Known For
Wolfen
(1981)
Whittington
History of the World: Part I
(1981)
Josephus
The Cotton Club
(1984)
Delbert 'Sandman' Williams
White Nights
(1985)
Raymond Greenwood
The Preacher's Wife
(1996)
Joe Hamilton
Renaissance Man
(1994)
Sergeant Cass
The Muppets Take Manhattan
(1984)
Rollerskater
Running Scared
(1986)
Ray Hughes
Waiting to Exhale
(1995)
Marvin
Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her
(2000)
Robert (segment "Fantasies About Rebecca")
Subway Stories
(1997)
Jack (segment "Manhattan Miracle")
Deal of the Century
(1983)
Ray Kasternak
A Rage in Harlem
(1991)
Goldy
Off Limits
(1988)
Albaby Perkins
The Cherokee Kid
(1996)
The Undertaker / Jedediah Turner
Full Filmography
Acting
Eubie!
(1980)
History of the World: Part I
(1981)
Josephus
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
(1981)
Self / Lionel Foot
Wolfen
(1981)
Whittington
Shirley MacLaine... Illusions
(1982)
Self
I Love Liberty
(1982)
Self
Deal of the Century
(1983)
Ray Kasternak
The Cotton Club
(1984)
Delbert 'Sandman' Williams
The Muppets Take Manhattan
(1984)
Rollerskater
White Nights
(1985)
Raymond Greenwood
About Tap
(1985)
Self
Puss in Boots
(1985)
Edgar - Miller's Son
Night of 100 Stars II
(1985)
Self
Running Scared
(1986)
Ray Hughes
Off Limits
(1988)
Albaby Perkins
Tap
(1989)
Max Washington
Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration
(1990)
Self
A Rage in Harlem
(1991)
Goldy
Eve of Destruction
(1991)
Colonel Jim McQuade
White Lie
(1991)
Len Madison Jr.
Jammin': Jelly Roll Morton on Broadway
(1992)
Himself
T Bone N Weasel
(1992)
T Bone
Renaissance Man
(1994)
Sergeant Cass
Dead Air
(1994)
Mark Jannek / Jim Sheppard
Kangaroo Court
(1994)
Waiting to Exhale
(1995)
Marvin
A Stranger in Town
(1995)
Barnes
The Preacher's Wife
(1996)
Joe Hamilton
Mad Dog Time
(1996)
Jules Flamingo
The Cherokee Kid
(1996)
The Undertaker / Jedediah Turner
Good Luck
(1997)
Bernard 'Bern' Lemley
Color of Justice
(1997)
Reverend Walton
Subway Stories
(1997)
Jack (segment "Manhattan Miracle")
Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her
(2000)
Robert (segment "Fantasies About Rebecca")
Once in the Life
(2000)
Ruffhouse
Who Killed Atlanta's Children?
(2000)
Ron Larson
The Tic Code
(2000)
Tyrone Pike
Bojangles
(2001)
Bojangles
Santa, Baby!
(2001)
Noel (voice)
The Red Sneakers
(2002)
Zeke
It's Black Entertainment
(2002)
Self
Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story
(2002)
Self (uncredited)
Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend
(2003)
Self (archive footage)
Broadway's Lost Treasures II
(2004)
Jelly Roll Morton (segment "Jelly's Last Jam")
Making History: Mel Brooks on Creating the World
(2009)
Self (archive footage)
American Tap
(2018)
(archive footage)
Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back
(2019)
Self (archive footage)
Directing