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TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

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TV in Black: The First Fifty Years (2004)

Genres - Documentary | Release Date - Jan 1, 2004 | Run Time - 100 min. | Countries - United States of America | MPAA Rating - NR

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Cast

Desi Arnaz

(archive footage)

Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson

Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson

Self (archive footage) / Self

John Amos

(archive footage)

Jonelle Allen

Self

Muhammad Ali

Self (archive footage) / Self

Obba Babatunde

Self

Adam Clayton Powell Jr.

Adam Clayton Powell Jr.

Self

Arsenio Hall

Self (archive footage) / Self

B.B. King

Self

BernNadette Stanis

BernNadette Stanis

Bill Cosby

Self (archive footage) / Self

Billie 'Buckwheat' Thomas

Billie 'Buckwheat' Thomas

Self

Blair Underwood

Blair Underwood

Self

Cab Calloway

Self (archive footage) / Self

Charles Malik Whitfield

Charles Malik Whitfield

Self

Chris Tucker

Cicely Tyson

Cindy Birdsong

Self (archive footage) / Self

Clarence Williams III

Clarence Williams III

Daphne Reid

Self

David Alan Grier

David Alan Grier

David Ruffin

Self

Denise Nicholas

Denise Nicholas

Diahann Carroll

Diahann Carroll

(archive footage)

Diana Ross

Self

Dorien Wilson

Self

Eddie Murphy

Eriq La Salle

Self

Esther Rolle

Fredi Washington

Fredi Washington

Gary Anthony Williams

Gary Anthony Williams

Self

Gary Coleman

Arnold Jackson

Georg Stanford Brown

Georg Stanford Brown

Self

Glynn Turman

Self

H. Rap Brown

Self (archive footage) / Self

Harry Belafonte

Harry Belafonte

Self (archive footage) / Self

Hattie McDaniel

Hattie McDaniel

Ike Turner

Self

James Brown

Self (archive footage) / Self

Jasmine Guy

Self

Jermaine Jackson

Jermaine Jackson

Self

Jimmie 'JJ' Walker

Jimmie 'JJ' Walker

Joe Frazier

Self

Karen Valentine

Karen Valentine

Laurence Fishburne

Laurence Fishburne

Self

Lena Horne

Self (archive footage) / Self

Lucille Ball

(archive footage)

Mantan Moreland

Mantan Moreland

Marla Gibbs

Self

Marlon Jackson

Self

Martin Lawrence

Martin Lawrence

Martin Luther King

Martin Luther King

Self

Marvin Gaye

Self (archive footage) / Self

Mary Wilson

Self

Michael Constantine

Michael Constantine

Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson

Self (archive footage) / Self

Michael McCary

Self

Mo'Nique

Self

Moses Gunn

Nat 'King' Cole

Nat 'King' Cole

Self

Ossie Davis

Patricia Belcher

Patricia Belcher

Self

Paul Mooney

Self

Paul Robeson

Paul Winfield

Self

Pearl Bailey

Self (archive footage) / Self

Ray Charles

Self (archive footage) / Self

Redd Foxx

(archive footage)

Reynaldo Rey

Self

Richard Pryor

Self

Robert Guillaume

Robert Guillaume

Self

Robert Hooks

Self

Robert Townsend

Robert Townsend

Roger Aaron Brown

Roger Aaron Brown

Self

Ruby Dee

(archive footage)

Sammy Davis Jr.

Sammy Davis Jr.

Self (archive footage) / Self

Sidney Poitier

Smokey Robinson

Smokey Robinson

Self

Steven Williams

Steven Williams

Self

Sugar Ray Leonard

Sugar Ray Leonard

Self

Tamera Mowry-Housley

Tamera Mowry-Housley

Self

Teresa Graves

The Temptations

The Temptations

Themselves

Tia Mowry

Self

Tim Moore

Self

Tim Reid

Self

Tina Turner

Self

Tito Jackson

Self

Tommy Davidson

Self

Virginia Capers

Virginia Capers

Self

Whoopi Goldberg

Whoopi Goldberg

Self (archive footage) / Self

Willie Best

Self (archive footage) / Self

Alan Gansberg

Self

Alec Lovejoy

Anne Green

Self

Belma Johnson

Self

Billy Daniels

Self

Brian O'Neal

Self

Cornelius Grant

Cornelius Grant

Self

Eddie Kendricks

Eddie Kendricks

Self

Heshimu Cumbuka

Heshimu Cumbuka

Howard Rice

James Edwards

Jill Jones

Self

Lloyd Haynes

Nathan Morris

Self

Patrice Rushen

Self

Rolonda Watts

Self

Rome Neal

Self

Spencer Williams

Spencer Williams

Stepin Fetchit

Suzanne de Passe

Suzanne de Passe

Self

Terri McCoy

Self

The Marvelettes

The Marvelettes

Themselves

Todd Boyd

Self

Warren Hutcherson

Warren Hutcherson

Self

Winifred Hervey

Winifred Hervey

Self

Wren T. Brown

Self

Yvette Lee Bowser

Yvette Lee Bowser

Self

Crew

Obba Babatunde

Producer

Brandon Christopher

Writer

Dante J. Pugliese

Producer, Executive Producer

Michiko Byers

Editor, Writer

Ruth Adkins Robinson

Writer, Producer