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
- The Outer Limits (1995) Director
- Girlfriends (2000) as Kenneth Daly
- American Swing (2009) as Self
- Living Single (1993) Cast
- Dream On (1990) as Norman Green
- Last Action Hero (1993) as Self
- The Shining (1997) as Richard Hallorann
- CBS Schoolbreak Special (1984) Writer
- Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) as Bucket
- Boomerang (1992) as Editor
- Hollywood Black (2024) as Self (archive footage)
- Jaws: The Revenge (1987) as Mr. Witherspoon
- Sonny Spoon (1988) Cast
- The Sophisticated Gents (1981) as Walter 'Moon' Porter
- Terminal Velocity (1994) as Noble
- Hard Luck (2006) as Hospital Prophet
- True Identity (1991) as Taxi Driver
- Fist of the North Star (1995) as Asher
- Sex: The Revolution (2008) Cast
- Posse (1993) as Papa Joe
- The Hebrew Hammer (2003) as Sweetback
- Panther (1995) as Old Jail Bird
- Greased Lightning (1977) Screenplay
- Baadasssss! (2004) Book
- Calm at Sunset (1996) as Mr. Bucket
- Watermelon Man (1970) as Sign Painter (uncredited)
- Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (1971) as Sweetback
- O.C. and Stiggs (1987) as Wino Bob
- BaadAsssss Cinema (2002) as Self
- Love Kills (1999) as Able
- Riot (1997) as Vernon
- Tales of Erotica (1996) Director
- Blackout (2007) as George
- Gang in Blue (1996) as Andre Speier
- Redemption Road (2011) as Elmo
- Peeples (2013) as Grandpa Peeples
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Most-watched Melvin Van Peebles films currently: American Swing (2009), Last Action Hero (1993), Boomerang (1992), Jaws: The Revenge (1987), Terminal Velocity (1994).
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Selected TV credits: Homicide: Life on the Street (1993), The Outer Limits (1995), Girlfriends (2000), Living Single (1993), Dream On (1990).
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