Melvin Van Peebles
Biography
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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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Personal info
Gender
Male
Birthday
1932-08-21
Place of birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Images
Cast
Identity Crisis
1989
1.40
Taking Care of Terrific
1988
0.00
Fist of the North Star
1995
4.30
O.C. and Stiggs
1987
4.70
BaadAsssss Cinema
2002
6.10
Peeples
2013
5.50
Directors on Directing
2009
0.00
True Identity
1991
5.50
Calm at Sunset
1996
6.50
Gang in Blue
1996
5.00
René Vautier, le rebelle
2000
10.00
Hard Luck
2007
5.60
Watermelon Man
1970
6.40
The Black List: Volume Two
2009
6.00
Blackout
2007
6.10
SMUT
0.00
Unstoppable
2005
0.00
Making 'Do the Right Thing'
1989
6.71
Wattstax
1973
6.76
Classified X
1998
4.50
Panther
1995
6.30
Riot
1997
5.50
Love Kills
1999
2.50
American Swing
2009
5.10
Jaws: The Revenge
1987
4.07
The Real Deal: What It Is
2003
0.00
Terminal Velocity
1994
5.30
Salty Dog Blues
2012
0.00
Armed
2018
4.60
America
1986
4.00
The Hebrew Hammer
2003
5.38
Sunlight
1957
0.00
Posse
1993
5.36
Last Action Hero
1993
6.47
Farewell, Babylon!
1993
0.00
Boomerang
1992
5.70
Redemption Road
2011
4.80
