Stepin Fetchit
African-American actor (1902-1985) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 83
Lincoln Theodore Monroe Andrew Perry, better known by his stage name Stepin Fetchit, was an American vaudevillian, comedian, and film actor of Jamaican and Bahamian descent, considered to be the first black actor to have a successful film career.
Stepin Fetchit is read about 224 times a day, in 19 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 6 November 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 104 days, one point a day.
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1985Died19 November 19851976
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved HollywoodFilm, Dancing Butler1975
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?Film1974Black Filmmakers Hall of FameAward1970
a.k.a. Cassius ClayFilm1957
Tonight Starring Jack PaarSeries1953
The Sun Shines BrightFilm, Jeff Poindexter1952
Bend of the RiverFilm, Adam1945
Big TimersFilm1939
ZenobiaFilm, Zero1938His Exciting NightFilm, Casper1937
Fifty Roads to TownFilm, Percy1935
Charlie Chan in EgyptFilm, Snowshoes1934
CarolinaFilm, Scipio1931
The Galloping GhostFilm, Baxter College Locker Room Attendant1929
Big TimeFilm, Eli1928
Nameless MenFilm1902Born30 May 1902
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved HollywoodFilm, Dancing Butler1975Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?Film1974Black Filmmakers Hall of FameAward1970a.k.a. Cassius ClayFilm1957Tonight Starring Jack PaarSeries1953The Sun Shines BrightFilm, Jeff Poindexter1952Bend of the RiverFilm, Adam1945Big TimersFilm1939ZenobiaFilm, Zero1938His Exciting NightFilm, Casper1937Fifty Roads to TownFilm, Percy1935Charlie Chan in EgyptFilm, Snowshoes1934CarolinaFilm, Scipio1931The Galloping GhostFilm, Baxter College Locker Room Attendant1929Big TimeFilm, Eli1928Nameless MenFilm1902Born30 May 1902People around Stepin
Close ties
John Ford Directed Judge Priest and The Sun Shines Bright
Winfield Sheehan Produced The World Moves On (1934)
Henry King Directed Marie Galante and Carolina
Francis Ford Also in The Sun Shines Bright (1953)
Will Rogers Also in The County Chairman and David Harum
Sol M. Wurtzel Produced Judge Priest (1934)
Jane Darwell Also in Love Is News and The Sun Shines Bright
Darryl F. Zanuck Produced Dimples and On the Avenue
Richard Thorpe Directed Wild Horse and Neck and Neck
Russell Simpson Also in The Sun Shines Bright (1953)
William A. Seiter Directed Dimples and On the Avenue
John G. Blystone Directed The County Chairman (1935)
Arthur Stone Also in Thru Different Eyes (1929)
Roger Imhof Also in One More Spring and David Harum
Shirley Temple Also in Dimples and Stand Up and Cheer!
Warner Baxter Also in Stand Up and Cheer! and One More Spring
Louise Dresser Also in The World Moves On (1934)
Sig Ruman Also in The World Moves On and Marie Galante
Harry A. Pollard Directed Show Boat (1929)
Berton Churchill Also in Judge Priest (1934)
Nigel De Brulier Also in Zenobia and Charlie Chan in Egypt
Jack Pennick Also in The Sun Shines Bright (1953)
Julius Tannen Also in Dimples and 36 Hours to Kill
Gertrude Howard Also in Hearts in Dixie and Show Boat
Filmography 40
59 credits on file
Television 2
Media & music
Awards
About this person
His highest profile was during the 1930s in films and on stage, when his persona of Stepin Fetchit was billed as the "Laziest Man in the World".
Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1902 to 1985 · aged 83
