Actor profile

Ben Vereen

10th October 1946 Miami, Florida, USA Acting

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.

53 Movies 54 TV Shows 1 In Production 108 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story poster

Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story 24th January 2025 as Self

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age poster

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age 14th August 2021 as Self

Chita: A Legendary Celebration poster

Chita: A Legendary Celebration 29th May 2020 as Self

On Broadway poster

On Broadway 12th October 2019 as Self (archive footage)

David Foster: Off the Record poster

David Foster: Off the Record 6th September 2019 as Self (archive footage)

The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again poster

The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again 20th October 2016 as Dr. Scott

Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do poster

Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do 6th November 2015 as Self

Time Out of Mind poster

Time Out of Mind 9th September 2015 as Dixon

Top Five poster

Top Five 12th December 2014 as Carl Allen

Khumba poster

Khumba 18th July 2013 as Mkhulu (voice)

Cabaret: The Musical That Changed Musicals poster

Cabaret: The Musical That Changed Musicals 5th February 2013 as Self

Mama, I Want to Sing! poster

Mama, I Want to Sing! 19th January 2011 as Horace Payne

Tapioca 24th March 2009 as Nuts

Accidental Friendship poster

Accidental Friendship 15th November 2008 as Wes

And Then Came Love poster

And Then Came Love 1st January 2007 as Chuck Cooper

Idlewild poster

Idlewild 25th August 2006 as Percy Senior

Fosse poster

Fosse 5th February 2002 as Performer

Feast of All Saints poster

Feast of All Saints 11th November 2001 as Rudolphe Lermontant

The Painting poster

The Painting 27th October 2001 as Whistlin' Willie Weston

I'll Take You There poster

I'll Take You There 3rd September 1999 as Mr. Gwin

Why Do Fools Fall In Love poster

Why Do Fools Fall In Love 28th August 1998 as Richard Barrett

Vaudeville poster

Vaudeville 27th November 1997 as Narrator

Once Upon a Forest poster

Once Upon a Forest 18th June 1993 as Phineas (voice)

The Kid Who Loved Christmas poster

The Kid Who Loved Christmas 14th December 1990 as Morris

The Chipmunks Rockin' Through The Decades poster

The Chipmunks Rockin' Through The Decades 9th December 1990 as Self

Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme poster

Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme 19th May 1990 as Itsy-Bitsy Spider

Buy & Cell poster

Buy & Cell 27th January 1989 as Shaka

The Saint in Manhattan poster

The Saint in Manhattan 12th June 1987 as Pianist in Bar

Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade poster

Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade 25th December 1986

The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years poster

The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years 21st January 1986 as Self (archive footage)

Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade poster

Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade 25th December 1985 as Self

Lost In London poster

Lost In London 20th November 1985 as Paul Williams

Puss in Boots poster

Puss in Boots 9th September 1985 as Puss in Boots

Breakin' Through poster

Breakin' Through 1st September 1985

Jacques Cousteau: The First 75 Years poster

Jacques Cousteau: The First 75 Years 23rd June 1985 as Self

The Zoo Gang 19th May 1985 as The Winch

The Jesse Owens Story poster

The Jesse Owens Story 9th July 1984 as Herb Douglas

Lynda Carter: Body and Soul poster

Lynda Carter: Body and Soul 16th March 1984 as Self

The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team poster

The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team 29th January 1984 as Self - Performer

Don't Ask Me, Ask God poster

Don't Ask Me, Ask God 1st January 1984 as Self

The Charmkins poster

The Charmkins 25th October 1983 as Dragonweed (voice)

Night of 100 Stars poster

Night of 100 Stars 8th March 1982 as Self

Sabine poster

Sabine 14th January 1982 as Stanley

Walt Disney: One Man's Dream poster

Walt Disney: One Man's Dream 12th December 1981 as Self

Pippin poster

Pippin 1st June 1981 as Leading Player

All That Jazz poster

All That Jazz 16th December 1979 as O'Connor Flood

The Cheryl Ladd Special poster

The Cheryl Ladd Special 9th April 1979 as Self

The Sentry Collection Presents Ben Vereen: His Roots 2nd March 1978 as Self

Louis Armstrong: Chicago Style poster

Louis Armstrong: Chicago Style 25th January 1976

Mary's Incredible Dream poster

Mary's Incredible Dream 22nd January 1976 as Devil / Noah / Man

Funny Lady poster

Funny Lady 15th March 1975 as Bert Robbins

Gas! -Or- It Became Necessary to Destroy the World in Order to Save It. poster

Gas! -Or- It Became Necessary to Destroy the World in Order to Save It. 4th September 1970 as Carlos

