Filmografía
Películas
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Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
Self (archive footage)2022 -
The Peace!
Self2005 -
The History Makers: Success
Self2005 -
Unstoppable
Self2005
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By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'
Self2005 -
She Hate Me
Judge Buchanan2004 -
Proud
Lorenzo DuFau2004
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Baadasssss!
Granddad2004 -
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
Self2004 -
The Evolution of an American Filmmaker
Self2003 -
The Tuskegee Airmen: They Fought Two Wars
Narrator2003
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Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property
Himself2003 -
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
2003 -
Deacons for Defense
Reverend 'Rev' Gregory2003 -
Theater Talk: 'A Raisin in the Sun'
Self2002 -
Bubba Ho-tep
John F. "Jack" Kennedy2002 -
Feast of All Saints
Jean-Jacques2001 -
Neighborhoods: The Hidden Cities of San Francisco - The Fillmore
Narrator2001 -
The Legend of the Candy Cane
Julius (voice)2001 -
Here's to Life!
Duncan Cox2000 -
Dinosaurio
Yar (voice)2000 -
Finding Buck McHenry
Buck McHenry2000 -
The Unfinished Journey
Narrator (voice)1999
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Trans-Siberian Orchestra: The Ghosts of Christmas Eve
Caretaker1999 -
The Soul Collector
Mordecai1999 -
The Secret Path
Too Tall1999 -
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
Self1999 -
A Vow to Cherish
Alexander Billman1999 -
Dr. Dolittle
Archer Dolittle1998 -
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
Self1998 -
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist
Self1998 -
12 Angry Men
Juror 21997 -
4 pequeñas niñas
Self - Actor and Playwright1997 -
Jackie Robinson: Breaking Barriers
Narrator1997
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Los chicos de la señorita Evers
Mr. Evers1997 -
Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough
Self1997 -
I'm Not Rappaport
Midge Carter1996 -
Get on the Bus
Jeremiah1996 -
The Android Affair
Dr. Winston1995 -
Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder
Uncle Phil1995 -
El cliente
Harry Roosevelt1994 -
Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice
Uncle Phil1994 -
Malcolm X: Make It Plain
Self1994 -
Arthur Ashe: Citizen of the World
Narrator1994
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Dos Viejos Grunones
Chuck1993 -
Un policía y medio
Detective in Squad Room1993 -
Goin' Back to T-Town
Narrator1993 -
The Ernest Green Story
Grandfather1993 -
Lincoln
Frederick Douglas (voice)1992
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Malcolm X
Eulogy Performer (voice)1992 -
Gladiator: El desafío comienza
Noah1992 -
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
Self1991 -
Jungle Fever
Reverend Purify1991 -
Joe contra el volcán
Marshall1990 -
The Red Shoes
1990 -
Making 'Do the Right Thing'
Self1989
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Haz lo correcto
Da Mayor1989 -
Aulas turbulentas
Coach Odom1988 -
Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories
Anansi the Spider (Sleepytime Songs and Stories) (voice)1986 -
Avenging Angel
Capt. Harry Moradian1985 -
Tyler Texas Black Film Collection
Himself1985
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Harry & Son
Raymond1984 -
Marcus Garvey: Toward Black Nationhood
Narrator1984
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La casa de Dios
Dr. Sanders1984 -
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige
Chuffy Russell1981 -
Death of a Prophet
1981 -
All God's Children
Blaine Whitfield1980 -
Freedom Road
Narrator1979 -
Hot Stuff
Captain John Geiberger1979 -
Freedom Man
Benjamin Banneker1979
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Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid
Dr. Fredericks1977 -
The Tenth Level
Reed1976 -
Countdown at Kusini
Ernest Motapo1976 -
Let's Do It Again
Elder Johnson1975 -
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
Narrator1975 -
Malcolm X
Eulogy (voice)1972 -
The Sheriff
James Lucas1971 -
Kongi's Harvest
Narrator1970 -
Night Gallery
Osmond Portifoy1969 -
Slaves
Luke1969 -
Sam Whisky
Jed Hooker1969 -
Teacher, Teacher
Charles Carter1969 -
The Fall
1969 -
The Scalphunters
Joseph Lee1968 -
Still A Brother: Inside the Negro Middle Class
Narrator1968 -
The Outsider
Lt. Wagner1967 -
Black Liberation
Narrator1967 -
A Man Called Adam
Nelson Davis1966 -
The Sun... the Sand... the Hill
Jason King (archival footage)1965
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The Sun... the Sand... the Hill
Jason King (archive footage)1965
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La colina de la deshonra
Jacko King1965 -
Shock Treatment
Capshaw1964 -
El cardenal
Father Gillis1963 -
Gone Are the Days!
Reverend Purlie Victorious Judson1963 -
Hands of Inge
Narrator (voice)1962 -
John Brown's Raid
Dangerfield Newby1960 -
Fourteen Hours
Cab Driver (uncredited)1951 -
No Way Out
John Brooks (uncredited)1950
Series
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Folk Britannia
Self (archival footage)2006 -
TV Revolution
2004
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La palabra L
Melvin Porter2004 -
Christianity: The First Two Thousand Years
Narrator2002 -
Third Watch
Mr. Parker1999 -
Christianity: The First 1000 Years
Himself - Narrator1998
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Thomas Jefferson
Narrator (voice)1997 -
Promised Land
1996 -
Promised Land
Erasmus Jones1996
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The West
Self1996 -
The West
Self / John R. Gills (voice)1996
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JAG: alerta roja
Terrence Minnerly1995 -
The Client
Judge Harry Roosevelt1995 -
El Toque de un Angel
Gabriel1994 -
El Toque de un Angel
Erasmus Jones1994
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Baseball
Various (voice)1994 -
Baseball
(voice)1994
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La Danza de la Muerte
Judge Richard Farris1994 -
La Danza de la Muerte
Judge Richard Farris (credit only)1994
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Alex Haley's Queen
Parson Dick1993 -
Evening Shade
Ponder Blue1990 -
B.L. Stryker
Oz Jackson1989 -
American Masters
Self1986 -
Reading Rainbow
Himself - Narrator (voice)1983 -
Raíces: La nueva generación
Dad Jones1979 -
The Kennedy Center Honors
Self1978 -
King
Rev. Martin Luther King Sr.1978 -
La Galería Nocturna
Osmund Portifoy1970 -
Hawaii 5-0
Ramon Borelle1968 -
The Name of the Game
Kubani1968 -
Run for Your Life
Frankie Morton1965 -
Run for Your Life
Dave Corbett1965
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Run for Your Life
Sgt. Dave Corbett1965
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The Great Adventure
John Ross1963 -
El fugitivo
Lt. Johnny Gaines1963 -
The Defenders
Nixie1961 -
The Defenders
Officer Bond1961
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The Defenders
District Attorney1961
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The Defenders
Assistant District Attorney1961
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The Defenders
District Attorney Daniel Jackson1961
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Bonanza
Sam Davis1959 -
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter1956 -
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Charles Carter1951 -
Kraft Television Theatre
The Emperor Jones1947