Melvin Van Peebles

Acting

Melvin Van Peebles

Born August 21, 1932 · Chicago, Illinois, USA

Died September 21, 2021 · aged 89

Melvin Van Peebles (born Melvin Peebles; August 21, 1932 – September 21, 2021) was an American actor, filmmaker, writer, and composer. His feature film debut, The Story of a Three-Day Pass (1967), was based on his own French-language novel La Permission and was shot in France, as it was difficult for a black American director to get work at the time. The film won an award at the San Francisco Inte…

Known For

Jaws: The RevengeJaws: The Revenge · 1987
Jaws: The Revenge
4.11987
MovieAdventureThriller
After another deadly shark attack, Ellen Brody decides she has had enough of New England's Amity Island and moves to the Caribbean to join her son, Michael, and his family. But a great white shark has followed her there, hungry for more lives.
BoomerangBoomerang · 1992
Boomerang
5.71992
MovieComedyRomance
Marcus is a successful advertising executive who woos and beds women almost at will. After a company merger he finds that his new boss, the ravishing Jacqueline, is treating him in exactly the same way. Completely traumatised by this, his work goes badly downhill.
Terminal VelocityTerminal Velocity · 1994
Terminal Velocity
5.41994
MovieActionThriller
A maverick skydiver and a former KGB agent team up to stop the Russian mafia from stealing gold.
Greased LightningGreased Lightning · 1977
Greased Lightning
6.41977
MovieActionComedy
The true life story of Wendell Scott, the first black stock car racing driver to win an upper-tier NASCAR race.
PossePosse · 1993
Posse
5.41993
MovieActionAdventure
A group of mostly black infantrymen return from the Spanish-American War with a cache of gold. They travel to the West where their leader searches for the men who lynched his father.
PantherPanther · 1995
Panther
6.31995
MovieDramaHistory
In this sprawling, fictionalized history of the Black Panthers, 1960s Oakland becomes a war zone as the Panthers battle for the right to exist.
Hard LuckHard Luck · 2006
Hard Luck
5.52006
MovieCrimeDrama
Three converging story lines involving bootleggers, a serial killer and drug dealers are followed. A former drug dealer tries to go straight, but comes across a stash of stolen drugs. Meanwhile, a middle-aged suburban housewife hides a sadistic and vicious streak.
Fist of the North StarFist of the North Star · 1995
Fist of the North Star
4.31995
MovieActionScience Fiction
From the immensely popular FIST OF THE NORTH STAR comic book series, comes a new hero. The fate of mankind rests with superhuman warrior Kenshiro who roams the wastelands of the future waging a battle against overwhelming evil. With the spiritual guidance of his dead father, Kenshiro fights to free his stolen love from the brutal tyrant Lord Shin. Through his struggle he must confront his destiny.

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Living SingleLiving Single · 1993
Living Single
8.11993
SeriesComedy
Living Single is an American television sitcom that aired for five seasons on the Fox network from August 22, 1993, to January 1, 1998. The show centered on the lives of six friends who share personal and professional experiences while living in a Brooklyn brownstone. Throughout its run, Living Single became one of the most popular African-American sitcoms of its era, ranking among the top five in African-American ratings in all five seasons. The series was produced by Yvette Lee Bowser's company, Sister Lee, in association with Warner Bros. Television. In contrast to the popularity of NBC's "Must See TV" on Thursday nights in the 1990s, many African American and Latino viewers flocked to Fox's Thursday night line-up of Martin, Living Single, and New York Undercover. In fact, these were the three highest-rated series among black households for the 1996–1997 season.