Gregory Hines
Biography
Gregory Oliver Hines (February 14, 1946 – August 9, 2003) was an American dancer, actor, choreographer, and singer. He is one of the most celebrated tap dancers of all time. As an actor, he is best known for Wolfen (1981), The Cotton Club (1984), White Nights (1985), Running Scared (1986), A Rage in Harlem (1991), The Gregory Hines Show (1997–1998), playing Ben on Will & Grace (1999–2000), and for voicing Big Bill on the Nick Jr. animated children's television program Little Bill (1999–2004).
Hines starred in more than 40 films and also appeared on Broadway. He received many accolades, including a Daytime Emmy Award, a Drama Desk Award, and a Tony Award, as well as nominations for a Screen Actors Guild Award and four Primetime Emmy Awards.
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Full filmography
- Law & Order (1990) as Defense Attorney Carl Halpert
- Saturday Night Live (1975) as Self - Musical Guest
- Tony Awards (1956) as Self - Host
- Will & Grace (1998) as Ben Doucette
- Great Performances (1971) as Self
- Wogan (1982) as Self
- Amazing Stories (1985) as Falsworth
- Omnibus (1967)
- The Oscars (1953) as Self
- Reading Rainbow (1983) as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Faerie Tale Theatre (1982) as Edgar, Miller's son
- Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995) as The Beast (voice)
- Kraft Music Hall (1958) as Self
- Baseball (1994) as Various (voice)
- Baseball (1994) as (voice)
- Fridays (1980) as Self
- Little Bill (1999) as William "Big Bill" Glover (voice)
- Waiting to Exhale (1995) as Marvin
- Running Scared (1986) as Ray Hughes
- The Cotton Club (1984) as Delbert 'Sandman' Williams
- White Nights (1985) as Raymond Greenwood
- The Gregory Hines Show (1997) as Ben Stevenson
- The Pearl Bailey Show (1971) as Self
- The Preacher's Wife (1996) as Joe Hamilton