Sweet Charity poster

Sweet Charity 25th February 1969 as Dancer

The Gray House poster

The Gray House 26th February 2026 as Isham Worthy

B Positive poster

B Positive 5th November 2020 as Peter

The Kelly Clarkson Show poster

The Kelly Clarkson Show 9th September 2019 as Self - Guest

Magnum P.I. poster

Magnum P.I. 24th September 2018 as Henry Barr

Making History poster

Making History 5th March 2017 as Dr. Cobell

The Good Fight poster

The Good Fight 19th February 2017 as Frederick Douglass

Star 14th December 2016 as Calvin

Bull poster

Bull 20th September 2016 as Willie Lambert

Sneaky Pete poster

Sneaky Pete 7th August 2015 as Porter

Hot in Cleveland poster

Hot in Cleveland 16th June 2010 as Mayor Deacon

Your Mama Don't Dance 29th February 2008

How I Met Your Mother poster

How I Met Your Mother 19th September 2005 as Sam Gibbs

Grey's Anatomy poster

Grey's Anatomy 27th March 2005 as Archie Roche

NCIS poster

NCIS 23rd September 2003 as Lamar Addison

Law & Order: Criminal Intent poster

Law & Order: Criminal Intent 30th September 2001 as Jeremiah Morris

The View poster

The View 11th August 1997 as Self

Oz poster

Oz 12th July 1997 as A.R. Whitworth

Promised Land poster

Promised Land 17th September 1996

The Jamie Foxx Show poster

The Jamie Foxx Show 28th August 1996 as Royal

E! True Hollywood Story poster

E! True Hollywood Story 21st August 1996

Second Noah poster

Second Noah 5th February 1996

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child poster

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child 12th March 1995 as Snake (voice)

Touched by an Angel poster

Touched by an Angel 21st September 1994 as Ulysses Dodd

New York Undercover poster

New York Undercover 8th September 1994 as Louie

The Nanny poster

The Nanny 3rd November 1993 as Ben Vereen

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman poster

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman 12th September 1993 as Dr. Andre Novak

Intruders poster

Intruders 17th May 1992 as Gene Randall

Silk Stalkings poster

Silk Stalkings 7th November 1991 as Ben Hutchinson

Breakfast with the Arts 1st January 1991

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air poster

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air 10th September 1990 as Lou Smith

Booker poster

Booker 24th September 1989 as Carl McQueen

Star Trek: The Next Generation poster

Star Trek: The Next Generation 28th September 1987 as Dr. Edward La Forge

J.J. Starbuck poster

J.J. Starbuck 26th September 1987 as Tenspeed Turner

CBS Summer Playhouse poster

CBS Summer Playhouse 12th June 1987 as Pianist in Bar

Zoobilee Zoo poster

Zoobilee Zoo 22nd September 1986 as Mayor Ben

A.D. poster

A.D. 31st March 1985 as Ethiopian

Ellis Island poster

Ellis Island 11th November 1984 as Roscoe Haines

Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade poster

Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade 25th December 1983 as Self - Host

Webster poster

Webster 16th September 1983

Faerie Tale Theatre poster

Faerie Tale Theatre 11th September 1982 as Puss in Boots

Tenspeed and Brown Shoe poster

Tenspeed and Brown Shoe 27th January 1980 as E.L. 'Tenspeed' Turner

The Magic of David Copperfield poster

The Magic of David Copperfield 27th October 1978

The Love Boat poster

The Love Boat 24th September 1977 as Dr. John Hanson

Roots poster

Roots 23rd January 1977 as Chicken George Moore

The Captain and Tennille poster

The Captain and Tennille 20th September 1976 as Self

The Muppet Show poster

The Muppet Show 5th September 1976 as Self - Special Guest Star

Donny & Marie poster

Donny & Marie 23rd January 1976 as Self

Ben Vereen... Comin' at Ya 7th August 1975 as Host

Dinah! poster

Dinah! 21st October 1974 as Self

The Carol Burnett Show poster

The Carol Burnett Show 11th September 1967 as Self

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 1st October 1962 as Self

The Mike Douglas Show poster

The Mike Douglas Show 11th December 1961 as Self - Co-Host

Tony Awards poster

Tony Awards 1st April 1956 as Self - Presenter / Performer

The Oscars poster

The Oscars 19th March 1953 as Self

Coming soon

The Auction 1st August 2027 as Hector Valdez