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Dewey 'Pigmeat' Markham

Acting Born Apr 18, 1904 Durham, North Carolina, USA 16 credits

Biography

Dewey 'Pigmeat' Markham works in acting. Born April 18, 1904 in Durham, North Carolina, USA. Archytele lists 16 screen credits below. A full profile for this page is being written and will appear here once verified against sources.

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Known for

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self
Film

Man of the Year

as Regular Performer

ABC Stage 67

as Self - Comedian
Film

Black Woodstock

as Self

Frequent co-stars

Mahalia Jackson 1 shared title
Stevie Wonder 1 shared title
Nina Simone 1 shared title
B.B. King 1 shared title
Gladys Knight 1 shared title
Tony Lawrence 1 shared title

Career timeline

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Black Woodstock
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
ABC Stage 67
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Burlesque in Harlem
The Ed Sullivan Show
Junction 88Pigmeat's Laugh HepcatsSwanee Showboat
Fight That GhostHouse-Rent Party
Pigmeat Throws the Bull
That's My Baby!
One Big MistakeMr. Smith Goes Ghost

Full filmography

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) as Self
  • The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) as Self
  • Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1968) as Regular Performer
  • ABC Stage 67 (1966) as Self - Comedian
  • Black Woodstock (1969) as Self
  • Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (2021) as Self (archive footage)
  • Junction 88 (1947) as Piggy
  • Fight That Ghost (1946) as Pigmeat Markham
  • House-Rent Party (1946)
  • One Big Mistake (1940)
  • That's My Baby! (1944) as Pigmeat
  • Burlesque in Harlem (1949) as Self
  • Mr. Smith Goes Ghost (1940) as Mr. Smith
  • Pigmeat's Laugh Hepcats (1947)
  • Swanee Showboat (1947)
  • Pigmeat Throws the Bull (1945)