Ben Vereen
Born: 1946-10-10 in Miami, Florida, USA
Known For: Acting
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Ben Vereen (born October 10, 1946) is an American actor, dancer, and singer who has appeared in numerous Broadway theatre shows. Vereen graduated from Manhattan's High School of Performing Arts.
Filmography
2025
2021
- Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age as Self
2020
- B Positive as Peter
- Chita: A Legendary Celebration as Self
2019
- The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- David Foster: Off the Record as Self (archive footage)
- On Broadway as Self (archive footage)
2018
- Magnum P.I. as Henry Barr
2017
- The Good Fight as Frederick Douglass
- Making History as Dr. Cobell
2016
- Bull as Willie Lambert
- Star as Calvin
- The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again as Dr. Scott
2015
- Sneaky Pete as Porter
- Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do as Self
2014
- Top Five as Carl Allen
- Time Out of Mind as Dixon
2013
- Khumba as Mkhulu (voice)
- Cabaret: The Musical That Changed Musicals as Self
2011
- Mama, I Want to Sing! as Horace Payne
2010
- Hot in Cleveland as Mayor Deacon
2009
- Tapioca as Nuts
2008
2007
- And Then Came Love as Chuck Cooper
2006
- Idlewild as Percy Senior
2005
- Grey's Anatomy as Archie Roche
- How I Met Your Mother as Sam Gibbs
2003
- NCIS as Lamar Addison
2002
- Fosse as Performer
2001
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Jeremiah Morris
- The Painting as Whistlin' Willie Weston
- Feast of All Saints as Rudolphe Lermontant
1999
- I'll Take You There as Mr. Gwin
1998
- Why Do Fools Fall In Love as Richard Barrett
1997
- The View as Self
- Oz as A.R. Whitworth
- Vaudeville as Narrator
1996
1995
- Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child as Snake (voice)
1994
- Touched by an Angel as Ulysses Dodd
- New York Undercover as Louie
1993
- The Nanny as Ben Vereen
- Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman as Dr. Andre Novak
- Once Upon a Forest as Phineas (voice)
1992
- Intruders as Gene Randall
1991
- Silk Stalkings as Ben Hutchinson
- Breakfast with the Arts
1990
- The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air as Lou Smith
- Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme as Itsy-Bitsy Spider
- The Kid Who Loved Christmas as Morris
- The Chipmunks Rockin' Through The Decades as Self
1989
- Booker
- Buy & Cell as Shaka
1987
- Star Trek: The Next Generation as Dr. Edward La Forge
- CBS Summer Playhouse as Pianist in Bar
- The Saint in Manhattan as Pianist in Bar
- J.J. Starbuck as Tenspeed Turner
1986
- Zoobilee Zoo as Mayor Ben
- The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years as Self (archive footage)
- Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade
1985
- A.D. as Ethiopian
- Lost In London as Paul Williams
- The Zoo Gang as The Winch
- Puss in Boots as Puss in Boots
- Jacques Cousteau: The First 75 Years as Self
- Breakin' Through
1984
- The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team
- Don't Ask Me, Ask God as Self
- Ellis Island as Roscoe Haines
- The Jesse Owens Story as Herb Douglas
- Lynda Carter: Body and Soul as Self
1983
- The Charmkins as Dragonweed (voice)
- Webster
- Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade as Self - Host
1982
- Faerie Tale Theatre as Puss in Boots
- Night of 100 Stars as Self
- Sabine as Stanley
1981
- Pippin as Leading Player
- Walt Disney: One Man's Dream as Self
1979
- All That Jazz as O'Connor Flood
- The Cheryl Ladd Special as Self
1977
- The Love Boat as John Hanson
- Roots as Chicken George Moore
1976
- The Muppet Show as Self - Special Guest Star
- Donny & Marie as Self
- The Captain and Tennille as Self
- Louis Armstrong: Chicago Style
- Mary's Incredible Dream as Devil / Noah / Man
1975
- Funny Lady as Bert Robbins
- Ben Vereen... Comin' at Ya as Host
1974
- Dinah! as Self
1969
- Sweet Charity as Dancer
1967
- The Carol Burnett Show as Self - Guest / Various Characters
1962
1961
- The Mike Douglas Show as Self
1956
- Tony Awards as Self - Presenter / Performer
1953
- The Oscars as Self