About Melvin Van Peebles
Melvin Van
August 21, 1932
| Place of Birth | : | Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| Imdb Profile | : | IMDB Profile |
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Melvin "Block" Van Peebles (born August 21, 1932) is an American actor, director, screenwriter, playwright, novelist and composer. He is most famous for creating the acclaimed film, Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song, which heralded a new era of African American focused films. He is 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.
Melvin Van Peebles is known for the following movies:
Confessions of an Ex-Doofus Itchy Footed Mutha
Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song
Character : Sweetback
Classified X
Character : Himself
American Swing
Character : Himself
The Real Deal: What It Is
Character : Himself
Salty Dog Blues
Character : Himself (Interviewee)
Sunlight
Farewell, Babylon!
Character : self
Calm at Sunset
Character : Mr. Bucket
How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It)
True Identity
Character : Taxi Driver
Wattstax
Character : Himself
Terminal Velocity
Character : Noble
Gang in Blue
Character : Andre Speier
Infiltrating Hollywood: The Rise and Fall of the Spook Who Sat by the Door
Redemption Road
Character : Elmo
Peeples
Character : Grandpa Peeples
The Hebrew Hammer
Character : Sweetback
O.C. and Stiggs
Character : Wino Bob
The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975
Character : Self (voice)
America
Character : Interviewed Man
Posse
Character : Papa Joe
Armed
Character : Grandpa V.
Fist of the North Star
Character : Asher
Jaws: The Revenge
Character : Mr. Witherspoon
Boomerang
Character : Editor
BaadAsssss Cinema
Character : Self
Last Action Hero
Character : Melvin Van Peebles
Melvin Van Peebles is known for the following tv shows:
The Shining
Character : Richard Hallorann
Girlfriends
Living Single
Sonny Spoon
Homicide: Life on the Street
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Sex: The Revolution
The Sophisticated Gents
Character : Walter 'Moon' Porter
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