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Overview
Awards:
6 wins moreNewsDesk:
(14 articles)
The Blues Save Lives Yet Again (From Cinema Blend. 8 July 2009, 6:53 AM, PDT)
HBO: The Black List Vol. 2—Interview With Timothy Greenfield-Sanders & Elvis Mitchell
(From Twitch. 11 February 2009, 11:28 PM, PST)
Filmography
Jump to filmography as: Actor, Writer, Director, Producer, Composer, Editor, Miscellaneous Crew, Music Department, Soundtrack, Thanks, Self
Actor:
- "All My Children" .... Melvin Woods (2 episodes, 2008)
... aka "All My Children: The Summer of Seduction" (USA: promotional title)
- Episode #1.9931 (2008) TV episode .... Melvin Woods
- Episode #1.9912 (2008) TV episode .... Melvin Woods - Blackout (2007/III) .... George
- Hard Luck (2006) (V) .... Hospital Prophet
- "Girlfriends" .... Kenneth Daly (2 episodes, 2005)
- Trial and Errors (2005) TV episode .... Kenneth Daly
- Everything Old Is New Again (2005) TV episode .... Kenneth Daly - The Hebrew Hammer (2003) .... Sweetback
- Baltimore (2003)
- Antilles sur Seine (2000) .... L'Américain à la soirée
- Time of Her Time (1999) .... Thompson
- Smut (1999)
- Love Kills (1998) .... Abel
- Riot (1997) (TV) .... Vernon (segment "Homecoming Day")
... aka Riot in the Streets (video title) - "The Shining" (1997) TV mini-series .... Richard "Dick" Hallorann
... aka "Stephen King's The Shining" (USA: complete title) - "Homicide: Life on the Street" .... Bennett Jackson (1 episode, 1997)
... aka "Homicide" (USA: informal short title)
- The Documentary (1997) TV episode .... Bennett Jackson - Calm at Sunset (1996) (TV) .... Mr. Bucket
... aka Calm at Sunset, Calm at Dawn (USA) - Gang in Blue (1996) (TV) .... Andre Speier
- "Living Single" .... Warner Devant (1 episode, 1996)
... aka "My Girls"
- Likes Father, Likes Son (1996) TV episode .... Warner Devant - Panther (1995/I) .... Old jailbird
- Fist of the North Star (1995) .... Asher
... aka Hokuto no Ken - Terminal Velocity (1994) .... Noble
- "Dream On" .... Norman Green (1 episode, 1994)
- Steinway to Heaven (1994) TV episode .... Norman Green - Posse (1993) .... Papa Joe
- Boomerang (1992) .... Editor
- True Identity (1991) .... Taxi Driver
- "In the Heat of the Night" .... Nathaniel Halwell (1 episode, 1990)
- An Angry Woman (1990) TV episode .... Nathaniel Halwell - "Sonny Spoon" .... Mel Spoon (9 episodes, 1988-1990)
- Papa Rozzi (1990) TV episode .... Mel Spoon
- Diamonds Aren't Forever (1988) TV episode .... Mel Spoon
- Too Good to Be True, Too Good to Get Caught (1988) TV episode .... Mel Spoon
- Tough Habit (1988) TV episode .... Mel Spoon
- Semper Fi (1988) TV episode .... Mel Spoon
(4 more) - Identity Crisis (1989) .... The Inspector
- Jaws: The Revenge (1987) .... Mr. Witherspoon
- Taking Care of Terrific (1987) (TV) .... Hawk
- America (1986) .... Man Interviewed
... aka Moonbeam - O.C. and Stiggs (1985) .... Wino Bob
- The Sophisticated Gents (1981) (TV) .... Walter 'Moon' Porter/Silky
- Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (1971) .... Sweetback
- Watermelon Man (1970) (uncredited) .... Sign Painter
Writer:
- Confessionsofa Ex-Doofus-ItchyFooted Mutha (2008) (screenplay)
- How to Get the Man's Foot Outta Your Ass (2003) (book "Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song: A Guerilla Filmmaking Manifesto")
... aka Baadasssss! (USA: new title)
... aka Badass (USA)
... aka Gettin' the Man's Foot Outta Your Baadasssss! (USA: new title) - Le conte du ventre plein (2000) (writer)
... aka Bellyful (International: English title) - Classified X (1998) (TV) (writer)
... aka Melvin Van Peebles' Classified X (USA: complete title) - Panther (1995/I) (novel "Panther") (screenplay)
- Vrooom Vroom Vrooom (1995) (writer)
- "CBS Schoolbreak Special" (1 episode, 1987)
- The Day They Came to Arrest the Book (1987) TV episode (writer) - The Sophisticated Gents (1981) (TV) (writer)
- Greased Lightning (1977) (writer)
- Just an Old Sweet Song (1976) (TV) (writer)
... aka Down Home - Don't Play Us Cheap (1973) (writer)
- Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (1971) (written by)
- Slogan (1969) (writer)
- La permission (1968) (writer)
... aka The Story of a Three-Day Pass (USA) - Cinq cent balles (1963) (writer)
- Three Pickup Men for Herrick (1957) (writer)
- Sunlight (1957) (writer)
Director:
- Confessionsofa Ex-Doofus-ItchyFooted Mutha (2008)
- The Real Deal (2003) (V)
- Le conte du ventre plein (2000)
... aka Bellyful (International: English title) - "The Outer Limits" (1 episode, 1997)
... aka "The New Outer Limits" (USA: promotional title)
- Bodies of Evidence (1997) TV episode - Gang in Blue (1996) (TV)
