Melvin Van Peebles
Birthday
1932/08/21
Day of death
2021/09/21 (89 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Also know as
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Biography
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.
Acting
(1989) Identity Crisis
as The Inspector
(1988) Taking Care of Terrific
as Hawk
(1971) Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song
as Sweetback
(1995) Fist of the North Star
as Asher
(1987) O.C. and Stiggs
as Wino Bob
(2002) BaadAsssss Cinema
as Self
(2013) Peeples
as Grandpa Peeples
(2009) Directors on Directing
as Self
(1991) True Identity
as Taxi Driver
(2022) Sweet Black Film: The Birth of the Black Hero in Hollywood
as Self
(2008) Confessions of a Ex-Doofus-ItchyFooted Mutha
as Melvin Van Peebles
(1996) Calm at Sunset
as Mr. Bucket
(1996) Gang in Blue
as Andre Speier
(2000) René Vautier, le rebelle
as Self
(2007) Hard Luck
as Hospital Prophet
(1970) Watermelon Man
as Sign Painter (uncredited)
(2009) The Black List: Volume Two
as Self
(2007) Blackout
as George
SMUT
as Elmoore
(2005) Unstoppable
as Self
(1989) Making 'Do the Right Thing'
as Self
(1973) Wattstax
as Self
(1998) Classified X
as Self
(2006) Midnight Blue, Vol. 3: Celebrities Edition
as Self (archive footage)
(1995) Panther
as Old Jail Bird
(1997) Riot
as Vernon
(1999) Love Kills
as Able
(2009) American Swing
as Self
(2011) The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975
as Self (voice)
(1987) Jaws: The Revenge
as Mr. Witherspoon
(2005) How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It)
as ---
(2003) The Real Deal: What It Is
as Self
(1994) Terminal Velocity
as Noble
(2012) Salty Dog Blues
as Self (Interviewee)
(2018) Armed
as Grandpa V.
(1986) America
as Man Interviewed
(2003) The Hebrew Hammer
as Sweetback
(1957) Sunlight
as ---
(1993) Posse
as Papa Joe
(1993) Last Action Hero
as Self
(2011) Infiltrating Hollywood: The Rise and Fall of the Spook Who Sat by the Door
as ---
(1993) Farewell, Babylon!
as Self
(1992) Boomerang
as Editor
(2011) Redemption Road
as Elmo
(2021) Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking
as Self
(2000) Girlfriends
as ---
(1993) Living Single
as ---
(1993) Homicide: Life on the Street
as ---
(1951) Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Bucket
(1988) Sonny Spoon
as ---
(2008) Sex: The Revolution
as ---
(1981) The Sophisticated Gents
as Walter 'Moon' Porter
(1990) Dream On
as Norman Green
(1997) The Shining
as Richard Hallorann