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.

Filmography

• 2018American Tap — (archive footage)
• 2004Broadway's Lost Treasures II — Jelly Roll Morton (segment "Jelly's Last Jam")
• Lost at Home — Jordan King
• 2002The Red Sneakers — Zeke, Director
• 2001Bojangles — Bojangles
• 2001Santa, Baby! — Noel (voice)
• 2000Once in the Life — Ruffhouse
• 2000Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her — Robert (segment "Fantasies About Rebecca")
• 2000Who Killed Atlanta's Children? — Ron Larson
• Little Bill — William "Big Bill" Glover (voice)
• 1998The Tic Code — Tyrone Pike
• Will & Grace — Ben Doucette
• 1997Color of Justice — Reverend Walton
• 1997Good Luck — Bernard 'Bern' Lemley
• 1997Subway Stories — Jack (segment "Manhattan Miracle")
• The Gregory Hines Show — Ben Stevenson
• 1996Mad Dog Time — Jules Flamingo
• 1996The Cherokee Kid — The Undertaker / Jedediah Turner
• 1996The Preacher's Wife — Joe Hamilton
• 1995A Stranger in Town — Barnes
• 1995Amazing Stories: The Movie IV — Falsworth (archive footage)
• 1995Bleeding Hearts — Director
• Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child — The Beast (voice)
• 1995Waiting to Exhale — Marvin
• Baseball — Various (voice)
• 1994Dead Air — Mark Jannek / Jim Sheppard
• 1994Kangaroo Court
• 1994Renaissance Man — Sergeant Cass
• 1992T Bone N Weasel — T Bone
• 1991A Rage in Harlem — Goldy
• 1991Eve of Destruction — Colonel Jim McQuade
• 1991Warrior: The Life of Leonard Peltier — Thanks
• 1991White Lie — Len Madison Jr.
• Law & Order — Defense Attorney Carl Halpert
• 1989Tap — Max Washington
• 1988Off Limits — Albaby Perkins
• 1986An All-Star Celebration Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.
• 1986Running Scared — Ray Hughes
• Amazing Stories — Falsworth
• 1985Motown Returns to the Apollo
• 1985Puss in Boots — Edgar - Miller's Son
• 1985White Nights — Raymond Greenwood
• 1984The Cotton Club — Delbert 'Sandman' Williams
• 1984The Muppets Take Manhattan — Rollerskater
• 1983Deal of the Century — Ray Kasternak
• Faerie Tale Theatre — Edgar, Miller's son
• 1981Eubie!
• 1981History of the World: Part I — Josephus
• 1981Wolfen — Whittington
• Frost on Sunday — Self (as Hines, Hines and Dad)
• Omnibus

Appearances as themselves (25)

• 2019Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back — Self (archive footage)
• 2015Uncovering Wolfen — Self (archive footage)
• 2009Making History: Mel Brooks on Creating the World — Self (archive footage)
• 2003Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend — Self (archive footage)
• 2002Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story — Self (uncredited)
• 2002It's Black Entertainment — Self
• 1998Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood — Self
• 1992Jammin': Jelly Roll Morton on Broadway — Self
• 1990Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration — Self
• 1988Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute — Self
• 1985About Tap — Self
• 1985Night of 100 Stars II — Self
• Reading Rainbow — Self - Narrator (voice)
• 1982I Love Liberty — Self
• 1982Shirley MacLaine... Illusions — Self
• Wogan — Self
• 1981Steve Martin's Best Show Ever — Self / Lionel Foot
• Fridays — Self
• Saturday Night Live — Self - Musical Guest
• Great Performances — Self
• The Pearl Bailey Show — Self
• Kraft Music Hall — Self
• Tony Awards — Self - Host
• The Oscars — Self
• Milt & Honi — himself