Biografie
Mr. Van Peebles has worked in every medium of the entertainment industry, from music (a three-time Grammy nominee) to television (an Emmy-award winner) to Broadway as a writer and director (11 Tony nominations), and after 30 years his blockbuster movie, SWEET SWEETBACK’S BAAADASSSSS SONG, remains on Variety’s list of all-time top grossing films. The film was recently released on DVD.
Mr. Van Peebles’ works are taught at such distinguished schools as Yale, Harvard and Columbia. Scott Gentry’s book, “The Film 100,” recognized Mr. Van Peebles as one of the most influential people in the history of cinema for his commercialization of both independent and black films.
Mr. Van Peebles began his career as a 10-year old selling second-hand clothes to winos. Since then, he has been involved with, among other things, the Boy Scouts, Astronomy, Youth for Christ, the Strategic Air Command, the Merchant Marine, the Artillery, the Post Office, Cable Cars, Het Nederlands Comedie, the ACLU, the Cinematique Francaise, the Harkness Ballet, Boston Marathons, Pinochle, the Block, Blues, Dues, the Senegalese Police and the Mexican immigration authorities. Recently, Mr. Van Peebles was awarded the prestigious French Legion of Honor.
His book, The Making of Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song, upon which the movie is based and which serves as an excerpt from one of the volumes of his upcoming autobiography, is in its fourth U.S. printing. It has also been published in the U.K. and translated into Japanese. Additionally, Mr. Van Peebles finished personally translating the book into French, which will be available in December 2003.
Sony Pictures Classics
Schauspieler
Filme | |
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2018 |
Armed |
2013 |
Peeples |
2012 |
We the Party |
2010 |
Black, White and Blues |
2007 |
Blackout |
2006 |
Hard Luck |
2003 |
The Hebrew Hammer |
2000 |
Antilles sur Seine |
Time of Her Time |
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1999 |
Love Kills |
Smut |
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1997 |
Riot (Fernsehfilm) |
The Shining (Fernsehfilm) |
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1996 |
Calm at Sunset (Fernsehfilm) |
Killer Cops - Mörder in Uniform (Fernsehfilm) |
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1995 |
Fist of the North Star |
Panther |
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1994 |
Tödliche Geschwindigkeit |
1993 |
Last Action Hero |
Posse - Die Rache des Jessie Lee |
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1992 |
Boomerang |
1991 |
Der große Blonde mit dem schwarzen Fuß |
1989 |
Identity Crisis |
1987 |
Der weiße Hai 4 - Die Abrechnung |
Taking Care of Terrific (Fernsehfilm) |
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1986 |
America |
1985 |
Black Cats |
1981 |
The Sophisticated Gents (Fernsehfilm) |
1971 |
Sweet Sweetbacks Lied |
1970 |
Watermelon Man |
Serien | |
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1988 |
Sonny Spoon |
Dokumentationen | |
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2022 |
Der Pate des Black Cinema: Melvin van Peebles und Sweet Sweetbacks Lied (Fernsehfilm) - Arch. |
2021 |
Oscar Micheaux - Superheld des afroamerikanischen Films |
2014 |
The Tanning of America (Serie) |
2008 |
American Swing |
Sex: The Revolution (Serie) |
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2006 |
American Stag |
2005 |
Breaking the Rules |
How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It) |
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2002 |
Baadasssss Cinema (Fernsehfilm) |
Jim Brown All American (Fernsehfilm) |
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2000 |
Acapulco Black Film Festival (Fernsehfilm) |
1998 |
Classified X (Fernsehfilm) |
1992 |
Adieu, Babylone ! |
Kurzfilme | |
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2003 |
Baltimore |
Regisseur
Filme | |
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2008 |
Confessionsofa Ex-Doofus-ItchyFooted Mutha |
2000 |
Le Conte du ventre plein |
1996 |
Killer Cops - Mörder in Uniform (Fernsehfilm) |
Tales of Erotica |
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1989 |
Identity Crisis |
1973 |
Don't Play Us Cheap |
1971 |
Sweet Sweetbacks Lied |
1970 |
Watermelon Man |
1968 |
La Permission |
Serien | |
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1997 |
Outer Limits - Die unbekannte Dimension |
Das Grauen ist unter uns (S03E16) |
Kurzfilme | |
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1995 |
Vrooom Vroom Vrooom |
1963 |
Cinq cent balles |
1957 |
Sunlight |
Three Pickup Men for Herrick |
Drehbuchautor
Filme | |
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2008 |
Confessionsofa Ex-Doofus-ItchyFooted Mutha |
2000 |
Le Conte du ventre plein |
1995 |
Panther |
1987 |
Day They Came to Arrest the Book, The (Fernsehfilm) |
1981 |
The Sophisticated Gents (Fernsehfilm) |
1977 |
Greased Lightning |
1976 |
Just an Old Sweet Song (Fernsehfilm) |
1973 |
Don't Play Us Cheap |
1971 |
Sweet Sweetbacks Lied |
1969 |
Slogan |
1968 |
La Permission |
Dokumentationen | |
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1998 |
Classified X (Fernsehfilm) |
Kurzfilme | |
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1995 |
Vrooom Vroom Vrooom |
1963 |
Cinq cent balles |
1957 |
Sunlight |
Three Pickup Men for Herrick |
Produzent
Filme | |
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2008 |
Confessionsofa Ex-Doofus-ItchyFooted Mutha |
1996 |
Killer Cops - Mörder in Uniform (Fernsehfilm) |
1995 |
Panther |
1989 |
Identity Crisis |
1973 |
Don't Play Us Cheap |
1971 |
Sweet Sweetbacks Lied |
Kurzfilme | |
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1995 |
Vrooom Vroom Vrooom |
1957 |
Sunlight |
Komponist
Filme | |
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2000 |
Le Conte du ventre plein |
1999 |
Smut |
1973 |
Don't Play Us Cheap |
1971 |
Sweet Sweetbacks Lied |
1970 |
Watermelon Man |
1968 |
La Permission |
Kurzfilme | |
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1995 |
Vrooom Vroom Vrooom |
1963 |
Cinq cent balles |
1957 |
Sunlight |
Three Pickup Men for Herrick |
Editor
Filme | |
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1989 |
Identity Crisis |
1973 |
Don't Play Us Cheap |
1971 |
Sweet Sweetbacks Lied |
Kurzfilme | |
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1995 |
Vrooom Vroom Vrooom |
Autor*in
Filme | |
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2003 |
Baadasssss! - Buch |
1995 |
Panther - Buch |
Gast
Sendungen | |
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2009 |
Mario's Green House |
2006 |
The 2006 Black Movie Awards |
1995 |
Lauren Hutton and... |
1987 |
It's Showtime at the Apollo |
1974 |
Bicentennial Minutes |
1973 |
The 27th Annual Tony Awards |
1972 |
The 26th Annual Tony Awards |
The Midnight Special |
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1969 |
The David Frost Show |