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Harry Belafonte

Harry Belafonte

Actor · Born 1927-03-01 · New York City, New York, USA

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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…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. BlacKkKlansman (2018) — Jerome Turner
  2. The Player (1992) — Harry Belafonte
  3. Bobby (2006) — Nelson
  4. The Muppet Show (1976) — Self - Special Guest Star
  5. The Colbert Report (2005) — Self - Guest
  6. The Greatest Night in Pop (2024) — Self (archive footage)
  7. Prêt-à-Porter (1994) — Self
  8. Kansas City (1996) — Seldom Seen
  9. Odds Against Tomorrow (1959) — Johnny Ingram
  10. Carmen Jones (1954) — Joe
  11. The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) — Self
  12. White Man's Burden (1995) — Thaddeus Thomas
  13. The Oscars (1953) — Self
  14. The World, the Flesh and the Devil (1959) — Ralph Burton
  15. Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism (2004) — Self (archive footage)
  16. Buck and the Preacher (1972) — Preacher
  17. When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts (2006) — Self
  18. Jim Henson Idea Man (2024) — Self (archive footage)
  19. Sidney (2022) — Self
  20. The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 (2011) — Self (voice)
  21. Uptown Saturday Night (1974) — Geechie Dan Beauford
  22. Is That Black Enough for You?!? (2022) — Self
  23. Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1968) — Self (uncredited)
  24. What's My Line? (1950) — Self
  25. The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson (1990) — Self
  26. Great Performances (1971) — Self
  27. Island in the Sun (1957) — David Boyeur
  28. CBS News Sunday Morning (1979) — Self
  29. The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) — Self
  30. The Dick Cavett Show (1968) — Self - Guest
  31. King in the Wilderness (2018) — Self
  32. The Flip Wilson Show (1970) — Self
  33. Wetten, dass..? (1981) — Self
  34. PB&J Otter (1998) — The Ice Moose (voice)
  35. Bobby Kennedy for President (2018) — Self
  36. The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1996) — Self
  37. Mama Africa (2011) — Self (archive footage)
  38. We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song (1985) — Self
  39. The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950) — Self
  40. Swing Vote (1999) — Will Dunn