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Martin Luther King and the March on Washington
2013
as Self
Harry Belafonte
Also known as: Harold George Belafonte Jr., Belafonte, Harold George Bellanfanti Jr....
Acting
Nationality:United States
Height:5'12" (182 cm)
Education:Wolmer's Schools, George Washington Educational Campus, The New School
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CommunityBiographyvia wikipedia
Harry Belafonte ( BEL-ə-FON-tee; born Harold George Bellanfanti Jr.; March 1, 1927 – April 25, 2023) was an American singer, actor, and civil rights activist who popularized calypso music with international audiences in the 1950s and 1960s. Belafonte's career breakthrough album Calypso (1956) 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 feature film appearance in Spike Lee's BlacKkKlansman (2018). Harry Belafonte considered the actor, singer, and activist Paul Robeson to be a mentor. Belafonte was also a close confidant of Martin Luther King Jr. during the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s and acted as the American Civil Liberties Union celebrity ambassador for juvenile justice issues. He was also a vocal critic of the policies of the George W. Bush and first Donald Trump administrations. Belafonte won three Grammy Awards, including a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, a Primetime 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. He 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.
Notable Works
CalypsoBanana Boat (Day-O)
Filmography (84 movies)
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The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert
1988
as Self
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Harry Belafonte: Between Calypso and Justice
2022
as Self - Subject (archive footage)
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2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2022
as Self - Inductee (archive footage)
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Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady
1997
as Self
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Motherland
2010
as Self
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Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan
2023
as Self
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Nationtime
1972
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The One and Only Dick Gregory
2021
as Self
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Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist
1998
as Self
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Sidney
2022
as Self
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The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975
2011
as Self (voice)
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The World of Jim Henson
1994
as Self
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Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism
2004
as Self (archive footage)
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King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
1970
as Self (archive footage)
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Hava Nagila: The Movie
2012
as Self
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Mr. SOUL!
2018
as Self
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The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
1986
as Self (archive footage)
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Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom
2012
as Self
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Nat King Cole: Afraid of the Dark
2014
as Self
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The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
1990
as Self
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King in the Wilderness
2018
as Self
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Sing Your Song
2012
as Self
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6.8
Odds Against Tomorrow
1959
as Johnny Ingram
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Night of 100 Stars
1982
as Self
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Free to Be… You and Me
1974
as Self
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Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley
2013
as Self
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Is That Black Enough for You?!?
2022
as Self
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Island in the Sun
1957
as David Boyeur
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Mama Africa
2011
as Self (archive footage)
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Bobby
2006
as Nelson
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The World, the Flesh and the Devil
1959
Producer
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Bright Road
1953
as Mr. Williams - School Principal
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Buck and the Preacher
1972
Producer
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The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show
2020
as Self
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Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart
2017
as Self
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Carmen Jones
1954
as Joe
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Uptown Saturday Night
1974
as Geechie Dan Beauford
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Kansas City
1996
as Seldom Seen
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Jazz '34
1997
as Self - Narrator
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Best Ever Muppet Moments
2006
as Self
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Legenden: Audrey Hepburn
2005
as Self
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Nana Mouskouri, Momente ihres Lebens
2020
as Self (archive footage)
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Swing Vote
1999
as Will Dunn
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The University of Sing Sing
2011
as Self
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White Man's Burden
1995
as Thaddeus Thomas
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The Angel Levine
1970
Producer
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The Peace!
2005
as Self
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TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
2004
as Self (archive footage)
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The Affair
1995
Executive Producer
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Dom Salvador & The Abolition
2020
as Self
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Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
2002
as Self (uncredited)
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1.5
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee
2014
as Self
Petula
1968
as Self
Harry Belafonte in Concert
1960
as Self
Grambling's White Tiger
1981
as Coach Eddie Robinson
Marsha Hunt's Sweet Adversity
2015
as Self
The Legendary Nat King Cole
2004
as Self
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
1999
as Self
The Unforgettable Nat King Cole
1989
as Self
Muppet Music Moments
2004
as Self
Rise Like Lions
2011
as Self
Året var 1966
2016
as Self (archive footage)
JFK: The Private President
2013
as Self
The Strolling '20s
1966
as Self
Rise Up: The Movement that Changed America
2018
as Self
The World of Nat King Cole
2004
as Self
The Best Of Danny Kaye - The Television Years
1993
as Self (archive footage)
The Muppet Revue
1985
as Self
The Madding Crowd
2017
as Self (archive footage)
JFK: The Lost Inaugural Gala
2017
as Self
The Tallest Tree in Our Forest
1977
as Self
Martin Luther King by Trevor Mcdonald
2018
as Self - Singer
Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes
2023
as Self
Mo & Me
2006
Nat King Cole & Friends Unforgettable Hits
TBA
as Self (archive footage)
The Man Behind the White Guitar
2019
as Self
Following Harry
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Anecdotes about Fidel
2009
Altman on His Own Terms
2000
as Self
CIRILO, A Legacy Untold
2025
The Day of the Oath
1965
as Self
King Leopold’s Ghost
TBA
Producer
Haiti: Killing the Dream
TBA
Producer
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