Melvin Van Peebles

Melvin Van Peebles

Date of Birth:

Aug 21, 1932

Place of Birth:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Melvin "Block" Van Peebles (August 21, 1932 - September 21, 2021) was an American actor, director, screenwriter, playwright, novelist and composer.

He was most famous for creating the acclaimed film, Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song, which heralded a new era of African American focused films. He was the father of actor and director Mario Van Peebles.

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filmography:

Directors on Directing Directors on Directing

2009

Sweet Black Film: The Birth of the Black Hero in Hollywood Sweet Black Film: The Birth of the Black Hero in Hollywood

2022

René Vautier, le rebelle René Vautier, le rebelle

2000

Hard Luck Hard Luck

2006

Identity Crisis Identity Crisis

1989

Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking

2021

Last Action Hero Last Action Hero

1993

Farewell, Babylon! Farewell, Babylon!

1993

Boomerang Boomerang

1992

Redemption Road Redemption Road

2011

The Black List: Volume Two The Black List: Volume Two

2009

Blackout Blackout

2007

Watermelon Man Watermelon Man

1970

SMUT SMUT

1970

Midnight Blue, Vol. 3: Celebrities Edition Midnight Blue, Vol. 3: Celebrities Edition

2006

Love Kills Love Kills

1999

Taking Care of Terrific Taking Care of Terrific

1988

Riot Riot

1997

Unstoppable Unstoppable

2005

Making 'Do the Right Thing' Making 'Do the Right Thing'

1989

Panther Panther

1995

Infiltrating Hollywood: The Rise and Fall of the Spook Who Sat by the Door Infiltrating Hollywood: The Rise and Fall of the Spook Who Sat by the Door

2011

Posse Posse

1993

Calm at Sunset Calm at Sunset

1996

Gang in Blue Gang in Blue

1996

How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It) How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It)

2005

Wattstax Wattstax

1973

Confessions of a Ex-Doofus-ItchyFooted Mutha Confessions of a Ex-Doofus-ItchyFooted Mutha

2008

True Identity True Identity

1991

Fist of the North Star Fist of the North Star

1995

O.C. and Stiggs O.C. and Stiggs

1987

BaadAsssss Cinema BaadAsssss Cinema

2002

Peeples Peeples

2013

Classified X Classified X

1998

American Swing American Swing

2009

Armed Armed

2018

America America

1986

The Hebrew Hammer The Hebrew Hammer

2003

Sunlight Sunlight

1957

Salty Dog Blues Salty Dog Blues

2012

The Real Deal: What It Is The Real Deal: What It Is

2003

Terminal Velocity Terminal Velocity

1994

The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975

2011

Jaws: The Revenge Jaws: The Revenge

1987

Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song

1971

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