Melvin Van Peebles
Last Action Hero - L'ultimo grande eroe
Lo squalo 4 - La vendetta
Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song
Melvin Van Peebles, all'anagrafe Melvin Peebles (Chicago, 21 agosto 1932 – New York, 21 settembre 2021), è stato un attore, sceneggiatore, regista, produttore cinematografico, compositore, montatore, pittore, giornalista e scrittore statunitense. È considerato il fondatore del genere blaxploitation, grazie al suo film Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song, diretto nel 1971. Ha aperto la strada ad autori afroamericani quali Spike Lee e John Singleton. È il padre del regista Mario Van Peebles. Wikipedia
Chicago, Illinois, USA
21 Agosto 1932 - 21 Settembre 2021
89 anni 1 mesi e 0 giorni
Fimografia
- 2022 - Naissance d'un héros noir au cinéma : Sweet Sweetback as Self
- 2021 - Oscar Micheaux - Il supereroe del cinema americano as Self
- 2018 - Armed as Grandpa V.
- 2013 - Peeples as Grandpa Peeples
- 2012 - Salty Dog Blues as Self (Interviewee)
- 2011 - Redemption Road as Elmo
- 2011 - The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 as Self (voice)
- 2011 - Infiltrating Hollywood: The Rise and Fall of the Spook Who Sat by the Door
- 2009 - American Swing as Self
- 2009 - Directors on Directing as Self
- 2009 - The Black List: Volume Two as Self
- 2008 - Confessions of a Ex-Doofus-ItchyFooted Mutha as Melvin Van Peebles
- 2007 - Blackout as George
- 2006 - Hard Luck - Uno strano scherzo del destino
- 2006 - Midnight Blue, Vol. 3: Celebrities Edition as Self (archive footage)
- 2005 - How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It)
- 2005 - Unstoppable as Self
- 2003 - The Hebrew Hammer as Sweetback
- 2003 - The Real Deal: What It Is as Self
- 2002 - BaadAsssss Cinema as Self
- 2000 - René Vautier, le rebelle as Self
- 1999 - Love Kills - Amore e pallottole as Able
- 1998 - Classified X as Self
- 1997 - Riot as Vernon
- 1996 - Calm at Sunset as Mr. Bucket
- 1996 - Gang in Blue as Andre Speier
- 1995 - Panther as Old Jail Bird
- 1995 - Il Ritorno di Kenshiro as Asher
- 1994 - Terminal Velocity as Noble
- 1993 - Adieu, Babylone! as Self
- 1993 - Last Action Hero - L'ultimo grande eroe as Melvin Van Peebles
- 1993 - Posse - La leggenda di Jessie Lee as Papa Joe
- 1992 - Il principe delle donne as Editor
- 1991 - Cambio d'identità as Taxi Driver
- 1989 - Making 'Do the Right Thing' as Self
- 1989 - Identity Crisis as The Inspector
- 1988 - Taking Care of Terrific as Hawk
- 1987 - Lo squalo 4 - La vendetta as Mr. Witherspoon
- 1987 - Non giocate con il cactus as Wino Bob
- 1986 - America as Man Interviewed
- 1973 - Wattstax as Self
- 1971 - Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song as Sweetback
- 1970 - L'uomo caffellatte as Sign Painter (uncredited)
- 1970 - SMUT as Elmoore
- 1957 - Sunlight