Harry Belafonte

Harold George Belafonte, Jr. was born on March 1, 1927 in Harlem, New York. He is an American musician, actor and social activist.

He has starred in several films. His first major film role was in Bright Road (1953). He also starred in Otto Preminger's hit musical Carmen Jones (1954).

In 1959 he starred in and produced Robert Wise's Odds Against Tomorrow. He also co-starred with Inger Stevens in The World, the Flesh and the Devil.

Other his credits include alongside Sidney Poitier, Buck and the Preacher (1972), Uptown Saturday Night (1974) in the race-reverse drama White Man's Burden (1995) and in Robert Altman's jazz age drama Kansas City (1996).

His last movie was in Bobby, Emilio Estevez's ensemble drama about the assassination of Robert Kennedy.

Filmography

Bobby (2006)
"PB&J Otter" (1 episode, 1999)
Swing Vote (1999) (TV)
Kansas City (1996)
Jazz '34 (1996)
White Man's Burden (1995)
Grambling's White Tiger (1981) (TV)
Uptown Saturday Night (1974)
"The CBS Festival of Lively Arts for Young People" (1 episode)
Buck and the Preacher (1972)
The Angel Levine (1970)
Odds Against Tomorrow (1959)
The World, the Flesh and the Devil (1959)
Island in the Sun (1957)
"General Electric Theater" (1 episode, 1955)
"Front Row Center" (1 episode, 1955)
Carmen Jones (1954)
Bright Road (1953)
"Sugar Hill Times" (1949) TV series

Awards

The Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award 2000
NAACP Chairman's Award 1999
New York Film Critics Circle Award Best Supporting Actor "Kansas City" 1996
National Medal of Freedom 1994
Kennedy Center Honors Lifetime Achievement Award 1989
Grammy Record of the Year "We Are the World" 1985
Grammy Best Folk Recording "An Evening with Belafonte/Makeba" 1965
Grammy Best Performance--Folk "Swing Dat Bat" 1960
Emmy Outstanding Performance in a Variety or Musical Program or Series "Tonight with Belafonte" 1959 - 1960
Theatre World Award "John Murray Anderson's Almanac" 1954
Tony Outstanding Supporting Actor (Musical) "John Murray Anderson's Almanac" 1954

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