Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

105

Gender

Male

Birthday

1946-10-10 (78 years old)

Place of Birth

Miami, Florida, USA

Ben Vereen

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.

Known For

8.2%

Grey's Anatomy

Mar 27, 2005

8.1%

How I Met Your Mother

Sep 19, 2005

7.6%

NCIS

Sep 23, 2003

7.9%

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

Sep 10, 1990

8.4%

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Sep 28, 1987

8.1%

The Nanny

Nov 3, 1993

8.0%

Oz

Jul 12, 1997

7.5%

All That Jazz

Dec 16, 1979

6.1%

Top Five

Dec 12, 2014

7.0%

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

Sep 12, 1993

7.1%

Bull

Sep 20, 2016

7.6%

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Sep 30, 2001

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Acting

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The Gray House

2025		The Auction
2025		Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story as Self

2021

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age as Self

2020		B Positive as Peter
2020		Chita: A Legendary Celebration as Self

2019		On Broadway as Self (archive footage)
2019		The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019		David Foster: Off the Record as Self (archive footage)

2018

Magnum P.I. as Henry Barr

2017		Making History as Dr. Cobell
2017		The Good Fight as Frederick Douglass

2016		Star as Calvin
2016		The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again as Dr. Scott
2016		Bull as Willie Lambert

2015		Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do as Self
2015		Sneaky Pete as Porter

2014		Top Five as Carl Allen
2014		Time Out of Mind as Dixon

2013		Khumba as Mkhulu (voice)
2013		Cabaret: The Musical That Changed Musicals as Self

2011

Mama, I Want to Sing! as Horace Payne

2010

Hot in Cleveland as Mayor Deacon

2009

Tapioca as Nuts

2008		Accidental Friendship as Wes
2008		Your Mama Don't Dance

2007

And Then Came Love as Chuck Cooper

2006

Idlewild as Percy Senior

2005		How I Met Your Mother as Sam Gibbs
2005		Grey's Anatomy as Archie Roche

2003

NCIS as Lamar Addison

2002

Fosse as Performer

2001		Feast of All Saints as Rudolphe Lermontant
2001		The Painting as Whistlin' Willie Weston
2001		Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Jeremiah Morris

1999

I'll Take You There as Mr. Gwin

1998

Why Do Fools Fall In Love as Richard Barrett

1997		Vaudeville as Narrator
1997		The View as Self
1997		Oz as A.R. Whitworth

1996		Promised Land
1996		The Jamie Foxx Show
1996		E! True Hollywood Story
1996		Second Noah

1995

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child as Snake (voice)

1994		Touched by an Angel as Ulysses Dodd
1994		New York Undercover as Louie

1993		The Nanny as Ben Vereen
1993		Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993		Once Upon a Forest as Phineas (voice)

1992

Intruders as Gene Randall

1991		Silk Stalkings as Ben Hutchinson
1991		Breakfast with the Arts

1990		The Kid Who Loved Christmas as Morris
1990		The Chipmunks Rockin' Through The Decades as Self
1990		The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air as Lou Smith
1990		Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme as Itsy-Bitsy Spider

1989		Booker
1989		Buy & Cell as Shaka

1987		Star Trek: The Next Generation as Dr. Edward La Forge
1987		J.J. Starbuck as E.L. "Tenspeed" Turner
1987		CBS Summer Playhouse as Pianist in Bar
1987		The Saint in Manhattan as Pianist in Bar

1986		Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade
1986		Zoobilee Zoo as Mayor Ben
1986		The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years as Self (archive footage)

1985		Lost In London as Paul Williams
1985		Puss in Boots as Puss in Boots
1985		Breakin' Through
1985		Jacques Cousteau: The First 75 Years as Self
1985		The Zoo Gang as The Winch
1985		A.D. as Ethiopian

1984		Ellis Island as Roscoe Haines
1984		The Jesse Owens Story as Herb Douglas
1984		Lynda Carter: Body and Soul as Self
1984		Don't Ask Me, Ask God as [Self]

1983		The Charmkins as Dragonweed (voice)
1983		Webster

1982		Faerie Tale Theatre as Puss in Boots
1982		Night of 100 Stars as Self
1982		Sabine as Stanley

1981		Walt Disney: One Man's Dream as Self
1981		Pippin as Leading Player

1980

Tenspeed and Brown Shoe

1979		All That Jazz as O'Connor Flood
1979		The Cheryl Ladd Special as Himself

1978

The Magic of David Copperfield

1977		The Love Boat as John Hanson
1977		Roots as Chicken George Moore

1976		The Captain and Tennille as Self
1976		The Muppet Show as Self - Special Guest Star
1976		Louis Armstrong - Chicago Style
1976		Donny & Marie as Self
1976		Mary's Incredible Dream as Devil / Noah / Man

1975		Ben Vereen... Comin' at Ya as Host
1975		Funny Lady as Bert Robbins

1970

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

1969

Sweet Charity as Dancer

1967		The Carol Burnett Show as Self - Guest / Various Characters
1967		The Carol Burnett Show as Self

1962

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self

1961		The Mike Douglas Show as Self
1961		The Mike Douglas Show as Self - Co-Host

1956

Tony Awards as Self - Presenter / Performer

1953

The Oscars as Self