Ben Vereen
Acting • Born 1946-10-10
Biography
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
109 credits
Once Upon a Forest
Movie • 1993
Phineas (voice)
Tapioca
Movie • 2009
Nuts
Idlewild
Movie • 2006
Percy Senior
The Chipmunks Rockin' Through The Decades
Movie • 1990
Self
Fosse
Movie • 2002
Performer
Pippin
Movie • 1981
Leading Player
All That Jazz
Movie • 1979
O'Connor Flood
Khumba
Movie • 2013
Mkhulu (voice)
Funny Lady
Movie • 1975
Bert Robbins
Feast of All Saints
Movie • 2001
Rudolphe Lermontant
Gas! -Or- It Became Necessary to Destroy the World in Order to Save It.
Movie • 1970
Carlos
On Broadway
Movie • 2019
Self (archive footage)
The Charmkins
Movie • 1983
Dragonweed (voice)
Buy & Cell
Movie • 1989
Shaka
Vaudeville
Movie • 1997
Narrator
David Foster: Off the Record
Movie • 2019
Self (archive footage)
Sabine
Movie • 1982
Stanley
The Zoo Gang
Movie • 1985
The Winch
Accidental Friendship
Movie • 2008
Wes
The Painting
Movie • 2001
Whistlin' Willie Weston
Walt Disney: One Man's Dream
Movie • 1981
Self
Time Out of Mind
Movie • 2015
Dixon
Mary's Incredible Dream
Movie • 1976
Devil / Noah / Man
Top Five
Movie • 2014
Carl Allen
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade
Movie • 1986
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
Movie • 1986
Self (archive footage)
Don't Ask Me, Ask God
Movie • 1984
Self
Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story
Movie • 2025
Self
Breakin' Through
Movie • 1985
Mama, I Want to Sing!
Movie • 2011
Horace Payne
The Auction
Movie
The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again
Movie • 2016
Dr. Scott
The Cheryl Ladd Special
Movie • 1979
Self
Puss in Boots
Movie • 1985
Puss in Boots
Sweet Charity
Movie • 1969
Dancer
And Then Came Love
Movie • 2007
Chuck Cooper
Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme
Movie • 1990
Itsy-Bitsy Spider
I'll Take You There
Movie • 1999
Mr. Gwin
Lost In London
Movie • 1985
Paul Williams
Why Do Fools Fall In Love
Movie • 1998
Richard Barrett
Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do
Movie • 2015
Self
Louis Armstrong: Chicago Style
Movie • 1976
Chita: A Legendary Celebration
Movie • 2020
Self
The Kid Who Loved Christmas
Movie • 1990
Morris
The Saint in Manhattan
Movie • 1987
Pianist in Bar
The Jesse Owens Story
Movie • 1984
Herb Douglas
Jacques Cousteau: The First 75 Years
Movie • 1985
Self
Lynda Carter: Body and Soul
Movie • 1984
Self
Night of 100 Stars
Movie • 1982
Self
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Movie • 2021
Self
Cabaret: The Musical That Changed Musicals
Movie • 2013
Self
The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team
Movie • 1984
Self - Performer
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade
Movie • 1985
Self
The Sentry Collection Presents Ben Vereen: His Roots
Movie • 1978
Self
Tenspeed and Brown Shoe
TV • 1980
E.L. 'Tenspeed' Turner
Star Trek: The Next Generation
TV • 1987
Dr. Edward La Forge
The Love Boat
TV • 1977
Dr. John Hanson
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
TV • 1990
Lou Smith
The Jamie Foxx Show
TV • 1996
Royal
The Nanny
TV • 1993
Ben Vereen
The View
TV • 1997
Self
E! True Hollywood Story
TV • 1996
Oz
TV • 1997
A.R. Whitworth
Webster
TV • 1983
Donny & Marie
TV • 1976
Self
Zoobilee Zoo
TV • 1986
Mayor Ben
New York Undercover
TV • 1994
Louie
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
TV • 1993
Dr. Andre Novak
The Muppet Show
TV • 1976
Self - Special Guest Star
Booker
TV • 1989
Carl McQueen
Promised Land
TV • 1996
Breakfast with the Arts
TV • 1991
Roots
TV • 1977
Chicken George Moore
Your Mama Don't Dance
TV • 2008
Second Noah
TV • 1996
The Oscars
TV • 1953
Self
Ben Vereen... Comin' at Ya
TV • 1975
Host
The Captain and Tennille
TV • 1976
Self
The Good Fight
TV • 2017
Frederick Douglass
J.J. Starbuck
TV • 1987
Tenspeed Turner
The Mike Douglas Show
TV • 1961
Self - Guest
How I Met Your Mother
TV • 2005
Sam Gibbs
NCIS
TV • 2003
Lamar Addison
The Magic of David Copperfield
TV • 1978
Grey's Anatomy
TV • 2005
Archie Roche
The Mike Douglas Show
TV • 1961
Self - Co-Host
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV • 1962
Self
Ellis Island
TV • 1984
Roscoe Haines
B Positive
TV • 2020
Peter
Intruders
TV • 1992
Gene Randall
A.D.
TV • 1985
Ethiopian
Faerie Tale Theatre
TV • 1982
Puss in Boots
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV • 2019
Self - Guest
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
TV • 1995
Snake (voice)
Making History
TV • 2017
Dr. Cobell
Magnum P.I.
TV • 2018
Henry Barr
The Carol Burnett Show
TV • 1967
Self - Guest / Various Characters
The Carol Burnett Show
TV • 1967
Self
CBS Summer Playhouse
TV • 1987
Pianist in Bar
The Gray House
TV • 2026
Isham Worthy
Bull
TV • 2016
Willie Lambert
Star
TV • 2016
Calvin
Hot in Cleveland
TV • 2010
Mayor Deacon
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
TV • 2001
Jeremiah Morris
Silk Stalkings
TV • 1991
Ben Hutchinson
Sneaky Pete
TV • 2015
Porter
Touched by an Angel
TV • 1994
Ulysses Dodd
Dinah!
TV • 1974
Self
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade
TV • 1983
Self - Host