Stepin Fetchit
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1902-05-30 (83 years old)
Deathday
1985-11-19
Place of Birth
Key West, Florida, USA
Also known As
Lincoln Theodore Monroe Andrew Perry
Stepin Fetchit
Biography
Stepin Fetchit (1902–1985) was an American comedian and actor. His Fetchit persona parlayed into a successful film career, eventually becoming the first black actor to become a millionaire. He was also the first black actor to receive screen credit. Stepin Fetchit typical film persona and stage name have long been controversial, and seen as illustrative of negative stereotypes of Negroes. However, a newer interpretation of his film persona contends he was ultimately subversive of the status quo.
Acting
1968
as Self
1930
1934
as Jeff Poindexter
1936
as Cicero
1928
as Slave's Husband
1935
as Snowshoes
1934
as Scipio
1927
as Highpockets
1928
as Porter
1936
as Flash - Pullman Porter
1952
as Adam
1931
as The Hustler
1942
as Janitor
1974
as Cousin Lincoln
1970
as Self
1935
as Ulysses
1953
as Jeff Poindexter
1929
as Smoke Screen
1931
as Stepin
1931
as Baxter College Locker Room Attendant
1948
as 'Swifty', the Handyman
1934
as Sylvester
1930
as Spot
1945
1929
as Gummy
1930
as Sam
1929
as Swifty
1939
as Zero
1935
as Zoo Attendant
1929
as Joe
1972
as Shoeshine Man
1937
as Herman
1931
as Hokey
1930
as Himself
1934
as Dixie
1938
as Casper
1937
as Penrod
1935
as Jonah
1929
as Janitor
1975
as Self (archive footage)
1930
as Croup
1934
as Waiter in Pacific Gardens
1934
as Stepin Fetchit
1937
as Percy
1935
as Spasm Johnson
1935
as Cook
1929
as Eli
1933
as Stepin
1929
as Christopher Lee
1976
as Dancing Butler
1946
as Janitor
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