Melvin Van Peebles

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.

Cast

Identity Crisis

(The Inspector)

Taking Care of Terrific

(Hawk)

Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song

(Sweetback)

Fist of the North Star

(Asher)

O.C. and Stiggs

(Wino Bob)

BaadAsssss Cinema

(Self)

Peeples

(Grandpa Peeples)

Directors on Directing

(Self)

True Identity

(Taxi Driver)

Sweet Black Film: The Birth of the Black Hero in Hollywood

(Self)

Confessions of a Ex-Doofus-ItchyFooted Mutha

(Melvin Van Peebles)

Calm at Sunset

(Mr. Bucket)

Gang in Blue

(Andre Speier)

René Vautier, le rebelle

(Self)

Hard Luck

(Hospital Prophet)

Watermelon Man

(Sign Painter (uncredited))

The Black List: Volume Two

(Self)

Blackout

(George)

SMUT

(Elmoore)

Unstoppable

(Self)

Making 'Do the Right Thing'

(Self)

Wattstax

(Self)

Classified X

(Self)

Midnight Blue, Vol. 3: Celebrities Edition

(Self (archive footage))

Panther

(Old Jail Bird)

Riot

(Vernon)

Love Kills

(Able)

American Swing

(Self)

The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975

(Self (voice))

Jaws: The Revenge

(Mr. Witherspoon)

How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It)

The Real Deal: What It Is

(Self)

Terminal Velocity

(Noble)

Salty Dog Blues

(Self (Interviewee))

Armed

(Grandpa V.)

America

(Man Interviewed)

The Hebrew Hammer

(Sweetback)

Sunlight

Posse

(Papa Joe)

Last Action Hero

(Self)

Infiltrating Hollywood: The Rise and Fall of the Spook Who Sat by the Door

Farewell, Babylon!

(Self)

Boomerang

(Editor)

Redemption Road

(Elmo)

Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking

(Self)

Girlfriends

Living Single

Homicide: Life on the Street

Hallmark Hall of Fame

(Bucket)

Sonny Spoon

Sex: The Revolution

The Sophisticated Gents

(Walter 'Moon' Porter)

Dream On

(Norman Green)

The Shining

(Richard Hallorann)

Crew

Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song

(Editor)

Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song

(Producer)

Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song

(Director)

Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song

(Screenplay)

Baadasssss!

(Writer)

Watermelon Man

(Director)

500 Francs

(Director)

500 Francs

(Original Music Composer)

500 Francs

(Writer)

Confessions of a Ex-Doofus-ItchyFooted Mutha

(Writer)

Confessions of a Ex-Doofus-ItchyFooted Mutha

(Director)

The Story of a Three-Day Pass

(Director)

Vrooom Vrooom Vroooom

(Director)

Vrooom Vrooom Vroooom

(Writer)

Gang in Blue

(Producer)

Gang in Blue

(Director)

The Story of a Three-Day Pass

(Music)

The Story of a Three-Day Pass

(Writer)

Greased Lightning

(Screenplay)

The Real Deal: What It Is

(Director)

Bellyful

(Writer)

Bellyful

(Music)

Identity Crisis

(Editor)

Identity Crisis

(Producer)

Don't Play Us Cheap

(Director)

Classified X

(Writer)

Slogan

(Writer)

Panther

(Screenplay)

Identity Crisis

(Director)

Bellyful

(Director)

Greased Lightning

(Writer)

Watermelon Man

(Original Music Composer)

Don't Play Us Cheap

(Music)

Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song

(Original Music Composer)

Sunlight

(Director)

Three Pick-Up Men for Herrick

(Director)

Three Pick-Up Men for Herrick

(Writer)

The Day They Came to Arrest the Book

(Writer)

Just an Old Sweet Song

(Writer)

Panther

(Producer)

Panther

(Novel)

Don't Play Us Cheap

(Editor)

Don't Play Us Cheap

(Theatre Play)

Don't Play Us Cheap

(Screenplay)

Don't Play Us Cheap

(Songs)

Vrooom Vrooom Vroooom

(Producer)

Vrooom Vrooom Vroooom

(Original Music Composer)

Vrooom Vrooom Vroooom

(Editor)

Tales of Erotica

(Director)

976-STUD

(Director)

Bellyful

(Producer)

CBS Schoolbreak Special

(Writer)

The Outer Limits

(Director)

The Sophisticated Gents

(Teleplay)