Stepin Fetchit: movies and TV shows
Stepin Fetchit has 59 credits in the archive: 57 films and 2 TV series, from 1925 to 2024. Highest rated: Tonight Starring Jack Paar (7.5/10).
Career timeline
1925 – 2024 · busiest year: 1929 (7 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Hollywood Black | Self (archive footage) | TV | 3.0 | 122 |
| 1976 | Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood | Dancing Butler | Film | 4.4 | 74 |
| 1975 | Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.3 | 73 |
| 1974 | Amazing Grace | Cousin Lincoln | Film | 6.8 | 72 |
| 1972 | Cutter | Shoeshine Man | Film | 9.0 | 70 |
| 1970 | a.k.a. Cassius Clay | Self | Film | 7.3 | 68 |
| 1968 | Inquiring Nuns | Self | Film | 8.0 | 66 |
| 1957 | Tonight Starring Jack Paar | Self | TV | 7.5 | 55 |
| 1953 | The Sun Shines Bright | Jeff Poindexter | Film | 6.5 | 51 |
| 1952 | Bend of the River | Adam | Film | 7.0 | 50 |
| 1950 | Harlem Follies of 1949 | Film | 7.0 | 48 | |
| 1948 | Miracle in Harlem | 'Swifty', the Handyman | Film | 7.5 | 46 |
| 1947 | I Ain’t Gonna Open That Door | Richard | Film | — | 45 |
| 1946 | Baby Don't Go Away from Me | Film | 10.0 | 44 | |
| 1946 | Broadway and Main | Janitor | Film | — | 44 |
| 1945 | Big Timers | Film | 5.0 | 43 | |
| 1942 | Thru Different Eyes | Janitor | Film | 8.0 | 40 |
| 1939 | Zenobia | Zero | Film | 5.0 | 37 |
| 1938 | His Exciting Night | Casper | Film | 4.3 | 36 |
| 1937 | Love Is News | Penrod | Film | 6.3 | 35 |
| 1937 | On the Avenue | Herman | Film | 7.2 | 35 |
| 1937 | Fifty Roads to Town | Percy | Film | 10.0 | 35 |
| 1936 | Dimples | Cicero | Film | 6.6 | 34 |
| 1936 | 36 Hours to Kill | Flash - Pullman Porter | Film | 6.1 | 34 |
| 1935 | Charlie Chan in Egypt | Snowshoes | Film | 6.9 | 33 |
| 1935 | Hot Tip | Cook | Film | 7.0 | 33 |
| 1935 | Steamboat Round the Bend | Jonah | Film | 7.5 | 33 |
| 1935 | One More Spring | Zoo Attendant | Film | 6.2 | 33 |
| 1935 | The Virginia Judge | Spasm Johnson | Film | 10.0 | 33 |
| 1935 | Helldorado | Ulysses | Film | 9.0 | 33 |
| 1934 | Stand Up and Cheer! | Stepin Fetchit | Film | 5.3 | 32 |
| 1934 | Carolina | Scipio | Film | 6.7 | 32 |
| 1934 | Judge Priest | Jeff Poindexter | Film | 6.4 | 32 |
| 1934 | The World Moves On | Dixie | Film | 5.9 | 32 |
| 1934 | Marie Galante | Waiter in Pacific Gardens | Film | 4.9 | 32 |
| 1934 | David Harum | Sylvester | Film | 7.5 | 32 |
| 1933 | Slow Poke | Stepin | Film | 7.0 | 31 |
| 1931 | The Galloping Ghost | Baxter College Locker Room Attendant | Film | 4.7 | 29 |
| 1931 | The Prodigal | Hokey | Film | 4.0 | 29 |
| 1931 | Neck and Neck | The Hustler | Film | 7.0 | 29 |
| 1931 | Wild Horse | Stepin | Film | 6.2 | 29 |
| 1930 | The Big Fight | Spot | Film | 4.5 | 28 |
| 1930 | A Tough Winter | Himself | Film | 5.8 | 28 |
| 1930 | Cameo Kirby | Croup | Film | 8.0 | 28 |
| 1930 | Swing High | Sam | Film | 7.7 | 28 |
| 1930 | Face of Desire | Film | 7.0 | 28 | |
| 1930 | Temps d'Hiver | Stepin | Film | — | 28 |
| 1929 | Big Time | Eli | Film | 7.5 | 27 |
| 1929 | Salute | Smoke Screen | Film | 6.0 | 27 |
| 1929 | Fox Movietone Follies of 1929 | Swifty | Film | 4.3 | 27 |
| 1929 | The Ghost Talks | Christopher Lee | Film | 10.0 | 27 |
| 1929 | Show Boat | Joe | Film | 6.8 | 27 |
| 1929 | Hearts in Dixie | Gummy | Film | 5.0 | 27 |
| 1929 | Thru Different Eyes | Janitor | Film | 8.0 | 27 |
| 1928 | Nameless Men | Film | 10.0 | 26 | |
| 1928 | The Tragedy of Youth | Porter | Film | 3.0 | 26 |
| 1928 | The Devil's Skipper | Slave's Husband | Film | 10.0 | 26 |
| 1927 | In Old Kentucky | Highpockets | Film | 10.0 | 25 |
| 1925 | The Mysterious Stranger | Film | 9.0 | 23 |