Mantan Moreland
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
Born just after the turn of the century in Louisiana, Mantan began running away from home at age 12 to join circuses and medicine shows, only to be brought back time and again. During these times he sharpened his comic skills and developed routines and acts that eventually became popular on the vaudeville stage, or what was then called the "chitlin' circuit." A solo performer by nature, he often teamed up with other famous comics (such as Ben Carter) to keep working, and became a deft performer ...
Known For
Filmography
The Young Nurses
1973
as Old Man
Watermelon Man
1970
as Joe the Counterman
The Comic
1969
as Passerby at Billy's Funeral (unbilled)
The Bill Cosby Show
1969
as Uncle Dewey
Love, American Style
1969
as Stranger
Julia
1968
as Harry James
Adam-12
1968
as Philip Richards
Spider Baby
1967
as Messenger
Enter Laughing
1967
as Subway Rider
The Patsy
1964
as Barber Shop Porter
Rockin' the Blues
1956
as Self
Come On, Cowboy!
1949
as Mantan
Sky Dragon
1949
as Birmingham Brown
Docks of New Orleans
1948
as Birmingham Brown
The Shanghai Chest
1948
as Birmingham Brown
The Feathered Serpent
1948
as Birmingham Brown
The Golden Eye
1948
as Birmingham Brown
The Dreamer
1948
She's Too Mean for Me
1948
What a Guy
1948
The Chinese Ring
1947
as Birmingham Brown
Return of Mandy's Husband
1947
as Mantan
Shadows Over Chinatown
1946
as Birmingham Brown
Dark Alibi
1946
as Birmingham Brown
The Trap
1946
as Birmingham Brown
Mantan Messes Up
1946
as Mantan
Riverboat Rhythm
1946
as Mantan
Mantan Runs for Mayor
1946
Tall, Tan and Terrific
1946
as Mantan Moreland
The Spider
1945
as Harry
The Shanghai Cobra
1945
as Birmingham Brown
The Scarlet Clue
1945
as Birmingham Brown, Chauffeur
The Jade Mask
1945
as Birmingham Brown
She Wouldn't Say Yes
1945
as Porter (uncredited)
Captain Tugboat Annie
1945
as Pinto
Charlie Chan in the Secret Service
1944
as Birmingham Brown
Charlie Chan in The Chinese Cat
1944
as Birmingham Brown, Taxi Driver
Black Magic
1944
as Birmingham Brown
Pin Up Girl
1944
as Train Station Porter (uncredited)
Chip Off the Old Block
1944
as Porter
Moon Over Las Vegas
1944
as Porter
Bowery to Broadway
1944
as Alabam
South of Dixie
1944
as The Porter
See Here, Private Hargrove
1944
as Train Porter (uncredited)
This Is the Life
1944
as Porter (uncredited)
Cabin in the Sky
1943
as First Idea Man
Cosmo Jones, Crime Smasher
1943
as Eustace Smith
Melody Parade
1943
as Skidmore
Swing Fever
1943
as Woody
Revenge of the Zombies
1943
as Jefferson 'Jeff' Johnson
Sarong Girl
1943
as Maxwell
He Hired the Boss
1943
as Bootblack
Slightly Dangerous
1943
as Waiter at Swade's (uncredited)
You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith
1943
as Porter
We've Never Been Licked
1943
as Willie
Hit the Ice
1943
as Porter with Snowshoes (uncredited)
Swing Fever
1943
as Woody, Nick's Valet (uncredited)
Footlight Serenade
1942
as Amos
Eyes in the Night
1942
as Alistair
The Strange Case of Doctor Rx
1942
as Horatio B.Fitz Washington
Lucky Ghost
1942
as Washington
Tarzan's New York Adventure
1942
as Sam, the Nightclub Janitor (uncredited)
Phantom Killer
1942
as Nicodemus
Freckles Comes Home
1942
as Jeff the porter
Four Jacks and a Jill
1942
as Cicero - Wash Room Attendant (uncredited)
Mr. Washington Goes to Town
1942
as Schenectady Washington
Andy Hardy's Double Life
1942
as Prentiss - The Benedict Butler (uncredited)
Professor Creeps
1942
as Washington
Girl Trouble
1942
as Flint's Chauffeur
Law of the Jungle
1942
as Jefferson "Jeff" Jones
Treat 'Em Rough
1942
as 'Snake-Eyes'
A-Haunting We Will Go
1942
as Porter (uncredited)
Mexican Spitfire Sees a Ghost
1942
as Lightnin'
A-Haunting We Will Go
1942
King of the Zombies
1941
as Jefferson 'Jeff' Jackson
It Started with Eve
1941
as Railway Porter (uncredited)
Sleepers West
1941
as Porter (uncredited)
Birth of the Blues
1941
as Black Trumpet Player (uncredited)
Sign of the Wolf
1941
as Ben
The Gang's All Here
1941
as Jefferson 'Jeff' Smith
You're Out of Luck
1941
as Jeff Jefferson
Let's Go Collegiate
1941
as Jeff
Dressed to Kill
1941
as Rusty
Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery
1941
as Roy
Up Jumped the Devil
1941
as Washington
Cracked Nuts
1941
as Burgess
Marry the Boss's Daughter
1941
as Diner Cook
Up in the Air
1940
as Jeff Jefferson
On the Spot
1940
as Jefferson White
Chasing Trouble
1940
as Thomas H. Jefferson
Millionaire Playboy
1940
as Bellhop
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
1940
as Robbins
Viva Cisco Kid
1940
as Memphis - The Cook
Star Dust
1940
as Waiter on Train
Laughing at Danger
1940
as Jefferson
Drums of the Desert
1940
as Sergeant 'Blue' Williams
Four Shall Die
1940
as Beefus - Touissant's Chauffeur
Girl in 313
1940
as Porter
Maryland
1940
City of Chance
1940
as Anxious Man
While Thousands Cheer
1940
as Nash
Irish Luck
1939
as Jefferson
Tell No Tales
1939
as Sport Black at the Wake (uncredited)
Riders of the Frontier
1939
as Chappie, the Cook
One Dark Night
1939
as Samson Brown
Frontier Scout
1938
as Norris Family Butler
Next Time I Marry
1938
as Tilby
Spirit of Youth
1938
as Creighton 'Crickie' Fitzgibbons
Two-Gun Man from Harlem
1938
as Bill Blake
Gang Smashers
1938
as Gloomy
Harlem on the Prairie
1937
as Mistletoe
The Green Pastures
1936
as Angel Removing Hat (uncredited)
That's the Spirit
1933
as Night Watchman