Gregory Hines
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). H…
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Filmography
Acting (71)
Movies (52)
Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back
2019as Self (archive footage)
American Tap
2018as (archive footage)
Uncovering Wolfen
2015as Self (archive footage)
Making History: Mel Brooks on Creating the World
2009as Self (archive footage)
Broadway's Lost Treasures II
2004as Jelly Roll Morton (segment "Jelly's Last Jam")
Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend
2003as Self (archive footage)
The Red Sneakers
2002as Zeke
It's Black Entertainment
2002as Self
Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story
2002as Self (uncredited)
Bojangles
2001as Bojangles
Santa, Baby!
2001as Noel (voice)
Who Killed Atlanta's Children?
2000as Ron Larson
Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her
2000as Robert (segment "Fantasies About Rebecca")
Once in the Life
2000as Ruffhouse
The Tic Code
1998as Tyrone Pike
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
1998as Self
Subway Stories
1997as Jack (segment "Manhattan Miracle")
Color of Justice
1997as Reverend Walton
Good Luck
1997as Bernard 'Bern' Lemley
The Preacher's Wife
1996as Joe Hamilton
Mad Dog Time
1996as Jules Flamingo
The Cherokee Kid
1996as The Undertaker / Jedediah Turner
Waiting to Exhale
1995as Marvin
Amazing Stories: The Movie IV
1995as Falsworth (archive footage)
A Stranger in Town
1995as Barnes
Renaissance Man
1994as Sergeant Cass
Dead Air
1994as Mark Jannek / Jim Sheppard
Kangaroo Court
1994
T Bone N Weasel
1992as T Bone
Jammin': Jelly Roll Morton on Broadway
1992as Himself
Eve of Destruction
1991as Colonel Jim McQuade
A Rage in Harlem
1991as Goldy
White Lie
1991as Len Madison Jr.
Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration
1990as Self
Tap
1989as Max Washington
Off Limits
1988as Albaby Perkins
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
1988as Self
Running Scared
1986as Ray Hughes
White Nights
1985as Raymond Greenwood
About Tap
1985as Self
Night of 100 Stars II
1985as Self
Puss in Boots
1985as Edgar - Miller's Son
The Muppets Take Manhattan
1984as Rollerskater
The Cotton Club
1984as Delbert 'Sandman' Williams
Deal of the Century
1983as Ray Kasternak
I Love Liberty
1982as Self
Shirley MacLaine... Illusions
1982as Self
Wolfen
1981as Whittington
History of the World: Part I
1981as Josephus
Eubie!
1981
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
1981as Self / Lionel Foot
Milt & Honi
as himself
Television (19)
Lost at Home
2003as Jordan King
Little Bill
1999as William "Big Bill" Glover (voice)
Will & Grace
1998as Ben Doucette
The Gregory Hines Show
1997as Ben Stevenson
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995as The Beast (voice)
Baseball
1994as (voice)
Law & Order
1990as Defense Attorney Carl Halpert
Amazing Stories
1985as Falsworth
Reading Rainbow
1983as Self - Narrator (voice)
Wogan
1982as Self
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982as Edgar, Miller's son
Fridays
1980as Self
Saturday Night Live
1975as Self - Musical Guest
Great Performances
1971as Self
The Pearl Bailey Show
1971as Self
Kraft Music Hall
1958as Self
Tony Awards
1956as Self - Host
Tony Awards
1956as Self - Nominee
The Oscars
1953as Self
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