Gregory Hines
Gregory Oliver Hines (February 14, 1946 – August 9, 2003) was an American dancer, actor, choreographer, and singer. He is one of the most celebrated tap dancers of all time. As an actor, he is best known for Wolfen (1981), The Cotton Club (1984), White Nights (1985), Running Scared (1986), A Rage in Harlem (1991), The Gregory Hines Show (1997–1998), playing Ben on Will & Grace (1999–2000), and for voicing Big Bill on the Nick Jr. animated children's television program Little Bill (1999–2004). Hines starred in more than 40 films and also appeared on Broadway. He received many accolades, including a Daytime Emmy Award, a Drama Desk Award, and a Tony Award, as well as nominations for a Screen Actors Guild Award and four Primetime Emmy Awards. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gregory Hines, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Credits
- 2009 · Making History: Mel Brooks on Creating the World as Self (archive footage)
- 2004 · Broadway's Lost Treasures II as Jelly Roll Morton (segment "Jelly's Last Jam")
- 2003 · Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend as Self (archive footage)
- 2002 · Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story as Self (uncredited)
- 2000 · Once in the Life as Ruffhouse
- 2000 · Who Killed Atlanta's Children? as Ron Larson
- 2000 · Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her as Robert (segment "Fantasies About Rebecca")
- 1999 · Little Bill as William "Big Bill" Glover (voice)
- 1998 · Will & Grace as Ben Doucette
- 1998 · The Tic Code as Tyrone Pike
- 1998 · Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood as Self
- 1995 · Waiting to Exhale as Marvin
- 1995 · Amazing Stories: The Movie IV as Falsworth (archive footage)
- 1995 · Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child as The Beast (voice)
- 1994 · Baseball as Various (voice)
- 1994 · Baseball as (voice)
- 1992 · Jammin': Jelly Roll Morton on Broadway as Self
- 1991 · White Lie as Len Madison Jr.
- 1991 · A Rage in Harlem as Goldy
- 1990 · Law & Order as Defense Attorney Carl Halpert
- 1990 · Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration as Self
- 1986 · Running Scared as Ray Hughes
- 1985 · White Nights as Raymond Greenwood
- 1985 · Amazing Stories as Falsworth
- 1983 · Deal of the Century as Ray Kasternak
- 1983 · Reading Rainbow as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 1982 · Faerie Tale Theatre as Edgar, Miller's son
- 1982 · Wogan as Self
- 1981 · History of the World: Part I as Josephus
- 1980 · Fridays as Self
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Musical Guest
- 1971 · Great Performances as Self
- 1958 · Kraft Music Hall as Self
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self
- Future · Milt & Honi as himself
- 2019 · Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back as Self (archive footage)
- 2018 · American Tap as (archive footage)
- 2015 · Uncovering Wolfen as Self (archive footage)
- 2003 · Lost at Home as Jordan King
- 2002 · The Red Sneakers as Zeke
- 2002 · It's Black Entertainment as Self
- 2001 · Santa, Baby! as Noel (voice)
- 2001 · Bojangles as Bojangles
- 1997 · The Gregory Hines Show as Ben Stevenson
- 1997 · Color of Justice as Reverend Walton
- 1997 · Subway Stories as Jack (segment "Manhattan Miracle")
- 1997 · Good Luck as Bernard 'Bern' Lemley
- 1996 · The Cherokee Kid as The Undertaker / Jedediah Turner
- 1996 · The Preacher's Wife as Joe Hamilton
- 1996 · Mad Dog Time as Jules Flamingo
- 1995 · A Stranger in Town as Barnes
- 1994 · Dead Air as Mark Jannek / Jim Sheppard
- 1994 · Renaissance Man as Sergeant Cass
- 1994 · Kangaroo Court as
- 1992 · T Bone N Weasel as T Bone
- 1991 · Eve of Destruction as Colonel Jim McQuade
- 1989 · Tap as Max Washington
- 1988 · Off Limits as Albaby Perkins
- 1985 · Puss in Boots as Edgar - Miller's Son
- 1985 · Night of 100 Stars II as Self
- 1985 · About Tap as Self
- 1984 · The Cotton Club as Delbert 'Sandman' Williams
- 1984 · The Muppets Take Manhattan as Rollerskater
- 1982 · Shirley MacLaine... Illusions as Self
- 1982 · I Love Liberty as Self
- 1981 · Steve Martin's Best Show Ever as Self / Lionel Foot
- 1981 · Wolfen as Whittington
- 1981 · Eubie! as
- 1971 · The Pearl Bailey Show as Self
- 1968 · Frost on Sunday as Self (as Hines, Hines and Dad)