People
Melvin Van Peebles
- Name: Melvin Van Peebles
- Birthday: 1932-08-21
- Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Popularity: 1.241
Biography:
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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.
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| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| Sweet Black Film: The Birth of the Black Hero in Hollywood as Self | 2022-03-16 |
| Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking as Self | 2021-07-10 |
| Armed as Grandpa V. | 2018-09-14 |
| Peeples as Grandpa Peeples | 2013-05-09 |
| Salty Dog Blues as Self (Interviewee) | 2012-01-01 |
| Redemption Road as Elmo | 2011-08-26 |
| The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 as Self (voice) | 2011-04-01 |
| Infiltrating Hollywood: The Rise and Fall of the Spook Who Sat by the Door | 2011-01-01 |
| American Swing as Self | 2009-10-17 |
| Directors on Directing as Self | 2009-09-24 |
| The Black List: Volume Two as Self | 2009-02-26 |
| Confessions of a Ex-Doofus-ItchyFooted Mutha as Melvin Van Peebles | 2008-08-22 |
| Hard Luck as Hospital Prophet | 2007-10-17 |
| Blackout as George | 2007-10-01 |
| Midnight Blue, Vol. 3: Celebrities Edition as Self (archive footage) | 2006-01-31 |
| How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It) | 2005-04-07 |
| Unstoppable as Self | 2005-02-13 |
| The Hebrew Hammer as Sweetback | 2003-12-05 |
| The Real Deal: What It Is as Self | 2003-01-14 |
| BaadAsssss Cinema as Self | 2002-08-14 |
| René Vautier, le rebelle as Self | 2000-04-29 |
| Love Kills as Able | 1999-10-04 |
| Classified X as Self | 1998-10-16 |
| Riot as Vernon | 1997-04-27 |
| Calm at Sunset as Mr. Bucket | 1996-12-01 |
| Gang in Blue as Andre Speier | 1996-09-08 |
| Panther as Old Jail Bird | 1995-05-03 |
| Fist of the North Star as Asher | 1995-04-22 |
| Terminal Velocity as Noble | 1994-09-23 |
| Farewell, Babylon! as Self | 1993-08-28 |
| Last Action Hero as Self | 1993-06-18 |
| Posse as Papa Joe | 1993-05-14 |
| Boomerang as Editor | 1992-06-30 |
| True Identity as Taxi Driver | 1991-08-23 |
| Making 'Do the Right Thing' as Self | 1989-11-03 |
| Identity Crisis as The Inspector | 1989-01-01 |
| Taking Care of Terrific as Hawk | 1988-01-16 |
| Jaws: The Revenge as Mr. Witherspoon | 1987-07-17 |
| O.C. and Stiggs as Wino Bob | 1987-07-10 |
| America as Man Interviewed | 1986-10-01 |
| Wattstax as Self | 1973-02-04 |
| Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song as Sweetback | 1971-03-31 |
| Watermelon Man as Sign Painter (uncredited) | 1970-05-27 |
| Sunlight | 1957-01-01 |
