People
Harry Belafonte
- Name: Harry Belafonte
- Birthday: 1927-03-01
- Also known as: Harold George Bellanfanti Jr.
- Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
- Popularity: 0.485
Biography:
Harry Belafonte (born Harold George Bellanfanti Jr.; March 1, 1927 – April 25, 2023) was an American singer, actor and activist, who popularized calypso music with international audiences in the 1950s. Belafonte is one of the few performers to have received an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony (EGOT), although he won the Oscar in a non-competitive category. He earned his career breakthrough with the album Calypso (1956), which was the first million-selling LP by a single artist.
Belafonte was best known for his recordings of "Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)", "Jump in the Line (Shake, Senora)", "Jamaica Farewell", and "Mary's Boy Child". He recorded and performed in many genres, including... Read More
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| Title | Release date |
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| Following Harry as Self (archive footage) | 2024-06-14 |
| Jim Henson Idea Man as Self (archive footage) | 2024-05-18 |
| The Greatest Night in Pop as Self (archive footage) | 2024-01-19 |
| Sunday Best | 2023-06-11 |
| Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes as Self | 2023-03-12 |
| 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony as Self - Inductee (archive footage) | 2022-11-19 |
| Is That Black Enough for You?!? as Self | 2022-10-09 |
| Sidney as Self | 2022-09-10 |
| Harry Belafonte: Between Calypso and Justice as Self - Subject (archive footage) | 2022-07-22 |
| The One and Only Dick Gregory as Self | 2021-06-19 |
| Dom Salvador & The Abolition as Self | 2020-09-09 |
| The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show as Self | 2020-04-15 |
| The Man Behind the White Guitar as Self | 2019-06-10 |
| BlacKkKlansman as Jerome Turner | 2018-08-09 |
| Mr. SOUL! as Self | 2018-04-27 |
| Rise Up: The Movement that Changed America as Self | 2018-04-04 |
| Martin Luther King by Trevor Mcdonald as Self - Singer | 2018-03-22 |
| King in the Wilderness as Self | 2018-01-22 |
| Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart as Self | 2017-10-14 |
| JFK: The Lost Inaugural Gala as Self | 2017-05-23 |
| I Am Not Your Negro as Self (archive footage) | 2017-02-03 |
| The Madding Crowd as Self (archive footage) | 2017-02-01 |
| Året var 1966 as Self (archive footage) | 2016-02-08 |
| Marsha Hunt's Sweet Adversity as Self | 2015-09-13 |
| Selma as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2014-12-25 |
| Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee as Self | 2014-06-22 |
| Nat King Cole: Afraid of the Dark as Self | 2014-05-13 |
| Moms Mabley as Self | 2013-04-20 |
| Martin Luther King and the March on Washington as Self | 2013-01-01 |
| JFK: The Private President as Self | 2013-01-01 |
| Hava Nagila: The Movie as Self | 2012-07-19 |
| Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom as Self | 2012-03-20 |
| Sing Your Song as Self | 2012-01-13 |
| Rise Like Lions as Self | 2011-10-12 |
| Mama Africa as Self (archive footage) | 2011-08-12 |
| The University of Sing Sing as Self | 2011-04-01 |
| The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 as Self (voice) | 2011-04-01 |
| Anecdotes about Fidel | 2009-01-01 |
| Bobby as Nelson | 2006-09-05 |
| Mo & Me | 2006-03-16 |
| Best Ever Muppet Moments as Self | 2006-03-11 |
| The Peace! as Self | 2005-09-20 |
| Legenden: Audrey Hepburn as Self | 2005-08-01 |
| Muppet Music Moments as Self | 2004-11-20 |
| The Legendary Nat King Cole as Self | 2004-10-05 |
| Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism as Self (archive footage) | 2004-07-14 |
| The World of Nat King Cole as Self | 2004-06-15 |
| TV in Black: The First Fifty Years as Self (archive footage) | 2004-01-01 |
| Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour as Self (uncredited) | 2002-12-04 |
| Altman on His Own Terms as Self | 2000-01-01 |
| Swing Vote as Will Dunn | 1999-04-19 |
| Paul Robeson: Here I Stand as Self | 1999-02-24 |
| Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist as Self | 1998-01-01 |
| Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady as Self | 1997-03-21 |
| Jazz '34 as Self - Narrator | 1997-01-29 |
| Kansas City as Seldom Seen | 1996-08-16 |
| White Man's Burden as Thaddeus Thomas | 1995-12-01 |
| Prêt-à-Porter as Self | 1994-12-23 |
| The World of Jim Henson as Self | 1994-11-23 |
| The Best Of Danny Kaye - The Television Years as Self (archive footage) | 1993-07-01 |
| The Player as Harry Belafonte | 1992-04-03 |
| The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson as Self | 1990-11-21 |
| The Unforgettable Nat King Cole as Self | 1989-01-01 |
| The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert as Self | 1988-01-01 |
| The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years as Self (archive footage) | 1986-01-21 |
| The Muppet Revue as Self | 1985-04-16 |
| We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song as Self | 1985-01-28 |
| Night of 100 Stars as Self | 1982-03-08 |
| Grambling's White Tiger as Coach Eddie Robinson | 1981-10-04 |
| The Tallest Tree in Our Forest as Self | 1977-01-01 |
| Uptown Saturday Night as Geechie Dan Beauford | 1974-07-26 |
| Free to Be… You and Me as Self | 1974-03-11 |
| Nationtime as Self | 1972-11-01 |
| Buck and the Preacher as Preacher | 1972-03-17 |
| The Angel Levine as Alexander Levine | 1970-07-28 |
| King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis as Self (archive footage) | 1970-03-24 |
| Petula as Self | 1968-04-02 |
| The Strolling '20s as Self | 1966-02-04 |
| Harry Belafonte in Concert as Self | 1960-07-30 |
| Odds Against Tomorrow as Johnny Ingram | 1959-10-15 |
| The World, the Flesh and the Devil as Ralph Burton | 1959-05-01 |
| Island in the Sun as David Boyeur | 1957-06-12 |
| Carmen Jones as Joe | 1954-10-28 |
| Bright Road as Mr. Williams - School Principal | 1953-04-17 |
