Harry Belafonte
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1927-03-01 (96 years old)
Deathday
2023-04-25
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also known As
Harold George Bellanfanti Jr.
Harry Belafonte
Biography
Harry Belafonte (born Harold George Bellanfanti Jr.; March 1, 1927 – April 25, 2023) was an American singer, actor and activist, who popularized calypso music with international audiences in the 1950s. Belafonte is one of the few performers to have received an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony (EGOT), although he won the Oscar in a non-competitive category. He earned his career breakthrough with the album Calypso (1956), which was the first million-selling LP by a single artist. Belafonte was best known for his recordings of "Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)", "Jump in the Line (Shake, Senora)", "Jamaica Farewell", and "Mary's Boy Child". He recorde...
Acting
1992
as Harry Belafonte
2006
as Nelson
1959
as Ralph Burton
1996
as Seldom Seen
1995
as Thaddeus Thomas
2018
as Self - Singer
1972
as Preacher
1959
as Johnny Ingram
2004
as Self (archive footage)
1990
1974
as Geechie Dan Beauford
1957
as David Boyeur
2023
1960
as Self
1954
as Joe
1985
as Self
2005
as Self
2012
as Self
2023
2011
as Self
2004
as Self
1953
as Mr. Williams - School Principal
2011
as Self (archive footage)
2005
as Self
2012
as Self
1997
as Self - Narrator
2013
1994
as Self
1970
as Alexander Levine
1997
2022
as Self - Subject (archive footage)
2022
as Self
2012
2022
2006
1999
as Will Dunn
1974
as Self
2011
as Self
-
as Self (archive footage)
2024
as Self (archive footage)
2022
as Self - Inductee (archive footage)
1988
2004
as Self
1989
2019
2024
as Self (archive footage)
2024
as Self (archive footage)
1970
as Self (archive footage)
2011
as Self (voice)
2013
as Self
1966
as Self
2014
2004
as Self (archive footage)
1981
as Coach Eddie Robinson
2018
2018
as Self
2002
as Self (uncredited)
2004
as Self
1968
as Self
2018
as Jerome Turner
1993
as Self (archive footage)
2015
1986
as Self (archive footage)
1994
as Self
2006
as Self
1985
1972
as Self
2014
2020
as Self
2017
as Self (archive footage)
2014
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2018
as Self
2017
as Self (archive footage)
2017
as Self
1999
as Self
2021
1982
as Self
1977
2016
as Self (archive footage)
2000
as Self
2020
as Self (archive footage)
Production
1972
as Producer
1959
as Producer
1995
as Executive Producer
1959
as Co-Producer
2005
1970
as Producer
1984
as Original Music Composer
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as Producer
1998
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as Producer
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