From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Levardis Robert Martyn Burton, Jr. (born February 16, 1957, height 5' 7" (1,70 m)) professionally known as LeVar Burton, is an American actor, director, producer and author who first came to prominence portraying Kunta Kinte in the 1977 award-winning ABC television miniseries Roots, based on the novel by Alex Haley. He is also well known for his portrayal of Geordi La Forge on the syndicated science fiction series Star Trek: The Next Generation and as the host of the PBS children's program Reading Rainbow.
Star Trek: Generations
(Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge)
Star Trek: Nemesis
(Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge)
Star Trek: First Contact
(Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge)
Star Trek: Insurrection
(Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge)
Stardate Revisited - The Origin of Star Trek: The Next Generation
(Self)
The Hunter
(Tommy Price)
Superman/Batman: Public Enemies
(Black Lightning (voice))
The Midnight Hour
(Vinnie Davis)
I Love Liberty
(Self)
Secrets of Sacred Architecture
(Narrator (voice))
The Jensen Project
(Kendrick)
Looking for Mr. Goodbar
(Cap Jackson)
Star Trek: Picard - The IMAX Live Series Finale Event
(Commodore Geordi La Forge)
Trekkies
(Self)
Butterfly in the Sky
(Self)
The Supernaturals
(Pvt. Michael Osgood)
Taken in Broad Daylight
(Mike Timbrook)
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Time's Arrow
(Lt. Cmdr. Geordi LaForge (archive footage))
Reach for Me
(Nathanial)
Star Trek: Federation Science
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Chain of Command
(Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge (archive footage))
Journey's End - The Saga of Star Trek: The Next Generation
(Self)
Roots: The Gift
(Kunta Kinte)
US Against the World
(Self)
Rise of the Zombies
(Dr. Dan Halpern)
Our Friend, Martin
(Martin at Age 26 (voice) (as Levar Burton))
The Jesse Owens Story
(Professor Preston)
One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story
(Ron LeFlore)
Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid
(Billy Peoples)
Dummy
(Donald Lang)
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Redemption
(Geordi LaForge (archive footage))
The Acorn People
(Rodney)
Emergency Room
(Ray Walden)
Yesterday's Target
(Winstrom)
Parallel Lives
(Dr. Franklin Carter)
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Behind the Scenes
(Geordi La Forge)
Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool
(Self)
Almos' a Man
(Dave)
A Star Is Drawn: Rob Simone's Look Inside Comic-Con
(Self)
Booker
(Davis)
Firestorm: 72 Hours in Oakland
(Fire Chief J. Allan Mather)
Star Trek: The Next Generation - electronic press kit
(Self)
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
(Self)
Lennon or McCartney
(Self)
Ali
(Martin Luther King, Jr.)
Grambling's White Tiger
(Charles 'Tank' Smith)
Battered
(Andrew Sinclair)
A Special Friendship
(Ben Sumner)
School of the Future
Central Park
(Self)
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
(Self)
40 Years of Star Trek
(Self)
And the Children Shall Lead
(Glenn Scott)
Brentwood
(LeVar Burton)
Mickey's 50
(Self)
Blizzard
(Night Watchman Elf (uncredited))
The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next
(Self)
Transformers: Rescue Bots - Rescue Family
Liberty
(Robert Johnson)
Definition Please
(LeVar Burton)
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Gambit
(Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge (archive footage))
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Unification
(Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge (archive footage))
Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds
(Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge (archive footage))
Reunification - 25 Years After Star Trek: The Next Generation
(Self)
The Muppets Go Hollywood
(Self)
Star Trek: The Next Generation - All Good Things ...
(Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge)
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
(Kwame (voice))
Murder, She Wrote
(Reporter Dave Robinson)
Family Guy
(Vern (voice))
Trapper John, M.D.
Star Trek: The Next Generation
(Geordi La Forge)
Boomtown
(Marvin Lloyd)
Star Trek: Voyager
(Captain Geordi La Forge)
Gargoyles
Christy
(Daniel Scott)
MADtv
(Self)
The View
(Self - Guest)
Roots
(Kunta Kinte)
Star Trek: The Next Generation
(Self)
The Captain and Tennille
(Self)
Star Trek: Picard
(Commodore Geordi La Forge)
Batman: The Animated Series
(Hayden Sloane (voice))
Tamron Hall
(Self - Guest)
Transformers: Rescue Bots
(Doc Green (voice))
Community
(LeVar Burton)
Jeopardy!
(Self - Host)
Perception
(Paul Haley)
Tom Swift
(Barclay (voice))
Hell's Kitchen
(Self - Restaurant Patron)
The Big Bang Theory
(LeVar Burton)
The Love Boat
(Darnell Hall)
The Daily Show
(Self)
Scripps National Spelling Bee
(Self - Host)
Family Guy
(LeVar Burton (voice))
Reading Rainbow
(Self - Host)
The Shuttlepod Show
(Self)
Leverage: Redemption
(Mr. Blanche)
The Problem with Jon Stewart
(Self)
100 Years of Warner Bros.
(Self)
Houston Knights
(Jason Evans)
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
(Self)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
(Self)
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
(Richard Jefferson)
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Carol & the End of the World
((voice))
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
(The Monk (voice))
Shatner's Raw Nerve
(Self)
Beyond the Spotlight
Explained
(Narrator (voice))
PBS News Weekend
(Himself (voice))
Adventure Time
(Bubble (voice))
The Ready Room
(Self)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
(Self - Guest)
OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes
(Kwame)
Star Trek: Enterprise
(Himself)
Trivial Pursuit
(Self - Host)
Star Trek - Q Fan Collective
(Geordi La Forge)
Weird City
(Dr. Negari)
The Eric Andre Show
(Self)
Becker
(Mr. Haller)
Finding Your Roots
Futurama
(Unlicensed Hologram of LeVar Burton (voice))
Deadly Games
(Mr. Metcalf)
The Legend of Vox Machina
(Undead Thordak (voice))
Blizzard
(Director)
Smart House
(Director)
The Tiger Woods Story
(Director)
The Right to Read
(Executive Producer)
Reach for Me
(Director)
Star Trek: Enterprise
(Director)
Star Trek: Voyager
(Director)
Star Trek: The Next Generation
(Director)
Charmed
(Director)
JAG
(Director)
Las Vegas
(Director)
Soul Food
(Director)
Miracle's Boys
(Director)
Perception
(Director)
NCIS: New Orleans
(Director)
Roots
(Co-Executive Producer)
Scorpion
(Director)
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
(Director)
NCIS: Hawai'i
(Director)
Reading Rainbow
(Executive Producer)