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Martin Luther King (1929–1968)
Soundtrack | Writer
Martin Luther King Jr. was born on January 15, 1929, in Atlanta, Georgia. He was the son of Alberta Christine (Williams), a schoolteacher, and Martin Luther King Sr. a pastor of the Ebenezer Baptist ...
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Known for
Freedom Writers (2007),
Gang Land (1998),
I Am Curious (Yellow) (1967),
The Old Days (2019)
Details
Jan
15,
1929 (died Apr
4,
1968)
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5' 6½"
(1.69m)
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Filmography | Edit filmography
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Gang Land (1998)
Performer ("Excerpt from Must Establish Priorities"), Writer ("Excerpt from Must Establish Priorities") |
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The Merv Griffin Show (1967)
(TV Series) - Self - Dr. King (1 episode, 1967)
Dr. Martin Luther King, Harry Belafonte, Orson Bean, David Allyn, Fleury D'Antonakis (Jun
20,
1967)
Season 4,
Episode 207
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Self - Dr. King
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Face to Face (1961)
(TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 1961)
Rev Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (Oct
29,
1961)
Season 3,
Episode 2
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Self (as Rev Dr Martin Luther King Jr.)
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Dark Humor (2021)
(TV Mini-series) - Self (1 episode, 2021)
From Pryor To Whoopi: The Icons That Made Us (Mar
29,
2021)
Season 1,
Episode 8
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Self (archive footage)
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Give Them an Argument with Ben Burgis (2021)
(TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2021)
Michael Albert Thinks a Better World is Possible (Jan
24,
2021)
Season 1,
Episode 24
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Self (archive footage)
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The Reagans (2020)
(TV Mini-series) - Self - Civil Rights Activist (1 episode, 2020)
Part 2 - The Right Turn (Nov
22,
2020)
Season 1,
Episode 2
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Self - Civil Rights Activist (archive footage)
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Pariah: The Lives and Deaths of Sonny Liston (2019)
(TV Movie) - Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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History (2019)
(TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2019)
Die Traumfabrik und die Macht - Hollywood und die Politik (Feb
24,
2019)
Season 20,
Episode 7
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Self (archive footage)
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Curse of the Kennedys (2018)
(TV Mini-series) - Self (2 episodes, 2018)
The Kennedys: A Fatal Attraction (Nov
10,
2018)
Season 1,
Episode 2
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Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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1968: The Year That Changed America (2018)
(TV Series) - Self (2 episodes, 2018)
Part Two: Spring (May
27,
2018)
Season 1,
Episode 2
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Self (archive footage) (as Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.)
Part One: Winter (May
27,
2018)
Season 1,
Episode 1
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Self (archive footage) (as Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.)
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CBS News Sunday Morning (2018)
(TV Series) - Self (segment "Remembering 1968") (1 episode, 2018)
Brain Drain/In Harmony/True Colors/Co-Stars/The Perfect Touch/Testimony (Apr
1,
2018)
Season 40,
Episode 28
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Self (segment "Remembering 1968") (archive footage)
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Soundtracks: Songs That Defined History (2017)
(TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2017)
The Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. (Nov
20,
2017)
Season 1,
Episode 1
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Self (archive footage)
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The Vietnam War (2017)
(TV Mini-series) - Self - Babtist Preacher / Self (2 episodes, 2017)
Things Fall Apart (January-June 1968) (Sep
24,
2017)
Season 1,
Episode 6
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Self - Babtist Preacher (archive footage)
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The Drunken Peasants (2015)
(TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2015)
TJ Slaps Stevie - Confederate Flag Taken Down in SC - Stupid Ads (Jul
10,
2015)
Self (archive footage)
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American Experience (1991–2015)
(TV Series) - Self - Civil Rights Leader / Self / Self (with RFK during March On Washington) (7 episodes, 1991)
Klansville U.S.A. (Jan
13,
2015)
Season 27,
Episode 2
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Self - Civil Rights Leader (archive footage)
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The Sixties (2014)
(TV Mini-series) - Self / Self (as Reverend Martin Luther King) (2 episodes, 2014)
A Long March to Freedom (Jun
26,
2014)
Season 1,
Episode 5
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Self (as Reverend Martin Luther King) (archive footage)
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Spies of Mississippi (2014)
Self - Civil Rights Activist (archive footage) (as Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.) |
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Warehouse 13 (2013)
(TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2013)
All the Time in the World (Jul
1,
2013)
Season 4,
Episode 19
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Self (archive sound) (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Civil Right Movement Road Trip (2013)
(TV Mini-series) - As Martin Luther King Jr. / Self (3 episodes, 2013)
Selma Historic Bridge, Selma Alabama (Apr
13,
2013)
Season 1,
Episode 7
