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Melvin Van Peebles Acting Filmography (46)

Sweet Black Film: The Birth of the Black Hero in Hollywood
2022·Self
Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking
2021·Self
Armed
2018·Grandpa V.
Peeples
2013·Grandpa Peeples
Salty Dog Blues
2012·Self (Interviewee)
The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975
2011·Self (voice)
Infiltrating Hollywood: The Rise and Fall of the Spook Who Sat by the Door
2011
Redemption Road
2011·Elmo
Directors on Directing
2009·Self
The Black List: Volume Two
2009·Self
American Swing
2009·Self
Confessions of a Ex-Doofus-ItchyFooted Mutha
2008·Melvin Van Peebles
Blackout
2007·George
Hard Luck
2006·Hospital Prophet
SMUT
2006·Elmoore
Midnight Blue, Vol. 3: Celebrities Edition
2006·Self (archive footage)
Unstoppable
2005·Self
How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It)
2005
The Real Deal: What It Is
2003·Self
The Hebrew Hammer
2003·Sweetback
BaadAsssss Cinema
2002·Self
René Vautier, le rebelle
2000·Self
Love Kills
1999·Able
Classified X
1998·Self
Riot
1997·Vernon
Calm at Sunset
1996·Mr. Bucket
Gang in Blue
1996·Andre Speier
Fist of the North Star
1995·Asher
Panther
1995·Old Jail Bird
Terminal Velocity
1994·Noble
Posse
1993·Papa Joe
Last Action Hero
1993·Self
Farewell, Babylon!
1993·Self
Boomerang
1992·Editor
Satchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong
1992·Louis Armstrong (voice)
True Identity
1991·Taxi Driver
Identity Crisis
1989·The Inspector
Making 'Do the Right Thing'
1989·Self
Taking Care of Terrific
1988·Hawk
O.C. and Stiggs
1987·Wino Bob
Jaws: The Revenge
1987·Mr. Witherspoon
America
1986·Man Interviewed
Wattstax
1973·Self
Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song
1971·Sweetback
Watermelon Man
1970·Sign Painter (uncredited)
Sunlight
1957