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Ben Vereen

Ben Vereen

Known for: Acting

Born 10/10/1946
Place of birth Miami, Florida, USA

​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.

Filmography

How I Met Your Mother Series ★ 8,1

How I Met Your Mother

Sam Gibbs

2005

The Kelly Clarkson Show Series ★ 6,2

The Kelly Clarkson Show

Self - Guest

2019

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Series ★ 7,6

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Self

1962

Grey's Anatomy Series ★ 8,2

Grey's Anatomy

Archie Roche

2005

NCIS Series ★ 7,6

NCIS

Lamar Addison

2003

The View Series ★ 4,3

The View

Self

1997

The Mike Douglas Show Series ★ 5,8

The Mike Douglas Show

Self - Guest

1961

The Mike Douglas Show Series ★ 5,8

The Mike Douglas Show

Self - Co-Host

1961

Law & Order: Criminal Intent Series ★ 7,6

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Jeremiah Morris

2001

Star Trek: The Next Generation Series ★ 8,4

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Dr. Edward La Forge

1987

Magnum P.I. Series ★ 7,5

Magnum P.I.

Henry Barr

2018

The Love Boat Series ★ 6,3

The Love Boat

Dr. John Hanson

1977

The Nanny Series ★ 8,0

The Nanny

Ben Vereen

1993

Hot in Cleveland Series ★ 7,2

Hot in Cleveland

Mayor Deacon

2010

Bull Series ★ 7,1

Bull

Willie Lambert

2016

Tony Awards Series

Tony Awards

Self - Presenter / Performer

1956

Touched by an Angel Series ★ 7,2

Touched by an Angel

Ulysses Dodd

1994

The Carol Burnett Show Series ★ 7,7

The Carol Burnett Show

Self - Guest / Various Characters

1967

The Carol Burnett Show Series ★ 7,7

The Carol Burnett Show

Self

1967

The Good Fight Series ★ 7,5

The Good Fight

Frederick Douglass

2017

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Series ★ 6,9

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

Dr. Andre Novak

1993

Oz Series ★ 8,0

Oz

A.R. Whitworth

1997

Silk Stalkings Series ★ 6,2

Silk Stalkings

Ben Hutchinson

1991

Dinah! Series ★ 7,0

Dinah!

Self

1974

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Series ★ 7,9

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

Lou Smith

1990

The Jamie Foxx Show Series ★ 6,6

The Jamie Foxx Show

Royal

1996

The Oscars Series ★ 7,1

The Oscars

Self

1953

New York Undercover Series ★ 7,3

New York Undercover

Louie

1994

Sneaky Pete Series ★ 7,5

Sneaky Pete

Porter

2015

The Muppet Show Series ★ 8,0

The Muppet Show

Self - Special Guest Star

1976

Star Series ★ 8,0

Star

Calvin

2016

Webster Series ★ 5,8

Webster

1983

Faerie Tale Theatre Series ★ 8,1

Faerie Tale Theatre

Puss in Boots

1982

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child Series ★ 6,3

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

Snake (voice)

1995

Promised Land Series ★ 6,5

Promised Land

1996

Roots Series ★ 7,4

Roots

Chicken George Moore

1977

Roots Series ★ 7,4

Roots

Chicken Joe Moore

1977

Donny & Marie Series ★ 6,7

Donny & Marie

Self

1976

B Positive Series ★ 6,4

B Positive

Peter

2020

Booker Series ★ 5,2

Booker

Carl McQueen

1989

CBS Summer Playhouse Series ★ 7,0

CBS Summer Playhouse

Pianist in Bar

1987

The Gray House Series ★ 4,4

The Gray House

Isham Worthy

2026

Zoobilee Zoo Series ★ 4,6

Zoobilee Zoo

Mayor Ben

1986

J.J. Starbuck Series ★ 6,0

J.J. Starbuck

Tenspeed Turner

1987

Second Noah Series ★ 6,7

Second Noah

1996

The Magic of David Copperfield Series ★ 7,0

The Magic of David Copperfield

1978

The Captain and Tennille Series ★ 7,5

The Captain and Tennille

Self

1976

Tenspeed and Brown Shoe Series ★ 6,9

Tenspeed and Brown Shoe

E.L. 'Tenspeed' Turner

1980

Intruders Series ★ 6,8

Intruders

Gene Randall

1992

A.D. Series ★ 5,4

A.D.

