​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.

Filmography

• 2027The Auction — Hector Valdez
• The Gray House — Isham Worthy
• B Positive — Peter
• Magnum P.I. — Henry Barr
• Making History — Dr. Cobell
• The Good Fight — Frederick Douglass
• Bull — Willie Lambert
• Star — Calvin
• 2016The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again — Dr. Scott
• Sneaky Pete — Porter
• 2015Time Out of Mind — Dixon
• 2014Top Five — Carl Allen
• 2013Khumba — Mkhulu (voice)
• 2011Mama, I Want to Sing! — Horace Payne
• Hot in Cleveland — Mayor Deacon
• 2009Tapioca — Nuts
• 2008Accidental Friendship — Wes
• Your Mama Don't Dance
• 2007And Then Came Love — Chuck Cooper
• 2006Idlewild — Percy Senior
• Grey's Anatomy — Archie Roche
• How I Met Your Mother — Sam Gibbs
• NCIS — Lamar Addison
• 2002Fosse — Performer
• 2001Feast of All Saints — Rudolphe Lermontant
• Law & Order: Criminal Intent — Jeremiah Morris
• 2001The Painting — Whistlin' Willie Weston
• 1999I'll Take You There — Mr. Gwin
• 1998Why Do Fools Fall In Love — Richard Barrett
• Oz — A.R. Whitworth
• 1997Vaudeville — Narrator
• E! True Hollywood Story
• Promised Land
• Second Noah
• The Jamie Foxx Show — Royal
• Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child — Snake (voice)
• New York Undercover — Louie
• Touched by an Angel — Ulysses Dodd
• Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman — Dr. Andre Novak
• 1993Once Upon a Forest — Phineas (voice)
• The Nanny — Ben Vereen
• Intruders — Gene Randall
• Breakfast with the Arts
• Silk Stalkings — Ben Hutchinson
• 1990Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme — Itsy-Bitsy Spider
• The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air — Lou Smith
• 1990The Kid Who Loved Christmas — Morris
• Booker — Carl McQueen
• 1989Buy & Cell — Shaka
• CBS Summer Playhouse — Pianist in Bar
• J.J. Starbuck — Tenspeed Turner
• Star Trek: The Next Generation — Dr. Edward La Forge
• 1987The Saint in Manhattan — Pianist in Bar
• 1986Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade
• Zoobilee Zoo — Mayor Ben
• A.D. — Ethiopian
• 1985Breakin' Through
• 1985Lost In London — Paul Williams
• 1985Puss in Boots — Puss in Boots
• 1985The Zoo Gang — The Winch
• Ellis Island — Roscoe Haines
• 1984Salute to Lady Liberty
• 1984The Jesse Owens Story — Herb Douglas
• 1984The Secret World of the Very Young — Songs
• 1983The Charmkins — Dragonweed (voice)
• Webster
• Faerie Tale Theatre — Puss in Boots
• 1982Sabine — Stanley
• 1981Pippin — Leading Player
• Tenspeed and Brown Shoe — E.L. 'Tenspeed' Turner
• 1979All That Jazz — O'Connor Flood
• The Magic of David Copperfield
• Roots — Chicken George Moore
• The Love Boat — Dr. John Hanson
• 1976Louis Armstrong: Chicago Style
• 1976Mary's Incredible Dream — Devil / Noah / Man
• Ben Vereen... Comin' at Ya — Host
• 1975Funny Lady — Bert Robbins
• 1970Gas! -Or- It Became Necessary to Destroy the World in Order to Save It. — Carlos
• 1969Sweet Charity — Dancer

Appearances as themselves (32)

• 2025Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story — Self
• 2021Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age — Self
• 2020Chita: A Legendary Celebration — Self
• 2019David Foster: Off the Record — Self (archive footage)
• 2019On Broadway — Self (archive footage)
• The Kelly Clarkson Show — Self - Guest
• 2015Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do — Self
• 2013Cabaret: The Musical That Changed Musicals — Self
• The View — Self
• 1993David Foster's Christmas Album — Self
• 1990The Chipmunks Rockin' Through The Decades — Self
• 1986The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years — Self (archive footage)
• 1985All Star Party for 'Dutch' Reagan — Self
• 1985Jacques Cousteau: The First 75 Years — Self
• 1985Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade — Self
• 1984Don't Ask Me, Ask God — Self
• 1984Lynda Carter: Body and Soul — Self
• 1984The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team — Self - Performer
• Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade — Self - Host
• 1982Night of 100 Stars — Self
• 1981Walt Disney: One Man's Dream — Self
• 1979The Cheryl Ladd Special — Self
• 1978The Sentry Collection Presents Ben Vereen: His Roots — Self
• Donny & Marie — Self
• The Captain and Tennille — Self
• The Muppet Show — Self - Special Guest Star
• Dinah! — Self
• The Carol Burnett Show — Self - Guest / Various Characters
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson — Self
• The Mike Douglas Show — Self - Guest, Self - Co-Host
• Tony Awards — Self - Presenter / Performer
• The Oscars — Self