Where to watch Melvin Van Peebles in the UK
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Melvin Van Peebles (born Melvin Peebles; August 21, 1932 – September 21, 2021) was an American actor, filmmaker, writer, and composer. His feature film debut, The Story of a Three-Day Pass (1967), was based on his own French-language novel La Permission and was shot in France, as it was difficult for a black American director to get work at the time. The film won an award at the San Francisco International Film Festival which gained him the interest of Hollywood studios, leading to his American feature debut Watermelon Man, in 1970. Eschewing further overtures from Hollywood, he used the succe…
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- Homicide: Life on the Street (1993) as Bennett Jackson
- Girlfriends (2000) as Kenneth Daly
- The Outer Limits (1995) Director
- Living Single (1993) Cast
- Dream On (1990) as Norman Green
- Last Action Hero (1993) as Self
- Jaws: The Revenge (1987) as Mr. Witherspoon
- The Shining (1997) as Richard Hallorann
- CBS Schoolbreak Special (1984) Writer
- Hollywood Black (2024) as Self (archive footage)
- Boomerang (1992) as Editor
- Pour le plaisir (1964) as Self
- Posse (1993) as Papa Joe
- Seize millions de jeunes (1964) as Self
- American Swing (2009) as Self
- Panther (1995) as Old Jail Bird
- Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) as Bucket
- Terminal Velocity (1994) as Noble
- Hard Luck (2006) as Hospital Prophet
- Sex: The Revolution (2008) Cast
- Farewell, Babylon! (1993) as Self
- Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (1971) as Sweetback
- Fist of the North Star (1995) as Asher
- Greased Lightning (1977) Screenplay
- Making 'Do the Right Thing' (1989) as Self
- The Sophisticated Gents (1981) as Walter 'Moon' Porter
- The Black List: Volume Two (2009) as Self
- Slogan (1969) Writer
- Sonny Spoon (1988) Cast
- Peeples (2013) as Grandpa Peeples
- Watermelon Man (1970) as Sign Painter (uncredited)
- True Identity (1991) as Taxi Driver
- Gang in Blue (1996) as Andre Speier
- The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 (2011) as Self (voice)
- The Hebrew Hammer (2003) as Sweetback
- O.C. and Stiggs (1987) as Wino Bob
- Wattstax (1973) as Self
- Baadasssss! (2004) Book
- Tales of Erotica (1996) Director
- Love Kills (1999) as Able
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Most-watched Melvin Van Peebles films currently: Last Action Hero (1993), Jaws: The Revenge (1987), Boomerang (1992), Posse (1993), American Swing (2009).
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Selected TV credits: Homicide: Life on the Street (1993), Girlfriends (2000), The Outer Limits (1995), Living Single (1993), Dream On (1990).
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