Melvin Van Peebles

Melvin Van Peebles

Birthday: 1932-08-21

Deathday: 2021-09-21

Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA

Also known as:

imdb_id: nm0887708

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.

Played in movies:

René Vautier, le rebelle

Score: 10.0

Sweet Black Film: The Birth of the Black Hero in Hollywood

Score: 8.0

The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975

Score: 7.6

Satchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong

Score: 7.0

How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It)

Score: 7.0

Wattstax

Score: 7.0

Making 'Do the Right Thing'

Score: 6.7

Confessions of a Ex-Doofus-ItchyFooted Mutha

Score: 6.5

Last Action Hero

Score: 6.5

Watermelon Man

Score: 6.4

Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking

Score: 6.3

Panther

Score: 6.2

BaadAsssss Cinema

Score: 6.1

The Black List: Volume Two

Score: 6.0

Boomerang

Score: 5.7

Peeples

Score: 5.6

Calm at Sunset

Score: 5.6

Hard Luck

Score: 5.6

Blackout

Score: 5.6

True Identity

Score: 5.5

Riot

Score: 5.5

The Hebrew Hammer

Score: 5.4

Posse

Score: 5.3

Terminal Velocity

Score: 5.3

Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song

Score: 5.2

American Swing

Score: 5.1

Redemption Road

Score: 5.0

Gang in Blue

Score: 5.0

Classified X

Score: 4.5

O.C. and Stiggs

Score: 4.5

Armed

Score: 4.4

Fist of the North Star

Score: 4.3

Jaws: The Revenge

Score: 4.1

America

Score: 3.3

Love Kills

Score: 2.0

Identity Crisis

Score: 1.3

Farewell, Babylon!

Score: 0.0

Infiltrating Hollywood: The Rise and Fall of the Spook Who Sat by the Door

Score: 0.0

Sunlight

Score: 0.0

Salty Dog Blues

Score: 0.0

The Real Deal: What It Is

Score: 0.0

Midnight Blue, Vol. 3: Celebrities Edition

Score: 0.0

Unstoppable

Score: 0.0

SMUT

Score: 0.0

Directors on Directing

Score: 0.0

Taking Care of Terrific

Score: 0.0

Played in tv shows:

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Score: 8.6

Living Single

Score: 8.4

Homicide: Life on the Street

Score: 8.1

Girlfriends

Score: 7.2

The Sophisticated Gents

Score: 7.0

Sex: The Revolution

Score: 7.0

Dream On

Score: 6.9

The Shining

Score: 6.3

Sonny Spoon

Score: 5.5