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Harry Belafonte

Harry Belafonte

Acting March 1, 1927 (96 years old) April 25, 2023 New York City, New York, USA

Biography

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 album Calypso (1956), which was the first million-selling LP by a single artist. Belafonte was best known for his recordings of "Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)", "Jump in the Line (Shake, Senora)", "Jamaica Farewell", and "Mary's Boy Child". He recorded and performed in many genres, including blues, folk, gospel, show tunes, and American standards. He also starred in films such as Carmen Jones (1954), Island in the Sun (1957), Odds Against Tomorrow (1959), Buck and the Preacher (1972), and Uptown Saturday Night (1974). He made his final screen appearance in Spike Lee's BlacKkKlansman (2018). Belafonte considered the actor, singer, and activist Paul Robeson a mentor, and he was a close confidant of Martin Luther King Jr. during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s. He was a vocal critic of the policies of the George W. Bush and Donald Trump administrations. Belafonte acted as the American Civil Liberties Union celebrity ambassador for juvenile justice issues. Belafonte won three Grammy Awards (including a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award), an Emmy Award, and a Tony Award. In 1989, he received the Kennedy Center Honors. He was awarded the National Medal of Arts in 1994. In 2014, he received the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award at the Academy's 6th Annual Governors Awards and in 2022 was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the Early Influence category. Description above from the Wikipedia article Harry Belafonte, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movies 98

BlacKkKlansman 7.5

BlacKkKlansman

as Jerome Turner

2018
The Player 7.2

The Player

as Harry Belafonte

1992
The Greatest Night in Pop 7.9

The Greatest Night in Pop

as Self (archive footage)

2024
CIRILO, A Legacy Untold 10.0

CIRILO, A Legacy Untold

2025
Prêt-à-Porter 5.2

Prêt-à-Porter

as Self

1994
Jim Henson Idea Man 7.8

Jim Henson Idea Man

as Self (archive footage)

2024
Bobby 6.4

Bobby

as Nelson

2006
Carmen Jones 6.1

Carmen Jones

as Joe

1954
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony 8.2

2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

as Self - Inductee (archive footage)

2022
Buck and the Preacher 6.3

Buck and the Preacher

as Preacher

1972
Odds Against Tomorrow 6.9

Odds Against Tomorrow

as Johnny Ingram

1959
Is That Black Enough for You?!? 6.1

Is That Black Enough for You?!?

as Self

2022
Sidney 6.9

Sidney

as Self

2022
We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song 8.4

We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song

as Self

1985
White Man's Burden 5.1

White Man's Burden

as Thaddeus Thomas

1995
Free to Be… You and Me 6.8

Free to Be… You and Me

as Self

1974
The One and Only Dick Gregory 7.9

The One and Only Dick Gregory

as Self

2021
Night of 100 Stars 5.8

Night of 100 Stars

as Self

1982
The World, the Flesh and the Devil 6.4

The World, the Flesh and the Devil

as Ralph Burton

1959
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson 6.8

The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson

as Self

1990
Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan 6.9

Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan

as Self

2023
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis 7.4

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

as Self (archive footage)

1970
Kansas City 6.1

Kansas City

as Seldom Seen

1996
Island in the Sun 6.5

Island in the Sun

as David Boyeur

1957
The Tallest Tree in Our Forest

The Tallest Tree in Our Forest

as Self

1977
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee 1.5

Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee

as Self

2014
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute 6.5

Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute

as Self

1988
Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley 6.7

Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley

as Self

2013
Nationtime: Gary 8.0

Nationtime: Gary

as Self

1972
The World of Nat King Cole

The World of Nat King Cole

as Self

2004
The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 7.5

The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975

as Self (voice)

2011
Dangerous Citizen: The Life and Times of Abraham Polonsky

Dangerous Citizen: The Life and Times of Abraham Polonsky

as Self

2026
The Best Of Danny Kaye - The Television Years

The Best Of Danny Kaye - The Television Years

as Self (archive footage)

1993
Uptown Saturday Night 6.2

Uptown Saturday Night

as Geechie Dan Beauford

1974
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years 5.3

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

as Self (archive footage)

2004
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist 8.2

Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist

as Self

1998
Jim Henson's Memorial Service 10.0

Jim Henson's Memorial Service

1990
King in the Wilderness 7.0

King in the Wilderness

as Self

2018
The World of Jim Henson 7.4

The World of Jim Henson

as Self

1994
Mr. SOUL! 7.0

Mr. SOUL!

