Gregory Hines
American actor and dancer (1946-2003) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 57
Gregory Oliver Hines was an American dancer, actor, choreographer, and singer. He is one of the most celebrated tap dancers of all time.
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Something wrong?A life in dates
Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban LegendFilm, 20032002
It's Black EntertainmentFilm2000
Once in the LifeFilm, Ruffhouse1998
Will & GraceSeries, Ben Doucette
The Tic CodeFilm, 1998Tyrone Pike1996
Mad Dog TimeFilm, Jules Flamingo1995
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every ChildSeries, The Beast (voice)
A Stranger in TownFilm, 1995Barnes1992Tony Award for Best Actor in a MusicalAward
T Bone N WeaselFilm, 1992T Bone1991
A Rage in HarlemFilm, Goldy1990
Law & OrderSeries, Defense Attorney Carl Halpert1989
TapFilm, Max Washington1988
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday TributeFilm1985
About TapFilm1984
The Cotton ClubFilm, Delbert 'Sandman' Williams1983
Reading RainbowSeries1982
Faerie Tale TheatreSeries, Edgar, Miller's son1981
History of the World: Part IFilm, Josephus1979Theatre World AwardAward1975
Saturday Night LiveSeries1968Frost on SundaySeries1958
Kraft Music HallSeries1953
The OscarsSeries1946Born14 February 1946People around Gregory
Close ties
Savion Glover Studied under Gregory
Penny Marshall Directed Renaissance Man and The Preacher's Wife
Forest Whitaker Directed Waiting to Exhale (1996)
Mel Brooks Directed History of the World, Part I (1982)
Wendell Pierce Also in Waiting to Exhale (1996)
Bill Duke Directed A Rage in Harlem (1991)
Vanessa Bell Calloway Gregory directed The Red Sneakers (2002)
Jon Avnet Produced Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her (2003)
Robert Greenhut Produced Renaissance Man (1994)
Whitney Houston Also in The Preacher's Wife (1997)
Orson Welles Also in History of the World, Part I (1981)
Francis Ford Coppola Directed The Cotton Club (1984)
Hans Zimmer Wrote Renaissance Man and The Preacher's Wife
Hugh Hefner Also in History of the World, Part I (1982)
Barry Levinson Also in History of the World, Part I (1982)
Spike Milligan Also in History of the World, Part I (1982)
Madeline Kahn Also in History of the World, Part I (1982)
Harvey Korman Also in History of the World, Part I (1982)
Taylor Hackford Produced White Nights (1986)
Bud Yorkin Produced Deal of the Century (1983)
Pamela Stephenson Also in History of the World, Part I (1982)
Gary Winick Directed The Tic Code (2000)
Mary-Margaret Humes Also in History of the World, Part I (1982)
Taral Hicks Also in The Preacher's Wife and Subway Stories
Known for
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White Nights 1985
History of the World: Part I 1981
The Muppets Take Manhattan 1984
The Cotton Club 1984
Waiting to Exhale 1995
Also in Deutsch
Filmography 40
78 credits on file
Television 20
Media & music
Photos 1
Awards
About this person
As an actor, he is best known for History of the World, Part I (1981), Wolfen (1981), The Cotton Club (1984), White Nights (1985), Running Scared (1986), A Rage in Harlem (1991), The Gregory Hines Show (1997-98), 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).
