Melvin Van Peebles
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1932-08-21 (89 years old)
Deathday
2021-09-21
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Also known As
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Melvin Van Peebles
Biography
Melvin Van Peebles (born Melvin Peebles; August 21, 1932 – September 21, 2021) was an American actor, filmmaker, writer, and composer. His feature film debut, The Story of a Three-Day Pass (1967), was based on his own French-language novel La Permission and was shot in France, as it was difficult for a black American director to get work at the time. The film won an award at the San Francisco International Film Festival which gained him the interest of Hollywood studios, leading to his American feature debut Watermelon Man, in 1970. Eschewing further overtures from Hollywood, he used the successes he had so far to bankroll his work as an inde...
Acting
1989
as The Inspector
1988
as Hawk
1971
as Sweetback
1995
as Asher
1987
as Wino Bob
2002
as Self
2013
as Grandpa Peeples
2009
as Self
1991
as Taxi Driver
2008
as Melvin Van Peebles
1996
as Mr. Bucket
1996
as Andre Speier
2000
as Self
2006
as Hospital Prophet
1970
as Sign Painter (uncredited)
2009
as Self
2007
as George
2006
as Elmoore
2005
as Self
1989
as Self
1973
as Self
1998
as Self
2006
as Self (archive footage)
1995
as Old Jail Bird
1997
as Vernon
1999
as Able
2009
as Self
2011
as Self (voice)
1987
as Mr. Witherspoon
2003
as Self
1994
as Noble
2012
as Self (Interviewee)
2018
as Grandpa V.
1986
as Man Interviewed
2003
as Sweetback
1957
1993
as Papa Joe
1993
as Self
1993
as Self
1992
as Editor
2011
as Elmo
1992
as Louis Armstrong (voice)
Production
1971
as Editor
1971
as Producer
1971
as Director
1971
as Screenplay
2004
as Writer
1970
as Director
1961
as Director
1961
as Original Music Composer
1961
as Writer
2008
2008
as Director
1968
as Director
1995
as Director
1995
as Writer
1996
as Producer
1996
as Director
1968
as Music
1968
as Writer
1977
as Screenplay
2003
as Director
2000
as Writer
2000
as Music
1989
as Editor
1989
as Producer
1973
as Director
1998
as Writer
1969
as Writer
1995
as Screenplay
1989
as Director
2000
as Director
1977
as Writer
1970
as Original Music Composer
1971
as Original Music Composer
1957
as Director
1957
as Director
1957
as Writer
1987
as Writer
1976
as Writer
1995
as Producer
1995
as Novel
1973
as Editor
1973
as Theatre Play
1973
as Screenplay
1973
as Songs
1995
as Producer
1995
as Original Music Composer
1995
as Editor
1996
as Director
1989
as Director
2000
as Producer
1973
as Original Music Composer
1996
as Writer
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