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Birthday: Oct 10, 1946
Place of Birth: Miami, Florida, USA

Ben Vereen

​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.

Filmography
Movie Cast Year
Once Upon a Forest Phineas (voice) 1993
Tapioca Nuts 2009
Idlewild Percy Senior 2006
The Chipmunks Rockin' Through The Decades Self 1990
Fosse Performer 2002
Pippin Leading Player 1981
All That Jazz O'Connor Flood 1979
Khumba Mkhulu (voice) 2013
Funny Lady Bert Robbins 1975
Feast of All Saints Rudolphe Lermontant 2001
Gas! -Or- It Became Necessary to Destroy the World in Order to Save It. Carlos 1970
On Broadway Self (archive footage) 2019
The Charmkins Dragonweed (voice) 1983
Buy & Cell Shaka 1989
Vaudeville Narrator 1997
David Foster: Off the Record Self (archive footage) 2019
Sabine Stanley 1982
The Zoo Gang The Winch 1985
Accidental Friendship Wes 2008
The Painting Whistlin' Willie Weston 2001
Walt Disney: One Man's Dream Self 1981
Time Out of Mind Dixon 2014
Mary's Incredible Dream Devil / Noah / Man 1976
Top Five Carl Allen 2014
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade 1986
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years Self (archive footage) 1986
Don't Ask Me, Ask God [Self] 1984
LIZA: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story Self 2024
Breakin' Through 1985
Mama, I Want to Sing! Horace Payne 2011
The Auction 2025
The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again Dr. Scott 2016
The Cheryl Ladd Special Himself 1979
Puss in Boots Puss in Boots 1985
Sweet Charity Dancer 1969
And Then Came Love Chuck Cooper 2007
Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme Itsy-Bitsy Spider 1990
I'll Take You There Mr. Gwin 1999
Lost In London Paul Williams 1985
Why Do Fools Fall In Love Richard Barrett 1998
Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do Self 2015
Louis Armstrong - Chicago Style 1976
Chita: A Legendary Celebration Self 2020
The Kid Who Loved Christmas Morris 1990
The Saint in Manhattan Pianist in Bar 1987
The Jesse Owens Story Herb Douglas 1984
Jacques Cousteau: The First 75 Years Self 1985
Lynda Carter: Body and Soul Self 1984
Night of 100 Stars Self 1982
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age Self 2021
Series Cast Year
Tenspeed and Brown Shoe 1980
Star Trek: The Next Generation Dr. Edward La Forge 1987
The Love Boat John Hanson 1977
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Lou Smith 1990
The Jamie Foxx Show 1996
The Nanny Ben Vereen 1993
The View Self 1997
E! True Hollywood Story 1996
Oz A.R. Whitworth 1997
Webster 1983
Donny & Marie Self 1976
Zoobilee Zoo Mayor Ben 1986
New York Undercover Louie 1994
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman 1993
The Muppet Show Self - Special Guest Star 1976
Booker 1989
Promised Land 1996
Breakfast with the Arts 1991
Roots Chicken George Moore 1977
Your Mama Don't Dance 2008
Second Noah 1996
The Oscars Self 1953
Ben Vereen... Comin' at Ya Host 1975
The Captain and Tennille Self 1976
The Good Fight Frederick Douglass 2017
Tony Awards Self - Presenter / Performer 1956
J.J. Starbuck E.L. "Tenspeed" Turner 1987
The Mike Douglas Show Self 1961
How I Met Your Mother Sam Gibbs 2005
NCIS Lamar Addison 2003
The Magic of David Copperfield 1978
Grey's Anatomy Archie Roche 2005
The Mike Douglas Show Self - Co-Host 1961
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Self 1962
Ellis Island Roscoe Haines 1984
B Positive Peter 2020
Intruders Gene Randall 1992
A.D. Ethiopian 1985
Faerie Tale Theatre Puss in Boots 1982
The Kelly Clarkson Show 2019
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child Snake (voice) 1995
Making History Dr. Cobell 2017
Magnum P.I. Henry Barr 2018
The Carol Burnett Show Self - Guest / Various Characters 1967
The Carol Burnett Show Self 1967
CBS Summer Playhouse Pianist in Bar 1987
The Gray House 1970
Bull Willie Lambert 2016
Star Calvin 2016
Hot in Cleveland Mayor Deacon 2010
Law & Order: Criminal Intent Jeremiah Morris 2001
Silk Stalkings Ben Hutchinson 1991
Sneaky Pete Porter 2015
Touched by an Angel Ulysses Dodd 1994
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