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Gregory Hines

1946–2003 · American actor and dancer

Gregory Oliver Hines 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 History of the World, Part I (1981), Wolfen (1981), The Cotton Club (1984), White Nights (1985), Running Scared (1986), Tap (film) (1989), A Rage in Harlem (1991), The Gregory Hines Show (1997–98), 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).

Gregory Hines, in order

  1. 1981 History of the World, Part I: acted · directed by Mel Brooks · critics 62%, audiences 81%
  2. 1981 Wolfen: acted · directed by Michael Wadleigh · critics 72%, audiences 48% · streaming on Hoopla
  3. 1983 Deal of the Century: acted · directed by William Friedkin
  4. 1984 The Cotton Club: acted · directed by Francis Ford Coppola · critics 75%, audiences 57% · streaming on Roku Channel, Kanopy, Hoopla
  5. 1984 The Muppets Take Manhattan: acted · directed by Frank Oz
  6. 1985 White Nights: acted · directed by Taylor Hackford
  7. 1986 Running Scared: acted · directed by Peter Hyams
  8. 1988 Off Limits: acted · directed by Christopher Crowe
  9. 1989 Tap: acted · directed by Nick Castle
  10. 1991 A Rage in Harlem: acted · directed by Bill Duke
  11. 1991 Eve of Destruction: acted · directed by Duncan Gibbins
  12. 1994 Renaissance Man: acted · directed by Penny Marshall
  13. 1995 Waiting to Exhale: acted · directed by Forest Whitaker
  14. 1996 Mad Dog Time: acted · directed by Larry Bishop · audiences 51% · streaming on Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+
  15. 1996 The Cherokee Kid (TV movie): acted · directed by Paris Barclay
  16. 1996 The Preacher's Wife: acted · directed by Penny Marshall
  17. 1997 The Gregory Hines Show (TV series): acted · directed by Andrew D. Weyman and Bob Delegall
  18. 1999 The Tic Code: acted · directed by Gary Winick
  19. 2000 Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her: acted · directed by Rodrigo García Márquez · critics 79%, audiences 64% · streaming on Roku Channel, YouTube (free), Tubi
  20. 2001 Bojangles (TV movie): produced · directed by Bill Lake and Joseph Sargent
  21. 2002 The Red Sneakers (TV movie): directed