Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte (born Harold George Bellanfanti Jr.; March 1, 1927 – April 25, 2023) was an American singer, actor and activist, who popularized calypso music with international audiences in the 1950s. Belafonte is one of the few performers to have received an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony (EGOT), although he won the Oscar in a non-competitive category. He earned his career breakthrough with the...
Harry Belafonte (born Harold George Bellanfanti Jr.; March 1, 1927 – April 25, 2023) was an American singer, actor and activist, who popularized calypso music with international audiences in the 1950s. Belafonte is one of the few performers to have received an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony (EGOT), although he won the Oscar in a non-competitive category. He earned his career breakthrough with the...
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Cast Credits
BlacKkKlansman
as Jerome Turner
The Madding Crowd
as Self (archive footage)
Bobby
as Nelson
Swing Vote
as Will Dunn
Kansas City
as Seldom Seen
White Man's Burden
as Thaddeus Thomas
The Best Of Danny Kaye - The Television Years
as Self (archive footage)
The Player
as Harry Belafonte
Grambling's White Tiger
as Coach Eddie Robinson
Uptown Saturday Night
as Geechie Dan Beauford
Buck and the Preacher
as Preacher
The Angel Levine
as Alexander Levine
Odds Against Tomorrow
as Johnny Ingram
The World, the Flesh and the Devil
as Ralph Burton
Island in the Sun
as David Boyeur
Carmen Jones
as Joe
Bright Road
as Mr. Williams - School Principal
Nat King Cole & Friends Unforgettable Hits
as Self (archive footage)
Crew Credits
The Affair
Executive Producer
Beat Street
Original Music Composer
Buck and the Preacher
Producer
The Angel Levine
Producer
Odds Against Tomorrow
Co-Producer
King Leopold’s Ghost
Producer