Al Sharpton
Acting Born Oct 3, 1954 New York City, New York, USA 110 credits
Biography
Al Sharpton works in acting. Born October 3, 1954 in New York City, New York, USA. Archytele tracks 110 screen credits across canonical film and television databases.
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Career timeline
James Brown: Say It Loud"Get the Jew": The Crown Heights Riot Revisited (WSJ Opinion Documentary)Atrocity Inc.Carville: Winning Is Everything, Stupid
Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the WorldSouth to Black PowerWhen Truth Isn't Truth: The Rudy Giuliani Story
SherriJANET JACKSON.Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFLThe Greatest Lie Ever Sold: George Floyd and the Rise of BLMLoudmouth
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect UnionWoman in MotionBlood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad AliThe First Wave
The Sunday Show with Jonathan CapehartBy Whatever Means Necessary: The Times of Godfather of HarlemYusuf Hawkins: Storm Over BrooklynSaving OurSelves: BET COVID-19 Relief EffortAmerican Trial: The Eric Garner Story
The Black Godfather
Firing Line with Margaret HooverBasketball: A Love StorySatan & AdamUnited We Stand: The Ali SummitAli & Cavett: The Tale of the Tapes
Time: The Kalief Browder StoryMaynardGet Me Roger Stone
StarA Tale of James Brown
The Late Show with Stephen ColbertEmpireBrave Spaces: Perspectives on Faith and LGBT Justice
Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James BrownWe the People: From Crispus Attucks to President Barack ObamaJames Brown - The Man, The Music & The Message91 Bullets in a Minute
Evocateur: The Morton Downey Jr. MovieKoch
Steve HarveyThe Central Park Five
PoliticsNationOn the Shoulders of GiantsLooking for LennyThe After Party: The Last Party 3Beating Justice: The Martin Lee Anderson Story
America: The Story of UsRaceMichael Jackson: The Inside Story - What Killed the King of Pop?One Night in Vegas
Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenJoy Behar: Say Anything!Madea Goes to JailGood HairMoonwalking: The True Story of Michael Jackson - Uncensored
James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved BostonThe Black List: Volume OneDean and Me: Roadshow of an American PrimaryMurder in Black & White
The Jena 6
When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four ActsOut From Ali's Shadow: The Larry Holmes Story
The Colbert ReportPursuit of EqualityStreet FightThe Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till
Boston LegalRescue MeTanner on TannerCelsius 41.11I Hate My Job
Real Time with Bill MaherJimmy Kimmel Live!Jimmy Kimmel Live!Anderson Cooper 360°James Brown: Soul Survivor
Mr. Deeds
My Wife and Kids
GirlfriendsBamboozledLet's Talk
Law & Order: Special Victims UnitCold FeetThe Subtext of a Yale Education
The Chris Rock ShowThe Chris Rock Show
The Daily ShowFox News SundayMS NOW Reports
Run For Cover
New York Undercover
Full Filmography
110 titles- James Brown: Say It Loud (2024) as Self
- "Get the Jew": The Crown Heights Riot Revisited (WSJ Opinion Documentary) (2024) as Self
- Atrocity Inc. (2024) as Self - Civil Rights Activist
- Carville: Winning Is Everything, Stupid (2024) as Self
- Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World (2023) as Self
- South to Black Power (2023) as Self
- When Truth Isn't Truth: The Rudy Giuliani Story (2023) as Self
- Sherri (2022) as Self - Guest
- JANET JACKSON. (2022) as Self
- Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL (2022) as Self (archive footage)
- The Greatest Lie Ever Sold: George Floyd and the Rise of BLM (2022) as Self (archive footage)
- Loudmouth (2022) as Self
- Rudy! A Documusical (2022) as Self
- Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (2021) as Self - Minister & Activist
- Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union (2021) as Self
- Woman in Motion (2021) as Self
- Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali (2021) as Self
- The First Wave (2021) as Self (archive footage)
- Tuskegee Airmen: Legacy of Courage (2021) as Self
- The Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart (2020) as Self
- By Whatever Means Necessary: The Times of Godfather of Harlem (2020) as Self
- Yusuf Hawkins: Storm Over Brooklyn (2020) as Self
- Saving OurSelves: BET COVID-19 Relief Effort (2020) as Self
- American Trial: The Eric Garner Story (2020) as Self
- The Black Godfather (2019) as Self
- Firing Line with Margaret Hoover (2018) as Self
- Basketball: A Love Story (2018) as Self
- Satan & Adam (2018) as Self
- United We Stand: The Ali Summit (2018) as self
- Ali & Cavett: The Tale of the Tapes (2018) as Self
- I Am MLK Jr. (2018) as Self
- Hope & Fury: MLK, the Movement and the Media (2018) as Self
- Prince: the Last Year of a Legend (2018) as Self - Civil rights activist
- Martin Luther King by Trevor Mcdonald (2018) as Self
