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Known For
Acting
Birthday
February 14, 1946
Died
August 9, 2003
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
- Hines, Hines, and Dad
- Gregory Oliver Hines
Gregory Hines
1.4 Popularity
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
5.0
Self (archive footage)
Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back
2019
🎬
6.0
(archive footage)
American Tap
2018
0.0
Self (archive footage)
Uncovering Wolfen
2015
0.0
Self (archive footage)
Making History: Mel Brooks on Creating the World
2009
8.0
Jelly Roll Morton (segment "Jelly's Last Jam")
Broadway's Lost Treasures II
2004
4.5
Self (archive footage)
Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend
2003
🎬
0.0
Jordan King
Lost at Home
2003
3.2
Zeke
The Red Sneakers
2002
8.0
Self
It's Black Entertainment
2002
0.0
Self (uncredited)
Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story
2002
Credits
Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back
as Self (archive footage)
2019
5.0
🎬
American Tap
as (archive footage)
2018
6.0
Uncovering Wolfen
as Self (archive footage)
2015
0.0
Making History: Mel Brooks on Creating the World
as Self (archive footage)
2009
0.0
Broadway's Lost Treasures II
as Jelly Roll Morton (segment "Jelly's Last Jam")
2004
8.0
Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend
as Self (archive footage)
2003
4.5
🎬
Lost at Home
as Jordan King
2003
0.0
The Red Sneakers
as Zeke
2002
3.2
It's Black Entertainment
as Self
2002
8.0
Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story
as Self (uncredited)
2002
0.0
Santa, Baby!
as Noel (voice)
2001
4.3
Bojangles
as Bojangles
2001
7.7
Once in the Life
as Ruffhouse
2000
4.5
Who Killed Atlanta's Children?
as Ron Larson
2000
5.5
Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her
as Robert (segment "Fantasies About Rebecca")
2000
5.8
Little Bill
as William "Big Bill" Glover (voice)
1999
6.8
Will & Grace
as Ben Doucette
1998
6.8
The Tic Code
as Tyrone Pike
1998
5.8
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
as Self
1998
0.0
🎬
The Gregory Hines Show
as Ben Stevenson
1997
0.0
Color of Justice
as Reverend Walton
1997
4.8
Subway Stories
as Jack (segment "Manhattan Miracle")
1997
5.3
Good Luck
as Bernard 'Bern' Lemley
1997
4.5
The Cherokee Kid
as The Undertaker / Jedediah Turner
1996
5.3
The Preacher's Wife
as Joe Hamilton
1996
5.8
Mad Dog Time
as Jules Flamingo
1996
5.2
Waiting to Exhale
as Marvin
1995
6.3
Amazing Stories: The Movie IV
as Falsworth (archive footage)
1995
0.0
A Stranger in Town
as Barnes
1995
6.0
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
as The Beast (voice)
1995
6.0
Dead Air
as Mark Jannek / Jim Sheppard
1994
5.2
Baseball
as Various (voice)
1994
7.4
Baseball
as (voice)
1994
7.4
Renaissance Man
as Sergeant Cass
1994
6.1
Kangaroo Court
1994
0.0
T Bone N Weasel
as T Bone
1992
3.0
Jammin': Jelly Roll Morton on Broadway
as Himself
1992
8.0
White Lie
as Len Madison Jr.
1991
6.0
A Rage in Harlem
as Goldy
1991
5.4
Eve of Destruction
as Colonel Jim McQuade
1991
4.5
Law & Order
as Defense Attorney Carl Halpert
1990
7.4
🎬
Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration
as Self
1990
8.8
Tap
as Max Washington
1989
6.8
Off Limits
as Albaby Perkins
1988
5.6
Running Scared
as Ray Hughes
1986
6.0
White Nights
as Raymond Greenwood
1985
6.7
Amazing Stories
as Falsworth
1985
7.4
Puss in Boots
as Edgar - Miller's Son
1985
5.0
Night of 100 Stars II
as Self
1985
8.0
About Tap
as Self
1985
6.7
The Cotton Club
as Delbert 'Sandman' Williams
1984
6.5
The Muppets Take Manhattan
as Rollerskater
1984
6.6
Deal of the Century
as Ray Kasternak
1983
4.7
Reading Rainbow
as Self - Narrator (voice)
1983
8.3
Faerie Tale Theatre
as Edgar, Miller's son
1982
8.1
Shirley MacLaine... Illusions
as Self
1982
7.0
Wogan
as Self
1982
4.5
I Love Liberty
as Self
1982
0.0
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
as Self / Lionel Foot
1981
7.5
Wolfen
as Whittington
1981
5.9
History of the World: Part I
as Josephus
1981
6.8
Eubie!
1981
0.0
Fridays
as Self
1980
5.4
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Musical Guest
1975
7.0
Great Performances
as Self
1971
5.8
🎬
The Pearl Bailey Show
as Self
1971
0.0
Kraft Music Hall
as Self
1958
4.7
Tony Awards
as Self - Host
1956
5.9
Tony Awards
as Self - Nominee
1956
5.9
The Oscars
as Self
1953
7.0
Milt & Honi
as himself
N/A
0.0