Morgan Freeman (born June 1, 1937) is an American actor, director, and narrator. Noted for his distinctive deep voice, Freeman is known for his various roles in a wide variety of film genres. Throughout his career spanning over five decades, he has received multiple accolades, including an Academy A ... ward, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a Golden Globe Award. Born in Memphis, Tennessee, Freeman was raised in Mississippi where he began acting in school plays. He studied theatre arts in Los Angeles and appeared in stage productions in his early career. He rose to fame in the 1970s for his role in the children's television series The Electric Company. Freeman then appeared in the Shakespearean plays Coriolanus and Julius Caesar, the former of which earned him an Obie Award. His breakout role was in Street Smart (1987), playing a hustler, which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. He achieved further stardom in Glory, the biographical drama Lean on Me, and comedy-drama Driving Miss Daisy (all 1989), the latter of which garnered him his first Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. In 1992, Freeman starred alongside Clint Eastwood in the western revenge film Unforgiven; this would be the first of several collaborations with Eastwood. In 1994, he starred in the prison drama The Shawshank Redemption for which he received another Academy Award nomination. Freeman also starred in David Fincher's crime thriller Se7en (1995), and Steven Spielberg's historical drama Amistad (1997). Freeman won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Clint Eastwood's 2004 sports drama Million Dollar Baby. In 2009, he received his fifth Oscar nomination for playing former South African President Nelson Mandela in Eastwood's Invictus. Freeman is also known for his performance as Lucius Fox in Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Trilogy (2005–2012). In addition to acting, Freeman has directed the drama Bopha! (1993). He also founded film production company Revelations Entertainment with business partner Lori McCreary. He is the recipient of the Kennedy Center Honor, the AFI Life Achievement Award, the Cecil B. DeMille Award, and the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award. For his performances in theatrical productions, he has won three Obie Awards, one of the most prestigious honors for recognizing excellence in theatre. Description above from the Wikipedia article Morgan Freeman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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The Electric Company
as Mad Scientist
Episodes: 780
First Aired: Oct 25, 1971
The Electric Company
as Easy Reader
Episodes: 780
First Aired: Oct 25, 1971
The Electric Company
as Count Dracula
Episodes: 780
First Aired: Oct 25, 1971
Lioness
as Secretary of State Edwin Mullins
Episodes: 10
First Aired: Jul 23, 2023
The Civil War
as Frederick Douglass
Episodes: 9
First Aired: Sep 23, 1990
Solos
as Stuart
Episodes: 7
First Aired: May 21, 2021
The Promised Land
as Narrator (voice)
Episodes: 5
First Aired: Unknown
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
as Uncle Hammer
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Jun 02, 1978
Spidey Super Stories
as Easy Reader
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Oct 21, 1974
American Experience
as Narrator (voice)
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Oct 04, 1988
The Atlanta Child Murders
as Ben Shelter
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Feb 10, 1985
The Twilight Zone
as Tony
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 27, 1985
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
as Morgan Freeman (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jun 27, 2019
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Clarence
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 24, 1951
Spidey Super Stories
as Police officer
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 21, 1974
Spidey Super Stories
as Umpire
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 21, 1974
Spidey Super Stories
as Count Dracula
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 21, 1974
The Muppets Mayhem
as Morgan Freeman
Episodes: 1
First Aired: May 10, 2023
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Luther
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 24, 1951
American Masters
as Narrator (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jun 23, 1986
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
as Narrator (Voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 21, 1992
Honest Trailers
as Lucius Fox (archive footage)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 13, 2012
Great Performances
as Messenger
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 28, 1971
Through the Wormhole
as Self - Host
Episodes: 62
First Aired: Jun 09, 2010
Curiosity
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Episodes: 31
First Aired: Aug 07, 2011
History's Greatest Escapes with Morgan Freeman
as Self - Host
Episodes: 16
First Aired: Nov 09, 2021
The Story of God with Morgan Freeman
as Self - Host
Episodes: 15
First Aired: Apr 03, 2016
Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy
as Self
Episodes: 9
First Aired: Sep 09, 2021
Life on Our Planet
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Episodes: 8
First Aired: Oct 25, 2023
The Story of Us with Morgan Freeman
as Self - Host
Episodes: 6
First Aired: Oct 11, 2017
Our Universe
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Episodes: 6
First Aired: Nov 22, 2022
Slavery and the Making of America
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Feb 09, 2005
The Oscars
as Self
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Mar 19, 1953
100 Years of Warner Bros.
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Episodes: 4
First Aired: May 25, 2023
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Jan 20, 1944
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 05, 1988
The View
as Self
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Aug 11, 1997
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 08, 2015
The Daily Show
as Self
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Jul 22, 1996
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
as Self
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Jan 03, 2005
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Feb 25, 2014
Tony Awards
as Self - Performer
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Apr 01, 1956
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Presenter
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Jan 20, 1944
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
as Self
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Apr 02, 1973
Inside the Actors Studio
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 14, 1994
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 08, 2003
Today
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 14, 1952
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Episodes: 1
First Aired: May 25, 1992
The Jay Leno Show
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 14, 2009
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 13, 1993
Pebble Mill
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 14, 1991
The Kennedy Center Honors
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 28, 1978
Live from Studio Five
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 14, 2009
30 for 30
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 06, 2009
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 11, 1975
The Chris Rock Show
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 07, 1997
CBS News Sunday Morning
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 28, 1979
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 22, 2007
60 Minutes
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 24, 1968
America Beyond the Color Line
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 03, 2004
The Reichen Show
as Self - Guest
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 11, 2005
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 17, 2014
Goldene Kamera Verleihung
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 25, 1966
The Graham Norton Show
as Self - Guest
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 22, 2007
HBO First Look
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jun 12, 1992
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 26, 2003
Parkinson
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 09, 1998
Golden Globe Awards
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 20, 1944
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Cecil B. DeMille Award Recipient
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 20, 1944
The Jennifer Hudson Show
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 12, 2022
Popularity History
Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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2024 | 5 | 114 | 167 | 95 |
2024 | 6 | 94 | 192 | 62 |
2024 | 7 | 147 | 222 | 92 |
2024 | 8 | 83 | 115 | 48 |
2024 | 9 | 59 | 90 | 50 |
2024 | 10 | 57 | 90 | 39 |
2024 | 11 | 81 | 146 | 60 |
2024 | 12 | 83 | 120 | 66 |
2025 | 1 | 74 | 124 | 47 |
2025 | 2 | 53 | 93 | 9 |
2025 | 3 | 21 | 80 | 0 |
2025 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 5 |
2025 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 7 |
2025 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 7 |
2025 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 7 |
2025 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 5 |
Trending Rank
Year | Month | Avg Rank | Max Rank |
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2024 | 5 | 190 | 60 |
2024 | 6 | 252 | 20 |
2024 | 7 | 599 | 539 |
2024 | 12 | 360 | 120 |
2025 | 1 | 263 | 13 |
2025 | 2 | 371 | 30 |
2025 | 3 | 392 | 18 |
2025 | 4 | 431 | 45 |
2025 | 5 | 363 | 17 |
2025 | 6 | 364 | 18 |
2025 | 7 | 412 | 32 |
2025 | 8 | 356 | 53 |