
Gregory Hines
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). Hines starred in more than 40 films and also appeared on Broadway. He received many accolades, including a Daytime Emmy Award, a Drama Desk Award, and a Tony Award, as well as nominations for a Screen Actors Guild Award and four Primetime Emmy Awards. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gregory Hines, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
72 acting credits · 2 directing credits
Acting · 72

Law & Order
1990

Saturday Night Live
1975

Will & Grace
1998

Great Performances
1971

Tony Awards
1956

Wogan
1982

Amazing Stories
1985

Omnibus
1967

The Oscars
1953

Faerie Tale Theatre
1982

Reading Rainbow
1983

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995

Kraft Music Hall
1958

Baseball
1994

Fridays
1980

Little Bill
1999

Waiting to Exhale
1995

Night of 100 Stars II
1985

White Nights
1985

The Cotton Club
1984
The Gregory Hines Show
1997
Lost at Home
2003

Running Scared
1986
The Pearl Bailey Show
1971
Frost on Sunday
1968

The Preacher's Wife
1996

Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her
2000

The Muppets Take Manhattan
1984

Renaissance Man
1994

History of the World: Part I
1981

Deal of the Century
1983

Subway Stories
1997

A Rage in Harlem
1991

Mad Dog Time
1996

Off Limits
1988

The Cherokee Kid
1996

Wolfen
1981

It's Black Entertainment
2002

Once in the Life
2000
Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration
1990

Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
1988

Tap
1989

Amazing Stories: The Movie IV
1995

Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story
2002

I Love Liberty
1982

Eve of Destruction
1991

Broadway's Lost Treasures II
2004

Color of Justice
1997

Who Killed Atlanta's Children?
2000

Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back
2019

Making History: Mel Brooks on Creating the World
2009

Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
1981

The Red Sneakers
2002

The Tic Code
1998

Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend
2003

White Lie
1991

Santa, Baby!
2001

Good Luck
1997

Puss in Boots
1985

Dead Air
1994

Shirley MacLaine... Illusions
1982

Uncovering Wolfen
2015

T Bone N Weasel
1992
American Tap
2018

Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
1998

Bojangles
2001

A Stranger in Town
1995

Kangaroo Court
1994

Eubie!
1981

Jammin': Jelly Roll Morton on Broadway
1992

About Tap
1985

Milt & Honi
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