as Self

2018
Martin Luther King and the March on Washington 10.0

Martin Luther King and the March on Washington

as Self

2013
Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom 7.4

Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom

as Self

2012
Marsha Hunt's Sweet Adversity

Marsha Hunt's Sweet Adversity

as Self

2015
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On! 7.6

Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2004
Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour 4.5

Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

as Self (uncredited)

2002
Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes

Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes

as Self

2023
The Royal Variety Performance 1977

The Royal Variety Performance 1977

as Self

1977
The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert 10.0

The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert

as Self

1988
Nat King Cole: Afraid of the Dark 7.0

Nat King Cole: Afraid of the Dark

as Self

2014
Harry Chapin: When in Doubt, Do Something 8.5

Harry Chapin: When in Doubt, Do Something

as Self

2020
Best Ever Muppet Moments 6.0

Best Ever Muppet Moments

as Self

2006
Sing Your Song 6.9

Sing Your Song

as Self

2012
Following Harry

Following Harry

as Self (archive footage)

2024
Swing Vote 5.8

Swing Vote

as Will Dunn

1999
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years 6.1

The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years

as Self (archive footage)

1986
Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism 7.0

Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism

as Self (archive footage)

2004
Mama Africa 5.6

Mama Africa

as Self (archive footage)

2011
The University of Sing Sing 5.5

The University of Sing Sing

as Self

2011
The Peace! 5.0

The Peace!

as Self

2005
American Renegade: Confessions of a Radical Humanist

American Renegade: Confessions of a Radical Humanist

as Self

2009
The Day of the Oath

The Day of the Oath

as Self

1965
JFK: The Lost Inaugural Gala

JFK: The Lost Inaugural Gala

as Self

2017
Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart 6.2

Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart

as Self

2017
The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 5.9

The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show

as Self

2020
Rise Up: The Movement that Changed America

Rise Up: The Movement that Changed America

as Self

2018
Hava Nagila: The Movie 7.0

Hava Nagila: The Movie

as Self

2012
The Unforgettable Nat King Cole

The Unforgettable Nat King Cole

as Self

1989
An All-Star Celebration Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.

An All-Star Celebration Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.

1986
Shared Legacies: The African-American Jewish Civil Rights Alliance

Shared Legacies: The African-American Jewish Civil Rights Alliance

as Self

2020
The Strolling '20s

The Strolling '20s

as Self

1966
Nana Mouskouri, Momente ihres Lebens 6.0

Nana Mouskouri, Momente ihres Lebens

as Self (archive footage)

2020
JFK: The Private President

JFK: The Private President

as Self

2013
The Madding Crowd

The Madding Crowd

as Self (archive footage)

2017
The Man Behind the White Guitar

The Man Behind the White Guitar

as Self

2019
Nat King Cole & Friends Unforgettable Hits

Nat King Cole & Friends Unforgettable Hits

as Self (archive footage)

Paul Robeson: Here I Stand 8.0

Paul Robeson: Here I Stand

as Self

1999
Altman on His Own Terms 9.0

Altman on His Own Terms

as Self

2000
Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady 8.0

Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady

as Self

1997
Bright Road 6.5

Bright Road

as Mr. Williams - School Principal

1953
The Angel Levine 5.4

The Angel Levine

as Alexander Levine

1970
Grambling's White Tiger 7.0

Grambling's White Tiger

as Coach Eddie Robinson

1981
Harry Belafonte: Between Calypso and Justice 8.2

Harry Belafonte: Between Calypso and Justice

as Self - Subject (archive footage)

2022
Året var 1966

Året var 1966

as Self (archive footage)

2016
Motherland 8.0

Motherland

as Self

2010
Petula 8.0

Petula

as Self

1968
The Legendary Nat King Cole

The Legendary Nat King Cole

as Self

2004
Jazz '34 6.5

Jazz '34

as Self - Narrator

1997
Harry Belafonte in Concert

Harry Belafonte in Concert

as Self

1960
Anecdotes about Fidel

Anecdotes about Fidel

2009
Martin Luther King by Trevor Mcdonald

Martin Luther King by Trevor Mcdonald

as Self - Singer

2018
Dom Salvador & The Abolition 3.0

Dom Salvador & The Abolition

as Self

2020
Mo & Me

Mo & Me

2006
The Muppet Revue 10.0

The Muppet Revue

as Self

1985
Muppet Music Moments

Muppet Music Moments

as Self

2004
Legenden: Audrey Hepburn 6.0

Legenden: Audrey Hepburn

as Self

2005
Rise Like Lions

Rise Like Lions

as Self

2011
Donald McKayle: Heartbeats of a DanceMaker

Donald McKayle: Heartbeats of a DanceMaker

as self

2004
We Shall Overcome 7.0

We Shall Overcome

as Self - Narrator

1989

TV Shows 64

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 7.6

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 7.6

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self - Guest Host

1962
DAS! 4.7

DAS!

