Ben Vereen
Biography
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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.
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Acting History
2025
Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story as Self
2021Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age as Self
2020B Positive as Peter
2020Chita: A Legendary Celebration as Self
2019On Broadway as Self (archive footage)
2019The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
2019David Foster: Off the Record as Self (archive footage)
2018Magnum P.I. as Henry Barr
2017Making History as Dr. Cobell
2017The Good Fight as Frederick Douglass
2016Star as Calvin
2016The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again as Dr. Scott
2016Bull as Willie Lambert
2015Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do as Self
2015Sneaky Pete as Porter
2014Top Five as Carl Allen
2014Time Out of Mind as Dixon
2013Khumba as Mkhulu (voice)
2013Cabaret: The Musical That Changed Musicals as Self
2011Mama, I Want to Sing! as Horace Payne
2010Hot in Cleveland as Mayor Deacon
2009Tapioca as Nuts
2008Accidental Friendship as Wes
2008Your Mama Don't Dance
2007And Then Came Love as Chuck Cooper
2006Idlewild as Percy Senior
2005How I Met Your Mother as Sam Gibbs
2005Grey's Anatomy as Archie Roche
2003NCIS as Lamar Addison
2002Fosse as Performer
2001Feast of All Saints as Rudolphe Lermontant
2001The Painting as Whistlin' Willie Weston
2001Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Jeremiah Morris
1999I'll Take You There as Mr. Gwin
1998Why Do Fools Fall In Love as Richard Barrett
1997Vaudeville as Narrator
1997The View as Self
1997Oz as A.R. Whitworth
1996Promised Land
1996The Jamie Foxx Show as Royal
1996E! True Hollywood Story
1996Second Noah
1995Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child as Snake (voice)
1994Touched by an Angel as Ulysses Dodd
1994New York Undercover as Louie
1993The Nanny as Ben Vereen
1993Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman as Dr. Andre Novak
1993Once Upon a Forest as Phineas (voice)
1992Intruders as Gene Randall
1991Silk Stalkings as Ben Hutchinson
1991Breakfast with the Arts
1990The Kid Who Loved Christmas as Morris
1990The Chipmunks Rockin' Through The Decades as Self
1990The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air as Lou Smith
1990Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme as Itsy-Bitsy Spider
1989Booker
1989Buy & Cell as Shaka
1987Star Trek: The Next Generation as Dr. Edward La Forge
1987J.J. Starbuck as Tenspeed Turner
1987The Saint in Manhattan as Pianist in Bar
1987CBS Summer Playhouse as Pianist in Bar
1986Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade
1986Zoobilee Zoo as Mayor Ben
1986The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years as Self (archive footage)
1985Lost In London as Paul Williams
1985Puss in Boots as Puss in Boots
1985Breakin' Through
1985Jacques Cousteau: The First 75 Years as Self
1985The Zoo Gang as The Winch
1985A.D. as Ethiopian
1984Ellis Island as Roscoe Haines
1984The Jesse Owens Story as Herb Douglas
1984Lynda Carter: Body and Soul as Self
1984The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team
1984Don't Ask Me, Ask God as Self
1983Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade as Self - Host
1983The Charmkins as Dragonweed (voice)
1983Webster
1982Faerie Tale Theatre as Puss in Boots
1982Night of 100 Stars as Self
1982Sabine as Stanley
1981Walt Disney: One Man's Dream as Self
1981Pippin as Leading Player
1980Tenspeed and Brown Shoe
1979All That Jazz as O'Connor Flood
1979The Cheryl Ladd Special as Self
1978The Magic of David Copperfield
1977The Love Boat as John Hanson
1977Roots as Chicken George Moore
1976The Captain and Tennille as Self
1976The Muppet Show as Self - Special Guest Star
1976Louis Armstrong: Chicago Style
1976Donny & Marie as Self
1976Mary's Incredible Dream as Devil / Noah / Man
1975Ben Vereen... Comin' at Ya as Host
1975Funny Lady as Bert Robbins
1974Dinah! as Self
1970Gas! -Or- It Became Necessary to Destroy the World in Order to Save It. as Carlos
1969Sweet Charity as Dancer
1967The Carol Burnett Show as Self - Guest / Various Characters
1967The Carol Burnett Show as Self
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
1961The Mike Douglas Show as Self
1961The Mike Douglas Show as Self - Co-Host
1956Tony Awards as Self - Presenter / Performer
1953The Oscars as Self
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