Harry Belafonte

Harry Belafonte

Harry Belafonte (born Harold George Bellanfanti Jr.; March 1, 1927 – April 25, 2023) was an American singer, actor and activist, who popularized calypso music with international audiences in the 1950s. Belafonte is one of the few performers to have received an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony (EGOT), although he won the Oscar in a non-competitive category. He earned his career breakthrough with the album Calypso (1956), which was the first million-selling LP by a single artist. Belafonte was best known for his recordings of "Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)", "Jump in the Line (Shake, Senora)", "Jamaica Farewell", and "Mary's Boy Child". He recorded and performed in many genres, including blues, folk, gospel, show tunes, and American standards. He also starred in films such as Carmen Jones (1954), Island in the Sun (1957), Odds Against Tomorrow (1959), Buck and the Preacher (1972), and Uptown Saturday Night (1974). He made his final screen appearance in Spike Lee's BlacKkKlansman (2018). Belafonte considered the actor, singer, and activist Paul Robeson a mentor, and he was a close confidant of Martin Luther King Jr. during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s. He was a vocal critic of the policies of the George W. Bush and Donald Trump administrations. Belafonte acted as the American Civil Liberties Union celebrity ambassador for juvenile justice issues. Belafonte won three Grammy Awards (including a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award), an Emmy Award, and a Tony Award. In 1989, he received the Kennedy Center Honors. He was awarded the National Medal of Arts in 1994. In 2014, he received the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award at the Academy's 6th Annual Governors Awards and in 2022 was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the Early Influence category. Description above from the Wikipedia article Harry Belafonte, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For: Acting
Birthday: 1927-03-01
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As: Harold George Bellanfanti Jr.

Movies List of Harry Belafonte

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The Player

1992 Movie
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Bobby

2006 Movie
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Kansas City

1996 Movie
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White Man's Burden

1995 Movie
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Buck and the Preacher

1972 Movie
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Odds Against Tomorrow

1959 Movie
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Uptown Saturday Night

1974 Movie
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Island in the Sun

1957 Movie
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Sunday Best

2023 Movie
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Carmen Jones

1954 Movie
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The Muppet Revue

1985 Movie
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Sing Your Song

2012 Movie
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Rise Like Lions

2011 Movie
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Bright Road

1953 Movie
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Mama Africa

2011 Movie
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The Peace!

2005 Movie
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Jazz '34

1997 Movie
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Moms Mabley

2013 Movie
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Prêt-à-Porter

1994 Movie
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The Angel Levine

1970 Movie
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Sidney

2022 Movie
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Mo & Me

2006 Movie
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Swing Vote

1999 Movie
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Muppet Music Moments

2004 Movie
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Following Harry

2024 Movie
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Jim Henson Idea Man

2024 Movie
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Anecdotes about Fidel

2009 Movie
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The Strolling '20s

1966 Movie
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Petula

1968 Movie
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BlacKkKlansman

2018 Movie
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Nationtime

1972 Movie
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The Madding Crowd

2017 Movie
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Selma

2014 Movie
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Mr. SOUL!

2018 Movie
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I Am Not Your Negro

2017 Movie
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Night of 100 Stars

1982 Movie