Ben Vereen
October 10, 1946 (78 years old) in Miami, Florida, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Ben Vereen (born October 10, 1946) is an American actor, dancer, and singer who has appeared in numerous Broadway theatre shows. Vereen graduated from Manhattan's High School of Performing Arts.
Known For
Credits
- 2020 · B Positive as Peter
- 2019 · The Kelly Clarkson Show as
- 2018 · Magnum P.I. as Henry Barr
- 2017 · Making History as Dr. Cobell
- 2017 · The Good Fight as Frederick Douglass
- 2016 · Star as Calvin
- 2016 · The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again as Dr. Scott
- 2016 · Bull as Willie Lambert
- 2015 · Sneaky Pete as Porter
- 2014 · Top Five as Carl Allen
- 2014 · Time Out of Mind as Dixon
- 2013 · Khumba as Mkhulu (voice)
- 2010 · Hot in Cleveland as Mayor Deacon
- 2005 · How I Met Your Mother as Sam Gibbs
- 2005 · Grey's Anatomy as Archie Roche
- 2003 · NCIS as Lamar Addison
- 2001 · Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Jeremiah Morris
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1997 · Oz as A.R. Whitworth
- 1996 · Promised Land as
- 1996 · The Jamie Foxx Show as
- 1996 · Second Noah as
- 1995 · Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child as Snake (voice)
- 1994 · Touched by an Angel as Ulysses Dodd
- 1994 · New York Undercover as Louie
- 1993 · The Nanny as Ben Vereen
- 1993 · Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman as
- 1993 · Once Upon a Forest as Phineas (voice)
- 1991 · Silk Stalkings as Ben Hutchinson
- 1990 · The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air as Lou Smith
- 1989 · Booker as
- 1987 · Star Trek: The Next Generation as Dr. Edward La Forge
- 1987 · CBS Summer Playhouse as Pianist in Bar
- 1986 · Zoobilee Zoo as Mayor Ben
- 1985 · A.D. as Ethiopian
- 1983 · Webster as
- 1982 · Faerie Tale Theatre as Puss in Boots
- 1980 · Tenspeed and Brown Shoe as
- 1979 · All That Jazz as O'Connor Flood
- 1977 · The Love Boat as John Hanson
- 1977 · Roots as Chicken George Moore
- 1976 · The Muppet Show as Self - Special Guest Star
- 1976 · Donny & Marie as Self
- 1969 · Sweet Charity as Dancer
- 1967 · The Carol Burnett Show as Self - Guest / Various Characters
- 1967 · The Carol Burnett Show as Self
- 1962 · The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
- 1961 · The Mike Douglas Show as Self
- 1961 · The Mike Douglas Show as Self - Co-Host
- 1956 · Tony Awards as Self - Presenter / Performer
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self
- Future · The Gray House as
- 2025 · The Auction as
- 2024 · LIZA: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story as Self
- 2021 · Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age as Self
- 2020 · Chita: A Legendary Celebration as Self
- 2019 · On Broadway as Self (archive footage)
- 2019 · David Foster: Off the Record as Self (archive footage)
- 2015 · Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do as Self
- 2011 · Mama, I Want to Sing! as Horace Payne
- 2009 · Tapioca as Nuts
- 2008 · Accidental Friendship as Wes
- 2008 · Your Mama Don't Dance as
- 2007 · And Then Came Love as Chuck Cooper
- 2006 · Idlewild as Percy Senior
- 2002 · Fosse as Performer
- 2001 · Feast of All Saints as Rudolphe Lermontant
- 2001 · The Painting as Whistlin' Willie Weston
- 1999 · I'll Take You There as Mr. Gwin
- 1998 · Why Do Fools Fall In Love as Richard Barrett
- 1997 · Vaudeville as Narrator
- 1996 · E! True Hollywood Story as
- 1992 · Intruders as Gene Randall
- 1991 · Breakfast with the Arts as
- 1990 · The Kid Who Loved Christmas as Morris
- 1990 · The Chipmunks Rockin' Through The Decades as Self
- 1990 · Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme as Itsy-Bitsy Spider
- 1989 · Buy & Cell as Shaka
- 1987 · J.J. Starbuck as E.L. "Tenspeed" Turner
- 1987 · The Saint in Manhattan as Pianist in Bar
- 1986 · Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade as
- 1986 · The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years as Self (archive footage)
- 1985 · Lost In London as Paul Williams
- 1985 · Puss in Boots as Puss in Boots
- 1985 · Breakin' Through as
- 1985 · Jacques Cousteau: The First 75 Years as Self
- 1985 · The Zoo Gang as The Winch
- 1984 · Ellis Island as Roscoe Haines
- 1984 · The Jesse Owens Story as Herb Douglas
- 1984 · Lynda Carter: Body and Soul as Self
- 1984 · Don't Ask Me, Ask God as [Self]
- 1983 · The Charmkins as Dragonweed (voice)
- 1982 · Night of 100 Stars as Self
- 1982 · Sabine as Stanley
- 1981 · Walt Disney: One Man's Dream as Self
- 1981 · Pippin as Leading Player
- 1979 · The Cheryl Ladd Special as Himself
- 1978 · The Magic of David Copperfield as
- 1976 · The Captain and Tennille as Self
- 1976 · Louis Armstrong - Chicago Style as
- 1976 · Mary's Incredible Dream as Devil / Noah / Man
- 1975 · Ben Vereen... Comin' at Ya as Host
- 1975 · Funny Lady as Bert Robbins
- 1970 · Gas! -Or- It Became Necessary to Destroy the World in Order to Save It. as Carlos