Biography
Melvin Van Peebles
Acting
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 International Film Festival which gained him the interest of Hollywood studios, lead…
Career works
56
Movies
46
Series
10
Career average
6.2/10
Birth date
08/21/1932
Place of birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Date of death
09/21/2021
Filmography highlights
Movies
Sweet Black Film: The Birth of the Black Hero in Hollywood
2022 · 8.0
Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking
2021 · 6.2
Armed
2018 · 4.3
Peeples
2013 · 5.6
Salty Dog Blues
2012
Redemption Road
2011 · 5.0
The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975
2011 · 7.6
Infiltrating Hollywood: The Rise and Fall of the Spook Who Sat by the Door
2011
American Swing
2009 · 5.1
Directors on Directing
2009
The Black List: Volume Two
2009 · 6.0
Blackout
2007 · 5.6
Hard Luck
2006 · 5.5
SMUT
2006 · 9.0
Midnight Blue, Vol. 3: Celebrities Edition
2006
Series
