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person_profile-Obba Babatundé

Obba Babatundé Age: 73

Actor | Producer

Date of Birth:

Dec 01, 1951

Country of birth:

USA

Biography of

Obba Babatundé

    Obba Babatundé (born December 1, 1951) is an American actor of stage and screen, known for his Emmy-nominated performance in the television movie Miss Evers' Boys, a NAACP Image Award-nominated performance in the TV movie Introducing Dorothy Dandridge, and a Tony Award-nominated role for his performance as C.C. White in the original cast of the 1981 Broadway musical Dreamgirls.

    Babatundé was a protege of Sammy Davis, Jr., who said of him, "This is the only cat who can do everything I can do." Babatundé does dance, sing, play instruments, execute impersonations, including his portrayal of Davis, aided by their similarity in energy, size and talent, tap dancing and performing on multiple instruments. In fall 2009, Babatundé played Davis in the title role of "Sammy: Once in a Lifetime," a world premiere musical at the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego.

    Early in 2000, Babatundé partnered with writer/producer Ruth Adkins Robinson for a series of TV projects including "TV in Black: The First 50 Years," "Oscar's Black Odyssey: From Hattie to Hallie" and "Dorthy Dandridge: An American Beauty". The pair have projects that will take them through 2011.

    His TV roles have often portrayed authority figures, such as a recurring guest-starring role as a high school principal on Dawson's Creek, an appearance as a judge in a two-part episode of Any Day Now, and as the father of the main characters on Half & Half. He also played Harvard college Dean Cain in the movie How High, as well as the role of Willie Long in the movie Life, and co-starred as an attorney in Philadelphia and as a senator in the 2004 reprise of The Manchurian Candidate. He also played the director in season 3 of Friends in an episode titled "The One with All the Jealousy". Other TV shows he has had recurring roles on include The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Chicago Hope, Rocket Power, Static Shock, and Karen Sisco. He played a small but pivotal role as a doorman/bellhop in the film That Thing You Do! and also appeared in The Wild Thornberrys Movie as the voice of Boko. He played a famous producer known as Gordy Berry on two episodes of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. In the 1998 miniseries, The Temptations, he played the founder of Motown Records Berry Gordy.

    Babatundé is adept at American sign language and had used this talent in many roles including on one NYPD Blue.

    His recorded work includes a performance with the New York pianist Onaje Allan Gumbs on the 2007 album Sack Full of Dreams. The actor/producer is also an avid horseman and is a highly regarded rider and trainer in the Rodeo Circuit, including the annual Bill Pickett Rodeol.

    ​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Filmography of

Obba Babatundé

Found 67 Movies in total

Noble Intentions

Pastor Stevens ( Actor )

Writers' Assistant

... 2023

The Millennial

Mr. Burke ( Actor )

... 2022

Trigger

Chief Keaton ( Actor )

... 2020

Revival!

Nicodemus ( Actor )

... 2019

Jingle Belle

Charles Williams ( Actor )

... 2018

Kinky

Mr. Bernard ( Actor )

... 2018

City of Lies

Chief of Police ( Actor )

... 2018

'Til Death Do Us Part

John Harris ( Actor )

... 2017

Pup Star: Better 2Gether

Big Ears (voice) ( Actor )

... 2017

The Watcher

Stark ( Actor )

... 2016

Pup Star

Big Ears (voice) ( Actor )

... 2016

If I Tell You I Have to Kill You

Jonathan Black ( Actor )

Executive Producer

... 2015

Death's Door

Mesmer ( Actor )

... 2015

American Bad Boy

Pastor Lovely ( Actor )

Director

... 2015

Lap Dance

Roscoe ( Actor )

... 2014

Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups

Mayor Denny ( Actor )

... 2012

... 2012

Scooby-Doo! Music of the Vampire

Vampire Actor #4 (voice) ( Actor )

... 2012

Joy Road

Dr. Howard Perkins ( Actor )

... 2011

The Trap Door

Mesmer ( Actor )

... 2011

Trapped: Haitian Nights

Ikliff ( Actor )

... 2011

All Star Superman

Judge / Bibliobot (voice) ( Actor )

... 2011

Black Dynamite

Osiris (as Obba Babatunde) ( Actor )

... 2009

I Do... I Did!

Mr. Johnson ( Actor )

... 2009

The Eye

Dr. Haskins ( Actor )

... 2008

April Fools

Detective Combs ( Actor )

... 2007

Cover

Attorney Miller ( Actor )

... 2007

... 2007

Material Girls

Craig ( Actor )

... 2006

The Celestine Prophecy

Miguel ( Actor )

... 2006

Kangaroo Jack: G'Day, U.S.A.!

Chief Ankamuti (voice) ( Actor )

... 2004

After the Sunset

Zacharias ( Actor )

... 2004

The Manchurian Candidate

Senator Wells ( Actor )

... 2004

The Notebook

Band Leader ( Actor )

... 2004

... 2004

John Q

Sgt. Moody ( Actor )

... 2002

Redeemer

Charles Henderson ( Actor )

... 2002

How High

Dean Carl Cain ( Actor )

... 2001

The Visit

Tony ( Actor )

... 2001

The Apartment Complex

Chett ( Actor )

... 1999

Introducing Dorothy Dandridge

Harold Nicholas ( Actor )

... 1999

Life

Willie Long ( Actor )

... 1999

Miss Evers' Boys

Willie Johnson ( Actor )

... 1997

The Cherokee Kid

Isom Dart ( Actor )

... 1996

That Thing You Do!

Lamarr ( Actor )

... 1996

The Tomorrow Man

Brian Parish ( Actor )

... 1996

Carpool

Jeffery ( Actor )

... 1996

Multiplicity

Paul ( Actor )

... 1996

Soul of the Game

Cum Posey ( Actor )

... 1996

The Net

FBI Agent ( Actor )

... 1995

Born to Be Wild

Interpreter ( Actor )

... 1995

Fatal Pursuit

Trinidad ( Actor )

... 1995

M.A.N.T.I.S.

Cornell ( Actor )

... 1994

Philadelphia

Jerome Green ( Actor )

... 1993

Necronomicon

Paul ( Actor )

... 1993

Undercover Blues

Lt. Theodore 'Ted' Sawyer ( Actor )

... 1993

... 1992

The Silence of the Lambs

TV Anchor Man ( Actor )

... 1991

Miami Blues

Blink Willie, Informant ( Actor )

... 1990

Married to the Mob

The Face of Justice ( Actor )

... 1988

God Bless the Child

Raymond Watkins ( Actor )

... 1988

Leonard Part 6

Bongo Drummer ( Actor )

... 1987

Treemonisha

Zodzetrick ( Actor )

... 1982

... 1980