Gregory Hines
Born: 1946-02-14 in New York City, New York, USA
Died: 2003-08-09
Known For: Acting
Biography
Gregory Oliver Hines (February 14, 1946 – August 9, 2003) was an American dancer, actor, choreographer, and singer. He is one of the most celebrated tap dancers of all time. As an actor, he is best known for Wolfen (1981), The Cotton Club (1984), White Nights (1985), Running Scared (1986), A Rage in Harlem (1991), The Gregory Hines Show (1997–1998), playing Ben on Will & Grace (1999–2000), and for voicing Big Bill on the Nick Jr. animated children's television program Little Bill (1999–2004). Hines starred in more than 40 films and also appeared on Broadway. He received many accolades, including a Daytime Emmy Award, a Drama Desk Award, and a Tony Award, as well as nominations for a Screen Actors Guild Award and four Primetime Emmy Awards. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gregory Hines, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
2019
- Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back as Self (archive footage)
2018
- American Tap as (archive footage)
2015
- Uncovering Wolfen as Self (archive footage)
2009
- Making History: Mel Brooks on Creating the World as Self (archive footage)
2004
- Broadway's Lost Treasures II as Jelly Roll Morton (segment "Jelly's Last Jam")
2003
- Lost at Home as Jordan King
- Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend as Self (archive footage)
2002
- It's Black Entertainment as Self
- The Red Sneakers as Zeke
- Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story as Self (uncredited)
2001
- Bojangles as Bojangles
- Santa, Baby! as Noel (voice)
2000
- Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her as Robert (segment "Fantasies About Rebecca")
- Once in the Life as Ruffhouse
- Who Killed Atlanta's Children? as Ron Larson
1999
- Little Bill as William "Big Bill" Glover (voice)
1998
- Will & Grace as Ben Doucette
- The Tic Code as Tyrone Pike
- Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood as Self
1997
- The Gregory Hines Show as Ben Stevenson
- Subway Stories as Jack (segment "Manhattan Miracle")
- Color of Justice as Reverend Walton
- Good Luck as Bernard 'Bern' Lemley
1996
- The Preacher's Wife as Joe Hamilton
- Mad Dog Time as Jules Flamingo
- The Cherokee Kid as The Undertaker / Jedediah Turner
1995
- Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child as The Beast (voice)
- Waiting to Exhale as Marvin
- Amazing Stories: The Movie IV as Falsworth (archive footage)
- Bleeding Hearts ... (Director)
- A Stranger in Town as Barnes
1994
- Baseball as Various (voice)
- Renaissance Man as Sergeant Cass
- Dead Air as Mark Jannek / Jim Sheppard
- Kangaroo Court
1992
- T Bone N Weasel as T Bone
- Jammin': Jelly Roll Morton on Broadway as Self
1991
- A Rage in Harlem as Goldy
- Eve of Destruction as Colonel Jim McQuade
- Warrior: The Life of Leonard Peltier ... (Thanks)
- White Lie as Len Madison Jr.
1990
- Law & Order as Defense Attorney Carl Halpert
- Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration as Self
1989
- Tap as Max Washington
1988
- Off Limits as Albaby Perkins
- Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute as Self
1986
- Running Scared as Ray Hughes
1985
- Amazing Stories as Falsworth
- White Nights as Raymond Greenwood
- Night of 100 Stars II as Self
- Puss in Boots as Edgar - Miller's Son
- About Tap as Self
1984
- The Cotton Club as Delbert 'Sandman' Williams
- The Muppets Take Manhattan as Rollerskater
1983
- Reading Rainbow as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Deal of the Century as Ray Kasternak
1982
- Wogan as Self
- Faerie Tale Theatre as Edgar, Miller's son
- I Love Liberty as Self
- Shirley MacLaine... Illusions as Self
1981
- History of the World: Part I as Josephus
- Wolfen as Whittington
- Steve Martin's Best Show Ever as Self / Lionel Foot
- Eubie!
1980
- Fridays as Self
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Self - Musical Guest
1971
- Great Performances as Self
- The Pearl Bailey Show as Self
1968
- Frost on Sunday as Self (as Hines, Hines and Dad)
1967
1958
- Kraft Music Hall as Self
1956
- Tony Awards as Self - Host
1953
- The Oscars as Self