Credits

• 2022 ·Louis Armstrong's Black & Bluesas Self (archive footage)
• 2006 ·Folk Britanniaas Self (archival footage)
• 2005 ·The Peace!as Self
• 2005 ·The History Makers: Successas Self
• 2005 ·Unstoppableas Self
• 2005 ·By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'as Self
• 2004 ·She Hate Meas Judge Buchanan
• 2004 ·Proudas Lorenzo DuFau
• 2004 ·Baadasssss!as Granddad
• 2004 ·TV Revolutionas
• 2004 ·Beah: A Black Woman Speaksas Self
• 2004 ·The L Wordas Melvin Porter
• 2003 ·The Evolution of an American Filmmakeras Self
• 2003 ·The Tuskegee Airmen: They Fought Two Warsas Narrator
• 2003 ·Nat Turner: A Troublesome Propertyas Himself
• 2003 ·Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narrativesas
• 2003 ·Deacons for Defenseas Reverend 'Rev' Gregory
• 2002 ·Theater Talk: 'A Raisin in the Sun'as Self
• 2002 ·Bubba Ho-tepas John F. "Jack" Kennedy
• 2002 ·Christianity: The First Two Thousand Yearsas Narrator
• 2001 ·Feast of All Saintsas Jean-Jacques
• 2001 ·Neighborhoods: The Hidden Cities of San Francisco - The Fillmoreas Narrator
• 2001 ·The Legend of the Candy Caneas Julius (voice)
• 2000 ·Here's to Life!as Duncan Cox
• 2000 ·Dinosauras Yar (voice)
• 2000 ·Finding Buck McHenryas Buck McHenry
• 1999 ·The Unfinished Journeyas Narrator (voice)
• 1999 ·Trans-Siberian Orchestra: The Ghosts of Christmas Eveas Caretaker
• 1999 ·The Soul Collectoras Mordecai
• 1999 ·Third Watchas Mr. Parker
• 1999 ·The Secret Pathas Too Tall
• 1999 ·Paul Robeson: Here I Standas Self
• 1999 ·A Vow to Cherishas Alexander Billman
• 1998 ·Christianity: The First 1000 Yearsas Himself - Narrator
• 1998 ·Doctor Dolittleas Archer Dolittle
• 1998 ·Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywoodas Self
• 1998 ·Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklistas Self
• 1997 ·12 Angry Menas Juror 2
• 1997 ·4 Little Girlsas Self - Actor and Playwright
• 1997 ·Jackie Robinson: Breaking Barriersas Narrator
• 1997 ·Miss Evers' Boysas Mr. Evers
• 1997 ·Thomas Jeffersonas Narrator (voice)
• 1997 ·Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Roughas Self
• 1996 ·I'm Not Rappaportas Midge Carter
• 1996 ·Get on the Busas Jeremiah
• 1996 ·Promised Landas
• 1996 ·Promised Landas Erasmus Jones
• 1996 ·The Westas Self
• 1996 ·The Westas Self / John R. Gills (voice)
• 1995 ·JAGas Terrence Minnerly
• 1995 ·The Clientas Judge Harry Roosevelt
• 1995 ·The Android Affairas Dr. Winston
• 1995 ·Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murderas Uncle Phil
• 1994 ·Touched by an Angelas Gabriel
• 1994 ·Touched by an Angelas Erasmus Jones
• 1994 ·Baseballas Various (voice)
• 1994 ·The Clientas Harry Roosevelt
• 1994 ·Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justiceas Uncle Phil
• 1994 ·The Standas Judge Richard Farris
• 1994 ·The Standas Judge Richard Farris
• 1994 ·Malcolm X: Make It Plainas Self
• 1994 ·Arthur Ashe: Citizen of the Worldas Narrator
• 1993 ·Grumpy Old Menas Chuck
• 1993 ·Cop and ½as Detective in Squad Room
• 1993 ·Goin' Back to T-Townas Narrator
• 1993 ·Alex Haley's Queenas Parson Dick
• 1993 ·The Ernest Green Storyas Grandfather
• 1992 ·Lincolnas Frederick Douglas (voice)
