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
- Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend as Self (archive footage)
- Lost at Home as Jordan King
2002
- Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story as Self (uncredited)
- The Red Sneakers as Zeke
- It's Black Entertainment as Self
2001
- Santa, Baby! as Noel (voice)
- Bojangles as Bojangles
2000
- Who Killed Atlanta's Children? as Ron Larson
- Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her as Robert (segment "Fantasies About Rebecca")
- Once in the Life as Ruffhouse
1999
- Little Bill as William "Big Bill" Glover (voice)
1998
- Will & Grace as Ben Doucette
- Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood as Self
- The Tic Code as Tyrone Pike
1997
- Subway Stories as Jack (segment "Manhattan Miracle")
- Good Luck as Bernard 'Bern' Lemley
- The Gregory Hines Show as Ben Stevenson
- Color of Justice as Reverend Walton
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
- Bleeding Hearts ... (Director)
- Amazing Stories: The Movie IV as Falsworth (archive footage)
- A Stranger in Town as Barnes
1994
- Baseball as Various (voice)
- Renaissance Man as Sergeant Cass
- Kangaroo Court
- Dead Air as Mark Jannek / Jim Sheppard
1992
- Jammin': Jelly Roll Morton on Broadway as Himself
- T Bone N Weasel as T Bone
1991
- Warrior: The Life of Leonard Peltier ... (Thanks)
- White Lie as Len Madison Jr.
- A Rage in Harlem as Goldy
- Eve of Destruction as Colonel Jim McQuade
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
1986
- Running Scared as Ray Hughes
1985
- Amazing Stories as Falsworth
- White Nights as Raymond Greenwood
- Puss in Boots as Edgar - Miller's Son
- About Tap as Self
- Night of 100 Stars II 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
- Eubie!
- Steve Martin's Best Show Ever as Self / Lionel Foot
1980
- Fridays as Self
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Self - Musical Guest
1971
- Great Performances as Self
- The Pearl Bailey Show as Self
1958
- Kraft Music Hall as Self
1956
- Tony Awards as Self - Host
1953
- The Oscars as Self