Where to watch Melvin Van Peebles in the UK
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Melvin Van Peebles (born Melvin Peebles; August 21, 1932 – September 21, 2021) was an American actor, filmmaker, writer, and composer. His feature film debut, The Story of a Three-Day Pass (1967), was based on his own French-language novel La Permission and was shot in France, as it was difficult for a black American director to get work at the time. The film won an award at the San Francisco International Film Festival which gained him the interest of Hollywood studios, leading to his American feature debut Watermelon Man, in 1970. Eschewing further overtures from Hollywood, he used the succe…
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- Homicide: Life on the Street (1993) as Bennett Jackson
- Girlfriends (2000) as Kenneth Daly
- The Outer Limits (1995) Director
- Living Single (1993) Cast
- Dream On (1990) as Norman Green
- The Shining (1997) as Richard Hallorann
- Last Action Hero (1993) as Self
- Hollywood Black (2024) as Self (archive footage)
- CBS Schoolbreak Special (1984) Writer
- Boomerang (1992) as Editor
- Jaws: The Revenge (1987) as Mr. Witherspoon
- Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) as Bucket
- Terminal Velocity (1994) as Noble
- Panther (1995) as Old Jail Bird
- Sex: The Revolution (2008) Cast
- The Sophisticated Gents (1981) as Walter 'Moon' Porter
- Posse (1993) as Papa Joe
- American Swing (2009) as Self
- True Identity (1991) as Taxi Driver
- Baadasssss! (2004) Book
- Hard Luck (2006) as Hospital Prophet
- Fist of the North Star (1995) as Asher
- Sonny Spoon (1988) Cast
- Blackout (2007) as George
- Riot (1997) as Vernon
- Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (1971) as Sweetback
- Watermelon Man (1970) as Sign Painter (uncredited)
- Peeples (2013) as Grandpa Peeples
- Greased Lightning (1977) Screenplay
- BaadAsssss Cinema (2002) as Self
- The Hebrew Hammer (2003) as Sweetback
- Armed (2018) as Grandpa V.
- Tales of Erotica (1996) Director
- Redemption Road (2011) as Elmo
- America (1986) as Man Interviewed
- O.C. and Stiggs (1987) as Wino Bob
- Gang in Blue (1996) as Andre Speier
- Wattstax (1973) as Self
- Love Kills (1999) as Able
- Calm at Sunset (1996) as Mr. Bucket
- Making 'Do the Right Thing' (1989) as Self
- The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 (2011) as Self (voice)
- Slogan (1969) Writer
- The Story of a Three-Day Pass (1968) Director
- The Black List: Volume Two (2009) as Self
- Identity Crisis (1989) as The Inspector
- Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking (2021) as Self
- SMUT (2006) as Elmoore
- Just an Old Sweet Song (1976) Writer
- The Day They Came to Arrest the Book (1987) Writer
- Directors on Directing (2009) as Self
- Midnight Blue, Vol. 3: Celebrities Edition (2006) as Self (archive footage)
- Taking Care of Terrific (1988) as Hawk
- René Vautier, le rebelle (2000) as Self
- Vrooom Vrooom Vroooom (1995) Director
- Bellyful (2000) Writer
- Don't Play Us Cheap (1973) Director
- How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It) (2005) Cast
- Sweet Black Film: The Birth of the Black Hero in Hollywood (2022) as Self
- 500 Francs (1961) Director
- Unstoppable (2005) as Self
- Salty Dog Blues (2012) as Self (Interviewee)
- Satchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong (1992) as Louis Armstrong (voice)
- Sunlight (1957) Cast
- Classified X (1998) as Self
- Farewell, Babylon! (1993) as Self
- The Real Deal: What It Is (2003) as Self
- Infiltrating Hollywood: The Rise and Fall of the Spook Who Sat by the Door (2011) Cast
- Confessions of a Ex-Doofus-ItchyFooted Mutha (2008) as Melvin Van Peebles
- Three Pick-Up Men for Herrick (1957) Director
- 976-STUD (1989) Director
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Melvin Van Peebles's films and TV shows are available across UK streaming services. Click any title in the filmography below to see exactly which UK service has it — Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, Apple TV+, BBC iPlayer, ITVX, NOW, Sky, MUBI and more — updated daily.
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Most-watched Melvin Van Peebles films currently: Last Action Hero (1993), Boomerang (1992), Jaws: The Revenge (1987), Terminal Velocity (1994), Panther (1995).
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Selected TV credits: Homicide: Life on the Street (1993), Girlfriends (2000), The Outer Limits (1995), Living Single (1993), Dream On (1990).
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