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As Martin Luther King Jr. (archive footage)
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Alexandra - Stimme der Sehnsucht: Der rätselhafte Tod eines Stars (2012)
(TV Movie) - Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
60 Minutes (2001–2012)
(TV Series) - Self / Self (segment "Mike") / Self - Activist (segment "Selling the Dream?") (4 episodes, 2001) |
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Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood (2010)
(TV Mini-series) - Self (2 episodes, 2010)
The Attack of the Small Screens: 1950-1960 (Dec
6,
2010)
Season 1,
Episode 6
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Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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The President's Photographer: Fifty Years Inside the Oval Office (2010)
(TV Movie) - Self (archive footage) |
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Hubert H Humphrey: The Art of the Possible (2010)
(TV Movie) - Self - Civil Rights Leader (archive footage) |
Myth and Magic: Lawrence in 1968-1970 - Civil Rights Black Power (2010)
(Short) - Self (archive footage) |
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We Shall Overcome: Martin Luther King, Jr. (2010)
(Video) - Self (archive footage) (as Martin Luther King Jnr.) |
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60/90 (2008)
(TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2008)
Los Chiripitifláuticos i Amor a primera vista (Jul
17,
2008)
Season 1,
Episode 10
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Self (archive footage)
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Great Performances (2007)
(TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2007)
Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story (Aug
1,
2007)
Season 35,
Episode 25
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Self (archive footage)
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Been to the Mountaintop: Martin Luther King, Jr. (2006)
(Video) - Self (archive footage) (as Martin Luther King Jnr.) |
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Billy Graham: God's Ambassador (2006)
(Video) - Self (archive footage) (as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.) |
Soul of Justice: Thelton Henderson's American Journey (2005)
Self - Civil Rights Leader (archive footage) |
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The Harlem Globetrotters: The Team That Changed the World (2005)
(TV Movie) - Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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Faces in the Water: The Martyrs of Civil Rights Memorial (2005)
(Short) - Martin Luther King Jr (archive footage) |
The Presidents (2005)
(TV Series) - Self - Religious and Human Rights Leader (1 episode, 2005)
Taylor to Lincoln (1849-1865) (2005)
Season 1,
Episode 3
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Self - Religious and Human Rights Leader (archive footage)
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Martin Luther King, Jr.: I Have a Dream (2004)
(Video) - Self (archive footage) (as Martin Luther King Jnr.) |
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Conspiracy? (2004)
(TV Series) - Self - Civil Rights Activist (1 episode, 2004)
Who Killed Martin Luther King? (2004)
Season 1,
Episode 6
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Self - Civil Rights Activist (archive footage)
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Undercover Brother (2002)
Self - Applauding for 'I Have a Dream' Speech (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film (2002)
(TV Movie) - Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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Echoes from the White House (2001)
(TV Movie) - Self - Civil Rights Leader (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The Early Years (1955-1970) (2000)
(TV Movie) - Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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The Speeches of Malcolm X (1997)
(Video) - Self - Leads March Into Montgomery, at Signings of Civil and Voting Rights Acts (archive footage) |
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The X Files (1996)
(TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 1996)
Musings of a Cigarette Smoking Man (Nov
17,
1996)
Season 4,
Episode 7
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Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Arena (1984–1993)
(TV Series) - Self (2 episodes, 1984)
Tales of Rock 'N' Roll: Highway 61 Revisited (May
8,
1993)
Season 18,
Episode 20
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Self (archive footage)
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Murderers, Mobsters & Madmen Vol. 2: Assassination in the 20th Century (1993)
(Video) - Self (archive footage) |
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Stalking the President: A History of American Assassins (1992)
Self - Handshake with LBJ, Lies in State (archive footage) |
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Who Killed Martin Luther King? (1992)
(TV Movie) - Self (speeches, lies in state) (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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Reasonable Doubt: The Single-Bullet Theory and the Assassination of John F. Kennedy (1988)
Self - with Black Leaders (archive footage) (uncredited) |
21 Jump Street (1987)
(TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 1987)
Don't Stretch the Rainbow (Nov
1,
1987)
Season 2,
Episode 7
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Self (archive sound) (archive footage) (uncredited)
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King Dream Chorus & Holiday Crew: King Holiday (1986)
(Video) - Martin Luther King (archive footage) |
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Artists United Against Apartheid: Sun City (1985)
(Video) - Martin Luther King (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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March on Washington: Commemoration of Martin Luther King's '63 March (1983)
(TV Movie) - Self (archive footage) |
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