Harry Belafonte
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Harry Belafonte (born Harold George Bellanfanti Jr.; March 1, 1927 – April 25, 2023) was an American singer, actor and activist, who popularized calypso music with international audiences in the 1950s. Belafonte is one of the few performers to have received an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony (EGOT), although he won the Oscar in a non-competitive category. He earned his career breakthrough with the album Calypso (1956), which was the first million-selling LP by a single artist. Belafonte was best known for his recordings of "Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)", "Jump in the Line (Shake, Senora)", "Jamaica Farewell", and "Mary's Boy Child". He recorded and performed in many genres, including blues, folk, gospel, show tunes, and American standards. He also starred in films such as Carmen Jones (1954), Island in the Sun (1957), Odds Against Tomorrow (1959), Buck and the Preacher (1972), and Uptown Saturday Night (1974). He made his final screen appearance in Spike Lee's BlacKkKlansman (2018). Belafonte considered the actor, singer, and activist Paul Robeson a mentor, and he was a close confidant of Martin Luther King Jr. during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s. He was a vocal critic of the policies of the George W. Bush and Donald Trump administrations. Belafonte acted as the American Civil Liberties Union celebrity ambassador for juvenile justice issues. Belafonte won three Grammy Awards (including a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award), an Emmy Award, and a Tony Award. In 1989, he received the Kennedy Center Honors. He was awarded the National Medal of Arts in 1994. In 2014, he received the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award at the Academy's 6th Annual Governors Awards and in 2022 was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the Early Influence category. Description above from the Wikipedia article Harry Belafonte, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Credits
BlacKkKlansman (2018)
as Jerome Turner
Jim Henson Idea Man (2024)
as Self (archive footage)
The Player (1992)
as Harry Belafonte
The Greatest Night in Pop (2024)
as Self (archive footage)
Sidney (2022)
as Self
Prêt-à-Porter (1994)
as Self
Carmen Jones (1954)
as Joe
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (2022)
as Self - Inductee (archive footage)
Bobby (2006)
as Nelson
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years (1986)
as Self (archive footage)
Buck and the Preacher (1972)
as Preacher
White Man's Burden (1995)
as Thaddeus Thomas
Mama Africa (2011)
as Self (archive footage)
We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song (1985)
as Self
Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan (2023)
as Self
Odds Against Tomorrow (1959)
as Johnny Ingram
Following Harry (2024)
as Self (archive footage)
The Peace! (2005)
as Self
Night of 100 Stars (1982)
as Self
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis (1970)
as Self (archive footage)
Nationtime: Gary (1972)
as Self
Uptown Saturday Night (1974)
as Geechie Dan Beauford
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist (1998)
as Self
Is That Black Enough for You?!? (2022)
as Self
The World of Jim Henson (1994)
as Self
The World, the Flesh and the Devil (1959)
as Ralph Burton
Kansas City (1996)
as Seldom Seen
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson (1990)
as Self
The One and Only Dick Gregory (2021)
as Self
Island in the Sun (1957)
as David Boyeur
Mr. SOUL! (2018)
as Self
Dangerous Citizen: The Life and Times of Abraham Polonsky (2026)
as self
Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart (2017)
as Self
Altman on His Own Terms (2000)
as Self
King in the Wilderness (2018)
as Self
An All-Star Celebration Honoring Martin Luther King Jr. (1986)
Actor
Swing Vote (1999)
as Will Dunn
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years (2004)
as Self (archive footage)
The World of Nat King Cole (2004)
as Self
The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert (1988)
as Self
Motherland (2010)
as Self
American Renegade: Confessions of a Radical Humanist (2009)
as Self
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On! (2004)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism (2004)
as Self (archive footage)
The Muppet Revue (1985)
as Self
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee (2014)
as Self
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute (1988)
as Self
Sing Your Song (2012)
as Self
CIRILO, A Legacy Untold (2025)
Actor
The Royal Variety Performance 1977 (1977)
as Self
Free to Be… You and Me (1974)
as Self
Grambling's White Tiger (1981)
as Coach Eddie Robinson
Jim Henson's Memorial Service (1990)
Actor
Anecdotes about Fidel (2009)
Actor
Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom (2012)
as Self
The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 (2011)
as Self (voice)
The Tallest Tree in Our Forest (1977)
as Self
The Angel Levine (1970)
as Alexander Levine
We Shall Overcome (1989)
as Self - Narrator
Best Ever Muppet Moments (2006)
as Self
Martin Luther King and the March on Washington (2013)
as Self
Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley (2013)
as Self
The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show (2020)
as Self
Bright Road (1953)
as Mr. Williams - School Principal
Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (2002)
as Self (uncredited)
Martin Luther King by Trevor Mcdonald (2018)
as Self - Singer
The Strolling '20s (1966)
as Self
Marsha Hunt's Sweet Adversity (2015)
as Self
Dom Salvador & The Abolition (2020)
as Self
The Best Of Danny Kaye - The Television Years (1993)
as Self (archive footage)
JFK: The Lost Inaugural Gala (2017)
as Self
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand (1999)
as Self
Hava Nagila: The Movie (2012)
as Self
Muppet Music Moments (2004)
as Self
Petula (1968)
as Self
Nat King Cole: Afraid of the Dark (2014)
as Self
Rise Up: The Movement that Changed America (2018)
as Self
Rise Like Lions (2011)
as Self
Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady (1997)
as Self
Jazz '34 (1997)
as Self - Narrator
Legenden: Audrey Hepburn (2005)
as Self
Donald McKayle: Heartbeats of a DanceMaker (2004)
as self
Mo & Me (2006)
Actor
Nana Mouskouri, Momente ihres Lebens (2020)
as Self (archive footage)
The Man Behind the White Guitar (2019)
as Self
Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes (2023)
as Self
The Madding Crowd (2017)
as Self (archive footage)
Året var 1966 (2016)
as Self (archive footage)
The Day of the Oath (1965)
as Self
Harry Belafonte: Between Calypso and Justice (2022)
as Self - Subject (archive footage)
Nat King Cole & Friends Unforgettable Hits (—)
as Self (archive footage)
JFK: The Private President (2013)
as Self
The Legendary Nat King Cole (2004)
as Self
The Unforgettable Nat King Cole (1989)
as Self
Harry Belafonte in Concert (1960)
as Self
The University of Sing Sing (2011)
as Self