1932-08-21 ( 92 years old ) in Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Melvin "Block" Van Peebles (August 21, 1932 - September 21, 2021) was an American actor, director, screenwriter, playwright, novelist and composer.
He was most famous for creating the acclaimed film, Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song, which heralded a new era of African American focused films. He was the father of actor and director Mario Van Peebles.
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Movies
Armed
2018-09-14
Peeples
2013-05-09
Salty Dog Blues
2012-01-01
Redemption Road
2011-08-26
The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975
2011-04-01
American Swing
2009-10-17
Directors on Directing
2009-09-24
The Black List: Volume Two
2009-02-26
Confessions of a Ex-Doofus-ItchyFooted Mutha
2008-08-22
Hard Luck
2007-10-17
Blackout
2007-10-01
Midnight Blue, Vol. 3: Celebrities Edition
2006-01-31
Unstoppable
2005-02-13
The Hebrew Hammer
2003-12-05
The Real Deal: What It Is
2003-01-14
BaadAsssss Cinema
2002-08-14
René Vautier, le rebelle
2000-04-29
Love Kills
1999-10-04
Classified X
1998-10-16
Riot
1997-04-27
Calm at Sunset
1996-12-01
Gang in Blue
1996-09-08
Panther
1995-05-03
Fist of the North Star
1995-04-22
Terminal Velocity
1994-09-23
Farewell, Babylon!
1993-08-28
Last Action Hero
1993-06-18
Posse
1993-05-14
Boomerang
1992-06-30
True Identity
1991-08-23
Making 'Do the Right Thing'
1989-11-03
Identity Crisis
1989-09-15
Taking Care of Terrific
1988-01-16
Jaws: The Revenge
1987-07-17
O.C. and Stiggs
1987-07-10
America
1986-10-01
Wattstax
1973-02-04
Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song
1971-03-31
Watermelon Man
1970-05-27
Sunlight
1957-01-01
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