Obba Babatundé
Acting
Born: 1951-12-01 · Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Biography
Obba Babatundé (born December 1, 1951) is an American actor of stage and screen, known for his Emmy-nominated performance in the television movie Miss Evers' Boys, a NAACP Image Award-nominated performance in the TV movie Introducing Dorothy Dandridge, and a Tony Award-nominated role for his performance as C.C. White in the original cast of the 1981 Broadway musical Dreamgirls. Babatundé was a protege of Sammy Davis, Jr., who said of him, "This is the only cat who can do everything I can do." B
🎬 Movies (30)
Run
2025
President
Wrong Place, Wrong Time
2025
Captain Green
The Christmas Showdown
2025
Jesse
Love the Skin You're In
2025
Arnold
Mississippi Scholar
2024
Reginald
Noble Intentions
2023
Pastor Stevens
The Millennial
2022
Mr. Burke
All The Men In My Life
2022
Simon Helms
Trigger
2020
Chief Keaton
Kiss Me for Christmas
2020
Mr. Porter
City of Lies
2018
Chief of Police
Kinky
2018
Mr. Bernard
Jingle Belle
2018
Charles Williams
Revival!
2018
Nicodemus
Pup Star: Better 2Gether
2017
Big Ears (voice)
'Til Death Do Us Part
2017
John Harris
Pup Star
2016
Big Ears (voice)
The Watcher
2016
Stark
American Bad Boy
2015
Pastor Lovely
Death's Door
2015
Mesmer
If I Tell You I Have to Kill You
2015
Jonathan Black
Lap Dance
2014
Roscoe
Dolls of Voodoo
2013
Iklif
Angels Around Me
2013
Additional Writing
The Last Fall
2012
Larry Armstrong
Scooby-Doo! Music of the Vampire
2012
Vampire Actor #4 (voice)
Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups
2012
Mayor Denny
Trapped: Haitian Nights
2011
Ikliff
Joy Road
2011
Dr. Howard Perkins
The Trap Door
2011
Mesmer
📺 TV Shows (30)
Little Fires Everywhere
2020
George Wright
Forever
2018
Gregory
For the People
2018
Philip Kaws
S.W.A.T.
2017
Daniel Harrelson, Sr.
The Good Fight
2017
Danny Quinn
Dear White People
2017
Dean Fairbanks
Detroiters
2017
Mr. Duvet
Goliath
2016
Ivan Tillinger
Chicago Med
2015
Dr. James Coleman
Ballers
2015
J.D. Pritchard
Kingdom
2014
Detective Gaines
Enlisted
2014
General Murray
Madam Secretary
2014
President Silvanus Fabre
Private Practice
2007
Dr. Larry Cannon
Saving Grace
2007
Doc
Psych
2006
David Gaffney
Grey's Anatomy
2005
Dan Gates
Boston Legal
2004
Dr. Victor Rivers
NCIS
2003
Joe Banks
Everwood
2002
Jason
Static Shock
2000
Singer (voice)
Max Steel
2000
(voice)
Girlfriends
2000
Attendant
Family Law
1999
Philip Hamilton
Dawson's Creek
1998
Howard Green
The Temptations
1998
Berry Gordy
Spy Game
1997
Lieutenant Wardell
The Outer Limits
1995
Dr. Joseph Lennox
Sliders
1995
Cezanne Brown
Friends
1994
Director