Portrait of Ben Vereen

Ben Vereen

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.

Born: October 10, 1946

Place of Birth: Miami, Florida, USA

Filmography

2020
B Positive

as Peter

2019
On Broadway

as Self (archive footage)

2019
David Foster: Off the Record

as Self (archive footage)

2018
Magnum P.I.

as Henry Barr

2017
Making History

as Dr. Cobell

2017
The Good Fight

as Frederick Douglass

2016
Star

as Calvin

2016
Bull

as Willie Lambert

2015
Sneaky Pete

as Porter

2014
Top Five

as Carl Allen

2014
2013
Khumba

as Mkhulu (voice)

2011
Mama, I Want to Sing!

as Horace Payne

2010
Hot in Cleveland

as Mayor Deacon

2007
And Then Came Love

as Chuck Cooper

2006
Idlewild

as Percy Senior

2005
2005
Grey's Anatomy

as Archie Roche

2003
NCIS

as Lamar Addison

2002
Fosse

as Performer

2001
Feast of All Saints

as Rudolphe Lermontant

2001
The Painting

as Whistlin' Willie Weston

2001
1999
1998
Why Do Fools Fall In Love

as Richard Barrett

1997
Vaudeville

as Narrator

1997
The View

as Self

1997
Oz

as A.R. Whitworth

1994
Touched by an Angel

as Ulysses Dodd

1993
The Nanny

as Ben Vereen

1993
Once Upon a Forest

as Phineas (voice)

1992
Intruders

as Gene Randall

1991
Silk Stalkings

as Ben Hutchinson

1990
Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme

as Itsy-Bitsy Spider

1989
1989
Buy & Cell

as Shaka

1987
Star Trek: The Next Generation

as Dr. Edward La Forge

1987
J.J. Starbuck

as Tenspeed Turner

1987
CBS Summer Playhouse

as Pianist in Bar

1987
The Saint in Manhattan

as Pianist in Bar

1986
Zoobilee Zoo

as Mayor Ben

1986
1985
Lost In London

as Paul Williams

1985
Puss in Boots

as Puss in Boots

1985
The Zoo Gang

as The Winch

1985
A.D.

as Ethiopian

1984
Ellis Island

as Roscoe Haines

1984
The Jesse Owens Story

as Herb Douglas

1983
The Charmkins

as Dragonweed (voice)

1982
Faerie Tale Theatre

as Puss in Boots

1982
Sabine

as Stanley

1981
Pippin

as Leading Player

1979
All That Jazz

as O'Connor Flood

1977
The Love Boat

as John Hanson

1977
Roots

as Chicken George Moore

1976
The Muppet Show

as Self - Special Guest Star

1976
1976
Mary's Incredible Dream

as Devil / Noah / Man

1975
Funny Lady

as Bert Robbins

1974
Dinah!

as Self

1969
Sweet Charity

as Dancer

1967
The Carol Burnett Show

as Self - Guest / Various Characters

1961
The Mike Douglas Show

as Self - Co-Host

1956
Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter / Performer

1953
The Oscars

as Self