Ben Vereen
Known for Acting · 109 credits
- Born
- 1946-10-10 (age 79)
- Place of birth
- Miami, Florida, USA
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Ben Vereen (born October 10, 1946) is an American actor, dancer, and singer who has appeared in numerous Broadway theatre shows. Vereen graduated from Manhattan's High School of Performing Arts.
Known For
TV Shows (54)
Grey's Anatomy
2005
as Archie Roche
NCIS
2003
as Lamar Addison
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
as Jeremiah Morris
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self - Guest
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self - Guest / Self - Co-Host
Oz
1997
as A.R. Whitworth
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987
as Dr. Edward La Forge
How I Met Your Mother
2005
as Sam Gibbs
The Love Boat
1977
as Dr. John Hanson
The View
1997
as Self
The Nanny
1993
as Ben Vereen
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Presenter / Performer
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993
as Dr. Andre Novak
Bull
2016
as Willie Lambert
The Good Fight
2017
as Frederick Douglass
Magnum P.I.
2018
as Henry Barr
Touched by an Angel
1994
as Ulysses Dodd
Hot in Cleveland
2010
as Mayor Deacon
Sneaky Pete
2015
as Porter
Silk Stalkings
1991
as Ben Hutchinson
Star
2016
as Calvin
The Carol Burnett Show
1967
as Self - Guest / Various Characters
Dinah!
1974
as Self
The Oscars
1953
as Self
The Jamie Foxx Show
1996
as Royal
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990
as Lou Smith
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
as Snake (voice)
B Positive
2020
as Peter
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
as Puss in Boots
New York Undercover
1994
as Louie
The Muppet Show
1976
as Self - Special Guest Star
Roots
1977
as Chicken George Moore
Webster
1983
Promised Land
1996
Booker
1989
as Carl McQueen
CBS Summer Playhouse
1987
as Pianist in Bar
Donny & Marie
1976
as Self
The Magic of David Copperfield
1978
J.J. Starbuck
1987
as Tenspeed Turner
The Gray House
2026
as Isham Worthy
A.D.
1985
as Ethiopian
Second Noah
1996
The Captain and Tennille
1976
as Self
Zoobilee Zoo
1986
as Mayor Ben
Tenspeed and Brown Shoe
1980
as E.L. 'Tenspeed' Turner
Intruders
1992
as Gene Randall
Making History
2017
as Dr. Cobell
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Ellis Island
1984
as Roscoe Haines
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade
1983
as Self - Host
Breakfast with the Arts
1991
Ben Vereen... Comin' at Ya
1975
as Host
Your Mama Don't Dance
2008
Movies (55)
Khumba
2013
as Mkhulu (voice)
The Jesse Owens Story
1984
as Herb Douglas
Top Five
2014
as Carl Allen
All That Jazz
1979
as O'Connor Flood
Vaudeville
1997
as Narrator
Once Upon a Forest
1993
as Phineas (voice)
Feast of All Saints
2001
as Rudolphe Lermontant
Idlewild
2006
as Percy Senior
Night of 100 Stars
1982
as Self
Time Out of Mind
2015
as Dixon
Funny Lady
1975
as Bert Robbins
Sweet Charity
1969
as Dancer
Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story
2025
as Self
Breakin' Through
1985
David Foster's Christmas Album
1993
as Self
The Cheryl Ladd Special
1979
as Self
Why Do Fools Fall In Love
1998
as Richard Barrett
The Sentry Collection Presents Ben Vereen: His Roots
1978
as Self
Mama, I Want to Sing!
2011
as Horace Payne
Accidental Friendship
2008
as Wes
The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again
2016
as Dr. Scott
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
1986
as Self (archive footage)
Don't Ask Me, Ask God
1984
as Self
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021
as Self
I'll Take You There
1999
as Mr. Gwin
Puss in Boots
1985
as Puss in Boots
Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme
1990
as Itsy-Bitsy Spider
The Zoo Gang
1985
as The Winch
The Auction
2027
as Hector Valdez
The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team
1984
as Self - Performer
The Saint in Manhattan
1987
as Pianist in Bar
And Then Came Love
2007
as Chuck Cooper
On Broadway
2019
as Self (archive footage)
Cabaret: The Musical That Changed Musicals
2013
as Self
Gas! -Or- It Became Necessary to Destroy the World in Order to Save It.
1970
as Carlos
The Kid Who Loved Christmas
1990
as Morris
Sabine
1982
as Stanley
The Chipmunks Rockin' Through The Decades
1990
as Self
Buy & Cell
1989
as Shaka
Lost In London
1985
as Paul Williams
Fosse
2002
as Performer
David Foster: Off the Record
2019
as Self (archive footage)
Walt Disney: One Man's Dream
1981
as Self
Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do
2015
as Self
Pippin
1981
as Leading Player
Louis Armstrong: Chicago Style
1976
The Painting
2001
as Whistlin' Willie Weston
Jacques Cousteau: The First 75 Years
1985
as Self
The Charmkins
1983
as Dragonweed (voice)
Chita: A Legendary Celebration
2020
as Self
Tapioca
2009
as Nuts
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade
1985
as Self
Mary's Incredible Dream
1976
as Devil / Noah / Man
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade
1986
Lynda Carter: Body and Soul
1984
as Self
About Ben Vereen
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Ben Vereen (born October 10, 1946) is an American actor, dancer, and singer who has appeared in numerous Broadway theatre shows. Vereen graduated from Manhattan's High School of Performing Arts. With 109 credits spanning from 1953 to 2027, Ben Vereen has appeared in 55 films and 54 TV shows.
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- Khumba (2013) — as Mkhulu (voice)
- The Jesse Owens Story (1984) — as Herb Douglas
- Top Five (2014) — as Carl Allen
- All That Jazz (1979) — as O'Connor Flood
- Vaudeville (1997) — as Narrator
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