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Movie Release Date Character Age at Release
Naissance d'un héros noir au cinéma : Sweet Sweetback 03/16/22 Self 89
Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking 07/10/21 Self 88
Armed 09/14/18 Grandpa V. 86
Peeples 05/09/13 Grandpa Peeples 80
Salty Dog Blues 01/01/12 Self (Interviewee) 79
Redemption Road 08/26/11 Elmo 79
The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 04/01/11 Self (voice) 78
Infiltrating Hollywood: The Rise and Fall of the Spook Who Sat by the Door 01/01/11 78
American Swing 10/17/09 Self 77
Directors on Directing 09/24/09 Self 77
The Black List: Volume Two 02/26/09 Self 76
Confessions of a Ex-Doofus-ItchyFooted Mutha 08/22/08 Melvin Van Peebles 76
Blackout 10/01/07 George 75
Hard Luck 10/17/06 74
Midnight Blue, Vol. 3: Celebrities Edition 01/31/06 73
How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It) 04/07/05 72
Unstoppable 02/13/05 Self 72
The Hebrew Hammer 01/23/03 Sweetback 70
The Real Deal: What It Is 01/14/03 Self 70
BaadAsssss Cinema 08/14/02 Self 69
René Vautier, le rebelle 04/29/00 Self 67
Love Kills 10/04/99 Able 67
Classified X 10/16/98 Self 66
Riot 04/27/97 Vernon 64
Calm at Sunset 12/01/96 Mr. Bucket 64
Gang in Blue 09/08/96 Andre Speier 64
Panther 05/03/95 Old Jail Bird 62
Fist of the North Star 04/22/95 Asher 62
Terminal Velocity 09/23/94 Noble 62
Adieu, Babylone! 08/28/93 Self 61
Last Action Hero 06/18/93 Melvin Van Peebles 60
Posse 05/14/93 Papa Joe 60
Boomerang 06/30/92 Editor 59
True Identity 08/23/91 Taxi Driver 59
Making 'Do the Right Thing' 11/03/89 Self 57
Identity Crisis 01/01/89 The Inspector 56
Taking Care of Terrific 01/16/88 Hawk 55
Jaws: The Revenge 07/17/87 Mr. Witherspoon 54
O.C. and Stiggs 07/10/87 Wino Bob 54
America 10/01/86 Man Interviewed 54
Wattstax 02/04/73 Self 40
Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song 03/31/71 Sweetback 38
Watermelon Man 05/27/70 Sign Painter (uncredited) 37
Sunlight 01/01/57 24
SMUT None Elmoore 89