Filmography
Ben Vereen
How I Met Your Mother
2005 · Sam Gibbs
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · Self
Grey's Anatomy
2005 · Archie Roche
NCIS
2003 · Lamar Addison
The View
1997 · Self
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Self - Guest, Self - Co-Host
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001 · Jeremiah Morris
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987 · Dr. Edward La Forge
The Love Boat
1977 · Dr. John Hanson
The Nanny
1993 · Ben Vereen
Magnum P.I.
2018 · Henry Barr
Hot in Cleveland
2010 · Mayor Deacon
Bull
2016 · Willie Lambert
The Good Fight
2017 · Frederick Douglass
Touched by an Angel
1994 · Ulysses Dodd
The Carol Burnett Show
1967 · Self - Guest / Various Characters, Self
Tony Awards
1956 · Self - Presenter / Performer
Oz
1997 · A.R. Whitworth
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993 · Dr. Andre Novak
Silk Stalkings
1991 · Ben Hutchinson
Dinah!
1974 · Self
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990 · Lou Smith
The Jamie Foxx Show
1996 · Royal
New York Undercover
1994 · Louie
Sneaky Pete
2015 · Porter
The Oscars
1953 · Self
The Muppet Show
1976 · Self - Special Guest Star
Star
2016 · Calvin
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995 · Snake (voice)
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982 · Puss in Boots
Webster
1983 · Actor
Promised Land
1996 · Actor
Roots
1977 · Chicken George Moore, Chicken Joe Moore
Donny & Marie
1976 · Self
B Positive
2020 · Peter
Booker
1989 · Carl McQueen
CBS Summer Playhouse
1987 · Pianist in Bar
Zoobilee Zoo
1986 · Mayor Ben
J.J. Starbuck
1987 · Tenspeed Turner
The Magic of David Copperfield
1978 · Actor
The Gray House
2026 · Isham Worthy
Second Noah
1996 · Actor
The Captain and Tennille
1976 · Self
Tenspeed and Brown Shoe
1980 · E.L. 'Tenspeed' Turner
Making History
2017 · Dr. Cobell
All That Jazz
1979 · O'Connor Flood
A.D.
1985 · Ethiopian
E! True Hollywood Story
1996 · Actor
Intruders
1992 · Gene Randall
Khumba
2013 · Mkhulu (voice)
Once Upon a Forest
1993 · Phineas (voice)
Time Out of Mind
2015 · Dixon
Ellis Island
1984 · Roscoe Haines
Top Five
2014 · Carl Allen
Why Do Fools Fall In Love
1998 · Richard Barrett
The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again
2016 · Dr. Scott
Sweet Charity
1969 · Dancer
Funny Lady
1975 · Bert Robbins
And Then Came Love
2007 · Chuck Cooper
Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story
2025 · Self
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021 · Self
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade
1983 · Self - Host
Feast of All Saints
2001 · Rudolphe Lermontant
Night of 100 Stars
1982 · Self
Ben Vereen... Comin' at Ya
1975 · Host
Don't Ask Me, Ask God
1984 · Self
Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do
2015 · Self
Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme
1990 · Itsy-Bitsy Spider
Your Mama Don't Dance
2008 · Actor
Gas! -Or- It Became Necessary to Destroy the World in Order to Save It.
1970 · Carlos
The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team
1984 · Self - Performer
The Chipmunks Rockin' Through The Decades
1990 · Self
The Cheryl Ladd Special
1979 · Self
Idlewild
2006 · Percy Senior
Vaudeville
1997 · Narrator
On Broadway
2019 · Self (archive footage)
David Foster: Off the Record
2019 · Self (archive footage)
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
1986 · Self (archive footage)
Breakfast with the Arts
1991 · Actor
All Star Party for 'Dutch' Reagan
1985 · Self
Buy & Cell
1989 · Shaka
The Saint in Manhattan
1987 · Pianist in Bar
The Jesse Owens Story
1984 · Herb Douglas
The Kid Who Loved Christmas
1990 · Morris
Pippin
1981 · Leading Player
Walt Disney: One Man's Dream
1981 · Self
Cabaret: The Musical That Changed Musicals
2013 · Self
Mama, I Want to Sing!
2011 · Horace Payne
The Auction
2027 · Hector Valdez
Puss in Boots
1985 · Puss in Boots
Accidental Friendship
2008 · Wes
Mary's Incredible Dream
1976 · Devil / Noah / Man
Lynda Carter: Body and Soul
1984 · Self
The Painting
2001 · Whistlin' Willie Weston
Chita: A Legendary Celebration
2020 · Self
Sabine
1982 · Stanley
Louis Armstrong: Chicago Style
1976 · Actor
I'll Take You There
1999 · Mr. Gwin
Jacques Cousteau: The First 75 Years
1985 · Self
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade
1986 · Actor
The Sentry Collection Presents Ben Vereen: His Roots
1978 · Self
Salute to Lady Liberty
1984 · Actor
The Charmkins
1983 · Dragonweed (voice)
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade
1985 · Self
Fosse
2002 · Performer
Tapioca
2009 · Nuts
The Zoo Gang
1985 · The Winch
David Foster's Christmas Album
1993 · Self
Breakin' Through
1985 · Actor
Lost In London
1985 · Paul Williams