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Ben Vereen

Ben Vereen

Known For Acting
Birthday Oct 10, 1946 (78)
Birthplace Miami, Florida, USA
Popularity 0.8 (history)
Updated Dec 19, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Ben Vereen (born October 10, 1946) is an American actor, dancer, and singer who has appeared in numerous Broadway theatre shows. Vereen graduated from Manhattan's High School of Performing Arts. ...

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Time Out of Mind

Time Out of Mind

2014

as Dixon

Top Five

Top Five

2014

as Carl Allen

Khumba

Khumba

2013

as Mkhulu (voice)

Mama, I Want to Sing!

Mama, I Want to Sing!

2011

as Horace Payne

Tapioca

Tapioca

2009

as Nuts

Accidental Friendship

Accidental Friendship

2008

as Wes

And Then Came Love

And Then Came Love

2007

as Chuck Cooper

Idlewild

Idlewild

2006

as Percy Senior

Fosse

Fosse

2002

as Performer

The Painting

The Painting

2001

as Whistlin' Willie Weston

Feast of All Saints

Feast of All Saints

2001

as Rudolphe Lermontant

I'll Take You There

I'll Take You There

1999

as Mr. Gwin

Why Do Fools Fall In Love

Why Do Fools Fall In Love

1998

as Richard Barrett

Vaudeville

Vaudeville

1997

as Narrator

Once Upon a Forest

Once Upon a Forest

1993

as Phineas (voice)

Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme

Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme

1990

as Itsy-Bitsy Spider

Buy & Cell

Buy & Cell

1989

as Shaka

The Saint in Manhattan

The Saint in Manhattan

1987

as Pianist in Bar

Puss in Boots

Puss in Boots

1985

as Puss in Boots

Lost In London

Lost In London

1985

as Paul Williams

The Zoo Gang

The Zoo Gang

1985

as The Winch

The Jesse Owens Story

The Jesse Owens Story

1984

as Herb Douglas

The Charmkins

The Charmkins

1983

as Dragonweed (voice)

Pippin

Pippin

1981

as Leading Player

All That Jazz

All That Jazz

1979

as O'Connor Flood

Mary's Incredible Dream

Mary's Incredible Dream

1976

as Devil / Noah / Man

Funny Lady

Funny Lady

1975

as Bert Robbins

Sweet Charity

Sweet Charity

1969

as Dancer

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Television Credits

Zoobilee Zoo

as Mayor Ben

Episodes: 65

First Aired: Sep 22, 1986

Silk Stalkings

as Ben Hutchinson

Episodes: 22

First Aired: Nov 07, 1991

J.J. Starbuck

as E.L. "Tenspeed" Turner

Episodes: 18

First Aired: Sep 26, 1987

B Positive

as Peter

Episodes: 16

First Aired: Nov 05, 2020

Roots

as Chicken George Moore

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Jan 23, 1977

Sneaky Pete

as Porter

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Aug 07, 2015

A.D.

as Ethiopian

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Mar 31, 1985

Star

as Calvin

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Dec 14, 2016

The Good Fight

as Frederick Douglass

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Feb 19, 2017

How I Met Your Mother

as Sam Gibbs

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Sep 19, 2005

Ellis Island

as Roscoe Haines

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Nov 11, 1984

Intruders

as Gene Randall

Episodes: 2

First Aired: May 17, 1992

Star Trek: The Next Generation

as Dr. Edward La Forge

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 28, 1987

The Love Boat

as John Hanson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1977

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

as Lou Smith

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1990

The Nanny

as Ben Vereen

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 03, 1993

Oz

as A.R. Whitworth

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 12, 1997

New York Undercover

as Louie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 1994

NCIS

as Lamar Addison

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 2003

Grey's Anatomy

as Archie Roche

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 27, 2005

Faerie Tale Theatre

as Puss in Boots

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 11, 1982

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

as Snake (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 12, 1995

Making History

as Dr. Cobell

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 05, 2017

Magnum P.I.

as Henry Barr

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 2018

CBS Summer Playhouse

as Pianist in Bar

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 12, 1987

Bull

as Willie Lambert

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 2016

Hot in Cleveland

as Mayor Deacon

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 16, 2010

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

as Jeremiah Morris

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 2001

Touched by an Angel

as Ulysses Dodd

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1994

Tenspeed and Brown Shoe

Episodes: 14

First Aired: Jan 27, 1980

Your Mama Don't Dance

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Feb 29, 2008

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Dec 11, 1961

Ben Vereen... Comin' at Ya

as Host

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Aug 07, 1975

Webster

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 16, 1983

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self - Co-Host

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Dec 11, 1961

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Oct 01, 1962

Promised Land

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 17, 1996

Second Noah

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 05, 1996

The Jamie Foxx Show

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 28, 1996

The View

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 11, 1997

E! True Hollywood Story

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 21, 1996

Donny & Marie

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 23, 1976

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 1993

The Muppet Show

as Self - Special Guest Star

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 05, 1976

Booker

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1989

Breakfast with the Arts

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 01, 1991

The Oscars

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 19, 1953

The Captain and Tennille

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1976

Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter / Performer

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 01, 1956

The Magic of David Copperfield

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 27, 1978

The Kelly Clarkson Show

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 09, 2019

The Carol Burnett Show

as Self - Guest / Various Characters

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 11, 1967

The Carol Burnett Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 11, 1967

The Gray House

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Unknown

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