Gregory Hines
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 14, 1946
- Died
- August 9, 2003 (aged 57)
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, USA
Biography
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gregory Hines, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
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Filmography
Milt & Honi
Movie · as himself
Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
American Tap
Movie · as (archive footage)
Uncovering Wolfen
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Making History: Mel Brooks on Creating the World
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Broadway's Lost Treasures II
Movie · as Jelly Roll Morton (segment "Jelly's Last Jam")
Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Lost at Home
TV · as Jordan King · 4 eps
The Red Sneakers
Movie · as Zeke
Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story
Movie · as Self (uncredited)
It's Black Entertainment
Movie · as Self
Bojangles
Movie · as Bojangles
Santa, Baby!
Movie · as Noel (voice)
Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her
Movie · as Robert (segment "Fantasies About Rebecca")
Once in the Life
Movie · as Ruffhouse
Who Killed Atlanta's Children?
Movie · as Ron Larson
Little Bill
TV · as William "Big Bill" Glover (voice) · 52 eps
The Tic Code
Movie · as Tyrone Pike
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
Movie · as Self
Will & Grace
TV · as Ben Doucette · 8 eps
Good Luck
Movie · as Bernard 'Bern' Lemley
Color of Justice
Movie · as Reverend Walton
Subway Stories
Movie · as Jack (segment "Manhattan Miracle")
The Gregory Hines Show
TV · as Ben Stevenson · 22 eps
The Preacher's Wife
Movie · as Joe Hamilton
Mad Dog Time
Movie · as Jules Flamingo
The Cherokee Kid
Movie · as The Undertaker / Jedediah Turner
Waiting to Exhale
Movie · as Marvin
Amazing Stories: The Movie IV
Movie · as Falsworth (archive footage)
A Stranger in Town
Movie · as Barnes
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
TV · as The Beast (voice) · 1 ep
Renaissance Man
Movie · as Sergeant Cass
Dead Air
Movie · as Mark Jannek / Jim Sheppard
Kangaroo Court
Movie
Baseball
TV · as Various (voice)
Jammin': Jelly Roll Morton on Broadway
Movie · as Self
T Bone N Weasel
Movie · as T Bone
A Rage in Harlem
Movie · as Goldy
Eve of Destruction
Movie · as Colonel Jim McQuade
White Lie
Movie · as Len Madison Jr.
Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration
Movie · as Self
Law & Order
TV · as Defense Attorney Carl Halpert · 1 ep
Tap
Movie · as Max Washington
Off Limits
Movie · as Albaby Perkins
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
Movie · as Self
Running Scared
Movie · as Ray Hughes
An All-Star Celebration Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.
Movie
White Nights
Movie · as Raymond Greenwood
Night of 100 Stars II
Movie · as Self
About Tap
Movie · as Self
Puss in Boots
Movie · as Edgar - Miller's Son
Motown Returns to the Apollo
Movie
Amazing Stories
TV · as Falsworth · 1 ep
The Cotton Club
Movie · as Delbert 'Sandman' Williams
The Muppets Take Manhattan
Movie · as Rollerskater
Deal of the Century
Movie · as Ray Kasternak
Reading Rainbow
TV · as Self - Narrator (voice) · 1 ep
Shirley MacLaine... Illusions
Movie · as Self
I Love Liberty
Movie · as Self
Wogan
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Faerie Tale Theatre
TV · as Edgar, Miller's son · 1 ep
Na sowas!
TV · as Self · 1 ep
History of the World: Part I
Movie · as Josephus
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
Movie · as Self / Lionel Foot
Eubie!
Movie
Wolfen
Movie · as Whittington
Fridays
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 1 ep
The Pearl Bailey Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Great Performances
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Frost on Sunday
TV · as Self (as Hines, Hines and Dad) · 1 ep
Omnibus
TV · 1 ep
Kraft Music Hall
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Tony Awards
TV · as Self - Host · 2 eps
The Oscars
TV · as Self · 2 eps