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Robin Harris (I) (1953–1990)

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Best remembered for his raunchy humor, Robin Harris became famous in supporting roles in movies such as Do The Right Thing as Sweet Dick Willie and House Party. He has left a legacy that fans and ... read full biography

Known for House Party (1990), Do the Right Thing (1989), Mo' Better Blues (1990), I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988)

Details

Aug 30, 1953 (died Mar 18, 1990)

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Robin Harris, Martin Lawrence, Paul Anthony, B-Fine, Bowlegged Lou, Tisha Campbell-Martin, A.J. Johnson, Christopher Martin and Christopher Reid in House Party

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1 nomination

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19 titles

Past Film & Video (8 titles)	Budget	Opening Weekend	Gross (US & Canada)	Gross (Worldwide)
Surely, You Jest (2019) Special Thanks Special Thanks See fewer
Bébé's Kids (1992) Himself, Writer (characters) Himself, Writer (characters) See fewer		$3MM	$8.4MM	$8.4MM
House Party 2 (1991) In Memory Of (as Robin 'Pop' Harris) In Memory Of (as Robin 'Pop' Harris) See fewer	$5MM	$6MM	$19MM	$19MM
Mo' Better Blues (1990) Butterbean Jones Butterbean Jones See fewer	$10MM	$4.4MM	$16MM	$16MM
House Party (1990) Pop Pop See fewer	$2.5MM	$4.6MM	$26MM	$26MM
Harlem Nights (1989) Jerome Jerome See fewer	$30MM	$16MM	$61MM	$61MM
Do the Right Thing (1989) Sweet Dick Willie Sweet Dick Willie See fewer	$6.5MM	$3.6MM	$28MM	$37MM
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988) Bartender at Sam's Bartender at Sam's See fewer	$3MM	$544K	$13MM	$13MM

Past Television (4 titles)	Episodes
The Best of Robert Townsend & His Partners in Crime (1991) (TV Special) - Himself, Writer Himself, Writer See fewer
You're Right... I'm Sorry (1990) (TV Special) - Dedicated To The Memory Of Dedicated To The Memory Of See fewer
In Living Color (1990) (TV Series) - In Memory Of (1 episode, 1990) In Memory Of (1 episode, 1990) See fewer The Wrath of Farrakhan (Apr 21, 1990) Season 1, Episode 2 - In Memory Of In Memory Of See fewer	1
One Night Stand (1990) (TV Series) - Himself (1 episode, 1990), Writer (1 episode, 1990) Himself (1 episode, 1990), Writer (1 episode, 1990) See fewer Robin Harris (Mar 3, 1990) Season 2, Episode 4 - Himself, Writer Himself, Writer See fewer	1

Self (1 title)
One Night Stand (1990) (TV Series) - Himself (1 episode, 1990) Himself (1 episode, 1990) See fewer Robin Harris (Mar 3, 1990) Season 2, Episode 4 - Himself Himself See fewer

Archive Footage (6 titles)
A Certain Magical Pimpdex: Extended Edition (2019) Sweet Dick Willie (archive footage) Sweet Dick Willie (archive footage) See fewer
Unsung Hollywood (2014) (TV Series) - Himself (1 episode, 2014) Himself (1 episode, 2014) See fewer Robin Harris (Mar 5, 2014) Season 1, Episode 2 - Himself (archive footage) Himself (archive footage) See fewer
We Don't Die, We Multiply: The Robin Harris Story (2006) (Video) - Himself (archive footage) Himself (archive footage) See fewer
Robin Harris: Live from the Comedy Act Theater (2006) (Video) - Himself (archive footage) Himself (archive footage) See fewer
BET Comedy Awards (2004) (TV Special) - Himself (In Memory Of) (archive footage) Himself (In Memory Of) (archive footage) See fewer
Mo' Funny: Black Comedy in America (1993) (TV Special) - Himself (archive footage) Himself (archive footage) See fewer

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Name	STARmeter
Christopher Reid Actor	8,741
Christopher Martin Actor	14,324
Paul Anthony Actor	24,471
A.J. Johnson Actress	10,685
Tisha Campbell-Martin Actress	2,676
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