Gregory Hines
Date of birth: 1946-02-14
Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Hines, Hines, and Dad, Gregory Oliver Hines
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.
Movie Credits
History of the World: Part I
1981-06-12
An uproarious version of history that proves nothing is sacred – not even the Roman Empire, the Fren
The Cotton Club
1984-12-14
Harlem's legendary Cotton Club becomes a hotbed of passion and violence as the lives and loves of en
Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her
2000-05-27
In California, a group of women struggle with personal problems as their paths intertwine in unexpec
Deal of the Century
1983-11-04
Arms dealers from several companies vie to sell the most expensive and highest tech weapons to a Sou
The Preacher's Wife
1996-12-13
Good-natured Reverend Henry Biggs finds that his marriage to choir mistress Julia is flagging, due t
Waiting to Exhale
1995-12-22
Cheated on, mistreated and stepped on, the women are holding their breath, waiting for the elusive "
Broadway's Lost Treasures II
2004-10-26
The annual Tony Award broadcast provides the only filmed record of Broadway's best for audiences to
Renaissance Man
1994-06-03
An advertising man is slowly sliding downhill. When he is fired from his job in Detroit, he signs up
The Muppets Take Manhattan
1984-06-27
When the Muppets graduate from Danhurst College, they take their song-filled senior revue to New Yor
Milt & Honi
The story of legendary jazz bassist Milt Hinton and tap dancer Charles "Honi" Coles offers a front r
Shirley MacLaine... Illusions
1982-06-24
Shirley MacLaine uses music and drama to look at ways in which things are not necessarily what they
I Love Liberty
1982-03-21
An all-star variety special saluting America.
A Rage in Harlem
1991-05-03
A beautiful black gangster's moll flees to Harlem with a trunkload of gold after a shootout, unaware
Running Scared
1986-06-27
Two street-wise Chicago cops have to shake off some rust after returning from a Key West vacation to
Making History: Mel Brooks on Creating the World
2009-12-15
Documentary on the making of Mel Brooks' classic comedy "History of the World, Part 1."
White Nights
1985-11-22
After his plane crashes in Siberia, a Russian dancer, who defected to the West, is held prisoner in
Eve of Destruction
1991-01-18
Eve is a military robot made to look exactly like her creator, Dr. Eve Simmons. When she is damaged
Once in the Life
2000-10-27
Two estranged half-brothers, Billy and Torch, reconnect during a brief jail stay. 20/20 Mike concoct
Off Limits
1988-03-11
McGriff and Albaby are probably doing the worst law enforcement job in the world - they are plain cl
Tap
1989-02-12
Max Washington has just been released from prison after serving time for burglary. He returns to his
Mad Dog Time
1996-11-08
With his boss in the madhouse, a mobster is temporary boss of the criminal empire just as vicious ri
Bojangles
2001-02-04
The life of the legendary showman Bill Robinson, African American tap dancing star of stage and scre
Good Luck
1997-03-07
Bernard "Bern" Lemly is fed up with being in a wheelchair and wants more out of life. Meanwhile, for
The Red Sneakers
2002-02-10
A kid named Reggie Reynolds is a high school student who is good in the classroom but not so good on
Who Killed Atlanta's Children?
2000-07-16
From 1979 to 1981, 29 African-American males, mostly children, were either missing or found murdered
Dead Air
1994-10-06
A distraught disc jockey seeks out a mystery caller who may be the killer of his girlfriend.
Kangaroo Court
1994-01-01
A black city attorney is forced to defend a white cop who's being held hostage by a gang seeking rev
Santa, Baby!
2001-12-17
Songwriter Noel is struggling to write a hit song, and so he takes his frustrations out on his famil
Uncovering Wolfen
2015-02-02
After the huge financial and cultural success of WOODSTOCK (1970), filmmaker and political activist
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
1981-11-25
Steve Martin's fourth NBC special was in the spirit of his previous association with Saturday Night
Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration
1990-02-04
Celebrating Sammy Davis Jr 's 60th anniversary in show business, including musical,comic and dancing
Night of 100 Stars II
1985-03-10
This special is the second "Night of 100 Stars" to benefit The Actors Fund of America. Edited from a
Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story
2002-02-05
The story of the short film from the beginning of the movies in the 1890s, when all movies were shor
The Cherokee Kid
1996-12-14
Isaih Turner didn’t want to be a hero-all he wanted was revenge. Orphaned when both his parents were
Amazing Stories: The Movie IV
1995-08-18
Four tales are compiled from the popular television series. After a death row inmate (Patrick Swayze
About Tap
1985-01-01
ABOUT TAP features stylistic performances and recollections by three of America’s leading male tap d
Puss in Boots
1985-09-09
A young man (Gregory Hines) journeys from rags-to-riches thanks to his talented Puss in Boots (Ben V
Jammin': Jelly Roll Morton on Broadway
1992-11-02
A behind the scenes look at the Broadway production of Jelly's Last Jam, including a tribute to jazz
Color of Justice
1997-09-07
Four young black men kill a white woman. Now the D.A. is very cautious how to pursue this case becau
Eubie!
1981-01-26
Eubie! began life as a Broadway musical, celebrating the life and work of legendary black entertaine
A Stranger in Town
1995-03-29
In this made-for-TV movie, Kay's (Jean Smart) small-town life allows her to manage the challenges of
Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend
2003-09-02
Cast and crew offer up a nice overview piece, discussing the picture's authenticity, real life in th
It's Black Entertainment
2002-02-08
A star-studded tribute (from the creators of That's Entertainment) to the contributions of Afro-Amer
White Lie
1991-09-25
A black New York man returns to his southern hometown to investigate his father's lynching at the ha
T Bone N Weasel
1992-11-02
An ex-con and a crazy man are an unlikely duo on the road looking for a better life. All they have i
Subway Stories
1997-07-24
An anthology of 10 stories depicting real-life incidents of subway riders in New York City, which ra
Wolfen
1981-07-24
A New York City cop and an expert criminologist trying to solve a series of grisly deaths in which t
American Tap
2018-07-24
The history of tap is an ever-evolving panorama of inclusion, adversity, and reinvention. This in-de
The Tic Code
1998-06-01
A 10 year old gifted boy wants to be a jazz pianist much to the chagrin of his more classical orient
Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back
2019-11-10
Maurice Hines -- actor, director, singer, and choreographer -- navigates the complications of show b
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
1998-02-10
Louis Gossett Jr. takes viewers through a special documentary celebration of the groundbreaking achi