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Harry Belafonte

Harry Belafonte

Harry Belafonte (born Harold George Bellanfanti Jr.; March 1, 1927 – April 25, 2023) was an American singer, actor and activist, who popularized calypso music with international audiences in the 1950s. Belafonte is one of the few performers to have received an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony (EGOT), although he won the Oscar in a non-competitive category. He earned his career breakthrough with the album Calypso (1956), which was the first million-selling LP by a single artist. Belafonte was best known for his recordings of "Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)", "Jump in the Line (Shake, Senora)", "Jamaica Farewell", and "Mary's Boy Child". He recorded and performed in many genres, including blues, folk, gospel, show tunes, and American standards. He also starred in films such as Carmen Jones (1954), Island in the Sun (1957), Odds Against Tomorrow (1959), Buck and the Preacher (1972), and Uptown Saturday Night (1974). He made his final screen appearance in Spike Lee's BlacKkKlansman (2018). Belafonte considered the actor, singer, and activist Paul Robeson a mentor, and he was a close confidant of Martin Luther King Jr. during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s. He was a vocal critic of the policies of the George W. Bush and Donald Trump administrations. Belafonte acted as the American Civil Liberties Union celebrity ambassador for juvenile justice issues. Belafonte won three Grammy Awards (including a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award), an Emmy Award, and a Tony Award. In 1989, he received the Kennedy Center Honors. He was awarded the National Medal of Arts in 1994. In 2014, he received the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award at the Academy's 6th Annual Governors Awards and in 2022 was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the Early Influence category. Description above from the Wikipedia article Harry Belafonte, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Personal information

Birthday

1927-03-01

Birth Place

New York City, New York, USA

Movies and TV shows :

2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

2022

8.5

Movie
poster

ABC Stage 67

1966

6.0

TV
poster

Aktuelle Schaubude

1957

6.0

TV
Anecdotes about Fidel

Anecdotes about Fidel

2009

0.0

Movie
Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady

Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady

1997

8.0

Movie
poster

Auf los geht's los

1977

0.0

TV
poster

Bei Bio

1983

0.0

TV
Best Ever Muppet Moments

Best Ever Muppet Moments

2006

6.0

Movie
BlacKkKlansman

BlacKkKlansman

2018

7.5

Movie
Bobby

Bobby

2006

6.4

Movie
poster

Bobby Kennedy for President

2018

7.7

TV
Bright Road

Bright Road

1953

6.3

Movie
Buck and the Preacher

Buck and the Preacher

1972

6.2

Movie
Carmen Jones

Carmen Jones

1954

5.9

Movie
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CBS News Sunday Morning

1979

6.2

TV
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Champs-Elysées

1982

6.2

TV
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Club 2

1976

0.0

TV
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DAS!

1991

4.8

TV
Dom Salvador & The Abolition

Dom Salvador & The Abolition

2020

3.0

Movie
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Flitterabend

1988

0.0

TV
Following Harry

Following Harry

2024

0.0

Movie
Free to Be… You and Me

Free to Be… You and Me

1974

6.4

Movie
poster

General Electric Theater

1953

6.0

TV
poster

Gero von Boehm begegnet...

2002

0.0

TV
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Goldene Kamera Verleihung

1966

3.5

TV
Grambling's White Tiger

Grambling's White Tiger

1981

0.0

Movie
poster

Great Performances

1971

5.2

TV
poster

Hamburg Journal

2011

0.0

TV
poster

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

1995

6.0

TV
Harry Belafonte in Concert

Harry Belafonte in Concert

1960

0.0

Movie
Harry Belafonte: Between Calypso and Justice

Harry Belafonte: Between Calypso and Justice

2022

8.2

Movie
Hava Nagila: The Movie

Hava Nagila: The Movie

2012

7.0

Movie
poster

Heut' abend

1980

0.0

TV
I Am Not Your Negro

I Am Not Your Negro

2017

7.7

Movie
Is That Black Enough for You?!?

Is That Black Enough for You?!?

2022

7.4

Movie
Island in the Sun

Island in the Sun

1957

6.5

Movie
poster

Jackie Robinson

2016

7.8

TV
Jazz '34

Jazz '34

1997

6.5

Movie
JFK: The Lost Inaugural Gala

JFK: The Lost Inaugural Gala

2017

0.0

Movie
JFK: The Private President

JFK: The Private President

2013

0.0

Movie
Jim Henson Idea Man

Jim Henson Idea Man

2024

7.8

Movie
Kansas City

Kansas City

1996

6.2

Movie
King in the Wilderness

King in the Wilderness

2018

6.9

Movie
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

1970

7.3

Movie
poster

Kulturplatz

2004

6.0

TV
poster

Le Grand Échiquier

1972

8.0

TV
Legenden: Audrey Hepburn

Legenden: Audrey Hepburn

2005

0.0

Movie
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee

Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee

2014

1.5

Movie
Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart

Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart

2017

6.2

Movie
Mama Africa

Mama Africa

2011

6.4

Movie
Marsha Hunt's Sweet Adversity

Marsha Hunt's Sweet Adversity

2015

0.0

Movie
Martin Luther King and the March on Washington

Martin Luther King and the March on Washington

2013

10.0

Movie
Martin Luther King by Trevor Mcdonald

Martin Luther King by Trevor Mcdonald

2018

0.0

Movie
Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes

Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes

2023

0.0

Movie
poster

Menschen bei Maischberger

2003

4.5

TV
Mo & Me

Mo & Me

2006

0.0

Movie
Moms Mabley

Moms Mabley

2013

6.7

Movie
Mr. SOUL!

