Melvin Van Peebles

Actor, Writer, Director

Birthdate: Aug 21, 1932

Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, USA

Died: Sep 21, 2021

Melvin Van Peebles was born on 21 August 1932 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for The Shining (1997), Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (1971) and Don't Play Us Cheap (1972). He was married to Maria Marx. He died on 21 September 2021 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.

Known For

The Shining

(1997)

Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song

(1971)

Don't Play Us Cheap

(1972)

Jaws: The Revenge

(1987)

Melvin Van Peebles Movies

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2018 |
Armed
Armed
2018
R
1h 58m
Action, Thriller
3.5
Chief, a former US Marshall, has fallen on hard times after he led his team on a raid that went horribly wrong. As he struggles to pick up the pieces, he soon learns that there may be a larger conspiracy at hand.
asGrandpa V
2013 |
Peeples
Peeples
2013
PG-13
1h 35m
Comedy, Romance
5.4
Sparks fly when Wade Walker crashes the Peeples annual reunion in the Hamptons to ask for their precious daughter Grace's hand in marriage.
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asGrandpa Peeples
2011 |
Un voyage sur la Terre
2010 |
Redemption Roadas Elmo
2010 |
Freakonomics
2008 |
Confessionsofa Ex-Doofus-ItchyFooted Mutha
2007 |
Blackoutas George
2006 |
American Stagas Melvin Van Peebles
2006 |
Breaking the Rules
2003 |
Baadasssss!
2003 |
The Hebrew Hammeras Sweetback
2000 |
Bellyful
2000 |
Time of Her Timeas Thompson
1999 |
Smutas Elmore
1996 |
Tales of Erotica
1995 |
Fist of the North Staras Asher
1995 |
Panther
1994 |
Terminal Velocityas Noble
1989 |
Identity Crisis
1977 |
Greased Lightning
1972 |
Don't Play Us Cheap
1971 |
Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Songas Sweetback
1970 |
Watermelon Man
1969 |
Slogan
1967 |
The Story of a Three Day Pass