Morgan Freeman

Morgan Freeman

geb. 01.06.1937 (87 Jahre)
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

Biografie

Morgan Freeman is an Academy Award-winning actor and one of the most recognizable figures in American cinema. His works are among the most critically and commercially successful films of all time and Freeman himself ranks 10th among the top-grossing actors of all time; his films have earned more than $3 billion in cumulative ticket sales. Whether a role requires an air of gravitas, a playful smile, twinkle of the eye or a world-weary yet insightful soul, Freeman's ability to delve to the core of a character and infuse it with quiet dignity has resulted in some of the most memorable portrayals ever recorded on film.

Freeman starred in The Dark Knight Rises, the third installment in Christopher Nolan's Batman film series, as well as Rob Reiner's drama The Magic of Belle Isle. His projects include Summit Entertainment's heist film Now You See Me, Universal Pictures' sci-fi actioner Oblivion, CBS Films' comedy Last Vegas and Kazuaki Kiriya's action adventure film The Last Knights. Freeman also lent his voice to Warner Bros.' live-action/animated film LEGO: The Piece of Resistance, based on the popular children's toy.

Freeman won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Million Dollar Baby (2005). In 1990 he won the Golden Globe for Best Actor for his performance in Driving Miss Daisy. Freeman's performance in Street Smart earned him a 1987 Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. He received a 1994 Best Actor nom for The Shawshank Redemption.

Freeman was honored with the Cecil B. DeMille Award at the 2011 Golden Globe Awards. That same year, Freeman received the 39th AFI Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2000 Freeman was honored with the Hollywood Actor Award from the Hollywood Film Festival and in 2008 he was named a Kennedy Center Honoree.

In 2010 Freeman won the National Board of Review Award for Best Actor for his performance as Nelson Mandela in the acclaimed drama Invictus. He also received an Academy Award nomination, a Golden Globe nomination and a Broadcast Film Critics Association nomination. The picture was produced by Revelations Entertainment, the company Freeman co-founded in 1996 with a mission to produce films that enlighten, have heart and glorify the human experience. Other Revelations features include Levity, Under Suspicion, Mutiny, Bopha!, Along Came a Spider, Feast of Love, 10 Items or Less and Maiden Heist.

Additional film credits include Dolphin's Tale, Born to be Wild 3D, Batman Begins and The Dark Knight, The Bucket List, Glory, Clean and Sober, Lean on Me, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Unforgiven, Se7en, Kiss the Girls, Amistad, Deep Impact, The Sum of All Fears, Bruce Almighty, Nurse Betty, Coriolanus, Attica, Brubaker, Eyewitness, Death of a Prophet and Along Came a Spider. He also narrated two Academy Award-winning documentaries, The Long Way Home and The March of the Penguins.

After beginning his acting career in the Off Broadway stage productions of "The Niggerlovers" and the all African-American production of "Hello Dolly," Freeman segued into television. Many people grew up watching him on the long-running Children's Television Workshop classic "The Electric Company," where he played several recurring characters. Looking for his next challenge, he set his sights on both The Great White Way and silver screen simultaneously and quickly began to fill his resume with memorable performances.

In 1978 Freeman won a Drama Desk Award for his role as Zeke in "The Mighty Gents." He also received a Tony Award® nomination forBestPerformance by a FeaturedActor. His stage work continued to earn him accolades and awards, including Obie Awards in 1980, 1984 and 1987. Freeman received his second Drama Desk nomination for the role of Hoke Colburn, which he created for the Alfred Uhry play "Driving Miss Daisy" and reprised in the 1989 movie of the same name.

In 1973 Freeman co-founded the Frank Silvera Writers' Workshop. He is a member of the board of directors for Earth Biofuels, a company whose mission is to promote the use of clean-burning fuels. He also supports Artists for a New South Africa (ANSA) and the Campaign for Female Education (Camfed).

