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as

2018
Peeples

as Grandpa Peeples

2013
Redemption Road

as Elmo

2011
American Swing

as Self

2009
The Hebrew Hammer

as Sweetback

2003
Classified X

as Self

1998
The Shining

as Richard Hallorann

1997
Gang in Blue

as Andre Speier

1996
Terminal Velocity

as Noble

1994
Melvin Van Peebles Melvin Van Peebles

Birthday

1932-08-21

Place of Birth

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Melvin "Block" Van Peebles (August 21, 1932 - September 21, 2021) was an American actor, director, screenwriter, playwright, novelist and composer. He was most famous for creating the acclaimed film, Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song, which heralded a new era of African American focused films. He was the father of actor and director Mario Van Peebles. Description above from the Wikipedia article Melvin Van Peebles, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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