Harry Belafonte
Acting
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Acting Credits
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
Filmography
Dangerous Citizen: The Life and Times of Abraham Polonsky
2026
as Self
CIRILO, A Legacy Untold
2025
The Greatest Night in Pop
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Following Harry
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Jim Henson Idea Man
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Black
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan
2023
as Self
Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes
2023
as Self
Harry Belafonte: Between Calypso and Justice
2022
as Self - Subject (archive footage)
Sidney
2022
as Self
Is That Black Enough for You?!?
2022
as Self
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2022
as Self - Inductee (archive footage)
The One and Only Dick Gregory
2021
as Self
Dom Salvador & The Abolition
2020
as Self
The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show
2020
as Self
Nana Mouskouri, Momente ihres Lebens
2020
as Self (archive footage)
TV Story Superstar
2020
as Self (archive footage)
The Man Behind the White Guitar
2019
as Self
Martin Luther King by Trevor Mcdonald
2018
as Self - Singer
Rise Up: The Movement that Changed America
2018
as Self
King in the Wilderness
2018
as Self
BlacKkKlansman
2018
as Jerome Turner
Mr. SOUL!
2018
as Self
Bobby Kennedy for President
2018
as Self
Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart
2017
as Self
The Madding Crowd
2017
as Self (archive footage)
JFK: The Lost Inaugural Gala
2017
as Self
Året var 1966
2016
as Self (archive footage)
Jackie Robinson
2016
as Self
Marsha Hunt's Sweet Adversity
2015
as Self
Nat King Cole: Afraid of the Dark
2014
as Self
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee
2014
as Self
Martin Luther King and the March on Washington
2013
as Self
Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley
2013
as Self
JFK: The Private President
2013
as Self
Sternstunde Musik
2013
as Self
Sing Your Song
2012
as Self
Hava Nagila: The Movie
2012
as Self
Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom
2012
as Self
Rise Like Lions
2011
as Self
Mama Africa
2011
as Self (archive footage)
The University of Sing Sing
2011
as Self
The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975
2011
as Self (voice)
Hamburg Journal
2011
as self
Motherland
2010
as Self
Anecdotes about Fidel
2009
American Renegade: Confessions of a Radical Humanist
2009
as Self
Bobby
2006
as Nelson
Mo & Me
2006
Best Ever Muppet Moments
2006
as Self
When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts
2006
as Self
Legenden: Audrey Hepburn
2005
as Self
The Peace!
2005
as Self
The Colbert Report
2005
as Self - Guest
Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism
2004
as Self (archive footage)
The Legendary Nat King Cole
2004
as Self
Muppet Music Moments
2004
as Self
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
2004
as Self (archive footage)
The World of Nat King Cole
2004
as Self
Donald McKayle: Heartbeats of a DanceMaker
2004
as self
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!
2004
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Kulturplatz
2004
as Self
Tanner on Tanner
2004
as Self
Menschen bei Maischberger
2003
as Self
Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
2002
as Self (uncredited)
Gero von Boehm begegnet...
2002
as Self
Altman on His Own Terms
2000
as Self
Swing Vote
1999
as Will Dunn
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
1999
as Self
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist
1998
as Self
PB&J Otter
1998
as The Ice Moose (voice)
Sabine Christiansen
1998
as Self
Vivement dimanche
1998
as Self
Jazz '34
1997
as Self - Narrator
Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady
1997
as Self
Kansas City
1996
as Seldom Seen
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
as Self
White Man's Burden
1995
as Thaddeus Thomas
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
as Magic Man (voice)
Willemsens Woche
1995
as Self
Prêt-à-Porter
1994
as Self
The World of Jim Henson
1994
as Self
The Best Of Danny Kaye - The Television Years
1993
as Self (archive footage)
The Player
1992
as Harry Belafonte
Musik liegt in der Luft
1991
as Self - Singer
DAS!
1991
as Self
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
1990
as Self
Jim Henson's Memorial Service
1990
The Unforgettable Nat King Cole
1989
as Self
We Shall Overcome
1989
as Self - Narrator
The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert
1988
as Self
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
1988
as Self
Flitterabend
1988
as Self - Singer
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
1988
Nase vorn
1988
as Self
Sacrée soirée
1987
as Self
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
1986
as Self (archive footage)
An All-Star Celebration Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.
1986
The Muppet Revue
1985
as Self
We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song
1985
as Self
Goldene Kamera
1984
as Self - Laudatio
Bei Bio
1983
as Self
Night of 100 Stars
1982
as Self
Champs-Elysées
1982
as Self
Grambling's White Tiger
1981
as Coach Eddie Robinson
Wetten, dass..?
1981
as Self
Heut' abend
1980
as Self
CBS News Sunday Morning
1979
as Self
The Kennedy Center Honors
1978
as Self
The Tallest Tree in Our Forest
1977
as Self
The Royal Variety Performance 1977
1977
as Self
Auf los geht's los
1977
as Self
The Muppet Show
1976
as Self - Special Guest Star
Club 2
1976
as Self
Numéro un
1975
as Self
Uptown Saturday Night
1974
as Geechie Dan Beauford
Free to Be… You and Me
1974
as Self
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
as Self
Buck and the Preacher
1972
as Preacher
Nationtime: Gary
1972
as Self
The Julie Andrews Hour
1972
as Self
Le Grand Échiquier
1972
as Self
V.I.P. Schaukel
1971
as Self
Great Performances
1971
as Self
The Angel Levine
1970
as Alexander Levine
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
1970
as Self (archive footage)
The Flip Wilson Show
1970
as Self
Petula
1968
as Self
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
as Self (uncredited)
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
1967
as Self
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
1967
as Self - Cameo
The Strolling '20s
1966
as Self
ABC Stage 67
1966
as Self
The Day of the Oath
1965
as Self
The Danny Kaye Show
1963
as Self
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self - Guest Host
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
Harry Belafonte in Concert
1960
as Self
The World, the Flesh and the Devil
1959
as Ralph Burton
Odds Against Tomorrow
1959
as Johnny Ingram
The Bell Telephone Hour
1959
as Self
Island in the Sun
1957
as David Boyeur
Aktuelle Schaubude
1957
as Self
The Steve Allen Show
1956
as Self - Singer
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Presenter
Was bin ich?
1955
as Self
Carmen Jones
1954
as Joe
Bright Road
1953
as Mr. Williams - School Principal
General Electric Theater
1953
as Vince
The Oscars
1953
as Self
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
as Self
What's My Line?
1950
as Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self