Andrew Young

Biography

Andrew Jackson Young Jr. is an American politician, diplomat, and activist. Beginning his career as a pastor, Young was an early leader in the civil rights movement, serving as executive director of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and a close confidant to Martin Luther King Jr.

Movies & TV Shows

1. The Colbert Report (2005) — Self
2. 4 Little Girls (1997) — Self - SCLC
3. MLK/FBI (2020) — Self
4. King in the Wilderness (2018) — Self
5. I Am Somebody (1970) — Self
6. King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis (1970) — Self (archive footage)
7. Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President (2020) — Self
8. A Man's Story (2011) — Self
9. Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told (2024) — Self (archive footage)
10. Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy (2009) — Self
11. Integration Report 1 (1960) — Self
12. Backyard Wilderness (2018) — Dad
13. Ali's Comeback: The Untold Story (2020) — Self
14. Rather (2023) — Self - Civil Rights Activist & Politician
15. Citizen King (2004) — Self
16. Traveling Hopefully (1982) — Self - Ambassador
17. This World Is Not My Own (2023) — Self
18. South to Black Power (2023) — Self
19. Martin Luther King and the March on Washington (2013) — Self
20. Triumph: The Untold Story of Perry Wallace (2018) — Self
21. The Real Malcolm X (1992)
22. The American President (2000) — Thomas Jefferson
23. Movin' on Up: The Music and Message of Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions (2008) — Self
24. Martin Luther King by Trevor Mcdonald (2018) — Self
25. Spiritual Audacity: The Abraham Joshua Heschel Story (2021) — Self
26. Move When the Spirit Says Move: The Legacy of Dorothy Foreman Cotton (2023) — Self
27. I Am a Man: Black Masculinity in America (1998) — Self
28. A Decade of Struggle (1980) — Self
29. Get In The Way: The Journey of John Lewis (2017) — Self
30. The Games in Black & White (2025) — Himself
31. Andrew Young: The Dirty Work (2025) — Self
32. Downing of a Flag (2021) — self