Gregory Hines
Known For
Acting
Born
1946-02-14 in New York City, New York, USA
Died
2003-08-09
Biography
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.
Most Known For
Law & Order
as Defense Attorney Carl Halpert
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Musical Guest
Great Performances
as Self
Will & Grace
as Ben Doucette
Wogan
as Self
Amazing Stories
as Falsworth
The Oscars
as Self
Little Bill
as William "Big Bill" Glover (voice)
Reading Rainbow
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Faerie Tale Theatre
as Edgar, Miller's son
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
as The Beast (voice)
Baseball
as Various (voice)
Baseball
as (voice)
Fridays
as Self
Kraft Music Hall
as Self
Wolfen
as Whittington
Tap
as Max Washington
The Gregory Hines Show
as Ben Stevenson
History of the World: Part I
as Josephus
Waiting to Exhale
as Marvin