutha as Melvin Van Peebles
- 2008 · Sex: The Revolution as
- 2007 · Hard Luck as Hospital Prophet
- 2007 · Blackout as George
- 2006 · Midnight Blue, Vol. 3: Celebrities Edition as Self (archive footage)
- 2005 · How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It) as
- 2005 · Unstoppable as Self
- 2003 · The Hebrew Hammer as Sweetback
- 2003 · The Real Deal: What It Is as Self
- 2002 · BaadAsssss Cinema as Self
- 2000 · Girlfriends as
- 2000 · René Vautier, le rebelle as Self
- 1999 · Love Kills as Able
- 1998 · Classified X as Self
- 1997 · The Shining as Richard Hallorann
- 1997 · Riot as Vernon
- 1996 · Calm at Sunset as Mr. Bucket
- 1996 · Gang in Blue as Andre Speier
- 1995 · Panther as Old Jail Bird
- 1995 · Fist of the North Star as Asher
- 1994 · Terminal Velocity as Noble
- 1993 · Living Single as
- 1993 · Farewell, Babylon! as Self
- 1993 · Last Action Hero as Self
- 1993 · Posse as Papa Joe
- 1993 · Homicide: Life on the Street as
- 1992 · Boomerang as Editor
- 1991 · True Identity as Taxi Driver
- 1990 · Dream On as Norman Green
- 1989 · Making 'Do the Right Thing' as Self
- 1989 · Identity Crisis as The Inspector
- 1988 · Sonny Spoon as
- 1988 · Taking Care of Terrific as Hawk
- 1987 · Jaws: The Revenge as Mr. Witherspoon
- 1987 · O.C. and Stiggs as Wino Bob
- 1986 · America as Man Interviewed
- 1981 · The Sophisticated Gents as Walter 'Moon' Porter
- 1973 · Wattstax as Self
- 1971 · Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song as Sweetback
- 1970 · Watermelon Man as Sign Painter (uncredited)
- 1951 · Hallmark Hall of Fame as Bucket
- Future · SMUT as Elmoore
- 1957 · Sunlight as