Ben Vereen

Acting

Ben Vereen

Born October 10, 1946Miami, Florida, USA108 credits

​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.

Known For

The Auction

Movie

2027

The Gray House
3.9

The Gray House

TV

2026

Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story
8.0

Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story

Movie

2025

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

Movie

2021

B Positive
6.3

B Positive

TV

2020

Chita: A Legendary Celebration

Chita: A Legendary Celebration

Movie

2020

Filmography

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2027The Auctionas Hector ValdezMovie
The Gray House
2026The Gray Houseas Isham WorthyTV
Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story
2025Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Storyas SelfMovie
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021Broadway: Beyond the Golden Ageas SelfMovie
B Positive
2020B Positiveas PeterTV
Chita: A Legendary Celebration
2020Chita: A Legendary Celebrationas SelfMovie
On Broadway
2019On Broadwayas Self (archive footage)Movie
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019The Kelly Clarkson Showas Self - GuestTV
David Foster: Off the Record
2019David Foster: Off the Recordas Self (archive footage)Movie
Magnum P.I.
2018Magnum P.I.as Henry BarrTV
Making History
2017Making Historyas Dr. CobellTV
The Good Fight
2017The Good Fightas Frederick DouglassTV
Star
2016Staras CalvinTV
The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again
2016The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Againas Dr. ScottMovie
Bull
2016Bullas Willie LambertTV
Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do
2015Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Doas SelfMovie
Time Out of Mind
2015Time Out of Mindas DixonMovie
Sneaky Pete
2015Sneaky Peteas PorterTV
Top Five
2014Top Fiveas Carl AllenMovie
Khumba
2013Khumbaas Mkhulu (voice)Movie
Cabaret: The Musical That Changed Musicals
2013Cabaret: The Musical That Changed Musicalsas SelfMovie
Mama, I Want to Sing!
2011Mama, I Want to Sing!as Horace PayneMovie
Hot in Cleveland
2010Hot in Clevelandas Mayor DeaconTV
T
2009Tapiocaas NutsMovie
Accidental Friendship
2008Accidental Friendshipas WesMovie
Y
2008Your Mama Don't DanceTV
And Then Came Love
2007And Then Came Loveas Chuck CooperMovie
Idlewild
2006Idlewildas Percy SeniorMovie
How I Met Your Mother
2005How I Met Your Motheras Sam GibbsTV
Grey's Anatomy
2005Grey's Anatomyas Archie RocheTV
NCIS
2003NCISas Lamar AddisonTV
Fosse
2002Fosseas PerformerMovie
Feast of All Saints
2001Feast of All Saintsas Rudolphe LermontantMovie
The Painting
2001The Paintingas Whistlin' Willie WestonMovie
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001Law & Order: Criminal Intentas Jeremiah MorrisTV
I'll Take You There
1999I'll Take You Thereas Mr. GwinMovie
Why Do Fools Fall In Love
1998Why Do Fools Fall In Loveas Richard BarrettMovie
Vaudeville
1997Vaudevilleas NarratorMovie
The View
1997The Viewas SelfTV
Oz
1997Ozas A.R. WhitworthTV
Promised Land
1996Promised LandTV
The Jamie Foxx Show
1996The Jamie Foxx Showas RoyalTV
E! True Hollywood Story
1996E! True Hollywood StoryTV
Second Noah
1996Second NoahTV
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Childas Snake (voice)TV
Touched by an Angel
1994Touched by an Angelas Ulysses DoddTV
New York Undercover
1994New York Undercoveras LouieTV
The Nanny
1993The Nannyas Ben VereenTV
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Supermanas Dr. Andre NovakTV
Once Upon a Forest
1993Once Upon a Forestas Phineas (voice)Movie
Intruders
1992Intrudersas Gene RandallTV
Silk Stalkings
1991Silk Stalkingsas Ben HutchinsonTV
B
1991Breakfast with the ArtsTV
The Kid Who Loved Christmas
1990The Kid Who Loved Christmasas MorrisMovie
