Melvin Van Peebles
Birthday: 1932-08-21 | Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, USAFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Melvin "Block" Van Peebles (August 21, 1932 - September 21, 2021) was an American actor, director, screenwriter, playwright, novelist and composer. He was most famous for creating the acclaimed film, Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song, which heralded a new era of African American focused films. He was the father of actor and director Mario Van Peebles. Description above from the Wikipedia article Melvin Van Peebles, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Acting
Role
as Self
as Grandpa Peeples
as Self (Interviewee)
as Elmo
as Self
as George
as Self
as Self
as Sweetback
as Self
as Elmoore
as Self
as Richard Hallorann
as Andre Speier
as Mr. Bucket
as Noble
