Ben Vereen

Ben Vereen

1946-10-10 • Miami, Florida, USA • Male • 105 Known Credits

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Ben Vereen (born October 10, 1946) is an American actor, dancer, and singer who has appeared in numerous Broadway theatre shows. Vereen graduated from Manhattan's High School of Performing Arts.

Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1946-10-10

Place of Birth

Miami, Florida, USA

Known Credits

105

Known For

Acting

Photos

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Known For Movies

The Saint in Manhattan

The Saint in Manhattan

1987
Lost In London

Lost In London

1985
Louis Armstrong: Chicago Style

Louis Armstrong: Chicago Style

1976
Once Upon a Forest

Once Upon a Forest

1993
Khumba

Khumba

2013
Buy & Cell

Buy & Cell

1989
All That Jazz

All That Jazz

1979
Jacques Cousteau: The First 75 Years

Jacques Cousteau: The First 75 Years

1985
Sweet Charity

Sweet Charity

1969
Time Out of Mind

Time Out of Mind

2014
Idlewild

Idlewild

2006
Feast of All Saints

Feast of All Saints

2001
Breakin' Through

Breakin' Through

1985
And Then Came Love

And Then Came Love

2007
Top Five

Top Five

2014
Funny Lady

Funny Lady

1975
Pippin

Pippin

1981
The Cheryl Ladd Special

The Cheryl Ladd Special

1979
Tapioca

Tapioca

2009
Accidental Friendship

Accidental Friendship

2008
Puss in Boots

Puss in Boots

1985
The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again

The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again

2016
Why Do Fools Fall In Love

Why Do Fools Fall In Love

1998
Night of 100 Stars

Night of 100 Stars

1982
I'll Take You There

I'll Take You There

1999
On Broadway

On Broadway

2019
Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story

Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story

2025
Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme

Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme

1990
The Zoo Gang

The Zoo Gang

1985
David Foster: Off the Record

David Foster: Off the Record

2019
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

2021
The Kid Who Loved Christmas

The Kid Who Loved Christmas

1990
Sabine

Sabine

1982
Gas! -Or- It Became Necessary to Destroy the World in Order to Save It.

Gas! -Or- It Became Necessary to Destroy the World in Order to Save It.

1970
Mama, I Want to Sing!

Mama, I Want to Sing!

2011
Fosse

Fosse

2002
The Auction

The Auction
Don't Ask Me, Ask God

Don't Ask Me, Ask God

1984
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years

The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years

1986
The Chipmunks Rockin' Through The Decades

The Chipmunks Rockin' Through The Decades

1990
The Jesse Owens Story

The Jesse Owens Story

1984
The Painting

The Painting

2001
Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do

Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do

2015
Mary's Incredible Dream

Mary's Incredible Dream

1976
Cabaret: The Musical That Changed Musicals

Cabaret: The Musical That Changed Musicals

2013
Walt Disney: One Man's Dream

Walt Disney: One Man's Dream

1981
The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team

The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team

1984
Lynda Carter: Body and Soul

Lynda Carter: Body and Soul

1984
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade

Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade

1986
Chita: A Legendary Celebration

Chita: A Legendary Celebration

2020
The Charmkins

The Charmkins

1983
Vaudeville

Vaudeville

1997

Known For TV Shows

Grey's Anatomy

Grey's Anatomy

2005
NCIS

NCIS

2003
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962
Star Trek: The Next Generation

Star Trek: The Next Generation

1987
The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019
How I Met Your Mother

How I Met Your Mother

2005
Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

2001
The Nanny

The Nanny

1993
The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

1961
The Love Boat

The Love Boat

1977
The View

The View

1997
Magnum P.I.

Magnum P.I.

2018
Bull

Bull

2016
Tony Awards

Tony Awards

1956
The Good Fight

The Good Fight

2017
Oz

Oz

1997
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

1993
The Carol Burnett Show

The Carol Burnett Show

1967
Touched by an Angel

Touched by an Angel

1994
Hot in Cleveland

Hot in Cleveland

2010
Sneaky Pete

Sneaky Pete

2015
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

1990
Silk Stalkings

Silk Stalkings

1991
The Muppet Show

The Muppet Show

1976
The Oscars

The Oscars

1953
The Jamie Foxx Show

The Jamie Foxx Show

1996
Star

Star

2016
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

1995
Dinah!

Dinah!

1974
New York Undercover

New York Undercover

1994
Donny & Marie

Donny & Marie

1976
Faerie Tale Theatre

Faerie Tale Theatre

1982
Roots

Roots

1977
B Positive

B Positive

2020
Second Noah

Second Noah

1996
The Magic of David Copperfield

The Magic of David Copperfield

1978
Promised Land

Promised Land

1996
Webster

Webster

1983
Booker

Booker

1989
CBS Summer Playhouse

CBS Summer Playhouse

1987
The Captain and Tennille

The Captain and Tennille

1976
Ellis Island

Ellis Island

1984
A.D.

A.D.

