
Gregory Hines
Gregory Oliver Hines (February 14, 1946 – August 9, 2003) was an American dancer, actor, choreographer, and singer. He is one of the most celebrated tap dancers of all time. As an actor, he is best known for Wolfen (1981), The Cotton Club (1984), White Nights (1985), Running Scared (1986), A Rage in Harlem (1991), The Gregory Hines Show (1997–1998), playing Ben on Will & Grace (1999–2000), and for voicing Big Bill on the Nick Jr. animated children's television program Little Bill (1999–2004). Hines starred in more than 40 films and also appeared on Broadway. He received many accolades, including a Daytime Emmy Award, a Drama Desk Award, and a Tony Award, as well as nominations for a Screen Actors Guild Award and four Primetime Emmy Awards. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gregory Hines, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Credits
- 2019 · Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back as Self (archive footage)
- 2004 · Broadway's Lost Treasures II as Jelly Roll Morton (segment "Jelly's Last Jam")
- 2002 · Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story as Self (uncredited)
- 2001 · Santa, Baby! as Noel (voice)
- 2000 · Who Killed Atlanta's Children? as Ron Larson
- 2000 · Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her as Robert (segment "Fantasies About Rebecca")
- 1998 · Will & Grace as Ben Doucette
- 1997 · Color of Justice as Reverend Walton
- 1997 · Subway Stories as Jack (segment "Manhattan Miracle")
- 1996 · The Cherokee Kid as The Undertaker / Jedediah Turner
- 1995 · Waiting to Exhale as Marvin
- 1995 · Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child as The Beast (voice)
- 1994 · Dead Air as Mark Jannek / Jim Sheppard
- 1994 · Baseball as Various (voice)
- 1994 · Baseball as (voice)
- 1994 · Renaissance Man as Sergeant Cass
- 1991 · Charlie Rose as Self (Archive footage)
- 1991 · Eve of Destruction as Colonel Jim McQuade
- 1990 · Law & Order as Defense Attorney Carl Halpert
- 1988 · Off Limits as Albaby Perkins
- 1986 · Running Scared as Ray Hughes
- 1985 · White Nights as Raymond Greenwood
- 1985 · Amazing Stories as Falsworth
- 1984 · The Cotton Club as Delbert 'Sandman' Williams
- 1983 · Deal of the Century as Ray Kasternak
- 1983 · Reading Rainbow as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 1982 · Faerie Tale Theatre as Edgar, Miller's son
- 1982 · Wogan as Self
- 1981 · History of the World: Part I as Josephus
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Musical Guest
- 1971 · Great Performances as Self
- 1958 · Kraft Music Hall as Self
- 1956 · Tony Awards as Self - Host
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self
- Future · Milt & Honi as himself
- 2018 · American Tap as (archive footage)
- 2015 · Uncovering Wolfen as Self (archive footage)
- 2009 · Making History: Mel Brooks on Creating the World as Self (archive footage)
- 2003 · Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend as Self (archive footage)
- 2003 · Lost at Home as Jordan King
- 2002 · The Red Sneakers as Zeke
- 2002 · It's Black Entertainment as Self
- 2001 · Bojangles as Bojangles
- 2000 · Once in the Life as Ruffhouse
- 1999 · Little Bill as William "Big Bill" Glover (voice)
- 1998 · The Tic Code as Tyrone Pike
- 1998 · Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood as Self
- 1997 · The Gregory Hines Show as Ben Stevenson
- 1997 · Good Luck as Bernard 'Bern' Lemley
- 1996 · The Preacher's Wife as Joe Hamilton
- 1996 · Mad Dog Time as Jules Flamingo
- 1995 · Amazing Stories: The Movie IV as Falsworth (archive footage)
- 1995 · A Stranger in Town as Barnes
- 1994 · Kangaroo Court as
- 1992 · Jammin': Jelly Roll Morton on Broadway as Himself
- 1992 · T Bone N Weasel as T Bone
- 1991 · White Lie as Len Madison Jr.
- 1991 · A Rage in Harlem as Goldy
- 1990 · Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration as Self
- 1989 · Tap as Max Washington
- 1985 · Puss in Boots as Edgar - Miller's Son
- 1985 · Night of 100 Stars II as Self
- 1985 · About Tap as Self
- 1984 · The Muppets Take Manhattan as Rollerskater
- 1982 · Shirley MacLaine... Illusions as Self
- 1982 · I Love Liberty as Self
- 1981 · Steve Martin's Best Show Ever as Self / Lionel Foot
- 1981 · Wolfen as Whittington
- 1980 · Eubie! as
- 1971 · The Pearl Bailey Show as Self