The Chipmunks Rockin' Through The Decades
1990The Chipmunks Rockin' Through The Decadesas SelfMovie
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990The Fresh Prince of Bel-Airas Lou SmithTV
Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme
1990Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhymeas Itsy-Bitsy SpiderMovie
Booker
1989Bookeras Carl McQueenTV
Buy & Cell
1989Buy & Cellas ShakaMovie
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987Star Trek: The Next Generationas Dr. Edward La ForgeTV
J.J. Starbuck
1987J.J. Starbuckas Tenspeed TurnerTV
The Saint in Manhattan
1987The Saint in Manhattanas Pianist in BarMovie
CBS Summer Playhouse
1987CBS Summer Playhouseas Pianist in BarTV
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade
1986Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas ParadeMovie
Zoobilee Zoo
1986Zoobilee Zooas Mayor BenTV
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
1986The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Yearsas Self (archive footage)Movie
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade
1985Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Paradeas SelfMovie
Lost In London
1985Lost In Londonas Paul WilliamsMovie
Puss in Boots
1985Puss in Bootsas Puss in BootsMovie
Breakin' Through
1985Breakin' ThroughMovie
Jacques Cousteau: The First 75 Years
1985Jacques Cousteau: The First 75 Yearsas SelfMovie
T
1985The Zoo Gangas The WinchMovie
A.D.
1985A.D.as EthiopianTV
Ellis Island
1984Ellis Islandas Roscoe HainesTV
The Jesse Owens Story
1984The Jesse Owens Storyas Herb DouglasMovie
Lynda Carter: Body and Soul
1984Lynda Carter: Body and Soulas SelfMovie
The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team
1984The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Teamas Self - PerformerMovie
Don't Ask Me, Ask God
1984Don't Ask Me, Ask Godas SelfMovie
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade
1983Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Paradeas Self - HostTV
The Charmkins
1983The Charmkinsas Dragonweed (voice)Movie
Webster
1983WebsterTV
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982Faerie Tale Theatreas Puss in BootsTV
Night of 100 Stars
1982Night of 100 Starsas SelfMovie
Sabine
1982Sabineas StanleyMovie
Walt Disney: One Man's Dream
1981Walt Disney: One Man's Dreamas SelfMovie
Pippin
1981Pippinas Leading PlayerMovie
Tenspeed and Brown Shoe
1980Tenspeed and Brown Shoeas E.L. 'Tenspeed' TurnerTV
All That Jazz
1979All That Jazzas O'Connor FloodMovie
The Cheryl Ladd Special
1979The Cheryl Ladd Specialas SelfMovie
The Magic of David Copperfield
1978The Magic of David CopperfieldTV
T
1978The Sentry Collection Presents Ben Vereen: His Rootsas SelfMovie
The Love Boat
1977The Love Boatas Dr. John HansonTV
Roots
1977Rootsas Chicken George MooreTV
The Captain and Tennille
1976The Captain and Tennilleas SelfTV
The Muppet Show
1976The Muppet Showas Self - Special Guest StarTV
Louis Armstrong: Chicago Style
1976Louis Armstrong: Chicago StyleMovie
Donny & Marie
1976Donny & Marieas SelfTV
Mary's Incredible Dream
1976Mary's Incredible Dreamas Devil / Noah / ManMovie
B
1975Ben Vereen... Comin' at Yaas HostTV
Funny Lady
1975Funny Ladyas Bert RobbinsMovie
Dinah!
1974Dinah!as SelfTV
Gas! -Or- It Became Necessary to Destroy the World in Order to Save It.
1970Gas! -Or- It Became Necessary to Destroy the World in Order to Save It.as CarlosMovie
Sweet Charity
1969Sweet Charityas DancerMovie
The Carol Burnett Show
1967The Carol Burnett Showas Self - Guest / Various CharactersTV
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carsonas SelfTV
The Mike Douglas Show
1961The Mike Douglas Showas Self - GuestTV
Tony Awards
1956Tony Awardsas Self - Presenter / PerformerTV
The Oscars
1953The Oscarsas SelfTV