1985
J.J. Starbuck

J.J. Starbuck

1987
Zoobilee Zoo

Zoobilee Zoo

1986
Tenspeed and Brown Shoe

Tenspeed and Brown Shoe

1980
E! True Hollywood Story

E! True Hollywood Story

1996
Intruders

Intruders

1992
Making History

Making History

2017
Breakfast with the Arts

Breakfast with the Arts

1991
Ben Vereen... Comin' at Ya

Ben Vereen... Comin' at Ya

1975
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade

Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade

1983
Your Mama Don't Dance

Your Mama Don't Dance

2008

Movie Credits

The Saint in Manhattan

1987

Pianist in Bar

Lost In London

1985

Paul Williams

Louis Armstrong: Chicago Style

1976

Once Upon a Forest

1993

Phineas (voice)

Khumba

2013

Mkhulu (voice)

Buy & Cell

1989

Shaka

All That Jazz

1979

O'Connor Flood

Jacques Cousteau: The First 75 Years

1985

Self

Sweet Charity

1969

Dancer

Time Out of Mind

2014

Dixon

Idlewild

2006

Percy Senior

Feast of All Saints

2001

Rudolphe Lermontant

Breakin' Through

1985

And Then Came Love

2007

Chuck Cooper

Top Five

2014

Carl Allen

Funny Lady

1975

Bert Robbins

Pippin

1981

Leading Player

The Cheryl Ladd Special

1979

Self

Tapioca

2009

Nuts

Accidental Friendship

2008

Wes

Puss in Boots

1985

Puss in Boots

The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again

2016

Dr. Scott

Why Do Fools Fall In Love

1998

Richard Barrett

Night of 100 Stars

1982

Self

I'll Take You There

1999

Mr. Gwin

On Broadway

2019

Self (archive footage)

Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story

2025

Self

Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme

1990

Itsy-Bitsy Spider

The Zoo Gang

1985

The Winch

David Foster: Off the Record

2019

Self (archive footage)

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

2021

Self

The Kid Who Loved Christmas

1990

Morris

Sabine

1982

Stanley

Gas! -Or- It Became Necessary to Destroy the World in Order to Save It.

1970

Carlos

Mama, I Want to Sing!

2011

Horace Payne

Fosse

2002

Performer

The Auction

Don't Ask Me, Ask God

1984

Self

The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years

1986

Self (archive footage)

The Chipmunks Rockin' Through The Decades

1990

Self

The Jesse Owens Story

1984

Herb Douglas

The Painting

2001

Whistlin' Willie Weston

Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do

2015

Self

Mary's Incredible Dream

1976

Devil / Noah / Man

Cabaret: The Musical That Changed Musicals

2013

Self

Walt Disney: One Man's Dream

1981

Self

The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team

1984

Self - Performer

Lynda Carter: Body and Soul

1984

Self

Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade

1986

Chita: A Legendary Celebration

2020

Self

The Charmkins

1983

Dragonweed (voice)

Vaudeville

1997

Narrator

TV Credits

Grey's Anatomy

2005

Archie Roche (1 episodes)

NCIS

2003

Lamar Addison (1 episodes)

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

Self (6 episodes)

Star Trek: The Next Generation

1987

Dr. Edward La Forge (1 episodes)

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019

Self - Guest (1 episodes)

How I Met Your Mother

2005

Sam Gibbs (4 episodes)

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

2001

Jeremiah Morris (1 episodes)

The Nanny

1993

Ben Vereen (1 episodes)

The Mike Douglas Show

1961

Self (6 episodes)

The Love Boat

1977

John Hanson (1 episodes)

The View

1997

Self (1 episodes)

Magnum P.I.

2018

Henry Barr (1 episodes)

Bull

2016

Willie Lambert (1 episodes)

Tony Awards

1956

Self - Presenter / Performer (1 episodes)

The Good Fight

2017

Frederick Douglass (4 episodes)

Oz

1997

A.R. Whitworth (1 episodes)

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

1993

Dr. Andre Novak (1 episodes)

The Carol Burnett Show

1967

Self - Guest / Various Characters (1 episodes)

Touched by an Angel

1994

Ulysses Dodd (1 episodes)

Hot in Cleveland

2010

Mayor Deacon (1 episodes)

Sneaky Pete

2015

Porter (6 episodes)

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

1990

Lou Smith (1 episodes)

Silk Stalkings

1991

Ben Hutchinson (22 episodes)

The Muppet Show

1976

Self - Special Guest Star (1 episodes)

The Oscars

1953

Self (1 episodes)

The Jamie Foxx Show

1996

Royal (1 episodes)

Star

2016

Calvin (5 episodes)

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

1995

Snake (voice) (1 episodes)

Dinah!

1974

Self (1 episodes)

New York Undercover

1994

Louie (1 episodes)

Donny & Marie

1976

Self (1 episodes)

Faerie Tale Theatre

1982

Puss in Boots (1 episodes)

Roots

1977

Chicken George Moore (3 episodes)

B Positive

2020

Peter (16 episodes)

Second Noah

1996

(1 episodes)

The Magic of David Copperfield

1978

(1 episodes)

Promised Land

1996

(2 episodes)

Webster

1983

(3 episodes)

Booker

1989

(1 episodes)

CBS Summer Playhouse

1987

Pianist in Bar (1 episodes)

The Captain and Tennille

1976

Self (1 episodes)

Ellis Island

1984

Roscoe Haines (3 episodes)

A.D.

1985

Ethiopian (5 episodes)

J.J. Starbuck

1987

Tenspeed Turner (18 episodes)

Zoobilee Zoo

1986

Mayor Ben (65 episodes)

Tenspeed and Brown Shoe

1980

(14 episodes)

E! True Hollywood Story

1996

(1 episodes)

Intruders

1992

Gene Randall (2 episodes)

Making History

2017

Dr. Cobell (1 episodes)

Breakfast with the Arts

1991

(1 episodes)

Ben Vereen... Comin' at Ya

1975

Host (4 episodes)

Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade

1983

Self - Host (2 episodes)

Your Mama Don't Dance

2008

(8 episodes)

Movie Production Credits

No movie production credits available.

TV Production Credits

No TV production credits available.