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Obba Babatundé

Obba Babatundé

Actor · Born 1951-12-01 · Queens, New York City, New York, USA

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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." Babatundé does dance, sing, play instruments, execute impersonations, including his portrayal of Davis, aided by their similarity in energy, size and talent, tap dancing and performing on multiple instruments. In fall 2009, Babatundé played Davis in the title role of "Sammy: Once in a Lifetime," a world premiere musical at the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego. Early in 2000, Babatundé partnered with writer/producer Ruth Adkins Robinson for a series of TV projects including "TV in Black: The First 50 Years," "Oscar's Black Odyssey: From Hattie to Hallie" and "Dorthy Dandridge: An American Beauty". The pair have projects that will take them through 2011. His TV roles have often portrayed author…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. The Silence of the Lambs (1991) — TV Anchor Man
  2. The Notebook (2004) — Band Leader
  3. Grey's Anatomy (2005) — Dan Gates
  4. Friends (1994) — Director
  5. Philadelphia (1993) — Jerome Green
  6. John Q (2002) — Sgt. Moody
  7. NCIS (2003) — Joe Banks
  8. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990) — Gordy Berry
  9. The Manchurian Candidate (2004) — Senator Wells
  10. S.W.A.T. (2017) — Daniel Harrelson, Sr.
  11. The Net (1995) — FBI Agent
  12. Chicago Med (2015) — Dr. James Coleman
  13. The Eye (2008) — Dr. Haskins
  14. How High (2001) — Dean Carl Cain
  15. Psych (2006) — David Gaffney
  16. Tales from the Crypt (1989) — Lieutenant Jamison
  17. That Thing You Do! (1996) — Lamarr
  18. Life (1999) — Willie Long
  19. After the Sunset (2004) — Zacharias
  20. Ballers (2015) — J.D. Pritchard
  21. Black Dynamite (2009) — Osiris
  22. City of Lies (2018) — Chief of Police
  23. Dawson's Creek (1998) — Howard Green
  24. Multiplicity (1996) — Paul
  25. All Star Superman (2011) — Judge / Bibliobot (voice)
  26. Material Girls (2006) — Craig
  27. Goliath (2016) — Ivan Tillinger
  28. Sliders (1995) — Cezanne Brown
  29. Little Fires Everywhere (2020) — George Wright
  30. Boston Legal (2004) — Dr. Victor Rivers
  31. Private Practice (2007) — Dr. Larry Cannon
  32. The Good Fight (2017) — Danny Quinn
  33. Madam Secretary (2014) — President Silvanus Fabre
  34. Married to the Mob (1988) — The Face of Justice
  35. The Wild Thornberrys Movie (2002) — Boko (voice)
  36. The Outer Limits (1995) — Dr. Joseph Lennox
  37. Static Shock (2000) — Watch Store Salesman (voice)
  38. Everwood (2002) — Jason
  39. Miami Blues (1990) — Blink Willie
  40. Scooby-Doo! Music of the Vampire (2012) — Vampire Actor #4 (voice)

Directed

  1. American Bad Boy (2015) — Director
  2. Oscar's Black Odyssey: From Hattie to Halle (2003) — Director