Melvin Van Peebles
Birthday: 1932-08-21
Deathday: 2021-09-21
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Gender: Male
Owned By: Unowned
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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.
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Credits
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SMUT | Elmoore | |
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2018-09-14 | Armed | Grandpa V. |
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2013-05-09 | Peeples | Grandpa Peeples |
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2011-08-26 | Redemption Road | Elmo |
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2011-01-01 | Infiltrating Hollywood: The Rise and Fall of the Spook Who Sat by the Door | |
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2008-08-22 | Confessions of a Ex-Doofus-ItchyFooted Mutha | Melvin Van Peebles |
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2007-10-17 | Hard Luck | Hospital Prophet |
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2007-10-01 | Blackout | George |
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2005-04-07 | How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It) | |
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2003-12-05 | The Hebrew Hammer | Sweetback |
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1999-10-04 | Love Kills | Able |
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1997-04-27 | Riot | Vernon |
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1996-12-01 | Calm at Sunset | Mr. Bucket |
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1996-09-08 | Gang in Blue | Andre Speier |
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1995-05-03 | Panther | Old Jail Bird |
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1995-04-22 | Fist of the North Star | Asher |
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1994-09-23 | Terminal Velocity | Noble |
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1993-05-14 | Posse | Papa Joe |
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1992-06-30 | Boomerang | Editor |
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1991-08-23 | True Identity | Taxi Driver |
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1989-01-01 | Identity Crisis | The Inspector |
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1988-01-16 | Taking Care of Terrific | Hawk |
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1987-07-17 | Jaws: The Revenge | Mr. Witherspoon |
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1987-07-10 | O.C. and Stiggs | Wino Bob |
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1986-10-01 | America | Man Interviewed |
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1971-03-31 | Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song | Sweetback |
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1970-05-27 | Watermelon Man | Sign Painter (uncredited) |
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1957-01-01 | Sunlight |