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Obba Babatundé
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Obba Babatundé
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1951-12-01,Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Gender
Male
Biography
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

Filmography

The Silence of the Lambs

8.346

The Silence of the Lambs
1991-02-14

After the Sunset

6.173

After the Sunset
2004-11-12

5.297

Material Girls
2006-08-18

6.663

Life
1999-04-16

6.353

How High
2001-12-21

5.902

The Eye
2008-02-01

5.824

Multiplicity
1996-07-19

Undercover Blues

6.071

Undercover Blues
1993-09-10

6.369

City of Lies
2018-09-06

The Manchurian Candidate

6.5

The Manchurian Candidate
2004-07-30

6.025

Miami Blues
1990-04-20

2.8

I Do... I Did!
2009-01-01

Start Without Me

0

Start Without Me

4

The Millennial
2022-01-27

Soul of the Game

4.909

Soul of the Game
1996-04-20

Introducing Dorothy Dandridge

6.448

Introducing Dorothy Dandridge
1999-08-21

Trapped: Haitian Nights

8.7

Trapped: Haitian Nights
2011-02-08

One Special Moment

9

One Special Moment
2001-06-01

God Bless the Child

6.857

God Bless the Child
1988-03-21

6.333

Joy Road
2011-10-21

Miss Evers' Boys

6.5

Miss Evers' Boys
1997-02-22

King: Man of Peace in a Time of War

8.5

King: Man of Peace in a Time of War
2007-01-16

Dolls of Voodoo

1.5

Dolls of Voodoo
2013-08-13

2.882

Leonard Part 6
1987-12-18

7.715

Philadelphia
1993-12-22

3.833

Fatal Pursuit
1995-02-01

7.099

Black Dynamite
2009-10-16

That Thing You Do!

6.9

That Thing You Do!
1996-10-04

Pup Star: Better 2Gether

6.2

Pup Star: Better 2Gether
2017-08-29

5.3

Pup Star
2016-08-30

Noble Intentions

5.7

Noble Intentions
2023-01-03

7.888

The Notebook
2004-06-25

Born to Be Wild

5.314

Born to Be Wild
1995-03-31

American Bad Boy

2.5

American Bad Boy
2015-06-02

5.8

The Last Fall
2012-03-09

The Cherokee Kid

5.429

The Cherokee Kid
1996-12-14

2

The Trap Door
2011-10-11

3.9

Death's Door
2015-09-29

Scooby-Doo! Music of the Vampire

7.7

Scooby-Doo! Music of the Vampire
2012-03-07

People Not Places

0

People Not Places

5.969

Necronomicon
1993-11-01

Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups

6.109

Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups
2012-11-20

The Importance of Being Earnest

8

The Importance of Being Earnest
1992-05-14

7.1

Redeemer
2002-01-31

5.4

The Watcher
2016-10-01

The Tomorrow Man

5.182

The Tomorrow Man
1996-09-01

7.929

The Visit
2001-04-20

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

5.333

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
2004-01-01

5

Cover
2007-05-08

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

4.278

Kangaroo Jack: G'Day, U.S.A.!
2004-11-16

If I Tell You I Have to Kill You

0

If I Tell You I Have to Kill You
2015-10-20

Baryshnikov on Broadway

8

Baryshnikov on Broadway
1980-04-24

6.5

Kinky
2018-10-12

Married to the Mob

5.977

Married to the Mob
1988-08-19

5.9

Jingle Belle
2018-11-25

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History

8

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History
2008-10-14

0

Revival!
2018-12-07

4.2

Lap Dance
2014-12-05

Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty

8.333

Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty
2003-06-24

The Apartment Complex

5.7

The Apartment Complex
1999-10-31

All Star Superman

6.872

All Star Superman
2011-01-01

'Til Death Do Us Part

6.07

'Til Death Do Us Part
2017-09-29

0

Treemonisha
1982-01-01

The Celestine Prophecy

5.196

The Celestine Prophecy
2006-06-01

5.2

M.A.N.T.I.S.
1994-01-24

5.5

Trigger
2020-10-22

2

April Fools
2007-09-11

7.13

John Q
2002-02-15

5.255

Carpool
1996-08-23

An Evening with Liza Minnelli

0

An Evening with Liza Minnelli
1980-03-09

6.042

The Net
1995-07-28

8.5

Run
2025-08-29

Mississippi Scholar

0

Mississippi Scholar
2024-10-23

Wrong Place, Wrong Time

7

Wrong Place, Wrong Time
2025-02-28

Why Am I Doing This?

4.5

Why Am I Doing This?
2009-03-09

Kiss Me for Christmas

0

Kiss Me for Christmas
2020-12-10

The Christmas Showdown

5

The Christmas Showdown
2025-12-06

All The Men In My Life

0

All The Men In My Life

Love the Skin You're In

0

Love the Skin You're In
2025-12-17

The Wild Thornberrys Movie

6.4

The Wild Thornberrys Movie
2002-12-20

8.416

Friends
1994-09-22

8.3

Chicago Med
2015-11-17

7.25

Chicago Hope
1994-09-18

8.083

Family Law
1999-09-20

7.989

Static Shock
2000-09-23

7.989

Static Shock
2000-09-23

6.3

Forever
2018-09-14

7.561

Goliath
2016-10-13

Tales from the Crypt

7.968

Tales from the Crypt
1989-06-10

8.209

Grey's Anatomy
2005-03-27

7.898

Psych
2006-07-07

7.3

Dawson's Creek
1998-01-20

6.9

Kingdom
2014-10-08

The Outer Limits

7.7

The Outer Limits
1995-03-26

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

7.915

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990-09-10

8.182

Max Steel
2000-02-25

The Temptations

8

The Temptations
1998-11-01

8.036

S.W.A.T.
2017-11-02

7.5

The Good Fight
2017-02-19

A Different World

7.041

A Different World
1987-09-24

6.79

Ballers
2015-06-21

7.596

Sliders
1995-03-22

7.3

For the People
2018-03-13

The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.

7.087

The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
1993-08-27

Dear White People

5.966

Dear White People
2017-04-28

The Human Factor

8

The Human Factor
1992-04-16

7.6

Everwood
2002-09-16

6.29

Enlisted
2014-01-10

Little Fires Everywhere

7.544

Little Fires Everywhere
2020-03-18

Touched by an Angel

7.208

Touched by an Angel
1994-09-21

Private Practice

7.54

Private Practice
2007-09-26

Hangin' with Mr. Cooper

6.736

Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
1992-09-22

7.5

Spy Game
1997-03-03

7.622

NCIS
2003-09-23

Madam Secretary

6.988

Madam Secretary
2014-09-21

7.319

Girlfriends
2000-09-11

7.888

Boston Legal
2004-10-03

7.339

Saving Grace
2007-07-23

7.135

Matlock
1986-03-03

7.2

Detroiters
2017-02-07