Dewey 'Pigmeat' Markham
Acting Born Apr 18, 1904 Durham, North Carolina, USA 16 credits
Biography
Dewey "Pigmeat" Markham was an African American entertainer. Though best known as a comedian, Markham was also a singer, dancer, and actor. His nickname came from a stage routine, in which he declared himself to be "Sweet Poppa Pigmeat". He was sometimes credited in films as Pigmeat "Alamo" Markham.
He is also known for his 1968 single "Here Comes the Judge", which is often considered to be the earliest hip hop record.
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Frequent co-stars
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)