Harry Belafonte


    Starbirth:
    March 1, 1927
    Supernova:
    April 25, 2023
    Birthplace:
    New York City, New York, USA
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Overview

Harry Belafonte (born Harold George Bellanfanti Jr.; March 1, 1927 – April 25, 2023) was an American singer, actor and activist, who popularized calypso music with international audiences in the 1950s. Belafonte is one of the few performers to have received an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony (EGOT), although he won the Oscar in a non-competitive category. He earned his career breakthrough with the album Calypso (1956), which was the first million-selling LP by a single artist. Belafonte was best known for his recordings of "Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)", "Jump in the Line (Shake, Senora)", "Jamaica Farewell", and "Mary's Boy Child". He recorded and performed in many genres, including blues, folk, gospel, show tunes, and American standards. He also starred in films such as Carmen Jones (1954), Island in the Sun (1957), Odds Against Tomorrow (1959), Buck and the Preacher (1972), and Uptown Saturday Night (1974). He made his final screen appearance in Spike Lee's BlacKkKlansman (2018). Belafonte considered the actor, singer, and activist Paul Robeson a mentor, and he was a close confidant of Martin Luther King Jr. during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s. He was a vocal critic of the policies of the George W. Bush and Donald Trump administrations. Belafonte acted as the American Civil Liberties Union celebrity ambassador for juvenile justice issues. Belafonte won three Grammy Awards (including a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award), an Emmy Award, and a Tony Award. In 1989, he received the Kennedy Center Honors. He was awarded the National Medal of Arts in 1994. In 2014, he received the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award at the Academy's 6th Annual Governors Awards and in 2022 was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the Early Influence category. Description above from the Wikipedia article Harry Belafonte, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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The Greatest Night in Pop Self (archive footage) 2024
Sunday Best 2023
Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes Self 2023
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Self - Inductee (archive footage) 2022
Is That Black Enough for You?!? Self 2022
Sidney Self 2022
Harry Belafonte: Between Calypso and Justice Self - Subject (archive footage) 2022
The One and Only Dick Gregory Self 2021
Dom Salvador & The Abolition Self 2020
The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show Self 2020
The Man Behind the White Guitar Self 2019
BlacKkKlansman Jerome Turner 2018
Mr. SOUL! Self 2018
Rise Up: The Movement that Changed America Self 2018
Martin Luther King by Trevor Mcdonald Self - Singer 2018
King in the Wilderness Self 2018
Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart Self 2017
JFK: The Lost Inaugural Gala Self 2017
I Am Not Your Negro Self (archive footage) 2017
The Madding Crowd Self (archive footage) 2017
Marsha Hunt's Sweet Adversity Self 2015
Selma Self (archive footage) (uncredited) 2014
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee Self 2014
Nat King Cole: Afraid of the Dark Self 2014
Moms Mabley Self 2013
Martin Luther King and the March on Washington Self 2013
JFK: The Private President Self 2013
Hava Nagila: The Movie Self 2012
Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom Self 2012
Sing Your Song Self 2012
Rise Like Lions Self 2011
Mama Africa Self (archive footage) 2011
The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 Self (voice) 2011
The University of Sing Sing Self 2011
Bobby Nelson 2006
Mo & Me 2006
Best Ever Muppet Moments Self 2006
The Peace! Self 2005
Legenden: Audrey Hepburn Self 2005
Muppet Music Moments Self 2004
The Legendary Nat King Cole Self 2004
Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism Self (archive footage) 2004
The World of Nat King Cole Self 2004
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years Self (archive footage) 2004
Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour Self (uncredited) 2002
Swing Vote Will Dunn 1999
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand Self 1999
Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady Self 1997
Jazz '34 Self - Narrator 1997
Kansas City Seldom Seen 1996
White Man's Burden Thaddeus Thomas 1995
Ready to Wear Self 1994
The World of Jim Henson Self 1994
The Best Of Danny Kaye - The Television Years Self (archive footage) 1993
The Player Harry Belafonte 1992
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson Self 1990
The Unforgettable Nat King Cole Self 1989
The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert Self 1988
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years Self (archive footage) 1986
The Muppet Revue Self 1985
We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song Self 1985
Night of 100 Stars Self 1982
Grambling's White Tiger Coach Eddie Robinson 1981
The Tallest Tree in Our Forest Self 1977
Uptown Saturday Night Geechie Dan Beauford 1974
Free to Be… You and Me Self 1974
Nationtime Self 1972
Buck and the Preacher Preacher 1972
The Angel Levine Alexander Levine 1970
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis Self (archive footage) 1970
Petula Self 1968
The Strolling '20s Self 1966
Harry Belafonte in Concert Self 1960
Odds Against Tomorrow Johnny Ingram 1959
The World, the Flesh and the Devil Ralph Burton 1959
Island in the Sun David Boyeur 1957
Carmen Jones Joe 1954
Bright Road Mr. Williams - School Principal 1953
Nat King Cole & Friends Unforgettable Hits self
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The Colgate Comedy Hour Self <mt>
CBS News Sunday Morning Self <mt>
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General Electric Theater Vince <mt>
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In Self <mt>
The Flip Wilson Show Self <mt>
ABC Stage 67 Self <mt>
The Kennedy Center Honors Self <mt>
The American Film Institute Salute to ... Self <mt>
The Oscars Self <mt>
Wetten, dass..? Self <mt>
Jackie Robinson Self <mt>
When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts Self <mt>
V.I.P. Schaukel Self <mt>
Flitterabend Self - Singer <mt>
The Rosie O'Donnell Show Self <mt>
Bobby Kennedy for President Self <mt>
The Julie Andrews Hour Self <mt>
Musik liegt in der Luft Self - Singer <mt>
Goldene Kamera Verleihung Self - Laudatio <mt>
Tony Awards Self - Presenter <mt>
Auf los geht's los Self <mt>
Menschen bei Maischberger Self <mt>
What's My Line? Self - Mystery Guest <mt>
Champs-Elysées Self <mt>
The Dick Cavett Show Self - Guest <mt>
Sabine Christiansen Self <mt>
DAS! Self <mt>
Willemsens Woche Self <mt>
Gero von Boehm begegnet... Self <mt>
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The Danny Kaye Show Self <mt>
Great Performances Self <mt>
Was bin ich? self <mt>
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The Merv Griffin Show Self <mt>
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The Ed Sullivan Show Self - Singer <mt>
Tanner on Tanner Self <mt>
TV Story Superstar Self (archive footage) <mt>
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child Magic Man (voice) <mt>
Le Grand Échiquier Self <mt>
PB&J Otter The Ice Moose (voice) <mt>
Numéro un Self <mt>
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour Self - Cameo <mt>
The Bell Telephone Hour Self <mt>
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour Self <mt>
The Mike Douglas Show Self <mt>
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Self <mt>
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Self - Guest Host <mt>
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