Millennium Films

Schauspieler

Filme
2024

My Dead Friend Zoe

 

Sniff

2023

57 Seconds

 

A Good Person

 

Cold Warriors

 

The Ritual Killer

2022

Paradise Highway - Straße der Angst

 

The Minute You Wake up Dead

2021

Der Prinz aus Zamunda 2

Werbung

Werbung

 

Killer's Bodyguard 2

 

Vanquish - Überleben hat seinen Preis

2020

Kings of Hollywood

2019

Angel Has Fallen

 

The Poison Rose - Dunkle Vergangenheit

2018

Alpha - Erzähler

 

Der Nussknacker und die vier Reiche

2017

Abgang mit Stil

 

Das ist erst der Anfang

2016

Ben Hur

 

Die Unfassbaren 2

 

London Has Fallen

2015

Last Knights – Die Ritter des 7. Ordens

 

Momentum

 

Ted 2

2014

Lucy

 

Mein Freund, der Delfin 2

 

Ruth & Alex - Verliebt in New York

 

The LEGO Movie

 

Transcendence

2013

Die Unfassbaren - Now You See Me

 

Last Vegas

 

Oblivion

 

Olympus Has Fallen - Die Welt in Gefahr

2012

The Dark Knight Rises

 

The Magic of Belle Isle

2011

Conan (3D) - Erzähler

 

Mein Freund, der Delfin

2010

R.E.D. - Älter. Härter. Besser.

2009

Bruchreif

 

Invictus - Unbezwungen

 

The Code - Vertraue keinem Dieb

2008

Ein Fleck in der Sonne (Fernsehfilm) - Erzähler

 

The Dark Knight

 

Wanted

2007

Das Beste kommt zum Schluss

 

Evan Allmächtig

 

Gone, Baby, Gone - Kein Kinderspiel

 

Zauber der Liebe

2006

10 Items or Less

 

Lucky Number Slevin

 

The Contract

2005

Batman Begins

 

Edison - Stadt des Verbrechens

 

Ein ungezähmtes Leben

 

Entfesselt

 

Krieg der Welten - Erzähler

2004

Hawaii Crime Story

 

Million Dollar Baby

2003

Bruce Allmächtig

 

Dreamcatcher

 

Guilty by Association

 

Levity

2002

Der Anschlag

 

High Crimes - Im Netz der Lügen

2001

Im Netz der Spinne

2000

Nurse Betty

 

Under Suspicion - Mörderisches Spiel

1999

Mutiny (Fernsehfilm)

1998

Deep Impact

 

Hard Rain

1997

... denn zum Küssen sind sie da

 

Amistad

1996

Außer Kontrolle

 

Moll Flanders - Hure wider Willen

1995

Outbreak - Lautlose Killer

 

Sieben

1994

Die Verurteilten

1992

Erbarmungslos

 

Im Glanz der Sonne

1991

Robin Hood - König der Diebe

1990

Fegefeuer der Eitelkeiten

1989

Der knallharte Prinzipal

 

Glory

 

Johnny Handsome - Der schöne Johnny

 

Miss Daisy und ihr Chauffeur

1988

Blutiges Geld (Fernsehfilm)

 

Süchtig

1987

Fight for Life (Fernsehfilm)

 

Glitzernder Asphalt

1986

Resting Place (Fernsehfilm)

1985

Jungs außer Kontrolle

 

Marie

 

The Execution of Raymond Graham (Fernsehfilm)

1984

Die Aufsässigen

 

Harry und Sohn

1981

Death of a Prophet (Fernsehfilm)

 

Der Augenzeuge

 

The Marva Collins Story (Fernsehfilm)

1980

Attica (Fernsehfilm)

 

Brubaker

1979

Coriolanus

 

Hollow Image (Fernsehfilm)

 

Julius Caesar

1978

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Fernsehfilm)

1974

Out to Lunch (Fernsehfilm)

1973

Blade - Der Kontrabulle

1971

Who Says I Can't Ride a Rainbow!

1966

A Man Called Adam

1964

Der Pfandleiher

Serien
2023

Special Ops: Lioness

 

Gone Is the Illusion of Order (E08)

 

The Lie Is the Truth (E06)

2021

Solos

 

Stuart (E07)

 

The Kominsky Method

 

Kapitel 20: Alte Freunde (S03E04)

 

Kapitel 19: Und es wird immer absurder (S03E03)

2020

Scooby-Doo und wer bist Du?

