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Martin Luther King Jr.
Actor 1929 - 1968

Martin Luther King Jr.

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Martin Luther King Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American Baptist minister and activist who was a leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. He is best known for his role in the advancement of civil rights using nonviolent civil disobedience based on... Read full bio →

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18 roles
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Elvis

2022

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13th

2016

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O.J.: Made in America No snapshots yet
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Selma

2014

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J. Edgar

2011

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Precious

2009

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Filmography

Every title this person appears in

35 titles
The Beach Boys
The Beach Boys 2024
Louis Armstrong: Black & Blues
Louis Armstrong: Black & Blues 2022
Elvis
Elvis 2022
Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror
Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror 2021
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) 2021
Da 5 Bloods
Da 5 Bloods 2020
O.J.: Made in America
O.J.: Made in America 2016
I Am Not Your Negro
I Am Not Your Negro 2016
Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary
Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary 2016
13th
13th 2016
Selma
Selma 2014
The House I Live In
The House I Live In 2012
J. Edgar
J. Edgar 2011
2012: Time for Change
2012: Time for Change 2010
When You're Strange
When You're Strange 2009
Precious
Precious 2009
Capitalism: A Love Story
Capitalism: A Love Story 2009
I'm Not There.
I'm Not There. 2007
Bobby
Bobby 2006
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan 2005
The Corporation
The Corporation 2003
Naqoyqatsi
Naqoyqatsi 2002
The American Nightmare
The American Nightmare 2000
4 Little Girls
4 Little Girls 1997
Nixon
Nixon 1995
Malcolm X
Malcolm X 1992
The Doors
The Doors 1991
Driving Miss Daisy
Driving Miss Daisy 1989
Moonwalker
Moonwalker 1988
The Killing of America
The Killing of America 1981
The War at Home
The War at Home 1979
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis 1970
LBJ
LBJ 1968
Jag är nyfiken - en film i gult
Jag är nyfiken - en film i gult 1967
The March
The March 1964

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