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Ben Vereen
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Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Ben Vereen (born October 10, 1946) is an American actor, dancer, and singer who has appeared in numerous Broadway theatre shows. Vereen graduated from Manhattan's High School of Performing Arts.
Known For
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Self
Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story
2025
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Self
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021
6.4
Peter
B Positive
2020
0.0
Self
Chita: A Legendary Celebration
2020
8.7
Self (archive footage)
On Broadway
2019
6.3
Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
7.0
Self (archive footage)
David Foster: Off the Record
2019
7.6
Henry Barr
Magnum P.I.
2018
6.4
Dr. Cobell
Making History
2017
7.5
Frederick Douglass
The Good Fight
2017
Credits
Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story
as Self
2025
8.0
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
as Self
2021
0.0
B Positive
as Peter
2020
6.4
Chita: A Legendary Celebration
as Self
2020
0.0
On Broadway
as Self (archive footage)
2019
8.7
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
2019
6.3
David Foster: Off the Record
as Self (archive footage)
2019
7.0
Magnum P.I.
as Henry Barr
2018
7.6
Making History
as Dr. Cobell
2017
6.4
The Good Fight
as Frederick Douglass
2017
7.5
Star
as Calvin
2016
8.0
The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again
as Dr. Scott
2016
5.1
Bull
as Willie Lambert
2016
7.1
Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do
as Self
2015
0.0
Sneaky Pete
as Porter
2015
7.5
Top Five
as Carl Allen
2014
6.1
Time Out of Mind
as Dixon
2014
5.6
Khumba
as Mkhulu (voice)
2013
6.0
Cabaret: The Musical That Changed Musicals
as Self
2013
0.0
Mama, I Want to Sing!
as Horace Payne
2011
6.6
Hot in Cleveland
as Mayor Deacon
2010
7.3
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Tapioca
as Nuts
2009
6.0
Accidental Friendship
as Wes
2008
6.9
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Your Mama Don't Dance
2008
0.0
And Then Came Love
as Chuck Cooper
2007
5.9
Idlewild
as Percy Senior
2006
5.6
How I Met Your Mother
as Sam Gibbs
2005
8.1
Grey's Anatomy
as Archie Roche
2005
8.2
NCIS
as Lamar Addison
2003
7.6
Fosse
as Performer
2002
6.0
Feast of All Saints
as Rudolphe Lermontant
2001
4.4
The Painting
as Whistlin' Willie Weston
2001
7.0
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Jeremiah Morris
2001
7.6
I'll Take You There
as Mr. Gwin
1999
6.0
Why Do Fools Fall In Love
as Richard Barrett
1998
6.3
Vaudeville
as Narrator
1997
0.0
The View
as Self
1997
4.3
Oz
as A.R. Whitworth
1997
8.0
Promised Land
1996
6.1
The Jamie Foxx Show
as Royal
1996
6.9
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
8.1
Second Noah
1996
6.0
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
as Snake (voice)
1995
6.0
Touched by an Angel
as Ulysses Dodd
1994
7.2
New York Undercover
as Louie
1994
7.2
The Nanny
as Ben Vereen
1993
8.1
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
as Dr. Andre Novak
1993
6.9
Once Upon a Forest
as Phineas (voice)
1993
6.5
Intruders
as Gene Randall
1992
6.9
Silk Stalkings
as Ben Hutchinson
1991
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Breakfast with the Arts
1991
5.0
The Kid Who Loved Christmas
as Morris
1990
6.6
The Chipmunks Rockin' Through The Decades
as Self
1990
3.0
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
as Lou Smith
1990
7.9
Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme
as Itsy-Bitsy Spider
1990
4.6
Booker
1989
5.1
Buy & Cell
as Shaka
1989
5.1
Star Trek: The Next Generation
as Dr. Edward La Forge
1987
8.4
J.J. Starbuck
as Tenspeed Turner
1987
5.0
CBS Summer Playhouse
as Pianist in Bar
1987
6.3
The Saint in Manhattan
as Pianist in Bar
1987
0.0
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade
1986
7.0
Zoobilee Zoo
as Mayor Ben
1986
3.8
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
as Self (archive footage)
1986
7.0
Lost In London
as Paul Williams
1985
0.0
Puss in Boots
as Puss in Boots
1985
5.0
Breakin' Through
1985
0.0
Jacques Cousteau: The First 75 Years
as Self
1985
0.0
The Zoo Gang
as The Winch
1985
4.5
A.D.
as Ethiopian
1985
5.1
Ellis Island
as Roscoe Haines
1984
4.6
The Jesse Owens Story
as Herb Douglas
1984
7.9
Lynda Carter: Body and Soul
as Self
1984
0.0
The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team
as Self - Performer
1984
0.0
Don't Ask Me, Ask God
as Self
1984
0.0
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade
as Self - Host
1983
7.0
The Charmkins
as Dragonweed (voice)
1983
0.0
Webster
1983
5.8
Faerie Tale Theatre
as Puss in Boots
1982
8.1
Night of 100 Stars
as Self
1982
6.7
Sabine
as Stanley
1982
3.0
Walt Disney: One Man's Dream
as Self
1981
0.0
Pippin
as Leading Player
1981
7.5
Tenspeed and Brown Shoe
1980
6.8
All That Jazz
as O'Connor Flood
1979
7.5
The Cheryl Ladd Special
as Self
1979
0.0
The Magic of David Copperfield
1978
7.0
The Love Boat
as John Hanson
1977
6.3
Roots
as Chicken George Moore
1977
7.4
The Captain and Tennille
as Self
1976
5.5
The Muppet Show
as Self - Special Guest Star
1976
8.0
Louis Armstrong: Chicago Style
1976
0.0
Donny & Marie
as Self
1976
6.7
Mary's Incredible Dream
as Devil / Noah / Man
1976
0.0
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Ben Vereen... Comin' at Ya
as Host
1975
0.0
Funny Lady
as Bert Robbins
1975
5.2
Dinah!
as Self
1974
6.7
Gas! -Or- It Became Necessary to Destroy the World in Order to Save It.
as Carlos
1970
4.2
Sweet Charity
as Dancer
1969
6.9
The Carol Burnett Show
as Self - Guest / Various Characters
1967
7.7
The Carol Burnett Show
as Self
1967
7.7
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1962
7.5
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
1961
5.4
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-Host
1961
5.4
Tony Awards
as Self - Presenter / Performer
1956
5.9
The Oscars
as Self
1953
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The Gray House
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The Auction
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