 

Der letzte Gefangene (S02E02)

2017

Madam Secretary

 

Fake News (S04E01)

2016

Madam Secretary

 

Kehrtwende (S03E01)

2015

Madam Secretary

 

Außer Gefecht (S02E01)

1985

The Atlanta Child Murders

 

The Twilight Zone

 

Act Break / The Burning Man / Dealer's Choice (S01E08)

1975

Ryan's Hope

1971

The Electric Company

Dokumentationen
2023

100 Years of Warner Bros.: The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of (Serie) - Erzähler

 

Wizarding World and the Big Bang - Erzähler (E04)

 

Heroes, Villains and Friends - Erzähler (E03)

 

Clint, Kubrick & Kryptonite - Erzähler (E02)

 

The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of - Erzähler (E01)

 

761st Tank Battalion: The Original Black Panthers (Fernsehfilm)

 

Leben auf unserem Planeten (Serie) - Erzähler

 

Kapitel 8: Von Eis und Feuer - Erzähler (E08)

 

Kapitel 7: Die Erben der Erde - Erzähler (E07)

 

Kapitel 6: Aus der Asche - Erzähler (E06)

  mehrere Folgen (5)
2022

Betty White: A Celebration

 

Clint Eastwood - Der Letzte seiner Art (Fernsehfilm) - Arch.

 

Das Universum (Serie) - Erzähler

 

Die Anziehungskraft - Erzähler (E06)

 

Eine Welt des Wassers - Erzähler (E05)

 

Die Elemente - Erzähler (E04)

  mehrere Folgen (3)
 

FIFA Uncovered (Serie) - Arch.

 

And the Winner Is... - Arch. (E02)

 

Sidney

2021

Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy (Serie)

 

Great Escapes mit Morgan Freeman (Serie) - Moderator*in

 

Assassin's Flight - Moderator*in (E08)

 

Fleeing Hellmira - Moderator*in (E07)

 

Belfast Breakout - Moderator*in (E06)

  mehrere Folgen (5)
 

Oscar Micheaux - Superheld des afroamerikanischen Films

 

Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It

2020

Into America's Wild - Erzähler

 

Legenden der Leinwand (Serie) - Arch.

 

Morgan Freeman - Arch. (S12E04)

 

Meeting the Beatles in India

 

Nackt! Hollywood zwischen Prüderie und Provokation - Arch.

2019

Morgan Freeman's Story of God (Serie) - Moderator*in

 

Heilige Gesetze - Moderator*in (S03E06)

 

Göttliche Geheimnisse - Moderator*in (S03E05)

 

Todsünden - Moderator*in (S03E04)

  mehrere Folgen (3)
 

Panama Canal in 3D a Land Divided a World United - Erzähler

 

The Movies - Die Geschichte Hollywoods (Serie)

 

Die 90er (E02)

 

Die 80er (E01)

2018

America's Musical Journey - Erzähler

2017

John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs - Arch.

 

Laddie: The Man Behind The Movies

 

Morgan Freeman's Story of God (Serie) - Moderator*in

 

Gottesbeweise - Moderator*in (S02E03)

 

Himmel und Hölle - Moderator*in (S02E02)

 

Der Auserwählte - Moderator*in (S02E01)

 

Morgan Freeman: Mysterien des Weltalls (Serie)

 

Das Waffen-Virus (S08E04)

 

Die Erde nimmt ihre Wunder zurück (S08E03)

 

Das ewige Leben (S08E02)

 

Die verborgene Macht (S08E01)

 

The Story of Us with Morgan Freeman (Serie) - Moderator*in

 

The Words That Built America (Fernsehfilm)

2016

Morgan Freeman's Story of God (Serie) - Moderator*in

 

Die Kraft der Wunder - Moderator*in (S01E06)

 

Unsere dunkle Seite - Moderator*in (S01E05)

 

Das Rätsel der Schöpfung - Moderator*in (S01E04)

  mehrere Folgen (3)
 

