8.2
TV
Acting
Ben Vereen
- Born
- (age 80)
- Birthplace
- Miami, Florida, USA
- Credits
- 112 titles
Biography
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.
Signature work
Known For
8.2
TV
8.1
TV
How I Met Your Mother
7.6
TV
NCIS
7.9
TV
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
8.4
TV
Star Trek: The Next Generation
8.1
TV
The Nanny
8.0
TV
Oz
7.5
Movie
All That Jazz
6.9
TV
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
6.1
Movie
Top Five
7.5
TV
Sneaky Pete
7.1
TV
Bull
7.6
TV
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
8.0
TV
The Muppet Show
7.5
TV
The Good Fight
7.5
TV
Magnum P.I.
6.0
Movie
Khumba
7.4
TV
Roots
Acting credits 111
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2027 | The Auction Film | Hector Valdez |
| 2026 | The Gray House TV | Isham Worthy (8 ep) |
| 2025 | Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story Film | Self |
| 2021 | Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age Film | Self |
| 2020 | B Positive TV | Peter (16 ep) |
| 2020 | Chita: A Legendary Celebration Film | Self |
| 2019 | On Broadway Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show TV | Self - Guest (1 ep) |
| 2019 | David Foster: Off the Record Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 2018 | Magnum P.I. TV | Henry Barr (1 ep) |
| 2017 | Making History TV | Dr. Cobell (1 ep) |
| 2017 | The Good Fight TV | Frederick Douglass (4 ep) |
| 2016 | Star TV | Calvin (5 ep) |
| 2016 | The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again Film | Dr. Scott |
| 2016 | Bull TV | Willie Lambert (1 ep) |
| 2015 | Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do Film | Self |
| 2015 | Time Out of Mind Film | Dixon |
| 2015 | Sneaky Pete TV | Porter (6 ep) |
| 2014 | Top Five Film | Carl Allen |
| 2013 | Khumba Film | Mkhulu (voice) |
| 2013 | Cabaret: The Musical That Changed Musicals Film | Self |
| 2011 | Mama, I Want to Sing! Film | Horace Payne |
| 2010 | Hot in Cleveland TV | Mayor Deacon (1 ep) |
| 2009 | Tapioca Film | Nuts |
| 2008 | Accidental Friendship Film | Wes |
| 2008 | Your Mama Don't Dance TV | (8 ep) |
| 2007 | And Then Came Love Film | Chuck Cooper |
| 2006 | Idlewild Film | Percy Senior |
| 2005 | How I Met Your Mother TV | Sam Gibbs (4 ep) |
| 2005 | Grey's Anatomy TV | Archie Roche (1 ep) |
| 2003 | NCIS TV | Lamar Addison (1 ep) |
| 2002 | Fosse Film | Performer |
| 2001 | Feast of All Saints Film | Rudolphe Lermontant |
| 2001 | The Painting Film | Whistlin' Willie Weston |
| 2001 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent TV | Jeremiah Morris (1 ep) |
| 1999 | I'll Take You There Film | Mr. Gwin |
| 1998 | Why Do Fools Fall In Love Film | Richard Barrett |
| 1997 | Vaudeville Film | Narrator |
| 1997 | The View TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 1997 | Oz TV | A.R. Whitworth (1 ep) |
| 1996 | Promised Land TV | (2 ep) |
| 1996 | The Jamie Foxx Show TV | Royal (1 ep) |
| 1996 | E! True Hollywood Story TV | (1 ep) |
| 1996 | Second Noah TV | (1 ep) |
| 1995 | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child TV | Snake (voice) (1 ep) |
| 1994 | Touched by an Angel TV | Ulysses Dodd (1 ep) |
| 1994 | New York Undercover TV | Louie (1 ep) |
| 1993 | David Foster's Christmas Album Film | Self |
| 1993 | The Nanny TV | Ben Vereen (1 ep) |
| 1993 | Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman TV | Dr. Andre Novak (1 ep) |
| 1993 | Once Upon a Forest Film | Phineas (voice) |
| 1992 | Intruders TV | Gene Randall (2 ep) |
| 1991 | Silk Stalkings TV | Ben Hutchinson (22 ep) |
| 1991 | Breakfast with the Arts TV | (1 ep) |
| 1990 | The Kid Who Loved Christmas Film | Morris |
| 1990 | The Chipmunks Rockin' Through The Decades Film | Self |
| 1990 | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air TV | Lou Smith (1 ep) |
| 1990 | Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme Film | Itsy-Bitsy Spider |
| 1989 | Booker TV | Carl McQueen (1 ep) |
| 1989 | Buy & Cell Film | Shaka |
Crew credits 1
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | The Secret World of the Very Young Film | Songs |