- Tales of Erotica (1996) (segment "Vroom Vroom Vroooom")
... aka Erotic Tales - Vrooom Vroom Vrooom (1995)
- Identity Crisis (1989)
- Don't Play Us Cheap (1973)
- Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (1971)
- Watermelon Man (1970)
- "The Bill Cosby Show" (1 episode, 1970)
- Really Cool (1970) TV episode - La permission (1968)
... aka The Story of a Three-Day Pass (USA) - Cinq cent balles (1963)
- Three Pickup Men for Herrick (1957)
- Sunlight (1957)
Producer:
- Confessionsofa Ex-Doofus-ItchyFooted Mutha (2008) (producer)
- Le conte du ventre plein (2000) (delegate producer)
... aka Bellyful (International: English title) - Classified X (1998) (TV) (executive producer)
... aka Melvin Van Peebles' Classified X (USA: complete title) - Gang in Blue (1996) (TV) (producer)
- Panther (1995/I) (producer)
- Vrooom Vroom Vrooom (1995) (producer)
- Identity Crisis (1989) (producer)
- The Sophisticated Gents (1981) (TV) (associate producer)
- Don't Play Us Cheap (1973) (producer)
- Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (1971) (producer)
- Sunlight (1957) (producer)
Composer:
- Unstoppable: Conversation with Melvin Van Peebles, Gordon Parks, and Ossie Davis (2005) (TV)
- Le conte du ventre plein (2000)
... aka Bellyful (International: English title) - Vrooom Vroom Vrooom (1995)
- Don't Play Us Cheap (1973)
- Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (1971)
- Watermelon Man (1970)
- La permission (1968)
... aka The Story of a Three-Day Pass (USA) - Cinq cent balles (1963)
- Sunlight (1957)
- Three Pickup Men for Herrick (1957)
Editor:
- Vrooom Vroom Vrooom (1995)
- Identity Crisis (1989)
- Don't Play Us Cheap (1973)
- Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (1971)
Miscellaneous Crew:
- Baadasssss Cinema (2002) (TV) (source)
Music Department:
- The Sophisticated Gents (1981) (TV) (composer: song "Greased Lightning")
Soundtrack:
- Don't Play Us Cheap (1973) (writer: "Quittin' Time")
Thanks:
- C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America (2004) (special thanks)
- Bamboozled (2000) (thanks)
- Making 'Do the Right Thing' (1989) (TV) (special thanks)
Self:
- Bring Your 'A' Game (2009) (post-production) .... Interviewee
- The Black List: Volume Two (2009) (TV) .... Himself
- "Sex: The Revolution" .... Himself (4 episodes, 2008)
- Tainted Love (2008) TV episode .... Himself
- Do Your Own Thing (2008) TV episode .... Himself
- The Big Bang (2008) TV episode .... Himself
- Save It for Marriage (2008) TV episode .... Himself - Disappearing Voices: The Decline of Black Radio (2008) .... Himself
- The 2006 Black Movie Awards (2006) (TV) .... Himself
- Breaking the Rules (2006) .... Himself
... aka Breaking the Rules: Auf den Spuren der amerikanischen Gegenkultur (Germany: long title) - American Stag (2006) .... Melvin Van Peebles
- How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It) (2005) .... Himself
- The 20th IFP Independent Spirit Awards (2005) (TV) .... Himself
- Unstoppable: Conversation with Melvin Van Peebles, Gordon Parks, and Ossie Davis (2005) (TV) .... Himself
- The Story Behind Baadasssss!: The Birth of Black Cinema (2004) (V) (uncredited) .... Himself
- "Tavis Smiley" .... Himself (1 episode, 2004)
- Episode dated 27 May 2004 (2004) TV episode .... Himself - "Anatomy of a Scene" .... Himself (1 episode, 2004)
- Baadasssss (2004) TV episode .... Himself - Baadasssss Cinema (2002) (TV) .... Himself
- Jim Brown: All American (2002) (TV) .... Himself (Actor, Producer, Director)
- Acapulco Black Film Festival (2000) (TV) .... Himself
- Classified X (1998) (TV) .... Himself/Narrator
... aka Melvin Van Peebles' Classified X (USA: complete title) - "Lauren Hutton and..." .... Himself (1 episode, 1995)
- Melvin Van Peebles (1995) TV episode .... Himself - "The Charlie Rose Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1995)
... aka "Charlie Rose" (USA: new title)
- Episode dated 15 March 1995 (1995) TV episode .... Himself - Last Action Hero (1993) .... Himself
- "Black Journal" .... Himself (1 episode, 1976)
- Episode dated 4 April 1976 (1976) TV episode .... Himself - "The Irv Kupcinet Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1975)
- Episode dated 4 August 1975 (1975) TV episode .... Himself - "Soul Train" .... Guest (1 episode, 1974)
- Bill Withers/The Soul Children/Melvin Van Peebles (1974) TV episode .... Guest - "The Midnight Special" .... Himself (1 episode, 1974)
- Episode #2.37 (1974) TV episode .... Himself - Wattstax (1973) (uncredited) .... Himself
Additional Details
Other Works:
Album: "The Melvin Van Peebles Collection", 1971. morePublicity Listings:
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