
Ben Vereen
Known for Acting · 108 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

The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self - Guest

Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
as Jeremiah Morris

How I Met Your Mother
2005
as Sam Gibbs

The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self - Guest / Self - Co-Host

Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987
as Dr. Edward La Forge

The View
1997
as Self

The Love Boat
1977
as Dr. John Hanson

The Nanny
1993
as Ben Vereen

The Good Fight
2017
as Frederick Douglass

Magnum P.I.
2018
as Henry Barr

Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Presenter / Performer

Bull
2016
as Willie Lambert

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993
as Dr. Andre Novak

Oz
1997
as A.R. Whitworth

Hot in Cleveland
2010
as Mayor Deacon

Touched by an Angel
1994
as Ulysses Dodd

The Carol Burnett Show
1967
as Self - Guest / Various Characters

Silk Stalkings
1991
as Ben Hutchinson

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990
as Lou Smith

Sneaky Pete
2015
as Porter

New York Undercover
1994
as Louie

The Oscars
1953
as Self

Dinah!
1974
as Self

Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
as Puss in Boots

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
as Snake (voice)

The Jamie Foxx Show
1996
as Royal

Star
2016
as Calvin

The Muppet Show
1976
as Self - Special Guest Star

Roots
1977
as Chicken George Moore

Promised Land
1996

Booker
1989
as Carl McQueen

B Positive
2020
as Peter

Donny & Marie
1976
as Self

Webster
1983

CBS Summer Playhouse
1987
as Pianist in Bar

Ellis Island
1984
as Roscoe Haines

A.D.
1985
as Ethiopian

The Captain and Tennille
1976
as Self

J.J. Starbuck
1987
as Tenspeed Turner

Tenspeed and Brown Shoe
1980
as E.L. 'Tenspeed' Turner

The Gray House
2026
as Isham Worthy

Second Noah
1996

Making History
2017
as Dr. Cobell

Zoobilee Zoo
1986
as Mayor Ben

The Magic of David Copperfield
1978

E! True Hollywood Story
1996

Intruders
1992
as Gene Randall

Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade
1983
as Self - Host
Ben Vereen... Comin' at Ya
1975
as Host
Your Mama Don't Dance
2008
Breakfast with the Arts
1991
Movies (54)

Khumba
2013
as Mkhulu (voice)

All That Jazz
1979
as O'Connor Flood

Funny Lady
1975
as Bert Robbins

Once Upon a Forest
1993
as Phineas (voice)

Time Out of Mind
2015
as Dixon

Feast of All Saints
2001
as Rudolphe Lermontant
The Auction
2027
as Hector Valdez

Sweet Charity
1969
as Dancer

The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again
2016
as Dr. Scott

Idlewild
2006
as Percy Senior

Top Five
2014
as Carl Allen

Night of 100 Stars
1982
as Self

The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
1986
as Self (archive footage)

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021
as Self

Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story
2025
as Self

And Then Came Love
2007
as Chuck Cooper

On Broadway
2019
as Self (archive footage)

David Foster: Off the Record
2019
as Self (archive footage)

The Chipmunks Rockin' Through The Decades
1990
as Self

Why Do Fools Fall In Love
1998
as Richard Barrett

Gas! -Or- It Became Necessary to Destroy the World in Order to Save It.
1970
as Carlos

The Jesse Owens Story
1984
as Herb Douglas

Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme
1990
as Itsy-Bitsy Spider

Pippin
1981
as Leading Player

Puss in Boots
1985
as Puss in Boots

The Kid Who Loved Christmas
1990
as Morris

Chita: A Legendary Celebration
2020
as Self

Walt Disney: One Man's Dream
1981
as Self
Tapioca
2009
as Nuts

Buy & Cell
1989
as Shaka

Accidental Friendship
2008
as Wes

Breakin' Through
1985
The Zoo Gang
1985
as The Winch

Louis Armstrong: Chicago Style
1976

Mama, I Want to Sing!
2011
as Horace Payne

Lost In London
1985
as Paul Williams

The Painting
2001
as Whistlin' Willie Weston

I'll Take You There
1999
as Mr. Gwin

Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do
2015
as Self

Cabaret: The Musical That Changed Musicals
2013
as Self

Jacques Cousteau: The First 75 Years
1985
as Self

The Saint in Manhattan
1987
as Pianist in Bar

Mary's Incredible Dream
1976
as Devil / Noah / Man

Vaudeville
1997
as Narrator

Don't Ask Me, Ask God
1984
as Self

The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team
1984
as Self - Performer

The Charmkins
1983
as Dragonweed (voice)

Sabine
1982
as Stanley

Fosse
2002
as Performer
The Sentry Collection Presents Ben Vereen: His Roots
1978
as Self

The Cheryl Ladd Special
1979
as Self

Lynda Carter: Body and Soul
1984
as Self

Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade
1986

Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade
1985
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 108 credits spanning from 1953 to 2027, Ben Vereen has appeared in 54 films and 54 TV shows.
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- Khumba (2013) — as Mkhulu (voice)
- All That Jazz (1979) — as O'Connor Flood
- Funny Lady (1975) — as Bert Robbins
- Once Upon a Forest (1993) — as Phineas (voice)
- Time Out of Mind (2015) — as Dixon
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