Ethiopian

1985

Making History Series ★ 6,3

Making History

Dr. Cobell

2017

Khumba Film ★ 6,0

Khumba

Mkhulu (voice)

2013

All That Jazz Film ★ 7,5

All That Jazz

O'Connor Flood

1979

E! True Hollywood Story Series ★ 8,1

E! True Hollywood Story

1996

Ellis Island Series ★ 5,1

Ellis Island

Roscoe Haines

1984

Once Upon a Forest Film ★ 6,5

Once Upon a Forest

Phineas (voice)

1993

Time Out of Mind Film ★ 5,6

Time Out of Mind

Dixon

2015

The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again Film ★ 5,1

The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again

Dr. Scott

2016

Top Five Film ★ 6,0

Top Five

Carl Allen

2014

Funny Lady Film ★ 5,3

Funny Lady

Bert Robbins

1975

Sweet Charity Film ★ 6,9

Sweet Charity

Dancer

1969

Feast of All Saints Film ★ 4,8

Feast of All Saints

Rudolphe Lermontant

2001

Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story Film ★ 7,6

Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story

Self

2025

And Then Came Love Film ★ 5,9

And Then Came Love

Chuck Cooper

2007

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age Film

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

Self

2021

Why Do Fools Fall In Love Film ★ 6,4

Why Do Fools Fall In Love

Richard Barrett

1998

Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade Series ★ 7,0

Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade

Self - Host

1983

Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme Film ★ 5,3

Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme

Itsy-Bitsy Spider

1990

Series ★ 10,0

Ben Vereen... Comin' at Ya

Host

1975

Mama, I Want to Sing! Film ★ 6,1

Mama, I Want to Sing!

Horace Payne

2011

Night of 100 Stars Film ★ 5,8

Night of 100 Stars

Self

1982

Series

Your Mama Don't Dance

2008

Idlewild Film ★ 5,7

Idlewild

Percy Senior

2006

Gas! -Or- It Became Necessary to Destroy the World in Order to Save It. Film ★ 4,3

Gas! -Or- It Became Necessary to Destroy the World in Order to Save It.

Carlos

1970

The Cheryl Ladd Special Film ★ 7,0

The Cheryl Ladd Special

Self

1979

The Chipmunks Rockin' Through The Decades Film ★ 3,0

The Chipmunks Rockin' Through The Decades

Self

1990

Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do Film

Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do

Self

2015

Series ★ 7,5

Breakfast with the Arts

1991

The Jesse Owens Story Film ★ 8,1

The Jesse Owens Story

Herb Douglas

1984

Buy & Cell Film ★ 5,2

Buy & Cell

Shaka

1989

The Saint in Manhattan Film ★ 7,0

The Saint in Manhattan

Pianist in Bar

1987

Don't Ask Me, Ask God Film

Don't Ask Me, Ask God

Self

1984

The Kid Who Loved Christmas Film ★ 6,6

The Kid Who Loved Christmas

Morris

1990

Accidental Friendship Film ★ 6,9

Accidental Friendship

Wes

2008

Vaudeville Film ★ 8,0

Vaudeville

Narrator

1997

Mary's Incredible Dream Film

Mary's Incredible Dream

Devil / Noah / Man

1976

The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years Film ★ 6,1

The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years

Self (archive footage)

1986

Film

The Auction

Hector Valdez

2027

The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team Film

The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team

Self - Performer

1984

Walt Disney: One Man's Dream Film

Walt Disney: One Man's Dream

Self

1981

I'll Take You There Film ★ 7,0

I'll Take You There

Mr. Gwin

1999

David Foster: Off the Record Film ★ 7,0

David Foster: Off the Record

Self (archive footage)

2019

Pippin Film ★ 7,4

Pippin

Leading Player

1981

On Broadway Film ★ 8,7

On Broadway

Self (archive footage)

2019

Louis Armstrong: Chicago Style Film ★ 7,0

Louis Armstrong: Chicago Style

1976

Lynda Carter: Body and Soul Film ★ 10,0

Lynda Carter: Body and Soul

Self

1984

Cabaret: The Musical That Changed Musicals Film

Cabaret: The Musical That Changed Musicals

Self

2013

Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade Film ★ 7,0

Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade

1986

Chita: A Legendary Celebration Film

Chita: A Legendary Celebration

Self

2020

Puss in Boots Film ★ 5,0

Puss in Boots

Puss in Boots

1985

All Star Party for 'Dutch' Reagan Film

All Star Party for 'Dutch' Reagan

Self

1985

Film

Salute to Lady Liberty

1984

Sabine Film ★ 4,6

Sabine

Stanley

1982

Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade Film

Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade

Self

1985

Jacques Cousteau: The First 75 Years Film ★ 9,0

Jacques Cousteau: The First 75 Years

Self

1985

Fosse Film ★ 6,6

Fosse

Performer

2002

The Painting Film ★ 7,3

The Painting

Whistlin' Willie Weston

2001

Film ★ 4,8

The Zoo Gang

The Winch

1985

Film ★ 10,0

The Sentry Collection Presents Ben Vereen: His Roots

Self

1978

Film ★ 6,5

Tapioca

Nuts

2009

Breakin' Through Film ★ 8,0

Breakin' Through

1985

David Foster's Christmas Album Film

David Foster's Christmas Album

Self

1993

The Charmkins Film ★ 8,0

The Charmkins

Dragonweed (voice)

1983

Lost In London Film ★ 6,5

Lost In London

Paul Williams

1985