Dick Gregory: movies and TV shows
Dick Gregory has 59 credits in the archive: 45 films and 14 TV series, from 1948 to 2023. Highest rated: The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (7.5/10).
Career timeline
1948 – 2023 · busiest year: 1968 (4 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | James Baldwin Abroad | Self | Film | 10.0 | 90 |
| 2021 | The One and Only Dick Gregory | Self | Film | 7.9 | 88 |
| 2021 | Live at Mister Kelly's | Self | Film | — | 88 |
| 2021 | Mark Gregory: Run With It | Self | Film | — | 88 |
| 2020 | The Cotton Pickin Truth... Still on the Plantation | Activist/Comedian (self) | Film | — | 87 |
| 2018 | The Leisure Seeker | Dan Coleman | Film | 7.1 | 85 |
| 2015 | What Happened, Miss Simone? | Himself | Film | 7.4 | 82 |
| 2015 | Lewis Black & Friends - A Night to Let Freedom Laugh (Live in Washington D.C.) | Self | Film | 3.5 | 82 |
| 2014 | Freedom Summer | Self - Comedian (archive footage) | Film | 7.2 | 81 |
| 2013 | Citizen Lane | Self | Film | — | 80 |
| 2013 | Irwin & Fran | Self | Film | 8.0 | 80 |
| 2012 | Shadows of Liberty | Self - Comedian / Activist | Film | 6.6 | 79 |
| 2009 | Steppin: The Movie | Himself | Film | 4.3 | 76 |
| 2009 | Stand | Self | Film | — | 76 |
| 2009 | Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy | Self | Film | 8.0 | 76 |
| 2009 | The Anatomy of Vince Guaraldi | Self | Film | — | 76 |
| 2008 | Joe Louis: America's Hero Betrayed | Self | Film | 7.0 | 75 |
| 2005 | Wonder Showzen | TV | 7.2 | 72 | |
| 2003 | Reno 911! | Blind Panhandler | TV | 7.2 | 70 |
| 2003 | Shaq's All Star Comedy Roast 2: Emmitt Smith | Self | Film | 5.8 | 70 |
| 2002 | The Hot Chick | Bathroom Attendant | Film | 6.4 | 69 |
| 2002 | Platinum Comedy Series: Roasting Shaquille O'Neal | Self | Film | 5.5 | 69 |
| 2002 | Mark Twain | self | TV | — | 69 |
| 2002 | Mark Twain | Self (uncredited) | Film | 7.1 | 69 |
| 2001 | The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Hugh Hefner | Self | Film | 6.0 | 68 |
| 2000 | On and Off the Res' with Charlie Hill | Himself | Film | 10.0 | 67 |
| 1999 | Funny Is Money | Self | Film | 10.0 | 66 |
| 1995 | Panther | Reverend Slocum | Film | 6.3 | 62 |
| 1992 | The Real Malcolm X | Film | 8.0 | 59 | |
| 1990 | Nixon | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 57 |
| 1986 | An All-Star Celebration Honoring Martin Luther King Jr. | Film | — | 53 | |
| 1986 | In Remembrance of Martin | Self | Film | 8.0 | 53 |
| 1980 | A Decade of Struggle | Self | Film | — | 47 |
| 1972 | Nationtime: Gary | Self | Film | 8.0 | 39 |
| 1972 | Chicago Blues | Film | — | 39 | |
| 1971 | Goodbye Uncle Tom | Self (uncredited) | Film | 6.7 | 38 |
| 1971 | As Long as the Rivers Run | Self | Film | — | 38 |
| 1970 | King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.3 | 37 |
| 1969 | Bed Peace | Self | Film | 7.5 | 36 |
| 1969 | It’s a Revolution Mother | Himself | Film | 8.0 | 36 |
| 1969 | American Revolution 2 | Self - Comedian | Film | 7.8 | 36 |
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett Show | Self - Guest | TV | 6.8 | 35 |
| 1968 | Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In | Self | TV | 6.8 | 35 |
| 1968 | The Urban Crisis and the New Militants: Module 5 - Police Power and Freedom of Assembly: The Gregory March | Self | Film | 6.0 | 35 |
| 1968 | Baldwin's Nigger | Self | Film | 6.9 | 35 |
| 1967 | Sweet Love, Bitter | Richie 'Eagle' Stokes | Film | 5.5 | 34 |
| 1967 | Bill's Hat | Film | — | 34 | |
| 1966 | ABC Stage 67 | Self - Civil Rights Marcher | TV | 6.8 | 33 |
| 1966 | Neighbours | Bill Kingsbury | Film | — | 33 |
| 1963 | World in Action | TV | 7.0 | 30 | |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self | TV | 7.5 | 29 |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show | Self | TV | 6.6 | 29 |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self | TV | 5.8 | 28 |
| 1961 | Walk in My Shoes | Self | Film | — | 28 |
| 1960 | ABC Close-Up! | Self | TV | 6.0 | 27 |
| 1957 | Tonight Starring Jack Paar | Self | TV | 7.5 | 24 |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatre | Bill Kingsbury | TV | 6.0 | 23 |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | TV | 6.8 | 15 |
| Uncommon Vision: The Life and Times of John Howard Griffin | Himself | Film | — | — |