Andrew Young

Andrew Young

Known for
Acting
Born
March 12, 1932 (age 94)
Birthplace
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Biography

Andrew Jackson Young Jr. is an American politician, diplomat, and activist. Beginning his career as a pastor, Young was an early leader in the civil rights movement, serving as executive director of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and a close confidant to Martin Luther King Jr.

Known For

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Filmography

2025
The Games in Black & White poster

The Games in Black & White

Movie · as Himself

2025
Andrew Young: The Dirty Work poster

Andrew Young: The Dirty Work

Movie · as Self

2024
Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told poster

Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2024
Live from the LBJ Library with Mark Updegrove poster

Live from the LBJ Library with Mark Updegrove

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2023
This World Is Not My Own poster

This World Is Not My Own

Movie · as Self

2023
Move When the Spirit Says Move: The Legacy of Dorothy Foreman Cotton poster

Move When the Spirit Says Move: The Legacy of Dorothy Foreman Cotton

Movie · as Self

2023
Rather poster

Rather

Movie · as Self - Civil Rights Activist & Politician

2023
South to Black Power poster

South to Black Power

Movie · as Self

2021
Spiritual Audacity: The Abraham Joshua Heschel Story poster

Spiritual Audacity: The Abraham Joshua Heschel Story

Movie · as Self

2021
Downing of a Flag poster

Downing of a Flag

TV · as self · 2 eps

2020
Ali's Comeback: The Untold Story poster

Ali's Comeback: The Untold Story

Movie · as Self

2020
Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President poster

Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President

Movie · as Self

2020
MLK/FBI poster

MLK/FBI

Movie · as Self

2018
Martin Luther King by Trevor Mcdonald poster

Martin Luther King by Trevor Mcdonald

Movie · as Self

2018
Backyard Wilderness poster

Backyard Wilderness

Movie · as Dad

2018
Triumph: The Untold Story of Perry Wallace poster

Triumph: The Untold Story of Perry Wallace

Movie · as Self

2018
King in the Wilderness poster

King in the Wilderness

Movie · as Self

2017
Get In The Way: The Journey of John Lewis poster

Get In The Way: The Journey of John Lewis

Movie · as Self

2013
Martin Luther King and the March on Washington poster

Martin Luther King and the March on Washington

Movie · as Self

2011
A Man's Story poster

A Man's Story

Movie · as Self

2009
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy poster

Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy

Movie · as Self

2008
Movin' on Up: The Music and Message of Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions poster

Movin' on Up: The Music and Message of Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions

Movie · as Self

2005
The Colbert Report poster

The Colbert Report

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2004
Citizen King

Citizen King

Movie · as Self

2000
The American President poster

The American President

TV · as Thomas Jefferson · 10 eps

1998
I Am a Man: Black Masculinity in America poster

I Am a Man: Black Masculinity in America

Movie · as Self

1997
4 Little Girls poster

4 Little Girls

Movie · as Self - SCLC

1992
The Real Malcolm X poster

The Real Malcolm X

Movie

1982
Traveling Hopefully poster

Traveling Hopefully

Movie · as Self - Ambassador

1980
A Decade of Struggle poster

A Decade of Struggle

Movie · as Self

1970
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis poster

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

1970
I Am Somebody poster

I Am Somebody

Movie · as Self

1960
Integration Report 1 poster

Integration Report 1

Movie · as Self