Harry Belafonte
March 1, 1927New York City, New York, USA
Biography
Harry Belafonte (born Harold George Bellanfanti Jr.; March 1, 1927 – April 25, 2023) was an American singer, actor and activist, who popularized calypso music with international audiences in the 1950s. Belafonte is one of the few performers to have received an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony (EGOT), although he won the Oscar in a non-competitive category. He earned his career breakthrough with the album Calypso (1956), which was the first million-selling LP by a single artist.…
Filmography
CIRILO, A Legacy Untold
2025 · 10.0
Jim Henson's Memorial Service
1990 · 10.0
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The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
1988 · 7.5
BlacKkKlansman
2018 · 7.5
PB&J Otter
1998 · 7.2
The Player
1992 · 7.2
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Grambling's White Tiger
1981 · 7.0
Odds Against Tomorrow
1959 · 6.9
General Electric Theater
1953 · 6.8
Island in the Sun
1957 · 6.5
Bright Road
1953 · 6.5
Bobby
2006 · 6.4
The World, the Flesh and the Devil
1959 · 6.4
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995 · 6.3
Buck and the Preacher
1972 · 6.3
Carmen Jones
1954 · 6.2
Uptown Saturday Night
1974 · 6.2
Kansas City
1996 · 6.1
Swing Vote
1999 · 5.8
The Angel Levine
1970 · 5.4
White Man's Burden
1995 · 5.1
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An All-Star Celebration Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.
1986 · 0.0
Anecdotes about Fidel
2009 · 0.0
Mo & Me
2006 · 0.0