Andrew Young
Acting Born Mar 12, 1932 New Orleans, Louisiana, USA 35 credits
Biography
Andrew Young works in acting. Born March 12, 1932 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. Archytele tracks 35 screen credits across canonical film and television databases.
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Career timeline
Andrew Young: The Dirty WorkThe Games in Black & White
Live from the LBJ Library with Mark UpdegroveFreaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told
RatherSouth to Black PowerThis World Is Not My OwnMove When the Spirit Says Move: The Legacy of Dorothy Foreman Cotton
Downing of a FlagSpiritual Audacity: The Abraham Joshua Heschel Story
Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll PresidentFandango at the Wall · Executive ProducerAli's Comeback: The Untold StoryMLK/FBI
King in the WildernessBackyard WildernessMartin Luther King by Trevor McdonaldTriumph: The Untold Story of Perry Wallace
Get In The Way: The Journey of John Lewis
Martin Luther King and the March on Washington
A Man's Story
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
Movin' on Up: The Music and Message of Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions
The Colbert Report
Citizen KingDawn of the Maya · Cinematography
The American President
I Am a Man: Black Masculinity in America
4 Little Girls
The Real Malcolm X
Traveling Hopefully
A Decade of Struggle
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to MemphisI Am Somebody
Integration Report 1
Full Filmography
35 titles- Andrew Young: The Dirty Work (2025) as Self
- The Games in Black & White (2025) as Himself
- Live from the LBJ Library with Mark Updegrove (2024) as Self
- Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told (2024) as Self (archive footage)
- Rather (2023) as Self - Civil Rights Activist & Politician
- South to Black Power (2023) as Self
- This World Is Not My Own (2023) as Self
- Move When the Spirit Says Move: The Legacy of Dorothy Foreman Cotton (2023) as Self
- Downing of a Flag (2021) as self
- Spiritual Audacity: The Abraham Joshua Heschel Story (2021) as Self
- Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President (2020) as Self
- Fandango at the Wall (2020) Executive Producer
- Ali's Comeback: The Untold Story (2020) as Self
- MLK/FBI (2020) as Self
- King in the Wilderness (2018) as Self
- Backyard Wilderness (2018) as Dad
- Martin Luther King by Trevor Mcdonald (2018) as Self
- Triumph: The Untold Story of Perry Wallace (2018) as Self
- Get In The Way: The Journey of John Lewis (2017) as Self
- Martin Luther King and the March on Washington (2013) as Self
- A Man's Story (2011) as Self
- Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy (2009) as Self
- Movin' on Up: The Music and Message of Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions (2008) as Self
- The Colbert Report (2005) as Self
- Citizen King (2004) as Self
- Dawn of the Maya (2004) Cinematography
- The American President (2000) as Thomas Jefferson
- I Am a Man: Black Masculinity in America (1998) as Self
- 4 Little Girls (1997) as Self - SCLC
- The Real Malcolm X (1992)
- Traveling Hopefully (1982) as Self - Ambassador
- A Decade of Struggle (1980) as Self
- King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis (1970) as Self (archive footage)
- I Am Somebody (1970) as Self
- Integration Report 1 (1960) as Self
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Andrew Young best known for?
Andrew Young is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including The Colbert Report (2005), King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis (1970).
When and where was Andrew Young born?
Andrew Young was born on March 12, 1932 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
How many credits does Andrew Young have?
Andrew Young has accumulated over 35 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1960 to 2025.
What is Andrew Young's background in cinema and television?
Andrew Jackson Young Jr. is an American politician, diplomat, and activist. Beginning his career as a pastor, Young was an early leader in the civil rights movement, serving as executive director of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and a close confidant to Martin Luther King Jr.
Andrew Young by the numbers
35credits
31films
4TV series
1960–2025active years
Age in their best-rated roles
- King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis (1970) as Self (archive footage) — aged about 38
- The Colbert Report (2005) as Self — aged about 73
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