Morgan Freeman: Mysterien des Weltalls (Serie)

 

Jeder Mensch ist ein Genie (S07E04)

 

Mann? Frau? Oder beides? (S07E03)

 

Der Große Bruder (S07E02)

 

Warum wird man Terrorist? (S07E01)

2015

International Jazz Day

 

Lucy: Cerebral Capacity - The True Science of Lucy

 

Morgan Freeman: Mysterien des Weltalls (Serie)

 

Warum lügen wir? (S06E06)

 

Warum sind wir hier? (S06E05)

 

Das Spiel mit der Zeit (S06E04)

  mehrere Folgen (3)
 

The C Word

2014

Island of Lemurs: Madagascar - Erzähler

 

Lennon or McCartney - Arch.

 

Morgan Freeman: Mysterien des Weltalls (Serie)

 

Wann begann die Zeit? (S05E10)

 

Gibt es ein Schattenuniversum? (S05E09)

 

Werden wir allmächtig? (S05E08)

  mehrere Folgen (7)
 

We the People

2013

Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story

 

JFK: A President Betrayed

 

Morgan Freeman: Mysterien des Weltalls (Serie)

 

Hat Gott die Welt erschaffen? (S04E10)

 

Haben wir einen eigenen Willen? (S04E09)

 

Was ist Realität? (S04E08)

  mehrere Folgen (7)
 

TVGN Movie Special: Now You See Me (Fernsehfilm)

 

Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot

 

The Fire Rises - Arch.

 

The Last White Knight

2012

BB King: The Life Of Riley

 

Casting By

 

Ending the Knight

 

Morgan Freeman: Mysterien des Weltalls (Serie)

 

Ist Gott eine Erfindung? (S03E10)

 

Endet die Ewigkeit? (S03E09)

 

Das Unbewusste (S03E08)

  mehrere Folgen (7)
2011

Born to Be Wild

 

Entdecke! (Serie)

 

Morgan Freeman: Mysterien des Weltalls (Serie)

 

Parallel-Universen (S02E10)

 

Wie sehen Aliens aus? (S02E09)

 

Ewiges Leben (S02E08)

  mehrere Folgen (7)
 

Stars ! (Serie)

2010

30 for 30 (Serie) - Erzähler

 

The 16th Man - Erzähler (S01E13)

 

Morgan Freeman: Mysterien des Weltalls (Serie)

 

Ewige Finsternis (S01E08)

 

Bausteine des Lebens (S01E07)

 

Sind wir allein? (S01E06)

  mehrere Folgen (5)
 

The Eastwood Factor

 

Wordsmith - Arch.

2009

Prom Night in Mississippi

 

The People Speak

2008

Where the Water Meets the Sky - Erzähler

2007

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: 10th Anniversary Edition (Fernsehfilm)

2006

Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters

 

The Electric Company's Greatest Hits & Bits (Fernsehfilm)

 

e²: The Economies of Being Environmentally Conscious (Serie)

2005

Blues Divas

 

Die Reise der Pinguine - Erzähler

 

Mission Mond 3D

 

Slavery and the Making of America (Serie)

 

Tsunami Aid: A Concert of Hope (Konzert)

2004

Genius: A Night for Ray Charles (Fernsehfilm)

 

Hope Springs Eternal: A Look Back at 'the Shawshank Redemption'

 

Survivors of the Shoah: Visual History Foundation

 

The Hunting of the President

2003

Freedom: A History of Us (Serie)

 

Once Upon a Time in Utah, Sundance (Fernsehfilm)

 

The 100 Greatest Movie Stars (Fernsehfilm)

2001

Shawshank: The Redeeming Feature (Fernsehfilm)

 

The Making of 'Along Came a Spider'

2000

Acapulco Black Film Festival (Fernsehfilm)

 

The Directors: Clint Eastwood

1999

The Making of 'Amistad'

1998

Bravo Profiles (Serie)

1997

The Directors (Serie)

 

The Long Way Home

1996

Cosmic Voyage

1995

Inside the White House (Fernsehfilm)

 

