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TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

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TV in Black: The First Fifty Years (2004)

Genres - Documentary | Release Date - Jan 1, 2004 | Run Time - 100 min. | Countries - United States of America | MPAA Rating - NR

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Cast

Desi Arnaz

(archive footage)

Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson

Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson

Self / Self (archive footage)

John Amos

(archive footage)

Jonelle Allen

Self

Muhammad Ali

Self / Self (archive footage)

Obba Babatunde

Self

Adam Clayton Powell Jr.

Adam Clayton Powell Jr.

Self

Alan Gansberg

Self

Alec Lovejoy

(archive footage)

Anne Green

Self

Arsenio Hall

Self / Self (archive footage)

B.B. King

Self

Belma Johnson

Self

BernNadette Stanis

BernNadette Stanis

(archive footage)

Bill Cosby

Self / Self (archive footage)

Billie 'Buckwheat' Thomas

Billie 'Buckwheat' Thomas

Self

Billy Daniels

Self

Blair Underwood

Blair Underwood

Self

Brian O'Neal

Self

Cab Calloway

Self / Self (archive footage)

Charles Malik Whitfield

Charles Malik Whitfield

Self

Chris Tucker

(archive footage)

Cicely Tyson

(archive footage)

Cindy Birdsong

Self / Self (archive footage)

Clarence Williams III

Clarence Williams III

(archive footage)

Cornelius Grant

Cornelius Grant

Self

Daphne Reid

Self

David Alan Grier

David Alan Grier

(archive footage)

David Ruffin

Self

Denise Nicholas

Denise Nicholas

(archive footage)

Diahann Carroll

Diahann Carroll

(archive footage)

Diana Ross

Self

Dorien Wilson

Self

Eddie Kendricks

Eddie Kendricks

Self

Eddie Murphy

(archive footage)

Eriq La Salle

Self

Esther Rolle

(archive footage)

Fredi Washington

Fredi Washington

(archive footage)

Gary Anthony Williams

Gary Anthony Williams

Self

Gary Coleman

Arnold Jackson / Self

Georg Stanford Brown

Georg Stanford Brown

Self

Glynn Turman

Self

H. Rap Brown

Self / Self (archive footage)

Harry Belafonte

Harry Belafonte

Self / Self (archive footage)

Hattie McDaniel

Hattie McDaniel

(archive footage)

Heshimu Cumbuka

Heshimu Cumbuka

(archive footage) (as Heshimu)

Howard Rice

(archive footage)

Ike Turner

Self

James Brown

Self / Self (archive footage)

James Edwards

(archive footage)

Jasmine Guy

Self

Jermaine Jackson

Jermaine Jackson

Self

Jill Jones

Self

Jimmie 'JJ' Walker

Jimmie 'JJ' Walker

(archive footage) (as Jimmie Walker)

Joe Frazier

Self

Karen Valentine

Karen Valentine

(archive footage)

Laurence Fishburne

Laurence Fishburne

Self

Lena Horne

Self / Self (archive footage)

Lloyd Haynes

(archive footage)

Lucille Ball

(archive footage)

Mantan Moreland

Mantan Moreland

(archive footage)

Marla Gibbs

Self

Marlon Jackson

Self

Martin Lawrence

Martin Lawrence

(archive footage)

Martin Luther King

Martin Luther King

Self

Marvin Gaye

Self / Self (archive footage)

Mary Wilson

Self

Michael Constantine

Michael Constantine

(archive footage)

Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson

Self / Self (archive footage)

Michael McCary

Self

Mo'Nique

Self

Moses Gunn

(archive footage)

Nat 'King' Cole

Nat 'King' Cole

Self

Nathan Morris

Self

Ossie Davis

(archive footage)

Patrice Rushen

Self

Patricia Belcher

Patricia Belcher

Self

Paul Mooney

Self

Paul Robeson

(archive footage)

Paul Winfield

Self

Pearl Bailey

Self / Self (archive footage)

Ray Charles

Self / Self (archive footage)

Redd Foxx

(archive footage)

Reynaldo Rey

Self

Richard Pryor

Self

Robert Guillaume

Robert Guillaume

Self

Robert Hooks

Self

Robert Townsend

Robert Townsend

(archive footage)

Roger Aaron Brown

Roger Aaron Brown

Self

Rolonda Watts

Self

Rome Neal

Self

Ruby Dee

(archive footage)

Sammy Davis Jr.

Sammy Davis Jr.

Self / Self (archive footage)

Sidney Poitier

(archive footage)

Smokey Robinson

Smokey Robinson

Self

Spencer Williams

Spencer Williams

(archive footage)

Stepin Fetchit

(archive footage)

Steven Williams

Steven Williams

Self

Sugar Ray Leonard

Sugar Ray Leonard

Self

Suzanne de Passe

Suzanne de Passe

Self

Tamera Mowry-Housley

Tamera Mowry-Housley

Self

Teresa Graves

(archive footage)

Terri McCoy

Self

The Marvelettes

The Marvelettes

Themselves

The Temptations

The Temptations

Themselves

Tia Mowry

Self

Tim Moore

Self

Tim Reid

Self

Tina Turner

Self

Tito Jackson

Self

Todd Boyd

Self

Tommy Davidson

Self

Virginia Capers

Virginia Capers

Self

Warren Hutcherson

Warren Hutcherson

Self

Whoopi Goldberg

Whoopi Goldberg

Self / Self (archive footage)

Willie Best

Self / Self (archive footage)

Winifred Hervey

Winifred Hervey

Self

Wren T. Brown

Self

Yvette Lee Bowser

Yvette Lee Bowser

Self

Crew

Obba Babatunde

Producer

Brandon Christopher

Writer

Dante J. Pugliese

Executive Producer

Michiko Byers

Writer

Ruth Adkins Robinson

Writer, Producer