Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Acting Born Sep 16, 1950 Keyser, West Virginia, USA 72 credits
Biography
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. works in acting. Born September 16, 1950 in Keyser, West Virginia, USA. Archytele tracks 72 screen credits across canonical film and television databases.
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Career timeline
Black and Jewish America: An Interwoven HistoryBlack and Jewish America: An Interwoven History · Executive ProducerW.E.B. Du Bois: Rebel With a Cause
The Gettysburg AddressGreat Migrations: A People on the MoveGreat Migrations: A People on the Move · Executive Producer
GospelGospel · Executive ProducerGospel · WriterGospel Live! Presented By Henry Louis Gates, Jr.Henry Louis Gates, Jr. - The Fabric of America
Making Black AmericaMaking Black America · Executive ProducerMaking Black America · WriterFrederick Douglass: In Five SpeechesFrederick Douglass: In Five Speeches · Executive Producer
Black Art: In the Absence of Light · Executive ProducerThe Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our SongThe Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song · Executive ProducerCivil War (Or, Who Do We Think We Are) · Executive Producer
America's Great Divide: From Obama to TrumpJohn Lewis: Good Trouble
WatchmenToday with Jenna & SheinelleWho Killed Malcolm X? · Executive ProducerHenry Louis Gates Jr.: Uncovering AmericaReconstruction: America After the Civil War
America's Library
Africa's Great CivilizationsAfrica's Great Civilizations · WriterBirth of a MovementNot Black Enough
13thBlack America Since MLK: And Still I RiseBlack America Since MLK: And Still I Rise · WriterBlack America since MLK: And still I rise
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonNas: Time Is Illmatic
The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. · Creator
Finding Your RootsFinding Your Roots · WriterFinding Your Roots · Executive Producer
America: The Story of UsFaces of America
Looking for LincolnLooking for Lincoln · WriterLooking for Lincoln · Executive Producer
The Colbert Report
America Beyond the Color LineAmerica Beyond the Color Line · WriterA Place of Our Own
Jimmy Kimmel Live!Let the Church Say, Amen · Executive ProducerNat Turner: A Troublesome Property
Leaving CleaverLeaving Cleaver · WriterWonders of the African WorldWonders of the African World · Writer
The ViewThe View
Color Adjustment
The Simpsons
Great Railway Journeys
Full Filmography
72 titles- Black and Jewish America: An Interwoven History (2026) as Self - Host
- Black and Jewish America: An Interwoven History (2026) Executive Producer
- W.E.B. Du Bois: Rebel With a Cause (2026) as Self
- The Gettysburg Address (2025) as Self
- Great Migrations: A People on the Move (2025) as Self - Host
- Great Migrations: A People on the Move (2025) Executive Producer
- Gospel (2024) as Self
- Gospel (2024) Executive Producer
- Gospel (2024) Writer
- Gospel Live! Presented By Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (2024) as Self
- Henry Louis Gates, Jr. - The Fabric of America (2024) as Himself
- Making Black America (2022)
- Making Black America (2022) Executive Producer
- Making Black America (2022) Writer
- Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches (2022) as Self
- Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches (2022) Executive Producer
- Black Art: In the Absence of Light (2021) Executive Producer
- The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song (2021) as Self - Host
- The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song (2021) Executive Producer
- Civil War (Or, Who Do We Think We Are) (2021) Executive Producer
- America's Great Divide: From Obama to Trump (2020) as Self (archive footage) (as Henry Louis Gates)
- John Lewis: Good Trouble (2020) as Self
- Watchmen (2019) as Skip Gates
- Today with Jenna & Sheinelle (2019) as Self
- Who Killed Malcolm X? (2019) Executive Producer
- Henry Louis Gates Jr.: Uncovering America (2019) as Self - Professor, Author and Filmmaker
- Reconstruction: America After the Civil War (2019) as Self - Host
- Reconstruction: America After the Civil War (2019) Executive Producer
- Reconstruction: America After the Civil War (2019) Creator
- Reconstruction: America After the Civil War (2019) as Self
- Reconstruction: America After the Civil War (2019) Executive Producer
- Reconstruction: America After the Civil War (2019) Writer
- America's Library (2018) as Self
- Africa's Great Civilizations (2017) as Self - Presenter
- Africa's Great Civilizations (2017) Writer
- Birth of a Movement (2017) as Self
- Not Black Enough (2017) as Self
- 13th (2016) as Self
- Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise (2016) as Self - Presenter
- Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise (2016) Writer
- Black America since MLK: And still I rise (2016)
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) as Self
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) as Self
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) as Self - Guest
- Nas: Time Is Illmatic (2014) as Self
- The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (2013) as Self
- The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (2013)
- The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (2013) Creator
- Finding Your Roots (2012) as Self - Host
- Finding Your Roots (2012) Writer
- Finding Your Roots (2012) Executive Producer
- America: The Story of Us (2010) as Self
- Faces of America (2010)
- Looking for Lincoln (2009) as Self - Host
- Looking for Lincoln (2009) Writer
- Looking for Lincoln (2009) Executive Producer
- The Colbert Report (2005)
- America Beyond the Color Line (2004) as Self - Host
- America Beyond the Color Line (2004) Writer
- A Place of Our Own (2004) as Self (as Henry Louis Gates)
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) as Self - Guest
- Let the Church Say, Amen (2003) Executive Producer
- Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property (2003) as Self
- Leaving Cleaver (1999) as Self
- Leaving Cleaver (1999) Writer
- Wonders of the African World (1999) as Host
- Wonders of the African World (1999) Writer
- The View (1997) as Self - Guest
- The View (1997) as Self
- Color Adjustment (1992) as Self
- The Simpsons (1989) as Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (voice)
- Great Railway Journeys (1980) as Self - Presenter
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Henry Louis Gates, Jr. best known for?
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Watchmen (2019), Today with Jenna & Sheinelle (2019), 7 Women (1965), 7 Women (1965).
When and where was Henry Louis Gates, Jr. born?
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. was born on September 16, 1950 in Keyser, West Virginia, USA.
How many credits does Henry Louis Gates, Jr. have?
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. has accumulated over 72 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1980 to 2026.
What is Henry Louis Gates, Jr.'s background in cinema and television?
Henry Louis "Skip" Gates, Jr. is an American historian, literary critic, filmmaker and public intellectual who currently serves as the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and Director of the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research at Harvard University.