Melvin Van Peebles: movies and TV shows

Melvin Van Peebles has 24 credits in the archive: 14 films and 10 TV series, from 1951 to 2024. Highest rated: Hallmark Hall of Fame (8.8/10).

Career timeline

1951 – 2024 · busiest year: 1993 (4 credits)

Year	Title	Role	Type	Rating	Age then
2024	Hollywood Black	Self (archive footage)	TV	—	91
2018	Armed	Grandpa V.	Film	—	85
2009	American Swing	Self	Film	4.9	76
2008	Sex: The Revolution		TV	—	75
2006	Hard Luck	Hospital Prophet	Film	—	73
2000	Girlfriends	Kenneth Daly	TV	7.3	67
1999	Love Kills	Able	Film	—	66
1997	The Shining	Richard Hallorann	TV	6.3	64
1996	Gang in Blue	Andre Speier	Film	—	63
1995	Fist of the North Star	Asher	Film	4.3	62
1995	Panther	Old Jail Bird	Film	6.3	62
1994	Terminal Velocity	Noble	Film	—	61
1993	Homicide: Life on the Street	Bennett Jackson	TV	8.1	60
1993	Living Single		TV	8.1	60
1993	Last Action Hero	Self	Film	6.5	60
1993	Posse	Papa Joe	Film	5.4	60
1992	Boomerang	Editor	Film	5.7	59
1991	True Identity	Taxi Driver	Film	—	58
1990	Dream On	Norman Green	TV	7.0	57
1988	Sonny Spoon		TV	—	55
1987	Jaws: The Revenge	Mr. Witherspoon	Film	4.1	54
1981	The Sophisticated Gents	Walter 'Moon' Porter	TV	—	48
1970	Watermelon Man	Sign Painter (uncredited)	Film	6.3	37
1951	Hallmark Hall of Fame	Bucket	TV	8.8	18