Obba Babatundé
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 talent, tap dancing and performing on multiple instruments. In fall 2009, Babatundé played Davis in the title role of "Sammy: Once in a Lifetime," a world premiere musical at the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego. Early in 2000, Babatundé partnered with writer/producer Ruth Adkins Robinson for a series of TV projects including "TV in Black: The First 50 Years," "Oscar's Black Odyssey: From Hattie to Hallie" and "Dorthy Dandridge: An American Beauty". The pair have projects that will take them through 2011. His TV roles have often portrayed authority figures, such as a recurring guest-starring role as a high school principal on Dawson's Creek, an appearance as a judge in a two-part episode of Any Day Now, and as the father of the main characters on Half & Half. He also played Harvard college Dean Cain in the movie How High, as well as the role of Willie Long in the movie Life, and co-starred as an attorney in Philadelphia and as a senator in the 2004 reprise of The Manchurian Candidate. He also played the director in season 3 of Friends in an episode titled "The One with All the Jealousy". Other TV shows he has had recurring roles on include The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Chicago Hope, Rocket Power, Static Shock, and Karen Sisco. He played a small but pivotal role as a doorman/bellhop in the film That Thing You Do! and also appeared in The Wild Thornberrys Movie as the voice of Boko. He played a famous producer known as Gordy Berry on two episodes of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. In the 1998 miniseries, The Temptations, he played the founder of Motown Records Berry Gordy. Babatundé is adept at American sign language and had used this talent in many roles including on one NYPD Blue. His recorded work includes a performance with the New York pianist Onaje Allan Gumbs on the 2007 album Sack Full of Dreams. The actor/producer is also an avid horseman and is a highly regarded rider and trainer in the Rodeo Circuit, including the annual Bill Pickett Rodeol. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Silence of the Lambs
(TV Anchor Man)
After the Sunset
(Zacharias)
Material Girls
(Craig)
Life
(Willie Long)
How High
(Dean Carl Cain)
The Eye
(Dr. Haskins)
Multiplicity
(Paul)
Undercover Blues
(Sawyer)
City of Lies
(Chief of Police)
The Manchurian Candidate
(Senator Wells)
Miami Blues
(Blink Willie)
I Do... I Did!
(Mr. Johnson)
Start Without Me
(Leo)
The Millennial
(Mr. Burke)
Soul of the Game
(Cum Posey)
Introducing Dorothy Dandridge
(Harold Nicholas)
Trapped: Haitian Nights
(Ikliff)
One Special Moment
God Bless the Child
(Raymond Watkins)
Joy Road
(Dr. Howard Perkins)
Miss Evers' Boys
(Willie Johnson)
King: Man of Peace in a Time of War
(Narrator)
Dolls of Voodoo
(Iklif)
Leonard Part 6
(Bongo Drummer)
Philadelphia
(Jerome Green)
Fatal Pursuit
(Trinidad)
Black Dynamite
(Osiris)
The Temptations Le film de leur ascension vers la gloire
(Berry Gordy)
That Thing You Do!
(Lamarr)
Pup Star: Better 2Gether
(Big Ears (voice))
Pup Star
(Big Ears (voice))
Noble Intentions
(Pastor Stevens)
The Notebook
(Band Leader)
Born to Be Wild
(Interpreter)
American Bad Boy
(Pastor Lovely)
The Last Fall
The Cherokee Kid
(Isom Dart)
The Trap Door
(Mesmer)
Death's Door
(Mesmer)
Scooby-Doo! Music of the Vampire
(Vampire Actor #4 (voice))
People Not Places
Necronomicon
(Paul)
Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups
(Mayor Denny)
The Importance of Being Earnest
(Lane)
Redeemer
(Charles Henderson)
The Watcher
(Stark)
The Tomorrow Man
(Brian Parish)
The Visit
(Tony)
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
(Self)
Cover
(Attorney Miller)
Kangaroo Jack: G'Day, U.S.A.!
(Chief Ankamuti (voice))
Children of the Dead (Concept Trailer)
If I Tell You I Have to Kill You
(Jonathan Black)
Baryshnikov on Broadway
(Dancer)
Kinky
(Mr. Bernard)
Married to the Mob
(The Face of Justice)
Jingle Belle
(Charles Williams)
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History
(Self)
Revival!
(Nicodemus)
Lap Dance
(Roscoe)
Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty
(Host)
The Apartment Complex
(Chett)
All Star Superman
(Judge / Bibliobot (voice))
'Til Death Do Us Part
(John Harris)
Treemonisha
(Zodzetrick)
The Celestine Prophecy
(Miguel)
M.A.N.T.I.S.
(Cornell)
Trigger
(Chief Keaton)
April Fools
(Detective Combs)
John Q
(Sgt. Moody)
Carpool
(Jeffery)
An Evening with Liza Minnelli
(Himself)
The Net
(FBI Agent)
Friends
(Director)
Chicago Med
(Dr. James Coleman)
Chicago Hope
Family Law
(Philip Hamilton)
Static Shock
(Watch Store Salesman (voice))
Static Shock
(Singer (voice))
Forever
(Gregory)
Goliath
(Ivan Tillinger)
Tales from the Crypt
(Lieutenant Jamison)
Grey's Anatomy
(Dan Gates)
Psych
(David Gaffney)
Kingdom
(Detective Gaines)
Dawson's Creek
(Principal Howard Green)
The Outer Limits
(Dr. Joseph Lennox)
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
(Gordy Berry)
Max Steel
((voice))
The Temptations
(Berry Gordy)
S.W.A.T.
(Daniel Harrelson, Sr.)
The Good Fight
(Danny Quinn)
A Different World
(Frank Benning)
Ballers
(J.D. Pritchard)
Sliders
(Cezanne Brown)
For The People
(Philip Kaws)
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
(Mongoose)
Dear White People
(Dean Fairbanks)
The Human Factor
Everwood
(Jason)
Enlisted
(General Murray)
Little Fires Everywhere
(George Wright)
Touched by an Angel
(Carter Evans)
M.A.N.T.I.S.
Private Practice
(Dr. Larry Cannon)
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
(Jameson Walker)