• 1992 ·Malcolm Xas Eulogy Performer (voice)
• 1992 ·Gladiatoras Noah
• 1991 ·Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmakeras Self
• 1991 ·Jungle Feveras Reverend Purify
• 1990 ·Evening Shadeas Ponder Blue
• 1990 ·Joe Versus the Volcanoas Marshall
• 1990 ·The Red Shoesas
• 1989 ·Making 'Do the Right Thing'as Self
• 1989 ·Do the Right Thingas Da Mayor
• 1989 ·B.L. Strykeras Oz Jackson
• 1988 ·School Dazeas Coach Odom
• 1986 ·American Mastersas Self
• 1986 ·Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Storiesas Anansi the Spider (Sleepytime Songs and Stories) (voice)
• 1985 ·Avenging Angelas Capt. Harry Moradian
• 1985 ·Tyler Texas Black Film Collectionas Himself
• 1984 ·Harry & Sonas Raymond
• 1984 ·Marcus Garvey: Toward Black Nationhoodas Narrator
• 1984 ·The House of Godas Dr. Sanders
• 1983 ·Reading Rainbowas Himself - Narrator (voice)
• 1981 ·Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paigeas Chuffy Russell
• 1981 ·Death of a Prophetas
• 1980 ·All God's Childrenas Blaine Whitfield
• 1979 ·Freedom Roadas Narrator
• 1979 ·Hot Stuffas Captain John Geiberger
• 1979 ·Roots: The Next Generationsas Dad Jones
• 1979 ·Freedom Manas Benjamin Banneker
• 1978 ·The Kennedy Center Honorsas Self
• 1978 ·Kingas Rev. Martin Luther King Sr.
• 1977 ·Billy: Portrait of a Street Kidas Dr. Fredericks
• 1976 ·The Tenth Levelas Reed
• 1976 ·Countdown at Kusinias Ernest Motapo
• 1975 ·Let's Do It Againas Elder Johnson
• 1975 ·Black Shadows on a Silver Screenas Narrator
• 1972 ·Malcolm Xas Eulogy (voice)
• 1971 ·The Sheriffas James Lucas
• 1970 ·Night Galleryas Osmund Portifoy
• 1970 ·Kongi's Harvestas Narrator
• 1969 ·Night Galleryas Osmond Portifoy
• 1969 ·Slavesas Luke
• 1969 ·Sam Whiskeyas Jed Hooker
• 1969 ·Teacher, Teacheras Charles Carter
• 1969 ·The Fallas
• 1968 ·Hawaii Five-Oas Ramon Borelle
• 1968 ·The Name of the Gameas Kubani
• 1968 ·The Scalphuntersas Joseph Lee
• 1968 ·Still A Brother: Inside the Negro Middle Classas Narrator
• 1967 ·The Outsideras Lt. Wagner
• 1967 ·Black Liberationas Narrator
• 1966 ·A Man Called Adamas Nelson Davis
• 1965 ·Run for Your Lifeas Frankie Morton
• 1965 ·Run for Your Lifeas Dave Corbett
• 1965 ·Run for Your Lifeas Sgt. Dave Corbett
• 1965 ·The Sun... the Sand... the Hillas Jason King (archival footage)
• 1965 ·The Sun... the Sand... the Hillas Jason King (archive footage)
• 1965 ·The Hillas Jacko King
• 1964 ·Shock Treatmentas Capshaw
• 1963 ·The Cardinalas Father Gillis
• 1963 ·The Great Adventureas John Ross
• 1963 ·The Fugitiveas Lt. Johnny Gaines
• 1963 ·Gone Are the Days!as Reverend Purlie Victorious Judson
• 1962 ·Hands of Ingeas Narrator (voice)
• 1961 ·The Defendersas Nixie
• 1961 ·The Defendersas Officer Bond
• 1961 ·The Defendersas Assistant District Attorney
• 1961 ·The Defendersas District Attorney
• 1961 ·The Defendersas District Attorney Daniel Jackson
• 1960 ·John Brown's Raidas Dangerfield Newby
• 1959 ·Bonanzaas Sam Davis
• 1956 ·Tony Awardsas Self - Presenter
• 1951 ·Hallmark Hall of Fameas Charles Carter
• 1951 ·Fourteen Hoursas Cab Driver (uncredited)
• 1950 ·No Way Outas John Brooks (uncredited)
• 1947 ·Kraft Television Theatreas The Emperor Jones