Gregory Hines
Acting
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Acting Credits
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Biography
Gregory Oliver Hines (February 14, 1946 – August 9, 2003) was an American dancer, actor, choreographer, and singer. He is one of the most celebrated tap dancers of all time. As an actor, he is best known for Wolfen (1981), The Cotton Club (1984), White Nights (1985), Running Scared (1986), A Rage in Harlem (1991), The Gregory Hines Show (1997–1998), playing Ben on Will & Grace (1999–2000), and for voicing Big Bill on the Nick Jr. animated children's television program Little Bill (1999–2004). H...
Known For
Filmography
Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back
2019
as Self (archive footage)
American Tap
2018
as (archive footage)
Uncovering Wolfen
2015
as Self (archive footage)
Making History: Mel Brooks on Creating the World
2009
as Self (archive footage)
Broadway's Lost Treasures II
2004
as Jelly Roll Morton (segment "Jelly's Last Jam")
Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend
2003
as Self (archive footage)
Lost at Home
2003
as Jordan King
The Red Sneakers
2002
as Zeke
Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story
2002
as Self (uncredited)
It's Black Entertainment
2002
as Self
Bojangles
2001
as Bojangles
Santa, Baby!
2001
as Noel (voice)
Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her
2000
as Robert (segment "Fantasies About Rebecca")
Once in the Life
2000
as Ruffhouse
Who Killed Atlanta's Children?
2000
as Ron Larson
Little Bill
1999
as William "Big Bill" Glover (voice)
The Tic Code
1998
as Tyrone Pike
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
1998
as Self
Will & Grace
1998
as Ben Doucette
Good Luck
1997
as Bernard 'Bern' Lemley
Color of Justice
1997
as Reverend Walton
Subway Stories
1997
as Jack (segment "Manhattan Miracle")
The Gregory Hines Show
1997
as Ben Stevenson
The Preacher's Wife
1996
as Joe Hamilton
Mad Dog Time
1996
as Jules Flamingo
The Cherokee Kid
1996
as The Undertaker / Jedediah Turner
Waiting to Exhale
1995
as Marvin
Amazing Stories: The Movie IV
1995
as Falsworth (archive footage)
A Stranger in Town
1995
as Barnes
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
as The Beast (voice)
Renaissance Man
1994
as Sergeant Cass
Dead Air
1994
as Mark Jannek / Jim Sheppard
Kangaroo Court
1994
Baseball
1994
as Various (voice)
Baseball
1994
as (voice)
Jammin': Jelly Roll Morton on Broadway
1992
as Self
T Bone N Weasel
1992
as T Bone
A Rage in Harlem
1991
as Goldy
Eve of Destruction
1991
as Colonel Jim McQuade
White Lie
1991
as Len Madison Jr.
Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration
1990
as Self
Law & Order
1990
as Defense Attorney Carl Halpert
Tap
1989
as Max Washington
Off Limits
1988
as Albaby Perkins
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
1988
as Self
Running Scared
1986
as Ray Hughes
An All-Star Celebration Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.
1986
White Nights
1985
as Raymond Greenwood
Night of 100 Stars II
1985
as Self
About Tap
1985
as Self
Puss in Boots
1985
as Edgar - Miller's Son
Motown Returns to the Apollo
1985
Amazing Stories
1985
as Falsworth
The Cotton Club
1984
as Delbert 'Sandman' Williams
The Muppets Take Manhattan
1984
as Rollerskater
Deal of the Century
1983
as Ray Kasternak
Reading Rainbow
1983
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Shirley MacLaine... Illusions
1982
as Self
I Love Liberty
1982
as Self
Wogan
1982
as Self
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
as Edgar, Miller's son
History of the World: Part I
1981
as Josephus
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
1981
as Self / Lionel Foot
Eubie!
1981
Wolfen
1981
as Whittington
Fridays
1980
as Self
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Musical Guest
The Pearl Bailey Show
1971
as Self
Great Performances
1971
as Self
Frost on Sunday
1968
as Self (as Hines, Hines and Dad)
Omnibus
1967
Kraft Music Hall
1958
as Self
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Host
The Oscars
1953
as Self