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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

105

Gender

Male

Birthday

1946-10-10 (79 years old)

Place of Birth

Miami, Florida, USA

Also Known As

Ben Vereen

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

Acting

Once Upon a Forest

1993

Once Upon a Forest

as

Phineas (voice)

Tapioca

2009

Tapioca

as

Nuts

Idlewild

2006

Idlewild

as

Percy Senior

Fosse

2002

Fosse

as

Performer

Pippin

1981

Pippin

as

Leading Player

All That Jazz

1979

All That Jazz

as

O'Connor Flood

Khumba

2013

Khumba

as

Mkhulu (voice)

Funny Lady

1975

Funny Lady

as

Bert Robbins

Feast of All Saints

2001

Feast of All Saints

as

Rudolphe Lermontant

On Broadway

2019

On Broadway

as

Self (archive footage)

The Charmkins

1983

The Charmkins

as

Dragonweed (voice)

Buy & Cell

1989

Buy & Cell

as

Shaka

Vaudeville

1997

Vaudeville

as

Narrator

David Foster: Off the Record

2019

David Foster: Off the Record

as

Self (archive footage)

Sabine

1982

Sabine

as

Stanley

The Zoo Gang

1985

The Zoo Gang

as

The Winch

The Painting

2001

The Painting

as

Whistlin' Willie Weston

Time Out of Mind

2014

Time Out of Mind

as

Dixon

Mary's Incredible Dream

1976

Mary's Incredible Dream

as

Devil / Noah / Man

Top Five

2014

Top Five

as

Carl Allen

The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years

1986

The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years

as

Self (archive footage)

Mama, I Want to Sing!

2011

Mama, I Want to Sing!

as

Horace Payne

Puss in Boots

1985

Puss in Boots

as

Puss in Boots

Sweet Charity

1969

Sweet Charity

as

Dancer

And Then Came Love

2007

And Then Came Love

as

Chuck Cooper

Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme

1990

Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme

as

Itsy-Bitsy Spider

I'll Take You There

1999

I'll Take You There

as

Mr. Gwin

Lost In London

1985

Lost In London

as

Paul Williams

Why Do Fools Fall In Love

1998

Why Do Fools Fall In Love

as

Richard Barrett

The Saint in Manhattan

1987

The Saint in Manhattan

as

Pianist in Bar

The Jesse Owens Story

1984

The Jesse Owens Story

as

Herb Douglas

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Star Trek: The Next Generation

as

Dr. Edward La Forge

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

as

John Hanson

The Nanny

The Nanny

as

Ben Vereen

The View

The View

as

Self

Oz

Oz

as

A.R. Whitworth

Zoobilee Zoo

Zoobilee Zoo

as

Mayor Ben

The Muppet Show

The Muppet Show

as

Self - Special Guest Star

Roots

Roots

as

Chicken George Moore

The Good Fight

The Good Fight

as

Frederick Douglass

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as

Self - Presenter / Performer

J.J. Starbuck

J.J. Starbuck

as

E.L. "Tenspeed" Turner

NCIS

NCIS

as

Lamar Addison

Grey's Anatomy

Grey's Anatomy

as

Archie Roche

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

as

Self - Co-Host

Ellis Island

Ellis Island

as

Roscoe Haines

B Positive

B Positive

as

Peter

Intruders

Intruders

as

Gene Randall

A.D.

A.D.

as

Ethiopian

Faerie Tale Theatre

Faerie Tale Theatre

as

Puss in Boots

Making History

Making History

as

Dr. Cobell

Magnum P.I.

Magnum P.I.

as

Henry Barr

The Carol Burnett Show

The Carol Burnett Show

as

Self - Guest / Various Characters

CBS Summer Playhouse

CBS Summer Playhouse

as

Pianist in Bar

Bull

Bull

as

Willie Lambert

Star

Star

as

Calvin

Hot in Cleveland

Hot in Cleveland

as

Mayor Deacon

Silk Stalkings

Silk Stalkings

as

Ben Hutchinson

Sneaky Pete

Sneaky Pete

as

Porter

Touched by an Angel

Touched by an Angel

as

Ulysses Dodd

Production

Crew

Directing