Gregory Hines
Acting
Born: 1946-02-14 in New York City, New York, USA
Biography
Gregory Oliver Hines (February 14, 1946 – August 9, 2003) was an American dancer, actor, choreographer, and singer. He is one of the most celebrated tap dancers of all time. As an actor, he is best known for Wolfen (1981), The Cotton Club (1984), White Nights (1985), Running Scared (1986), A Rage in Harlem (1991), The Gregory Hines Show (1997–1998), playing Ben on Will & Grace (1999–2000), and for voicing Big Bill on the Nick Jr. animated children's television program Little Bill (1999–2004). Hines starred in more than 40 films and also appeared on Broadway. He received many accolades, including a Daytime Emmy Award, a Drama Desk Award, and a Tony Award, as well as nominations for a Screen Actors Guild Award and four Primetime Emmy Awards. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gregory Hines, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Law & Order
Defense Attorney Carl Halpert
Saturday Night Live
Self - Musical Guest
Tony Awards
Self - Host
Great Performances
Self
Will & Grace
Ben Doucette
Wogan
Self
Omnibus
Amazing Stories
Falsworth
The Oscars
Self
Kraft Music Hall
Self
Reading Rainbow
Self - Narrator (voice)
Faerie Tale Theatre
Edgar, Miller's son
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
The Beast (voice)
Fridays
Self
Baseball
Various (voice)
Baseball
(voice)
Little Bill
William "Big Bill" Glover (voice)
The Cotton Club
Delbert 'Sandman' Williams
White Nights
Raymond Greenwood
The Muppets Take Manhattan
Rollerskater
Running Scared
Ray Hughes
Renaissance Man
Sergeant Cass
Tap
Max Washington
Waiting to Exhale
Marvin
Off Limits
Albaby Perkins
The Preacher's Wife
Joe Hamilton
History of the World: Part I
Josephus
A Rage in Harlem
Goldy
About Tap
Self
Wolfen
Whittington
Eve of Destruction
Colonel Jim McQuade
Mad Dog Time
Jules Flamingo
Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her
Robert (segment "Fantasies About Rebecca")
Deal of the Century
Ray Kasternak
I Love Liberty
Self
Night of 100 Stars II
Self
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
Self