Melvin Van Peebles
Acting Born Aug 21, 1932 Chicago, Illinois, USA 24 credits
Biography
Melvin Van Peebles works in acting. Born August 21, 1932 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Archytele lists 24 screen credits below. A full profile for this page is being written and will appear here once verified against sources.
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Frequent co-stars
Mario Van Peebles
2 shared titles
Rebecca De Mornay
1 shared title
Steven Weber
1 shared title
Wil Horneff
1 shared title
Courtland Mead
1 shared title
Cynthia Garris
1 shared title
Mickey Giacomazzi
1 shared title
John Durbin
1 shared title
Stephen King
1 shared title
Stanley Anderson
1 shared title
Career timeline
Hollywood Black
Armed
American Swing
Sex: The Revolution
Hard Luck
Girlfriends
Love Kills
The Shining
Gang in Blue
Fist of the North StarPanther
Terminal Velocity
Homicide: Life on the StreetLiving SingleLast Action HeroPosse
Boomerang
True Identity
Dream On
Sonny Spoon
Jaws: The Revenge
The Sophisticated Gents
Watermelon Man
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Full filmography
- American Swing (2009) as Self
- Homicide: Life on the Street (1993) as Bennett Jackson
- Girlfriends (2000) as Kenneth Daly
- Living Single (1993)
- Dream On (1990) as Norman Green
- The Shining (1997) as Richard Hallorann
- Last Action Hero (1993) as Self
- Hollywood Black (2024) as Self (archive footage)
- Jaws: The Revenge (1987) as Mr. Witherspoon
- Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) as Bucket
- Boomerang (1992) as Editor
- Sex: The Revolution (2008)
- Fist of the North Star (1995) as Asher
- The Sophisticated Gents (1981) as Walter 'Moon' Porter
- Hard Luck (2006) as Hospital Prophet
- Posse (1993) as Papa Joe
- Terminal Velocity (1994) as Noble
- Panther (1995) as Old Jail Bird
- True Identity (1991) as Taxi Driver
- Sonny Spoon (1988)
- Love Kills (1999) as Able
- Watermelon Man (1970) as Sign Painter (uncredited)
- Gang in Blue (1996) as Andre Speier
- Armed (2018) as Grandpa V.