Melvin Van Peebles
Birthday: 1932-08-21 | Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, USAFrom 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.
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Known For
Acting
Year
Title
Role
2021
2013
Peeples
as Grandpa Peeples
2011
Redemption Road
as Elmo
2009
American Swing
as Self
2003
The Hebrew Hammer
as Sweetback
1998
Classified X
as Self
1997
The Shining
as Richard Hallorann
1996
Gang in Blue
as Andre Speier
1994
Terminal Velocity
as Noble
1981
The Sophisticated Gents
as Walter 'Moon' Porter
1971
Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song
as Sweetback