as Self

1991
The Colbert Report 7.0

The Colbert Report

as Self - Guest

2005
The Mike Douglas Show 5.8

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

1961
CBS News Sunday Morning 6.8

CBS News Sunday Morning

as Self

1979
The Merv Griffin Show 6.8

The Merv Griffin Show

as Self

1962
Great Performances 6.1

Great Performances

as Self

1971
Democracy Now! 6.9

Democracy Now!

as Self (archive footage)

2001
Democracy Now! 6.9

Democracy Now!

as Self

2001
What's My Line? 7.1

What's My Line?

as Self

1950
The Dick Cavett Show 6.8

The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

1968
Vivement dimanche 3.6

Vivement dimanche

as Self

1998
Champs-Elysées 6.8

Champs-Elysées

as Self

1982
Wetten, dass..? 5.6

Wetten, dass..?

as Self

1981
Menschen bei Maischberger 7.2

Menschen bei Maischberger

as Self

2003
Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter

1956
Sacrée soirée 5.7

Sacrée soirée

as Self

1987
Sabine Christiansen 10.0

Sabine Christiansen

as Self

1998
The Ed Sullivan Show 6.8

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

1948
Numéro un 7.5

Numéro un

as Self

1975
The Colgate Comedy Hour 6.9

The Colgate Comedy Hour

as Self

1950
Le Grand Échiquier 8.0

Le Grand Échiquier

as Self

1972
Kulturplatz 6.0

Kulturplatz

as Self

2004
The Steve Allen Show 6.2

The Steve Allen Show

as Self - Singer

1956
Was bin ich? 7.3

Was bin ich?

as Self

1955
Goldene Kamera 5.7

Goldene Kamera

as Self - Laudatio

1984
The Oscars 7.1

The Oscars

as Self

1953
The Muppet Show 8.0

The Muppet Show

as Self - Special Guest Star

1976
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In 6.8

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

as Self (uncredited)

1968
Heut' abend 7.0

Heut' abend

as Self

1980
The Danny Kaye Show 7.0

The Danny Kaye Show

as Self

1963
The Kennedy Center Honors 7.4

The Kennedy Center Honors

as Self

1978
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child 6.3

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

as Magic Man (voice)

1995
PB&J Otter 7.2

PB&J Otter

as The Ice Moose (voice)

1998
Aktuelle Schaubude 8.0

Aktuelle Schaubude

as Self

1957
The Flip Wilson Show 5.2

The Flip Wilson Show

as Self

1970
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour 7.5

The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

as Self

1967
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour 7.5

The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

as Self - Cameo

1967
The Bell Telephone Hour 8.0

The Bell Telephone Hour

as Self

1959
The American Film Institute Salute to ... 6.3

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

as Self

1973
Gero von Boehm begegnet...

Gero von Boehm begegnet...

as Self

2002
ABC Stage 67 6.8

ABC Stage 67

as Self

1966
V.I.P. Schaukel 8.0

V.I.P. Schaukel

as Self

1971
The Rosie O'Donnell Show 4.1

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

as Self

1996
Club 2 8.5

Club 2

as Self

1976
Auf los geht's los 8.0

Auf los geht's los

as Self

1977
Hamburg Journal

Hamburg Journal

as self

2011
Musik liegt in der Luft

Musik liegt in der Luft

as Self - Singer

1991
Flitterabend 7.0

Flitterabend

as Self - Singer

1988
The Julie Andrews Hour 8.0

The Julie Andrews Hour

as Self

1972
General Electric Theater 6.8

General Electric Theater

as Vince

1953
Hollywood Black 3.0

Hollywood Black

as Self (archive footage)

2024
When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts 7.5

When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts

as Self

2006
TV Story Superstar

TV Story Superstar

as Self (archive footage)

2020
Tanner on Tanner 10.0

Tanner on Tanner

as Self

2004
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour 7.5

The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

1988
Bobby Kennedy for President 7.8

Bobby Kennedy for President

as Self

2018
Jackie Robinson 7.3

Jackie Robinson

as Self

2016
Bei Bio

Bei Bio

as Self

1983
Sternstunde Musik

Sternstunde Musik

as Self

2013
Willemsens Woche 9.0

Willemsens Woche

as Self

1995
Nase vorn 8.0

Nase vorn

as Self

1988
JFK 9.0

JFK

as Self (archive footage)

2013

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