The Promised Land (Serie)

1994

A Century of Cinema

1992

Clint Eastwood on Westerns (Fernsehfilm)

 

Getaway (Serie)

1991

Neglect Not the Children (Fernsehfilm)

 

Robin Hood: The Myth, the Man, the Movie (Fernsehfilm)

 

The True Story of Glory Continues

1990

Civil War - Der amerikanische Bürgerkrieg (Serie)

 

The Better Angels of Our Nature (1865) (E09)

 

War Is All Hell (1865) (E08)

 

Most Hallowed Ground (1864) (E07)

  mehrere Folgen (6)
1987

American Experience (Serie)

Musikvideos
2022

Metro Boomin: Heroes & Villains

Kurzfilme
2011

Wish Wizard

1998

Screening

Mitwirkende

Sendungen
2022

53rd NAACP Image Awards

2020

22nd Annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor celebrating: Dave Chappelle

 

51st NAACP Image Awards

 

GMA3: What You Need to Know

2019

AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute To Denzel Washington

2018

Front Row Flynn

 

Hollywood Insider

 

The 24th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards

2017

AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Diane Keaton

Werbung

Werbung

 

Deep in the Heart of Texas: Dave Chappelle Live at Austin City Limits

 

Megyn Kelly Today

 

Oscar 2017 - Die Academy Awards - live aus L.A. - Arch.

 

The Age of Spin: Dave Chappelle Live at the Hollywood Palladium

 

The Project

2016

The 73rd Golden Globe Awards

 

The 88th Annual Academy Awards

2015

24 Hours of Reality and Live Earth: The World Is Watching

 

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2014

2014 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards

 

The 20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards

2013

19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards

 

Ok! TV

2012

AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Shirley MacLaine

 

Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America's Golden Girl

 

MSN Exclusives

 

The 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards

 

The 84th Annual Academy Awards

 

The Screen Junkies Show

2011

Close Up

 

Dish Nation

2010

41st NAACP Image Awards

 

The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards

 

The 82nd Annual Academy Awards

2009

Grammy Awards 2009

 

Live from Studio Five

 

The Jay Leno Show

2008

The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts

2007

The 5th Annual TV Land Awards

 

The Graham Norton Show

 

Xposé

2006

The 78th Annual Academy Awards

2005

Mon plus grand moment de cinéma

 

The 62nd Annual Golden Globe Awards 2005

 

The 77th Annual Academy Awards

 

The Black Movie Awards

2001

32nd NAACP Image Awards

 

La noche con Fuentes y Cía

 

The 73rd Annual Academy Awards

2000

The 57th Annual Golden Globe Awards

 

The 72nd Annual Academy Awards

 

The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts

1999

30th NAACP Image Awards

 

Beckmann

1998

29th NAACP Image Awards

1997

3rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards

 

Corazón de...

 

God kveld Norge

 

Leute heute

1996

1996 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards

 

El magacine

 

Mundo VIP

1995

Lo + plus

 

The 52nd Annual Golden Globe Awards

1994

Los desayunos de TVE

 

The 51st Annual Golden Globe Awards

 

WGN Morning News

1993

25th NAACP Image Awards - Moderator

 

The 65th Annual Academy Awards

1992

Gomorron

 

The American Film Institute Salute to Sidney Poitier

1991

Charlie Rose

 

The 48th Annual Golden Globe Awards 1991

1990

22nd NAACP Image Awards

 

Night of 100 Stars III

 

The 44th Annual Tony Awards

 

The 47th Annual Golden Globe Awards 1990

 

The 62nd Annual Academy Awards

1988

The 45th Annual Golden Globe Awards

 

The 60th Annual Academy Awards

1982

Ebony/Jet Showcase

 

Waratte iitomo!

1979

SAG Foundation Conversations

1968

The 22nd Annual Tony Awards

1952

Today

Regisseur

Filme
1993

Bopha!

Serien
2017

Madam Secretary

 

Fake News (S04E01)

Produzent

Dokumentationen
2010

30 for 30 (Serie)

 

The 16th Man (S01E13)