Harry Belafonte
Actor · Producer · Executive Producer · Co-Producer
Born Mar 1, 1927 · New York City, New York, USA
Active 1953–2023 · 6′0″ (182 cm) · Awards: Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical, Primetime Emmy Award for Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program, Paul Robeson Award, Kennedy Center Honors, National Medal of Arts, Marian Anderson Award, Library of Congress Living Legend
Harry Belafonte (born Harold George Bellanfanti Jr.; March 1, 1927 – April 25, 2023) was an American singer, actor and activist, who popularized calypso music with international audiences in the 1950s.
Filmography
King Leopold’s Ghost - ProducerBlacKkKlansman (2018) - Jerome TurnerThe Player (1992) - Harry BelafonteBobby (2006) - NelsonBeat Street (1984) - Original Music ComposerOdds Against Tomorrow (1959) - Johnny Ingram · Co-ProducerCarmen Jones (1954) - JoeThe World, the Flesh and the Devil (1959) - Ralph Burton · ProducerKansas City (1996) - Seldom SeenBuck and the Preacher (1972) - Preacher · ProducerUptown Saturday Night (1974) - Geechie Dan BeaufordCIRILO, A Legacy Untold (2025)PB&J Otter (1998) - The Ice Moose (voice)White Man's Burden (1995) - Thaddeus ThomasIsland in the Sun (1957) - David BoyeurHaiti: Killing the Dream (1992) - ProducerBright Road (1953) - Mr. Williams - School PrincipalHappily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995) - Magic Man (voice)General Electric Theater (1953) - VinceABC Stage 67 (1966) - Executive ProducerThe Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (1988)Swing Vote (1999) - Will DunnGrambling's White Tiger (1981) - Coach Eddie RobinsonThe Angel Levine (1970) - Alexander Levine · Producer