Mr. SOUL!

2018

7.0

Movie
Muppet Music Moments

Muppet Music Moments

2004

0.0

Movie
poster

Musik liegt in der Luft

1991

0.0

TV
Nat King Cole & Friends Unforgettable Hits

Nat King Cole & Friends Unforgettable Hits

0.0

Movie
Nat King Cole: Afraid of the Dark

Nat King Cole: Afraid of the Dark

2014

7.0

Movie
Nationtime

Nationtime

1972

0.0

Movie
Night of 100 Stars

Night of 100 Stars

1982

6.5

Movie
poster

Numéro un

1975

6.0

TV
Odds Against Tomorrow

Odds Against Tomorrow

1959

6.7

Movie
Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism

Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism

2004

7.0

Movie
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand

Paul Robeson: Here I Stand

1999

0.0

Movie
poster

PB&J Otter

1998

7.0

TV
Petula

Petula

1968

0.0

Movie
Prêt-à-Porter

Prêt-à-Porter

1994

5.2

Movie
Rise Like Lions

Rise Like Lions

2011

0.0

Movie
Rise Up: The Movement that Changed America

Rise Up: The Movement that Changed America

2018

0.0

Movie
poster

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

1967

6.4

TV
poster

Sabine Christiansen

1998

0.0

TV
Selma

Selma

2014

7.4

Movie
Sidney

Sidney

2022

7.7

Movie
Sing Your Song

Sing Your Song

2012

6.9

Movie
Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

2002

2.0

Movie
poster

Sternstunde Musik

2013

0.0

TV
Sunday Best

Sunday Best

2023

0.0

Movie
Swing Vote

Swing Vote

1999

5.7

Movie
poster

Tanner on Tanner

2004

0.0

TV
poster

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

1973

6.3

TV
The Angel Levine

The Angel Levine

1970

5.7

Movie
poster

The Bell Telephone Hour

1959

7.0

TV
The Best Of Danny Kaye - The Television Years

The Best Of Danny Kaye - The Television Years

1993

0.0

Movie
The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975

The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975

2011

7.6

Movie
poster

The Colbert Report

2005

6.8

TV
poster

The Colgate Comedy Hour

1950

7.0

TV
poster

The Danny Kaye Show

1963

6.3

TV
poster

The Dick Cavett Show

1968

6.7

TV
poster

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948

6.6

TV
poster

The Flip Wilson Show

1970

4.8

TV
The Greatest Night in Pop

The Greatest Night in Pop

2024

7.9

Movie
poster

The Julie Andrews Hour

1972

6.0

TV
poster

The Kennedy Center Honors

1978

7.3

TV
The Legendary Nat King Cole

The Legendary Nat King Cole

2004

0.0

Movie
The Madding Crowd

The Madding Crowd

2017

0.0

Movie
The Man Behind the White Guitar

The Man Behind the White Guitar

2019

0.0

Movie
poster

The Merv Griffin Show

1962

5.6

TV
poster

The Mike Douglas Show

1961

5.1

TV
The Muppet Revue

The Muppet Revue

1985

0.0

Movie
poster

The Muppet Show

1976

8.0

TV
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson

The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson

1990

6.7

Movie
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years

The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years

1986

5.0

Movie
The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert

The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert

1988

10.0

Movie
The One and Only Dick Gregory

The One and Only Dick Gregory

2021

7.8

Movie
poster

The Oscars

1953

7.0

TV
The Peace!

The Peace!

2005

5.0

Movie
The Player

The Player

1992

7.2

Movie
poster

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

1996

3.5

TV
The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show

The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show

2020

7.5

Movie
poster

The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

1967

6.9

TV
poster

The Steve Allen Show

1956

5.0

TV
The Strolling '20s

The Strolling '20s

1966

0.0

Movie
The Tallest Tree in Our Forest

The Tallest Tree in Our Forest

1977

0.0

Movie
poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

7.4

TV
The Unforgettable Nat King Cole

The Unforgettable Nat King Cole

1989

0.0

Movie
The University of Sing Sing

The University of Sing Sing

2011

5.5

Movie
The World of Jim Henson

The World of Jim Henson

1994

7.3

Movie
The World of Nat King Cole

The World of Nat King Cole

2004

0.0

Movie
The World, the Flesh and the Devil

The World, the Flesh and the Devil

1959

6.3

Movie
poster

Tony Awards

1956

5.0

TV
Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom

Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom

2012

6.8

Movie
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

2004

4.0

Movie
poster

TV Story Superstar

2020

0.0

TV
Uptown Saturday Night

Uptown Saturday Night

1974

6.1

Movie
poster

V.I.P. Schaukel

1971

6.0

TV
poster

Vivement dimanche

1998

3.2

TV
poster

Was bin ich?

1955

6.5

TV
We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song

We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song

1985

8.5

Movie
poster

Wetten, dass..?

1981

5.5

TV
poster

What's My Line?

1950

6.7

TV
poster

When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts

2006

7.6

TV
White Man's Burden

White Man's Burden

1995

5.1

Movie
poster

Willemsens Woche

1995

0.0

TV