John Lewis
Acting • Born 1940-02-21 – Died 2020-07-17
Biography
John Robert Lewis (February 21, 1940 – July 17, 2020) was an American civil rights leader and politician. He was a member of the Democratic Party and was the U.S. Representative for Georgia's 5th congressional district from 1987 until his death. He was also the dean of the Georgia congressional delegation. The district he served includes the northern three-fourths of Atlanta. Lewis, who as chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) was one of the "Big Six" leaders of groups who organized the 1963 March on Washington, played many key roles in the civil rights movement and its actions to end legalized racial segregation in the United States. He became a leader of the Democratic Party in the U.S. House of Representatives, serving from 1991 as a Chief Deputy Whip and from 2003 as Senior Chief Deputy Whip. He received many honorary degrees and awards, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Filmography
28 credits
Spiritual Audacity: The Abraham Joshua Heschel Story
Movie • 2021
Self
Freedom Riders
Movie • 2010
Self - Freedom Rider
The March
Movie • 1964
Self
The Obama Years: The Power of Words
Movie • 2017
Self - Congressman and Civil Rights Advocate
Julian and John January 8, 2013
Movie • 2013
Himself
Mikeyboy
Movie • 2013
Steve (IRA Agent)
America's Library
Movie • 2018
Self
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
Movie • 1970
Self (archive footage)
Your vote
Movie • 1991
Self
The State of Marriage
Movie • 2015
Self
Get In The Way: The Journey of John Lewis
Movie • 2017
Himself
National Museum of African American History and Culture Grand Opening Ceremony
Movie • 2016
Self
In Remembrance of Martin
Movie • 1986
Self
John Lewis: Good Trouble
Movie • 2020
Self
Breath of Freedom
Movie • 2014
Himself
Arc of Justice
Movie • 2016
Himself
The Soul of America
Movie • 2020
Self (archive footage)
With Drawn Arms
Movie • 2020
Self
The Words That Built America
Movie • 2017
Self - Reader: The Constitution
Sit-In
Movie • 1960
Self
King in the Wilderness
Movie • 2018
Self
Children of the Civil Rights
Movie • 2015
Self
The Colbert Report
TV • 2005
Finding Your Roots
TV • 2012
Self
Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union
TV • 2021
Himself
Arthur
TV • 1996
John Lewis (voice)
Bobby Kennedy for President
TV • 2018
Self
Enslaved
TV • 2020
Self