- Time: The Kalief Browder Story (2017) as Self
- Maynard (2017) as Self
- Get Me Roger Stone (2017) as Self (archive footage)
- Star (2016) as Rev. Al Sharpton
- A Tale of James Brown (2016) as Self
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) as Self - Guest
- Empire (2015) as Rev. Al Sharpton
- Brave Spaces: Perspectives on Faith and LGBT Justice (2015) as Self - National Action Network
- Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown (2014) as Self
- We the People: From Crispus Attucks to President Barack Obama (2014)
- James Brown - The Man, The Music & The Message (2014) as Self
- 91 Bullets in a Minute (2014) as Self
- Evocateur: The Morton Downey Jr. Movie (2013) as Self
- Koch (2013) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Steve Harvey (2012) as Self
- The Central Park Five (2012) as Self (archive footage)
- PoliticsNation (2011) as Self
- On the Shoulders of Giants (2011)
- Looking for Lenny (2011) as Self (archive footage)
- The After Party: The Last Party 3 (2011) as Self
- Beating Justice: The Martin Lee Anderson Story (2011) as Self
- America: The Story of Us (2010) as Self
- Race (2010) as Self
- Michael Jackson: The Inside Story - What Killed the King of Pop? (2010) as Self (archive footage)
- One Night in Vegas (2010) as Self
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009) as Self - Guest
- Joy Behar: Say Anything! (2009) as Himself
- Madea Goes to Jail (2009) as Self
- Good Hair (2009) as Self
- Moonwalking: The True Story of Michael Jackson - Uncensored (2009) as Self
- Shooting Star(s): The Rise of Hip Hop Photographer Johnny Nunez (2009) as Self
- Abraham Obama (2009) as Self
- If I Die Tonight (2009) as Self
- James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston (2008) as Self
- The Black List: Volume One (2008) as Self
- Dean and Me: Roadshow of an American Primary (2008) as Self
- Murder in Black & White (2008)
- The Jena 6 (2007) as Self
- When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts (2006) as Self
- Out From Ali's Shadow: The Larry Holmes Story (2006) as Self
- The Colbert Report (2005) as Self
- Pursuit of Equality (2005) as Self
- Street Fight (2005) as Self
- The Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till (2005)
- Boston Legal (2004) as Reverend Al Sharpton
- Rescue Me (2004)
- Tanner on Tanner (2004) as Self
- Celsius 41.11 (2004) as Self (archive footage)
- I Hate My Job (2004)
- Real Time with Bill Maher (2003) as Self
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) as Self
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) as Self - Guest
- Anderson Cooper 360° (2003)
- James Brown: Soul Survivor (2003)
- Mr. Deeds (2002) as The Rhyme Master
- My Wife and Kids (2001)
- Girlfriends (2000) as Al Sharpton
- Bamboozled (2000) as Himself
- Let's Talk (2000)
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) as Himself
- Cold Feet (1999) as The Reverend
- The Subtext of a Yale Education (1999) as Self
- The Chris Rock Show (1997)
- The Chris Rock Show (1997) as Self
- The Daily Show (1996) as Self - Guest
- Fox News Sunday (1996) as Self
- MS NOW Reports (1996) as Self
- Run For Cover (1995) as Himself
- New York Undercover (1994) as Self
- Raw (1993) as Self
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993) as Self - Guest
- The Last Party (1993) as Self
- Malcolm X (1992) as Speaker #2
- Seven Days in Bensonhurst (1990) as Self
- Saturday Night Live (1975) as Self - Host
- Saturday Night Live (1975) as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Al Sharpton best known for?
Al Sharpton is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Sherri (2022), The First Wave (2021), Firing Line with Margaret Hoover (2018), Basketball: A Love Story (2018).
When and where was Al Sharpton born?
Al Sharpton was born on October 3, 1954 in New York City, New York, USA.
How many credits does Al Sharpton have?
Al Sharpton has accumulated over 110 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1975 to 2024.
What is Al Sharpton's background in cinema and television?
Alfred Charles Sharpton Jr. (born October 3, 1954) is an American civil rights activist, Baptist minister, television/radio talk show host and a former White House adviser for President Barack Obama. In 2004, he was a candidate for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. presidential election. He hosts his own radio tal...
Al Sharpton by the numbers
110credits
68films
42TV series
1975–2024active years
Age in their best-rated roles
- MS NOW Reports (1996) as Self — aged about 41
- Firing Line with Margaret Hoover (2018) as Self — aged about 63
- Star (2016) as Rev. Al Sharpton — aged about 61
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) as Himself — aged about 44
- Boston Legal (2004) as Reverend Al Sharpton — aged about 49
- Rescue Me (2004) — aged about 49
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