Melvin Van Peebles
Actor · Producer · Director · Screenplay
Born Aug 21, 1932 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
Active 1951–2021
Melvin Van Peebles (born Melvin Peebles; August 21, 1932 – September 21, 2021) was an American actor, filmmaker, writer, and composer.
Filmography
The Outer Limits (1995) — DirectorHomicide: Life on the Street (1993) — Bennett JacksonThe Shining (1997) — Richard HallorannBoomerang (1992) — EditorLiving Single (1993)Terminal Velocity (1994) — NobleGirlfriends (2000) — Kenneth DalyJaws: The Revenge (1987) — Mr. WitherspoonDream On (1990) — Norman GreenBaadasssss! (2004) — BookWatermelon Man (1970) — Sign Painter (uncredited) · Director · Original Music ComposerGreased Lightning (1977) — Screenplay · WriterPanther (1995) — Old Jail Bird · Screenplay · Producer · NovelHallmark Hall of Fame (1951) — BucketSweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (1971) — Sweetback · Producer · Director · Screenplay · Editor · Original Music ComposerPosse (1993) — Papa JoeHard Luck (2006) — Hospital ProphetPeeples (2013) — Grandpa PeeplesSunlight (1957) — DirectorThe Hebrew Hammer (2003) — SweetbackSMUT (2006) — ElmooreThe Story of a Three-Day Pass (1968) — Director · Writer · MusicThe Sophisticated Gents (1981) — Walter 'Moon' Porter · TeleplayTrue Identity (1991) — Taxi Driver