Gregory Hines
Gregory Oliver Hines (February 14, 1946 – August 9, 2003) was an American dancer, actor, choreographer, and singer. He is one of the most celebrated tap dancers of all time. As an actor, he is best known for Wolfen (1981), The Cotton Club (1984), White Nights (1985), Running Scared (1986), A Rage in Harlem (1991), The Gregory Hines Show (1997–1998), playing Ben on Will & Grace (1999–2000), and for voicing Big Bill on the Nick Jr. animated children's television program Little Bill (1999–2004).
Hines starred in more than 40 films and also appeared on Broadway. He received many accolades, including a Daytime Emmy Award, a Drama Desk Award, and a Tony Award, as well as nominations for a Screen Actors Guild Award and four Primetime Emmy Awards.
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Known For
The roles that explain the career.
Filmography
33 credits across 3 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Broadway's Lost Treasures II | Jelly Roll Morton (segment "Jelly's Last Jam") | Film |
| 2002 | The Red Sneakers | Zeke | Film |
| 2002 | The Red Sneakers | Director | Film |
| 2001 | Bojangles | Bojangles | Film |
| 2000 | Once in the Life | Ruffhouse | Film |
| 2000 | Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her | Robert (segment "Fantasies About Rebecca") | Film |
| 2000 | Who Killed Atlanta's Children? | Ron Larson | Film |
| 1999 | Little Bill | William "Big Bill" Glover (voice) | TV |
| 1998 | The Tic Code | Tyrone Pike | Film |
| 1997 | Color of Justice | Reverend Walton | Film |
| 1997 | Good Luck | Bernard 'Bern' Lemley | Film |
| 1997 | Subway Stories | Jack (segment "Manhattan Miracle") | Film |
| 1996 | The Cherokee Kid | The Undertaker / Jedediah Turner | Film |
| 1996 | Mad Dog Time | Jules Flamingo | Film |
| 1996 | The Preacher's Wife | Joe Hamilton | Film |
| 1995 | Waiting to Exhale | Marvin | Film |
| 1994 | Kangaroo Court | Film | |
| 1994 | Renaissance Man | Sergeant Cass | Film |
| 1991 | A Rage in Harlem | Goldy | Film |
| 1991 | Eve of Destruction | Colonel Jim McQuade | Film |
| 1991 | White Lie | Len Madison Jr. | Film |
| 1990 | Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration | Self | Film |
| 1989 | Tap | Max Washington | Film |
| 1988 | Off Limits | Albaby Perkins | Film |
| 1986 | An All-Star Celebration Honoring Martin Luther King Jr. | Film | |
| 1985 | White Nights | Raymond Greenwood | Film |
| 1984 | The Cotton Club | Delbert 'Sandman' Williams | Film |
| 1984 | The Muppets Take Manhattan | Rollerskater | Film |
| 1983 | Deal of the Century | Ray Kasternak | Film |
| 1982 | I Love Liberty | Self | Film |
| 1982 | Shirley MacLaine... Illusions | Self | Film |
| 1981 | Wolfen | Whittington | Film |
| 1981 | History of the World: Part I | Josephus | Film |
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