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Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte

Harry Belafonte

Mar 01, 1927 (98 years old)

Overview

Birthday
Mar 01, 1927
Death date
Apr 25, 2023

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. Belafonte was best known for his recordings of "Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)", "Jump in the Line (Shake, Senora)", "Jamaica Farewell", and "Mary's Boy Child". He recorded and performed in many genres, including blues, folk, gospel, show tunes, and American standards. He also starred in films such as Carmen Jones (1954), Island in the Sun (1957), Odds Against Tomorrow (1959), Buck and the Preacher (1972), and Uptown Saturday Night (1974). He made his final screen appearance in Spike Lee's BlacKkKlansman (2018). Belafonte considered the actor, singer, and activist Paul Robeson a mentor, and he was a close confidant of Martin Luther King Jr. during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s. He was a vocal critic of the policies of the George W. Bush and Donald Trump administrations. Belafonte acted as the American Civil Liberties Union celebrity ambassador for juvenile justice issues. Belafonte won three Grammy Awards (including a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award), an Emmy Award, and a Tony Award. In 1989, he received the Kennedy Center Honors. He was awarded the National Medal of Arts in 1994. In 2014, he received the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award at the Academy's 6th Annual Governors Awards and in 2022 was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the Early Influence category. Description above from the Wikipedia article Harry Belafonte, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan
1h 20m
DOLBY
Movie 2025

Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan

Ed Sullivan broke barriers by booking Black artists on his...

Following Harry
1h 35m
DOLBY
Movie 2024

Following Harry

Featuring Harry Belafonte, Aja Monet, Aloe Blacc, and Jesse Williams,...

Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes
1h 22m
DOLBY
Movie 2023

Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes

The Drum Waltzes explores the life and music of legendary...

2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
3h 59m
DOLBY
Movie 2022

2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

The 37th Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction...

Is That Black Enough for You?!?
2h 15m
DOLBY
Movie 2022

Is That Black Enough for You?!?

A look at the Black revolution in 1970s cinema, from...

Sidney
1h 52m
DOLBY
Movie 2022

Sidney

This revealing documentary honors the legendary Sidney Poitier—iconic actor, filmmaker,...

Harry Belafonte: Between Calypso and Justice
52min
DOLBY
Movie 2022

Harry Belafonte: Between Calypso and Justice

Harry Belafonte wrote music history. How did the black boy...

The One and Only Dick Gregory
1h 53m
DOLBY
Movie 2021

The One and Only Dick Gregory

This revealing portrait of comedian, activist, pop-culture icon and thought...

The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show
1h 15m
DOLBY
Movie 2020

The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show

For one week in February 1968, Johnny Carson gave up...

The Man Behind the White Guitar
1h 11m
DOLBY
Movie 2019

The Man Behind the White Guitar

José Neto is one of the guitar world's best kept...

Acting

2025
Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan
Movie
2024
Following Harry
Movie
2023
Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes
Movie
2022
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Movie
2022
Is That Black Enough for You?!?
Movie
2022
Sidney
Movie
2022
Harry Belafonte: Between Calypso and Justice
Movie
2021
The One and Only Dick Gregory
Movie
2020
The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show
Movie
2019
The Man Behind the White Guitar
Movie
2018
BlacKkKlansman
Movie
2018
Bobby Kennedy for President
Tv
2018
Mr. SOUL!
Movie
2018
Rise Up: The Movement that Changed America
Movie
2018
Martin Luther King by Trevor Mcdonald
Movie
2018
King in the Wilderness
Movie
2017
Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart
Movie
2017
JFK: The Lost Inaugural Gala
Movie
2017
I Am Not Your Negro
Movie
2017
The Madding Crowd
Movie
2016
Jackie Robinson
Tv
2016
Året var 1966
Movie
2015
Marsha Hunt's Sweet Adversity
Movie
2014
Selma
Movie
2014
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee
Movie
2014
Nat King Cole: Afraid of the Dark
Movie
2013
Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley
Movie
2013
Martin Luther King and the March on Washington
Movie
2013
JFK: The Private President
Movie
2012
Hava Nagila: The Movie
Movie
2011
Rise Like Lions
Movie
2011
The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975
Movie
2009
Anecdotes about Fidel
Movie
2006
Bobby
Movie
2006
When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts
Tv
2006
Mo & Me
Movie
2005
Legenden: Audrey Hepburn
Movie
2004
Tanner on Tanner
Tv
2004
The Legendary Nat King Cole
Movie
2004
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
Movie
2002
Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
Movie
2000
Altman on His Own Terms
Movie
1999
Swing Vote
Movie
1999
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
Movie
1998
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist
Movie
1997
Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady
Movie
1997
Jazz '34
Movie
1994
The World of Jim Henson
Movie
1992
The Player
Movie
1990
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
Movie
1989
The Unforgettable Nat King Cole
Movie
1985
We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song
Movie