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Martin Luther King Jr.

Acting Born Jan 15, 1929 Atlanta, Georgia, USA 24 credits

Biography

Martin Luther King Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American Baptist minister and activist who was a leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. He is best known for his role in the advancement of civil rights using nonviolent civil disobedience based on his Christian beliefs. King became a civil rights activist early in his career. He led the 1955 Montgomery bus boycott and helped found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in 1957, serving as its first president. With the SCLC, King led an unsuccessful 1962 struggle against segregation in Albany, Georgia (the Albany Movement), and helped organize the 1963 nonviolent protests in Birmingham, Alabama. King also helped to organize the 1963 March on Washington, where he delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech. There, he established his reputation as one of the greatest orators in American history.

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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

American Experience

as Himself (archive footage)

Dispatches

1987

Omnibus

as Self

Kulturzeit

as Self (archive footage)

Basketball: A Love Story

as Self (archive footage)

World in Action

1963
Film

Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire

as Self (archive footage)
Film

The Doors

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Full filmography

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) as Self
  • American Experience (1988) as Himself (archive footage)
  • Mentiras verdaderas (2011) as Self (archive footage)
  • Dispatches (1987)
  • Omnibus (1967) as Self
  • Kulturzeit (1995) as Self (archive footage)
  • Basketball: A Love Story (2018) as Self (archive footage)
  • World in Action (1963)
  • Explained (2018) as Self (archive footage)
  • History 101 (2020) as Self (archive footage)
  • I Am (2012) as Self
  • Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire (2009) as Self (archive footage)
  • Hollywood Black (2024) as Self (archive footage)
  • The Doors (1991) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • This Is Pop (2021) as Self (archive footage)
  • J. Edgar (2011) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Days That Shook the World (2003) as Self (archive footage)
  • Race for the White House (2016) as Self (archive footage)
  • Da 5 Bloods (2020) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • O.J.: Made in America (2016) as Self (archive footage)
  • Bill Russell: Legend (2023) as Self (archive footage)
  • The David Susskind Show (1959) as Self
  • First Ladies (2020) as Self (archive footage)
  • Monochrome: Black, White & Blue (2017) as Self (archive footage)