Obba Babatundé
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1951-12-01 (74 years old)
Place of Birth
Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Also known As
Obba Babatundè
Obba Babatunde
Obba Babatundé
Biography
Obba Babatundé (born December 1, 1951) is an American actor of stage and screen, known for his Emmy-nominated performance in the television movie Miss Evers' Boys, a NAACP Image Award-nominated performance in the TV movie Introducing Dorothy Dandridge, and a Tony Award-nominated role for his performance as C.C. White in the original cast of the 1981 Broadway musical Dreamgirls. Babatundé was a protege of Sammy Davis, Jr., who said of him, "This is the only cat who can do everything I can do." Babatundé does dance, sing, play instruments, execute impersonations, including his portrayal of Davis, aided by their similarity in energy, size and t...
Acting
1991
as TV Anchor Man
2004
as Zacharias
2006
as Craig
1999
as Willie Long
2001
as Dean Carl Cain
2008
as Dr. Haskins
1996
as Paul
1993
as Sawyer
2018
as Chief of Police
2004
as Senator Wells
1990
as Blink Willie
2009
as Mr. Johnson
-
as Leo
2022
as Mr. Burke
1996
as Cum Posey
1999
as Harold Nicholas
2011
as Ikliff
1988
as Raymond Watkins
2011
as Dr. Howard Perkins
1997
as Willie Johnson
2007
as Narrator
2013
as Iklif
1987
as Bongo Drummer
1993
as Jerome Green
1995
as Trinidad
2009
as Osiris
1996
as Lamarr
2017
as Big Ears (voice)
2016
as Big Ears (voice)
2023
as Pastor Stevens
2004
as Band Leader
2015
as Pastor Lovely
1995
as Interpreter
1996
as Isom Dart
2012
as Larry Armstrong
2011
as Mesmer
2015
as Mesmer
2012
as Vampire Actor #4 (voice)
1993
as Paul
2012
as Mayor Denny
1992
2002
as Charles Henderson
2016
as Stark
1996
as Brian Parish
2001
as Tony
2004
2007
as Attorney Miller
2004
as Chief Ankamuti (voice)
2015
as Jonathan Black
1980
as Dancer
2018
as Mr. Bernard
1988
as The Face of Justice
2018
as Charles Williams
2019
as Nicodemus
2014
as Roscoe
2003
1999
as Chett
2011
as Judge / Bibliobot (voice)
2017
as John Harris
1982
as Zodzetrick
2006
as Miguel
1994
as Cornell
2020
as Chief Keaton
2007
as Detective Combs
2002
as Sgt. Moody
1996
as Jeffery
1980
as Himself
1995
as FBI Agent
-
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as Reginald
2025
as Captain Green
2007
as TV Anchor Man
2009
as Cliff
Production
2013
as Additional Writing
2015
as Director
2023
as Writers' Assistant
2003
as Director
2015
as Executive Producer
-
as Writer
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