As Actor
Redemption Road
2011
5.0
Melvin Van Peebles
Acting
Birth Date
August 21, 1932
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Date of Death
September 21, 2021
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Melvin Van Peebles, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Complete Filmography
As Actor
American Swing
2009
5.0
As Actor
Blackout
2007
5.6
As Actor
How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It)
2005
7.0
As Writer
Baadasssss!
2004
6.5
As Actor
The Hebrew Hammer
2003
5.4
As Actor
Calm at Sunset
1996
5.6
As Actor, As Director
Gang in Blue
1996
5.0
As Director
Tales of Erotica
1996
3.8
As Writer
Panther
1995
6.2
As Director, As Writer
Vrooom Vrooom Vroooom
1995
3.0
As Actor
Satchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong
1992
7.0
As Actor
True Identity
1991
5.5
As Director
Identity Crisis
1989
1.3
As Writer
Greased Lightning
1977
6.3
As Actor
Wattstax
1973
7.0
As Actor, As Director, As Writer
Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song
1971
5.2
As Director
Watermelon Man
1970
6.4