Melvin Van Peebles
Acting
Born: 1932-08-21 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
Died: 2021-09-21
Biography
Melvin Van Peebles (born Melvin Peebles; August 21, 1932 – September 21, 2021) was an American actor, filmmaker, writer, and composer. His feature film debut, The Story of a Three-Day Pass (1967), was based on his own French-language novel La Permission and was shot in France, as it was difficult for a black American director to get work at the time. The film won an award at the San Francisco International Film Festival which gained him the interest of Hollywood studios, leading to his American
🎬 Movies (30)
Sweet Black Film: The Birth of the Black Hero in Hollywood
2022
Self
Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking
2021
Self
Armed
2018
Grandpa V.
Peeples
2013
Grandpa Peeples
Salty Dog Blues
2012
Self (Interviewee)
The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975
2011
Self (voice)
Infiltrating Hollywood: The Rise and Fall of the Spook Who Sat by the Door
2011
Redemption Road
2011
Elmo
Directors on Directing
2009
Self
The Black List: Volume Two
2009
Self
American Swing
2009
Self
Confessions of a Ex-Doofus-ItchyFooted Mutha
2008
Melvin Van Peebles
Blackout
2007
George
Hard Luck
2006
Hospital Prophet
SMUT
2006
Elmoore
Midnight Blue, Vol. 3: Celebrities Edition
2006
Self (archive footage)
Unstoppable
2005
Self
How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It)
2005
Baadasssss!
2004
Book
The Real Deal: What It Is
2003
Self
The Hebrew Hammer
2003
Sweetback
BaadAsssss Cinema
2002
Self
René Vautier, le rebelle
2000
Self
Bellyful
2000
Writer
Love Kills
1999
Able
Classified X
1998
Self
Riot
1997
Vernon
Calm at Sunset
1996
Mr. Bucket
Gang in Blue
1996
Andre Speier
Tales of Erotica
1996
Director
📺 TV Shows (12)
Hollywood Black
2024
Self (archive footage)
Sex: The Revolution
2008
Girlfriends
2000
Kenneth Daly
The Shining
1997
Richard Hallorann
The Outer Limits
1995
Director
Living Single
1993
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993
Bennett Jackson
Dream On
1990
Norman Green
Sonny Spoon
1988
CBS Schoolbreak Special
1984
Writer
The Sophisticated Gents
1981
Walter 'Moon' Porter
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Bucket